Tuesday, January 18, 2011
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.
Monday, January 17, 2011
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.
Sunday, January 16, 2011
Sunday's Obituary: Bertha Fidelia (LeMaster) Yaeger (1874-1922)
Source: Commercial-Review, Portland, Indiana, March 17, 1922, page 2.
MRS. JOHN H. YEAGER DEAD BRAZIL, IND.
Mrs. Bertha Yaeger, 47, wife of John H. Yaeger of Brazil, Ind., passed away Thursday noon. She underwent an operation Sunday noon and never recovered. She was a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. L.W. LeMaster of Salamonia. Mr. Yaeger was a principal for sixteen years in the schools at Brazil, and also taught in the Madison Township schools. Mrs. Yaeger was formerly a teacher in the Michigan schools and taught in Portland and Madison Township schools about nineteen years ago.
The deceased is survived by the husband and six children, Clarence, Mary, Helen, John Vernon, George Walker and Luther. She is also survived by the following brothers and sisters: Mrs. L.L. Rockwell of Fort Recovery; L.C. LeMaster , west of Salamonia; W.C. LeMaster of Denver, Colo.; Mrs. M.J. Atkinson of Salamonia; Mrs. Henry Meinholtz of Alamosa, Colo.; Mrs. S.W. Phillips of David City, Neb.; A.R. LeMaster of Geneva, and Drs. O.O. and V.W. LeMasters, both of Sydney, O.
The body will arrive in this city Saturday and will be taken to the home of Mr. and Mrs. L.W. LeMaster at Salamonia, where it will lie in state until the hour of the funeral. The complete funeral arrangements will be announced later.
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Note the surname is spelled both Yeager and Yaeger in the same obituary, almost as bad as LeMaster/LeMasters. The tombstone in Salamonia Cemetery spells the surname Yaeger.
I didn't know that Bertha taught in Michigan, will have to research this as well.
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Saturday, January 15, 2011
S. Winfield & Una Maude (LeMaster) Phillips: David City, Nebraska
Thanks to Miriam at AnceStories for her post on Digital Archives and Databases in Nebraska, I was able to discover some photos of my relatives. Miriam listed several databases for Nebraska research, which I'm just now getting around to discovering.
At the Nebraska Memories website, I searched under "LeMaster" and found 5 x 7 photos of my paternal great grandaunt, Una Maude (LeMASTER) PHILLIPS and her husband, Dr. S. Winfield PHILLIPS of David City, Nebraska.
The photos are under copyright of the Boston Studio Project, so I won't post them there. How neat to find the biographical information as well.
At the Nebraska Memories website, I searched under "LeMaster" and found 5 x 7 photos of my paternal great grandaunt, Una Maude (LeMASTER) PHILLIPS and her husband, Dr. S. Winfield PHILLIPS of David City, Nebraska.
The photos are under copyright of the Boston Studio Project, so I won't post them there. How neat to find the biographical information as well.
S. Winfield Phillips was born December 22, 1883 in Kansas City, Kansas, the son of Winfield S. and Mary Jane Bates Phillips. He married Una Maude LeMaster December 22, 1907, in Salamonia, Indiana. They were the parents of two children. He worked as a farm hand until 1908 when he attended the Veterinary College in Kansas City. He moved his family to David City, Nebraska, in 1911 and opened a veterinary practice where he practiced until his retirement in 1958. He was a state senator, active in community activities, and the Methodist Church. He died September 13, 1968 in David City, NE. [My data shows December 29, 1977]
Una was born April 26, 1884, in Portland, Indiana, to Luman and Mary Chew LeMaster. She married S. Winfield Phillips December 22, 1907, in Salamonia, Indiana. Una taught school while her husband worked as a farm hand, then moved to Kansas City, Kansas, while her husband attended the Veterinary College. They moved to David City, Nebraska in 1911 to establish a veterinary practice and animal hospital. hey were the parents of two children. She was active in community activities and the Methodist Church. She died September 13, 1968, in David City, NE.My dad has photos of a family trip that he took out to David City, NE in the summer of 1968 with his parents to visit them.
