On This Day : December 8

1673 - John FIELD born in Deerfield, Hampshire County, Massachusetts.  John was the son of Zechariah FIELD and Sarah WEBB.  John was my 8x-great grandfather.

1684 - William PRICHARD born in Suffield, Connecticut.  William was the son of William PRICHARD and Elizabeth ALLEN.

1717 - Thomas PIERCE died in Woburn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.  Thomas was the son of Thomas PIERCE and Elizabeth COLE.

1737 - Thomas William DAVIS married Tacy CRANDALL in Westerly, Rhode Island.  Thomas was the son of John DAVIS and Elizabeth MAXSON.  Tacy was the daughter of John F. CRANDALL and Mary ________.  They were my 6x-great grandparents.

1776 - Rebecca HAINES born in Burlington County, New Jersey.  Rebecca was the daughter of Robert HAINES and Rachel VENICOMB.

1787 - John RAINS born. John was the son of Anthony RAINS and Nancy GRAHAM.

1791 - John BOND married Mary HUFF.  John was the son of Edward BOND and Elizabeth Ann MILLS.

1802 - Andrew CHEW born in Virginia.  Andrew was the son of Joseph CHEW and Elizabeth THOMAS.

1823 - John MILLER born in York County, Pennsylvania.  John was the son of George MILLER and Catherine PETRY.

1824 - Elizabeth LEWIS born in Montgomery County, Ohio.  Elizabeth was the daughter of Nathaniel LEWIS and Nancy Ann SNIDER.

1825 - John PHILBRICK died.  John was the son of John PHILBRICK and Sally JEWETT.

1828 - John M. SWAFFORD born in Tennessee.  John was the son of Howard SWAFFORD and Nancy NARRMORE.

1834 - Kirts MAXSON born in Harrison County, Ohio.  Kirts was the son of William MAXSON and Delilah BOWLAND.

1841 - Harriett Newell CAMPBELL born.  Harriett was the daughter of James McPheeters CAMPBELL and Betsey G. BROWN.

1849 - Mary Jane KING born in Orestes, Madison County, Indiana.  Mary was the daughter of Daniel KING and Elizabeth SHAW.

1867 - Mary Ann HALEY married William F. METZNER in Jay County, Indiana.  Mary was the daughter of Sebastian HALEY and Lydia A. RADER.

1874 - Katherine BEALS died.  Katherine was the daughter of Daniel BEALS and Susanna JACKSON.

1883 - Clifford Lee HINDS born.  Clifford was the son of Peter Horry HINDS and Rachel Brown LEE.

1894 - Walter Main GROENENDYKE born in Liberty Township, Darke County, Ohio.  Walter was the son of Perry D. GROENENDYKE and Eva OWENS.

1923 - John Nelson LAMBERTSON died in Hamilton, Butler County, Ohio.  John was the son of Nelson J. LAMBERTSON and Eliza Jane JOHNSON.

1949 - Florinda NAIL died in Pikeville, Tennessee.  Florinda was the daughter of Aaron SWAFFORD and Eliza Jane TAYLOR.

1952 - William ALDERMAN died in New Glarus, Wisconsin.  William was the son of James William ALDERMAN and Mary Emeline KIMBRO.

Death Certificate : Eli Weldon Haley, Jay County, Indiana (1957)

Source: Eli W. Haley, death certificate CH-11, page 55 (1957) Jay County Health Department, Portland, Indiana.

Jay County Indiana

Geneology Death Record

Name: Haley, Eli W.

