Wednesday, November 28, 2012

On This Day : November 28

1620 - Peter STICKEL married Margaretha GROSSMANN in Egenhausen, Würrtemberg.  Peter was the son of Peter STICKEL and Wallburga ________.  Margaretha was the daughter of Ulrich GROSSMANN.  They were my 10x-great grandparents.

1637 - Naomi HUBBARD died in Wethersfield, Connecticut.  Naomi was the daughter of Samuel HUBBARD and Tacy COOPER.

1681 - Samuel HEATON born in Wrentham, Massachusetts.  Samuel was the son of Nathaniel HEATON.  Samuel was my 7x-great grandfather.

1685 - John BEALS born in Chester County, Pennsylvania.  John was the son of John BEALS and Mary CLAYTON.  John was my 8x-great grandfather.

1701 - Joseph CRANDALL born.  Joseph was the son of Samuel CRANDALL and Sarah COLBY.

1769 - James WRIGHT died in Stirling, Scotland.  James was the son of James WRIGHT and Janet GALLOWAY.

1778 - John HILLYARD born.  John was the son of John HILLIER and Frances HAINES.

1780 - Magdalene ERB married David BRICKER.  Magdalene was the daughter of Jacob ERB and Magdalena SCHRANTZ.

1789 - Joel MAXON born in Monmouth County, New Jersey.  Joel was the son of Stephan MAXON and Margaret BRANNON.

1792 - Isaac COOK married Rachel UNTHANK in Guilford County, North Carolina.  Isaac was the son of Abraham COOK and Phoebe MILLS.

1798 - Phebe SUMNER married Moses GRIGG.  Phebe was the daughter of Thomas SUMNER and Hannah HIATT.

1823 - Ephraim MAXSON married Mary SMITH in Clark County, Ohio.  Ephraim was the son of Jesse MAXSON and Sarah SUTTON.

1826 - Elizabeth WEST died.  Elizabeth was the daughter of John DAVIS and Bethia ROGERS.

1836 - Elizabeth GROENENDYKE born in Indiana.  Elizabeth was the daughter of James GROENENDYKE and Barbara BUCK.

1848 - James Moore CHEW born.  James was the son of Ezekiel Cooper CHEW and Caroline Bishop WOOLSTON.

1850 - David Wilson CROCKETT born.  David was the son of Joseph CROCKETT and Elizabeth JAMES.

1853 - Amanda LEWIS born in Jefferson Township, Huntington County, Indiana.  Amanda was the daughter of Solomon LEWIS and Margaret RINEHART.

1863 - Mary S. LAMBERTSON married Samuel SNIVELY in Butler County, Ohio.  Mary was the daughter of John LAMBERTSON and Sarah A. WILLSON.

1864 - Henry H. SNIVELY born in Peoria, Illinois.  Henry was the son of Samuel SNIVELY and Mary S. LAMBERTSON.

1868 - Jesse R. DAVIS born in Long Run, West Virginia.  Jesse was the son of Stillman Coon DAVIS and Keziah DAVIS.

1868 - Ulysses Grant LeMASTERS born.  Ulysses was the son of Isaac LEMASTES and Sarah Ann HESTON.

1874 - Charles Albert HAGAMAN born.  Charles was the son of Charles Sherman HAGAMAN and Lydia MOULTON.

1876 - Dora Alice BIRDWELL born in Pine Hill, Rusk County, Texas.  Dora was the daughter of William Ezekiel BIRDWELL and Dora Alice FLANAGAN.

1878 - Jacob LEWIS married Marietta COOK in Wabash County, Indiana.  Jacob was the son of Solomon LEWIS and Margaret RINEHART.  Marietta was the daughter of Robert COOK and Sarah DOLES.  They were Eileen's 2x-great grandparents.

1878 - Pina BOYER born in Indiana.  Pina was the daughter of Christopher C. BOYER and Amanda F. ________.

1881 - John Stevens LeMASTERS married Sarah I. WILSON in Jay County, Indiana.  John was the son of Luman Walker LeMASTERS and Nancy YOUNG.

1898 - Rutha SWAFFORD married Jim C. EDMONDS in Bradley County, Tennessee.  Rutha was the daughter of Aaron SWAFFORD and Sarah SWAFFORD.

1906 - Albert Smith RICHARDS married America Katherine CRISPIN.  Albert was the son of John Thomas RICHARDS and Mary Jane CROCKETT.

1909 - Blaine Pearl WEHRLY married Ermina Gladys ASHCRAFT.  Blaine was the son of William P. WEHRLY and Olive Jane SMITH.

1910 - Pina BOYER married William Logan PETTICORD.  Pina was the daughter of Christopher C. BOYER and Amanda F. ________.

1914 - Daniel LEWIS died in Warren, Huntington County, Indiana.  Daniel was the son of Solomon LEWIS and Margaret RINEHART.