L-R: Victor LeMaster, Ord LeMaster, Ruth (Haley) LeMaster,
Una Maude (LeMaster) Phillips, Senator Winfield Phillips
Surname Saturday : METZNER
The METZNER surname is in my paternal line. The origins are surname are German.
Ahnentafel # 11: Cora Belle Metzner (1868-1955). Cora was born August 21, 1868 in Jay County, Indiana. She married July 21, 1888 in Jay County, Indiana to Eli Weldon Haley (1866-1957). They raised 7 children in Noble Township, Jay County, Indiana. Eli died July 14, 1957 in Madison Township, Jay County, Indiana. Cora died April 28, 1955 in Madison Township, Jay County, Indiana. Both are buried in the Mt. Zion Cemetery, Noble Township, Jay County, Indiana.
Ahnentafel # 22: John Adam Metzner (1840-1895). John was born August 23, 1840 in Licking County, Ohio. He married November 13, 1864 in Jay County, Indiana to Clara Moulton (1843-1899). Clara was born September 1843 in Licking County, Ohio. They raised 4 children in Wayne Township, Jay County, Indiana where John was a farmer. He was a Civil War veteran, serving in Co G., 40th Ohio Infantry and the 51st Ohio Infantry. Clara died July 2, 1899 in Westchester, Jay County, Indiana. John died December 4, 1895 in Westchester, Jay County, Indiana. Both are buried in the Mt. Zion Cemetery, Noble Township, Jay County, Indiana.
Ahnentafel # 44: John Metzner (1805-1888). John was born October 2, 1805 in Saxony. He married November 4, 1839 in Newark, Licking County, Ohio to Catherine Young (1819-1910). Catherine was born July 18, 1819 in Alsace. They raised 11 children in Licking County, Ohio and Noble Township, Jay County, Indiana. Catherine died June 22, 1910 in Jay County, Indiana. John died January 10, 1888 in Jay County, Indiana. Both are buried in the Mt. Zion Cemetery, Noble Township, Jay County, Indiana.
Our John's father has been given as Jasper Metzner, who died in 1838 at sea on the way to America by Biographical and Historical Record of Jay and Blackford Counties, Indiana (Lewis Publishing, 1887, pp. 585-6). This mug book states that John's parents were Jasper and Hannah (Reisenberg) Metzner, and that Jasper died on the voyage. Since this was published some 40 years after the fact, it may have been mis-interpreted, and in fact John's father died while John was at sea. A potential line back into Germany has been discovered by cousin, Paula Metzner. She researched Heldburg Church records. I hope to discuss the evidence she found in an later post. The coincidences are compelling, but not proof that this is the same family. If so, the line would be as follows:
Ahnentafel # 88: Johann Caspar Metzner (1777-1838). Johann was born July 19, 1777 at Heldburg, Saxony. He married on August 21, 1804 in Heldburg, Saxony to Johanna Susanna Weissenborn. They had 8 children, including two daughters and six sons (one of who had moved to America in 1837 according to Caspar's death record). Caspar died March 11, 1837 in Heldburg, Saxony and was buried March 14, 1837 in Heldburg, Saxony.
Ahnentafel # 176: Johann Andreas Metzner.
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Ahnentafel # 11: Cora Belle Metzner (1868-1955). Cora was born August 21, 1868 in Jay County, Indiana. She married July 21, 1888 in Jay County, Indiana to Eli Weldon Haley (1866-1957). They raised 7 children in Noble Township, Jay County, Indiana. Eli died July 14, 1957 in Madison Township, Jay County, Indiana. Cora died April 28, 1955 in Madison Township, Jay County, Indiana. Both are buried in the Mt. Zion Cemetery, Noble Township, Jay County, Indiana.
Ahnentafel # 22: John Adam Metzner (1840-1895). John was born August 23, 1840 in Licking County, Ohio. He married November 13, 1864 in Jay County, Indiana to Clara Moulton (1843-1899). Clara was born September 1843 in Licking County, Ohio. They raised 4 children in Wayne Township, Jay County, Indiana where John was a farmer. He was a Civil War veteran, serving in Co G., 40th Ohio Infantry and the 51st Ohio Infantry. Clara died July 2, 1899 in Westchester, Jay County, Indiana. John died December 4, 1895 in Westchester, Jay County, Indiana. Both are buried in the Mt. Zion Cemetery, Noble Township, Jay County, Indiana.
