Wehrly Family, Portland, Indiana (1907)

Source: Complete Directory of Jay County, M & M Directory Co., Portland, Ind., 1907, p. 99

These listings of the WEHRLY family in Portland, Jay County, Indiana in 1907 are for my paternal relatives.


Charles WEHRLY with wife Rose is unidentified as a family member.  He was a laborer for the Grand Rapids and Indiana Railroad.


John William WEHRLY (1870-1954) with wife Esther L. WHITE was my paternal great-granduncle, and brother of my great grandmother, Barbara Isabel.  John was a jeweler.


John P. WEHRLY (1838-1910) with wife Katharine was my 2x great-granduncle. I usually have his wife's name spelled as Catherine with a "C".  She was a LEMASTERS, so I am related to both he and his wife.  He is shown as a laborer living at rural route 10 Portland.  In the 1900 census they were living in Madison Township, Jay County.


Lon WEHRLY (1880-1960) was the son of John P. above, his full name was Alonzo John Wehrly.  Interesting that his occupation was listed as salesman.  Later in life he would become sheriff of Jay County.  I do not know yet the maiden name of his wife, Bertha.


Luman Walker WEHRLY (1874-1961) was another son of John P. above, again another salesman.  He was living in Portland on Votaw.  His wife was Almeda COLLINS, listed simply as Meda in this directory.

On This Day : February 28

1691 - James PIERCE born.  James was the son of James PIERCE and Elizabeth KENDALL.


1711 - Abigail PIERCE born in Woburn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.  Abigial was the daughter of Samuel PIERCE and Abigail JOHNSON.


1711 - Nathaniel CRANDALL born.  Nathaniel was the son of Eber CRANDALL and Mary COTTRELL.


1720 - Anna PHILBRICK born in Hampton, Province of New Hampshire.  Anna was the daughter of Thomas PHILBRICK and Anna ________.


1734 - Zaccheus BURDICK born.  Zaccheus was the son of Thomas BURDICK and Dorothy MAXSON.


1758 - Jonathan MAXSON born in Shrewsbury, Monmouth County, New Jersey.  Jonathan was the son of Mosher MAXSON and Tacy ________.


1738 - George TAYLOR married Rachel GIBSON.  George was the son of Joseph TAYLOR and Martha THOMPSON.


1767 - William CLARKE died in Rhode Island.  William was the son of Joseph CLARKE and Bethiah HUBBARD.


1778 - Ruth CRANDALL born.  Ruth was the daughter of Phineas CRANDALL.


1789 - Charles YOUNG born in Berkeley County, Virginia.  Charles was the son of Charles YOUNG and Catherine Elizabeth KINT.


1789 - John MOULTON born.  John was the son of John MOULTON and Avis HURLBUT.


1790 - Katherine BEALS born.  Katherine was the daughter of Daniel BEALS and Susanna JACKSON.


1791 - Matthew MAXSON died.  Matthew was the son of John MAXSON and Thankful RANDALL.


1793 - Esther WILLIAMS married William DICKS.  Esther was the daughter of Jesse WILLIAMS and Eleanor JOHNSON.


1805 - Peter J. SWAFFORD born in South Carolina.  Peter was the son of Jacob SWAFFORD and Sarah LARKIN.


1822 - Abigail HEATON married Thomas PAUL in Brown County, Ohio.  Abigail was the daughter of Thomas HEATON and Sarah TAYLOR.


1827 - Drusilla MAXSON married Reuben D. SUTTON.  Drusilla was the daughter of Zebulon MAXSON and Mary DAVIS.


1828 - John Bovell McPHEETERS born.  John was the son of Samuel McPHEETERS and Lucretia BARRETT.


1832 - Nicholas H. SHAW born in Clarkshill, Fayette County, Indiana.  Nicholas was the son of William SHAW and Mary HECK.


1837 - John M. BALES born.  John was the son of Aaron BALES and Susannah RUSSELL.


1840 - Jonathan J. HIGGINS died in Hillsborough, Somerset County, New Jersey.  Jonathan was the son of Judiah H. HIGGINS and Mary HILL.


1844 - Martha BLAND died in Jackson Township, Shelby County, Ohio.  Martha was the daughter of Jacob LEMASTERS and Hannah ________.


1857 - Thomas BEALS died.  Thomas was the son of David BEALS and Rachel WEST.


1877 - Essie M. WHITACRE born in Darke County, Ohio.  Essie was the daughter of Fredric E. WHITACRE and Caroline Bishop CHEW.


1900 - Foster MAXSON married Gussie Lee PHELPS.  Foster was the son of Willard MAXSON and Phebe R. HUTCHINSON.


1906 - Joel Dixon STURDEVANT married Lula INGERMANN.  Joel was the son of Calvin STURDEVANT and Emma BEALS.


1907 - Henry SWAFFORD married Ina Lee HUBBARD in Ray County, Missouri.  Henry was the son of Allen Aaron SWAFFORD and Meda LILES.


1911 - Clarence Harrison LeMASTER married Ferry Mae BICKEL in Jay County, Indiana.  Clarence was the son of Luman Cooper LeMASTERS and Barbara Isabel WEHRLY.


