Slinkards Are Wed 50 Years

Source: Fresno Bee Republican, Fresno, California, June 29, 1970, page 12.



Slinkards Are Wed 50 Years


Mr. and Mrs. Earl Slinkard of Clovis, who were married June 19, 1920 in San Francisco, observed their golden anniversary at a picnic in Mooney Grove in Visalia.


Hosts were the couple's three children: Donald R. Slinkard, Ted L. Slinkard and Mrs. Richard C. Rozier, all of Fresno.  There are 14 grandchildren.


Slinkard retired from farming and real estate in 1967 and is a member of Disabled American Veterans and the Tulare County Historical Society.


Mrs. Slinkard, the former Lella LeMaster, was a Fresno County employee until 1955, worked in the Boy Scouts of America office until 1960, and for the Mental Health Association until 1963.  She is a member of the Fresno County Employees Association.

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Lella LeMASTER was the daughter of William Clifford and Lella (LEWIS) LeMASTER.


Update: 1/23/11: I'm so thankful to Jill from Grandma Honey blog for these pictures of her grandparents on their 50th Anniversary!

Wednesday's Child: Eddie Wehrly

Source: Salamonia Cemetery (Jay County, Indiana), Eddie Wehrly marker, photographed by Travis LeMaster, 26 March 2009.

Eddie WEHRLY is buried in the Salamonia Cemetery, Madison Township, Jay County, Indiana.  I do not know how he is related to my other Wehrly families.  According to his tombstone, he was born in 1920 and died in 1928.

Due to proximity to the other stones, he may be a son of Alonzo John and Bertha (________) WEHRLY.

Wednesday’s Child – Post photos of gravestones of children. A sad topic indeed but posts can give life to the stories of these young souls. This has been an ongoing series by Amy at Gravestoned.

Wordless Wednesay: Juanita LeMaster

 Juanita LeMaster

Juanita LeMaster

Juanita LeMaster

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.

Tombstone Tuesday: Lon J. and Bertha B. (________) Wehrly

Source: Salamonia Cemetery (Jay County, Indiana), Lon J. and Bertha B. Wehrly marker, photographed by Travis LeMaster, 26 March 2009.

Alonzo John and Bertha B. (________) WEHRLY are buried in the Salamonia Cemetery, Madison Township, Jay County, Indiana.  Alonzo was paternal 1st cousin 3 times removed.


Lon was born March 1880 in Jay County, Indiana, the son of John P. and Catherine E. (LEMASTERS) WEHRLY.


Bertha was born circa 1884 in Indiana, according to the 1930 census.


I do not yet have the date of their marriage, though it must have been circa 1905 based on the birth dates of their children.  Four known children: Mary L., Robert W., June L. and Catherine E.


Lon was the County Sherriff in Jay County at the time of the 1930 census.


Lon died in 1960 and Bertha died in 1959.


Tombstone Tuesday – To participate in Tombstone Tuesday simply create a post which includes an image of a gravestone of one or more ancestors and it may also include a brief description of the image or the ancestor. This is an ongoing series at GeneaBloggers.

Marriage Record: Ord Otterbein LeMaster to Emma Garmhausen

Again searching at FamilySearch.org's beta site, I located the marriage record for my other paternal great granduncle, Ord Otterbein LeMaster and Emma Garmhausen, which took place in Auglaize County, Ohio.

groom's name:	O. O. Le Master
groom's birth date:
groom's birthplace:	Jay Co., Ind.
groom's age:
bride's name:	Emma Garmhausen
bride's birth date:	1882
bride's birthplace:	New Bremen, Aug. Co., O.
bride's age:	25
marriage date:	12 Jun 1907
marriage place:	Auglaize Co., Ohio
groom's father's name:	L. W. Lemaster
groom's mother's name:	M. K. Che...
bride's father's name:	John Garmhausen
bride's mother's name:	Mary Strasburg
groom's race:
groom's marital status:	Single
groom's previous wife's name:
bride's race:
bride's marital status:	Single
bride's previous husband's name:
indexing project (batch) number:	M86841-0
system origin:	Ohio-VR
source film number:	0963059
reference number:	2:3LD203G

Marriage Record : Vernon Walker LeMaster to Helene Louise Garmhausen

Searching at FamilySearch.org's Beta site, I located the marriage record for my paternal great granduncle, Vernon Walker LeMaster to Helene Garmhausen, which took place in Auglaize County, Ohio.

Helene was a native of New Bremen, Auglaize County, Ohio and Vernon was a native of Jay County, Indiana.

groom's name:	V. W. Lemaster
groom's birth date:
groom's birthplace:	Portland, Ind.
groom's age:
bride's name:	Helene Louise Garmhausen
bride's birth date:	1893
bride's birthplace:	New Bremen, Ohio
bride's age:	24
marriage date:	30 Jun 1917
marriage place:	Auglaize Co., Ohio
groom's father's name:	L. W. Lemaster
groom's mother's name:	Mary K. Clew
bride's father's name:	Florens Garmhausen
bride's mother's name:	Cordelia Hilgeman
groom's race:
groom's marital status:	Single
groom's previous wife's name:
bride's race:
bride's marital status:	Single
bride's previous husband's name:
indexing project (batch) number:	M86841-2
system origin:	Ohio-VR
source film number:	0963061
reference number:	2:3KSTQ9T

The Doctors LeMaster

While searching for information about my paternal great granduncles, Vernon Walker LeMASTER and Ord Otterbein LeMASTER, physicians of Sidney, Shelby County, Ohio, I came across the following at Google books:

Source: Hover & Barnes, ed. Memoirs of the Miami Valley, Robert Law Co., 1919, p. 367

The Drs. O.O. and Vernon LeMaster are brothers and natives of Indiana.  Dr. O.O. LeMaster was born in 1876, and graduated from Starling Medical college in 1902, practicing in Kettlersville, Shelby county, for twelve years before settling in Sidney.  Dr. Vernon LeMaster was born in 1887, and graduated from Michigan university medical college in 1914, about which time both brothers came to Sidney.  Lieut. Vernon entered the army medical service during the war, and has just returned from overseas service with the U.S. colors. (1919).

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Ord and Vernon were sons of Luman Walker and Mary Keziah (CHEW) LeMASTERS, both born in Jay County, Indiana.  Vernon was actually born in 1888.  Starling Medical College is now known as the Ohio State University College of Medicine in Columbus, Ohio.