Ahnentafel # 44: John Metzner (1805-1888). John was born October 2, 1805 in Saxony. He married November 4, 1839 in Newark, Licking County, Ohio to Catherine Young (1819-1910). Catherine was born July 18, 1819 in Alsace. They raised 11 children in Licking County, Ohio and Noble Township, Jay County, Indiana. Catherine died June 22, 1910 in Jay County, Indiana. John died January 10, 1888 in Jay County, Indiana. Both are buried in the Mt. Zion Cemetery, Noble Township, Jay County, Indiana.
Our John's father has been given as Jasper Metzner, who died in 1838 at sea on the way to America by Biographical and Historical Record of Jay and Blackford Counties, Indiana (Lewis Publishing, 1887, pp. 585-6). This mug book states that John's parents were Jasper and Hannah (Reisenberg) Metzner, and that Jasper died on the voyage. Since this was published some 40 years after the fact, it may have been mis-interpreted, and in fact John's father died while John was at sea. A potential line back into Germany has been discovered by cousin, Paula Metzner. She researched Heldburg Church records. I hope to discuss the evidence she found in an later post. The coincidences are compelling, but not proof that this is the same family. If so, the line would be as follows:
Ahnentafel # 88: Johann Caspar Metzner (1777-1838). Johann was born July 19, 1777 at Heldburg, Saxony. He married on August 21, 1804 in Heldburg, Saxony to Johanna Susanna Weissenborn. They had 8 children, including two daughters and six sons (one of who had moved to America in 1837 according to Caspar's death record). Caspar died March 11, 1837 in Heldburg, Saxony and was buried March 14, 1837 in Heldburg, Saxony.
Ahnentafel # 176: Johann Andreas Metzner.
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Friday, January 14, 2011
Family Recipe Friday: Open Faced Peach Pie
Open Faced Peach Pie
1 baked crust
1-2 eggs
1 cup sugar
2 cups sliced peaches
2 tablespoons flour
Butter
Stir all the ingredients together and pour on a baked pie crust. Sprinkle with cinnamon. Bake at 425 degrees for 30-45 minutes.
Note: I didn't have any directions as to how long to bake so I estimated. Ingredients could be doubled to make a fuller pie.
Family Recipe Friday – is an opportunity to share your family recipes with fellow bloggers and foodies alike. Whether it’s an old-fashioned recipe passed down through generations, a recipe uncovered through your family history research, or a discovered recipe that embraces your ancestral heritage share them on Family Recipe Friday. This series was suggested by Lynn Palermo of The Armchair Genealogist.
Weldon's mom made this peach pie. It's very easy to make and good with cool whip or ice cream. Several of Ruth's grandchildren have mentioned that they enjoyed this pie.
1-2 eggs
1 cup sugar
2 cups sliced peaches
2 tablespoons flour
Butter
Stir all the ingredients together and pour on a baked pie crust. Sprinkle with cinnamon. Bake at 425 degrees for 30-45 minutes.
Note: I didn't have any directions as to how long to bake so I estimated. Ingredients could be doubled to make a fuller pie.
Family Recipe Friday – is an opportunity to share your family recipes with fellow bloggers and foodies alike. Whether it’s an old-fashioned recipe passed down through generations, a recipe uncovered through your family history research, or a discovered recipe that embraces your ancestral heritage share them on Family Recipe Friday. This series was suggested by Lynn Palermo of The Armchair Genealogist.
Thursday, January 13, 2011
Random Research Updates
A few random research threads that I'm working on this week:
- Contacted a volunteer from the Random Acts of Genealogical Kindness website, attempting to locate an obituary of William Clifford LeMaster, who died July 26, 1922 in Victor, Colorado. Received a quick response back from the volunteer, who was going to check to see if Colorado Springs genealogy library had local papers on microfilm to help me.
- Sent off to the National Personnel Records Center in St. Louis, MO for records of Luther P. Cummings, U.S. Navy records. With Eileen as next-of-kin, there should be no charge for anything that they find using SF-180.