Date of Death: 7/14/1957  Time: 6:00    Sex: M

Age : 91   Months: 0  Days : 0  Hours: 0  Minutes: 0

Birthdate: 3/24/1866     Place:   Erie Co., Ohio
Death Address: Jay County
Residence:  RE 3 Ft. Recovery, Ohio

County: Jay County
Marital Status: Widowed  Spouse : [blank]

Race: White   Occupation:  Farmer
Father:  George W. Haley    Birth: [blank]
Mother: Mary Jane Haley (Sherrick)  Birth:  [blank]

Burial Place:  Mt. Zion  Jay County

Burial Date:  7/16/1957
Funeral Home : Baird
Address: Portland, IN

File Date:  [blank]   Book No. : CH-11   Page No.: 55   Local No. [blank]

Physician:  S.M. Hammond, MD

Manner of Death: Natural

Cause of Death: [blank]

The above death certificate is of my paternal 2nd-great grandfather, Eli Weldon Haley (1866-1957).  I obtained this certificate on my recent research trip into Jay County.

Facts that I already knew included the date of death and the place.  Though the certificate states the death address as simply Jay County, I know that he was living in Madison Township at the time, near Salamonia.  Interestingly, the residence address of Rural Route 3 Fort Recovery, Ohio shows how close this area is to the Ohio line.

Eli was widowed, his wife Cora Belle (Metzner) Haley having died in 1955.  His father is listed as George W. Haley and mother as Mary Jane Haley, with the notation of (Sherrick) as her maiden name.  This corresponds to facts I already knew about the family.  No places of birth are listed for his parents.

His burial date was listed as July 16, 1957 at Mt. Zion cemetery.  The funeral home was listed as the Baird funeral home of Portland.

The physician of record was S.M. Hammond, M.D.  The cause of death was not listed on this certificate.  The health department would not release the information.  Peeking over the books, I could see that the cause was heart related.

On This Day : December 7

1717 - Ann HADLEY born.  Ann was the daughter of Simon HADLEY and Ruth ________.

1718 - William FESSENDEN born in Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.  William was the son of William FESSENDEN and Martha WYETH.

1749 - John CORBIN married Frances FANT in Stafford County, Virginia.  John was the son of John CORBIN.  Frances was the daughter of George FANT and Elizabeth SEWALL.  They were my 8x-great grandparents.

1774 - Jemima HUNT married Allen UNTHANK in Guilford County, North Carolina.  Jemima was the daughter of Thomas HUNT and Ann BEALS.

1790 - Daniel FISHER born.  Daniel was the son of George FISHER and Mary ________.  Daniel was Eileen's 4x-great grandfather.

1793 - Rebecca JACOBS born in Virginia.  Rebecca was the daughter of William JACOBS and Sibell LITTELL.

1802 - Samuel WOOLSTON died in Burlington County, New Jersey.  Samuel was the son of Samuel WOOLSTON and Hannah HAINES.

1820 - Friedrich Hermann KAHRE married Anna Marie Louise HEGERDING.  Friedrich was the son of Johannn Karl Ludwig KAHRE and Anna Marie Ilsbein KROEGER.

1824 - William NESBIT married Polly ROBERTS in Harrison County, Kentucky.  William was the son of Samuel NESBIT and Mary BERRY.

1843 - William Godfrey SHAW born in Orestes, Madison County, Indiana.  William was the son of William SHAW and Mary HECK.

1850 - Charles YOUNG born in Green Creek Township, Sandusky County, Ohio. Charles was the son of Noah YOUNG and Orlintha BROWN.

1870 - Austin S. HATCH born.  Austin was the son of Fayette S. HATCH and Theresa M. PIERCE.

1873 - John SWAFFORD born in Tennessee.  John was the son of Aaron SWAFFORD and Eliza Jane TAYLOR.

1876 - William Goldsborough SWAFFORD born in Bledsoe County, Tennessee.  William was the son of Aaron SWAFFORD and Eliza Jane TAYLOR.

1877 - Mary ADNEY died in Henry County, Indiana.  Mary was the daughter of Daniel ADNEY and Anna COGER.  Mary was Eileen's 4x-great grandmother.

1907 - Sophia SHERMAN died in Jay County, Indiana.  Sophia was the daughter   of Selah MOULTON and Lydia FINEL.

1910 - Orlon M. YOUNGBLOOD married Mary Rosella VOTE in Warrick County, Indiana.  Orlon was the son of Marin YOUNGBLOOD and Princess Rosetta BOYER.