1919 - Mary Alice Cora STUMP died in Jay County, Indiana.  Mary was the daughter of John P. WEHRLY and Catherine E. LeMASTERS.


1932 - Ord WEHRLY LeMASTER married Ruth Pauline HALEY in Jay County, Indiana.  Ord was the son of Luman Cooper LeMASTERS and Barbara Isabel WEHRLY.  Ruth was the daughter of Eli Weldon HALEY and Cora Belle METZNER.  They were my grandparents.


1933 - John R. HEATON died in Independence Township, Schuyler County, Missouri.  John was the son of James R. HEATON and Elizabeth JACOBS.

On This Day : February 27

1649 - Joseph PIERCE died.  Joseph was the son of Thomas PIERCE and Elizabeth COLE.


1689 - Abigail PIERCE born in Woburn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.  Abigail was the daughter of Samuel PIERCE and Lydia BACON.


1692 - Thomas PIERCE married Mary WYMAN.  Thomas was the son of Thomas PIERCE and Eliza ________.


1718 - Mary BURDICK married Peter CRANDALL in Westerly, Rhode Island.  Mary was the daughter of Samuel BURDICK and Mary FOSTER.


1723 - James MADISON born in Orange County, Virginia.  James was the son of Ambrose MADISON and Frances TAYLOR.


1747 - Alice TAYLOR married Anthony WINSTON.  Alice was the daughter of James TAYLOR and Alice THORNTON.


1754 - Amos MAXSON born.  Amos was the son of Torey MAXSON and Martha LANPHERE.


1758 - Content DAVIS born.  Content was the daughter of James DAVIS and Judith MAXSON.


1773 - Benjamin MAXSON born.  Benjamin was the son of Torey MAXSON and Martha LANPHERE.


1812 - Sarah JACOBS married Valentine SHELDON in Adams County, Ohio.  Sarah was the daughter of William JACOBS and Sibell LITTELL.


1821 - Charles MAXSON died in Fayette County, Pennsylvania.  Charles was the son of Joel MAXSON and Hannah FIELDS.


1823 - Marvel MAXSON married Phineas F. RANDOLPH.  Marvel was the daughter of Zebulon MAXSON and Mary DAVIS.


1823 - Elizabeth SILLS married Daniel HUDDLESTON in Champaign County, Ohio.  Elizabeth was the daughter of Michael SILLS and Rosanna FETTERS.


1823 - Sophia Polly MOULTON born in Rutland County, Vermont.  Sophia was the daughter of Selah MOULTON and Lydia FINEL.


1829 - Mary BURDICK died.  Mary was the daughter of Matthew MAXSON and Martha POTTER.


1848 - Mary CHEW died in New Jersey.  Mary was the daughter of Job WEST and Sarah JACKSON.


1848 - Martha LEE born.  Martha was the daughter of Robert LEE and Matilda SWAFFORD.


1858 - Jackson Everett BRUNER born.  Jackson was the son of Andrew Jackson BRUNER and Selina HAWORTH.


1860 - Beulah HANCE died.  Beulah was the daughter of Edmund HANCE and Hannah Maria WOOLSTON.


1874 - Sarah RICHARDS born.  Sarah was the daughter of John Thomas RICHARDS and Mary Jane CROCKETT.


1875 - John William SWAFFORD born in Ray County, Missouri.  John was the son of John B. SWAFFORD and Nancy Rowena MILLARD.


1876 - Mary HEATON born.  Mary was the daughter of John R. HEATON and Sarah Jane GRAY.


1879 - Caroline Bishop CHEW died in Rossburg, Darke County, Ohio.  Caroline was the daughter of Abel B. WOOLSTON and Rachel WOOLSTON.


1884 - Mary Ann BEALS married Joseph Edwin GILBERT in Humboldt, Richardson County, Nebraska.  Mary Ann was the daughter of John T. BEALS and Mary DAVIS.


1888 - George J. HALEY died in Huron Township, Erie County, Ohio.  George was my 3x great-grandfather.


1890 - Elizabeth Angeline THOMAS died in Rushville, Rush County, Indiana.  Elizabeth was the daughter of John Wesley KING and Mary Catherine HENDRICKS.


1898 - Vina Almeda BOYER married William Sherman GREEN.  Vina was the daughter of Christopher C. BOYER and Amanda F. ________.


1903 - Charles L. HALEY died in Jay County, Indiana.  Charles was the son of Eli Weldon HALEY and Cora Belle METZNER.


1903 - Elsie May CUMMINGS born.  Elsie was the daughter of Prince Albert CUMMINGS and Hasey May REYNOLDS.


1944 - George McLANE died in Putnam County, Ohio.  George was the son of William Fleming McLANE and Elizabeth GUFFY.


1948 - Jessie SPENCE died in Alexandria, Madison County, Indiana.  Jessie was the daughter of John PENISTEN and Jane Ann ALDERMAN.


1966 - Blaine Pearle WEHRLY died.  Blaine was the son of William P. WEHRLY and Olive Jane SMITH.