- Attempting to track down the records of the Salamonia Methodist Episcopal Church. Contacted Jay County Historical Society, Indiana Conference of United Methodist Church and finally DePauw University. Their archives have records of memberships, baptisms, marriages and funerals. Will have to plan a research trip.
- Contacted the Colorado State Archives regarding records of the divorce and will of William Clifford LeMaster. They responded positively, but it may be cost prohibitive to obtain these records. Choices, choices...
Polio Epidemic : Jay County, Indiana (1949)
Source: The Commercial-Review, Portland, Indiana, July 30, 1949, page 1
City Board of Health
and
Jay County Board of Health
Portland, Indiana
July 30, 1949
ORDER OF HEALTH OFFICE
By virtue of the power vested in me by Section 409 of Chapter 157 of the Acts of the General Assembly of the State of Indiana for the year 1949, it is hereby ordered that all places of public gatherings within the corporate limits of the city of Portland, Jay County, State of Indiana, and the entire county of Jay, State of Indiana, be closed and all public gatherings in any schools, churches, theatres, halls or other inclosed place intended for public gatherings and all fairs, carnivals, circuses and all other open places of public gatherings be closed for the purpose of stopping the poliomyelitis epidemic in the said city of Portland, Indiana; and the entire county of Jay, State of Indiana; this order to remain in full force and effect until further order issued by this officer.
GEORGE G. MORRISON, M.D., Secretary, City Board of Health and City Health Officer, and Jay County Board of Health.
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The polio epidemic struck the city of Portland and Jay County, Indiana so severely in the summer of 1949 that the Board of Health shut down all outside activity. I stumbled across this notice while searching for obituaries on my last trip to the Jay County Public Library.
My father was a young boy during this time, just 5 years old. Though it did not affect any directly in the family, the polio scare was bad enough that he remembers that his parents would let him go across the street to play with neighbor kids. Dad wasn't in school yet, and did not go to kindergarten, possibly due to this scare. At that time, kindergarten was not part of the school system - it was held in the basement of the public library. The American Legion building in Portland was used as a polio hospital during this time period. Dad did have a classmate he remembers graduating high school with who had suffered from polio as a child.
The library has a book that was details the events in Portland during this polio epidemic which I will have to check out on my next trip.
Wednesday, January 12, 2011
Cash Received For Water Bonds
Source: The Elyria Republican, Elyria, Ohio, May 29, 1902, page 1.
CASH RECEIVED FOR WATER BONDS
The $153,000 Stowed Away to the Water Works Trustees' Credit
NO OBSTACLE NOW REMAINS
Employment of an Engineer and Other Steps can Now go Forward Sale Took Place on Tuesday
The first issue of lake water bonds was finally sold on Tuesday fore noon and the $153,000 received is now on deposit to the credit of the board of waterworks trustees. The sale took place on Tuesday morning. Mayor Reefy and Clerk Purk signed the necessary documents and they were taken to Cleveland for delivery by Chairman LeMaster of the council committee on finance.
No obstacle now remains to prevent the step toward installing a lake water plant. The employment of an engineer to take charge of the work and advertising for bids for material and labor can now proceed.
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William Clifford LeMaster (1871-1922) was a member of the Elyria, Ohio city council and my paternal great granduncle.
CASH RECEIVED FOR WATER BONDS
The $153,000 Stowed Away to the Water Works Trustees' Credit
NO OBSTACLE NOW REMAINS
Employment of an Engineer and Other Steps can Now go Forward Sale Took Place on Tuesday
The first issue of lake water bonds was finally sold on Tuesday fore noon and the $153,000 received is now on deposit to the credit of the board of waterworks trustees. The sale took place on Tuesday morning. Mayor Reefy and Clerk Purk signed the necessary documents and they were taken to Cleveland for delivery by Chairman LeMaster of the council committee on finance.
No obstacle now remains to prevent the step toward installing a lake water plant. The employment of an engineer to take charge of the work and advertising for bids for material and labor can now proceed.
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William Clifford LeMaster (1871-1922) was a member of the Elyria, Ohio city council and my paternal great granduncle.