1917 - Parthena Bertha HUMMER died in Huntington County, Indiana.  Parthena was the daughter of Jacob SHELLY and Elizabeth RICKERT.

1933 - Mary Ann GILBERT died in Hennessey, Kingfisher County, Oklahoma.  Mary was the daughter of John T. BEALS and Mary DAVIS.

1951 - Faith Shree CHATFIELD died in Belleville, Kansas.  Faith was the daughter of Wilson Wade CHATFIELD and Francis Jean McCARTY.

1963 - Clarence Harrison LeMASTER died in Union City, Randolph County, Indiana.  Clarence was the son of Luman Cooper LeMASTERS and Barbara Isabel WEHRLY.

Marriage License : John Yaeger to Bertha LeMasters, 1903

Source : Jay County, Indiana, Original Marriage License: "John H. Yaeger to Bertha LeMasters, 1903"; County Marriage Returns Collection; Jay County Historical Society, Portland, Indiana

Marriage License

State of Indiana, Jay county, SS

TO ALL WHO SHALL SEE THESE PRESENTS, GREETINGS:

Know Ye, That Any person empowered by law to solemnize Marriages is hereby authorized to join together as HUSBAND and WIFE,

John H. Yaeger and Bertha LeMasters

and for so doing, this shall be his sufficient authority.

In Testimony Whereof, I, E.W. Fitzpatrick Clerk of the Jay Circuit Court, 
hereunto subscribe my name and affix the seal of said Court at Portland, Indiana, this 20th day of May 1903

E.W. Fitzpatrick, Clerk

CERTIFICATE OF MARRIAGE
STATE OF INDIANA, JAY COUNTY, SS:

This certifies, That I have joined in Marriage as HUSBAND AND WIFE, Mr. John H. Yaeger and Miss Bertha LeMasters on the 20th day of May 1903

Philip LeMasters

This record of the marriage of John Henry Yaeger (1874-1963) and Bertha Fidelia (LeMasters) Yaeger (1874-1922) was located at the Jay County Historical Society.

The minister was Bertha's great-uncle, Philip LeMasters (1836-1915) a Methodist minister.

I have seen the surname spelled both Yaeger and Yeager, believe that Yaeger was the preferred spelling.  See tombstone and obituary.

After their marriage, the moved to Brazil, Clay County, Indiana before the 1910 census.

Tuesday, November 27, 2012

Marriage License & Return : John Petry to Mary Lemasters, 1883

Source: Jay County, Indiana, Original Marriage License: "John Petry to Mary Lemaster, 1883"; County Marriage Returns Collection; Jay County Historical Society, Portland, Indiana.

Marriage License

State of Indiana, Jay County

The State of Indiana to any person empowered by law to solemnize Marriage in said County, Greeting:
You are hereby duly authorized to join together, as HUSBAND AND WIFE, 
John Petry and Mary Lemaster
In Testimony Whereof, I, R.T. Hammons, Clerk of the Jay Circuit Court, have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of said Court, at Portland, this 4 day of August A.D. 1883.
R.T. Hammons Clerk

State of Indiana, Jay County, :
I, P. Lemasters, an ordanied minister, do hereby certify that on the 4th day of August, 1883, I joined together, as Husband and Wife, John Petry and Mary Lemasters.
Given under my hand, this 4th day of Aug. 1883.
P. Lemasters
Minister


Source : Jay County, Indiana, Original Marriage Return: "John Petry to Mary Lemasters, 1883"; County Marriage Returns Collection; Jay County Historical Society, Portland, Indiana.

MARRIAGE RETURN

1. Full Name of Groom  John Petry
2. Place of Residence Salamonia Ind.  I don't know
3. Age next Birthday 24 years
4. Color Dark White
5. Occupation Laborer
6. Place of Birth Jay Co Ind
7. Father's Name Charley Petry
8. Mother's Maiden Name Susannah Wehrly
9. No. of Groom's Marriage 1
10. Full Name of Bride Mary Lemasters
Maiden Name, if a Widow _______
11. Place of Residence Near Salamonia, Ind.
12. Age next Birthday 35 years
13. Color White
14. Place of Birth Shelby Co Ohio
15. Father's Name L.W. Lemasters
16. Mother's Maiden Name Nancy Young
17. No. of Bride's Marriage 1
18. Place of Marriage L.W. Lemasters
19. By P. Lemasters 
20. Date of Marriage Aug 4 1883

This record of the marriage of John Petry (1860-1942) and Mary P. (Lemasters) Petry (1849-1929) was located at the Jay County Historical Society.  

John was the son of Charles and Susannah (Wehrly) Petry.  Mary was the daughter of Luman Walker and Nancy (Young) Lemasters.  The marriage took place at the home of the bride and was performed by her uncle, Phillip Lemasters (1836-1915), a Methodist minister.

Interestingly, this was a first marriage for both, yet she was to be 35 at her next birthday, and he only 24.  According to census records, they had at least 4 children, the last born when Mary was 43.