Barbara (Petry) Wehrly (1802-1880)

Barbara (PETRY) WEHRLY was my paternal 3rd-great grandmother.

The following facts about Barbara's life are known:

• Birth: She was born May 28, 1802 in York County, Pennsylvania, the daughter of George and Maria Catharina (KALTREIDER) PETRY.
• Marriage: She married in 1821 in Stark County, Ohio to Johannes "John S." WEHRLY.
• Census: 1860 - She was enumerated in the household of John S. Whorley, Madison Township, Jay County, Indiana.
• Census: 1870 - She was enumerated in the household of John S. Werley, Madison Township, Jay County, Indiana.
• Death: She died August 27, 1880 in Salamonia, Jay County, Indiana.
• Burial: She is buried in the Salamonia Cemetery, Madison Township, Jay County, Indiana.

The following facts need additional research and/or documentation to complete my research:

• Marriage: Need to determine the exact date of Barbara and John's marriage in Stark County, Ohio
• Census: Need to locate her in the 1850 census.  She should be located in Preble County, Ohio.
• Death: Need to check with the Jay County, Indiana Health Department to see if there exists a death record.
• Obituary: Need to check and see if there was mention of her death in any local newspapers.

Related blog posts:

• Surname Saturday: PETRY

• Today in my database: Barbara PETRY (b. May 28, 1802)

Advent Calendar : Christmas Sweetheart Memories

Do you have a special memory of a first Christmas present from a sweetheart? How did you spend your first Christmas together? Any Christmas engagements or weddings among your ancestors?


My parents' first Christmas memory:

Weldon and I were married on our first Christmas.   I remember getting him a coat and he got me a watch.  We lived in Muncie in a small apartment. We had a little tree on a hand-me down corner table.  We went to my parent's house on Christmas Eve and to his parent's on Christmas Day.   We had just been married 18 days.

Wordless Wednesday: Chaperones

Gloria (Wright) LeMaster & Ord LeMaster (1970)

This photo was taken at a high school dance they were chaperoning.

Wordless Wednesday – a great way to share your old family photos! Create a post with the main focus being a photograph or image. Some posters also include attribute information as to the source of the image (date, location, owner, etc.). Wordless Wednesday is one of the longest running “memes” in the blogosphere and is an ongoing series at GeneaBloggers.