Wordless Wednesday: Don Coats & Idola LeMaster
Don Coats & Idola LeMaster
Tuesday, January 11, 2011
The Elyria Savings & Banking Company
Source: The Elyria Republican, Elyria, Ohio, May 2, 1901, page 4.
The Elyria Savings & Banking Company.
Organized February 12th; opened for business April 8, 1901.
Authorized Capital $ 100,000
Additional Liability $ 100,000
Pays 4 percent interest semi-annually on deposits if left three months or more.
Absolute burglar and fire proof safe and vault. Safe deposit boxes for rent.
The only bank in Elyria where German is spoken.
Over ninety stockholders representing more than $2,000,000.
The public is cordially invited to call and inspect our facilities for taking care of our customers.
Money to loan on mortgages, collateral, or other approved security.
The aim of the managers is to do a safe, conservative strictly banking business.
Wm. A. Braman, President; W.C. LeMaster, Cashier; H.W. Ingersoll, First Vice-president; Wm. Heldmyer, Second Vice-president.
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The above advertisement appeared in The Elyria Republican of Elyria, Ohio on May 2, 1901 for the bank where my paternal great granduncle was the head cashier. William Clifford LeMaster (1871-1922) was the son of Luman Walker and Mary Keziah (CHEW) LEMASTERS.
Tombstone Tuesday: William Henry Wehrly
Source: Salamonia Cemetery (Jay County, Indiana), William H. Wehrly marker, photographed by Travis LeMaster, 26 March 2009.
William Henry WEHRLY is buried in the Salamonia Cemetery, Madison Township, Jay County, Indiana. William was my paternal 1st cousin twice removed.
William was born 1911 in Jay County, Indiana, the son of Alva Monroe and Emma C. (YAEGER) WEHRLY.
In the 1930 census, he was listed as an 18 year old farm laborer in his father's household in Madison Township, Jay County, Indiana.
William died in 1958. I do not yet have information regarding the exact date.
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Monday, January 10, 2011
Two From Portland To Tour With Choir
Source: The Graphic, Portland, Indiana, March 26, 1953
Portland - Idola LeMaster and Glen Priest of Portland are members of the Earlham College Concert Choir which will present programs in four Indiana communities and in Chicago and Evanston, Illinois on its annual Spring Concert Tour which begins March 27.
The Richmond collegiate musicians will open their tour with a concert at 7:30 p.m., March 27 at the First Friends church in Indianapolis.
Sunday, March 29 they will sing for the morning worship service at The Chicago Meetinghouse and in the evening at the Evanston Meeting of Friends.
The choir will present a secular program at Peru high school Monday afternoon, March 30 and a sacred and secular program at The Union Street Friends Meeting, Kokomo, in the evening.
Tuesday evening they will complete their tour by giving a concert at The First Methodist Church, Fort Wayne.
The Earlham choir members last year were chosen to sing with the Cincinnati Symphony under the direction of Thor Johnson and will make their second appearance with this symphony in an April concert.
They also will present a television program over WLW-T in May. The group has been popular performers on both radio and television. They have sung for a number of Friends meetings in Indiana and annually take a concert tour.
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Idola LeMaster, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ord LeMaster, West Water street, Portland.
Glen Priest, son of Mr. and Mrs. E.J. Priest, Portland.
Mappy Monday: Madison Township, Jay County, Indiana
Source: B.N. Griffin, Atlas of Jay County, Indiana (Philadelpha, Pennsylvania: Griffing, Gordon & Co., 1887)
This portion of the map of Madison Township, Jay County, Indiana shows the Salamonia area where my paternal ancestors lived. Though spelled Salamonie on this atlas, the town was originally known as Lancaster.
My Lemasters ancestors bought land as early as 1854, settling in Section 8. On this map, you can see Luman Walker Lemasters 80 acres in the northwest corner of the section, along with an additional 77 acre tract on the far west side. This is where the "Lookout Hill farm" mentioned in the 1887 county history was located. His son, Luman Walker Jr., had 3 acres carved out. To the northwest in Section 6, Luman Sr.'s brother Phillip had an 80 acre tract. To the northwest of Salamonia in Sections 6 and 5, John P. Wehrly had two tracts of land. John was married to Catherine Lemasters, sister of Phillip and Luman Sr.
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