Marriage License & Return : Clifford W. Lemasters to Lella E. Lewis, 1892

Source: Jay County, Indiana, Original Marriage License, "Clifford W. Lemasters to Lella E. Lewis, 1892"; County Marriage Returns Collection; Jay County Historical, Portland, Indiana.

Marriage License

Jay County, Indiana, SS:

To all who shall see these Presents, Greeting:

Know Ye, That any person empowered by Law to solemnize Marriages, is hereby authorized to join togehter as

HUSBAND & WIFE

Clifford W. Lemasters and Lillie Lella E. Lewis

and for so doing this shall be his sufficient authority.

In Testimony Whereof, J.A. McAdams

Clerk of the Jay Circuit Court, here

unto subscribe my name and affix the seal

of said Court, at Portland, this 19'

day of Aug A.D. 1892

J.A. McAdams, Clerk

THE STATE OF INDIANA, JAY COUNTY, SS:

THIS CERTIFIES, That I, P. Lemasters

a Minister M.E. Church joined in Marriage as Husband and Wife,

Clifford W. Lemasters and Lella E. Lewis

on the 20th day of August 1892
P. Lemasters

Source : Jay County, Indiana, Original Marriage Return: Clifford W. Lemasters to Lella Lewis, 1892"; County Marriage Returns Collection: Jay County Historical Society, Portland, Indiana.

MARRIAGE RETURN

1. Full Name of GROOM Clifford W. Lemaster
2. Place of Residence Elyria Ohio
3. Age next Birthday 22
4. Color White
5. Occupation Banker
6. Place of Birth Dk Co Ohio
7. Father's Name L.W. Lemaster
8. Mother's Maiden Name Mary K. Chew
9. No. of Groom's Marriages
10. Full Name of Bride Lella E. Lewis
11. Place of Resdince [illegible]
12. Age next Birthday 18
13. Color White
14. Place of Birth Jay Co Ind
15. Father's Name Morgan Lewis
16. Mother's Maiden Name Harriett Hoover
17. No. of Bride's Marriage 1
18. Place of Marriage
19. By P Lemasters
20. Date of Marriage 8-20-92

This record of the marriage of William Clifford LeMaster (1871-1922) and Lella Edith (Lewis) (LeMaster) Willis (1877-1943) was located at the Jay County Historical Society in Portland, Indiana.

This record also reflects the fluctuating surname, as the record adds the final 's' to the LeMaster surname.  In addition, the record shows the reversal of the first name and middle name, suggesting that he was known as "Clifford" more than as "William".

The groom was the cashier at the Elyria Savings Bank in Elyria, Ohio, and had just graduated in January 1892 from Oberlin College in Oberlin, Ohio.

The marriage ceremony was performed by Philip LeMasters (1836-1915), a Methodist minister and the great-uncle of the groom.

On This Day : December 2

1683 - Geertje VERKERK married Jan Dirkse VAN VLIET in Flatbush, Long Island.  Geertje was the daughter of Jan Janse VERKERK and Mayke GYSBERTS.

1732 - Nathaniel NEWLIN died.  Nathaniel was the son of Nathaniel NEWLIN and Mary MENDENHALL.

1777 - Richard TAYLOR born.  Richard was the son of Commodore Richard TAYLOR and Catherine DAVIS.

1780 - Strangeman STANLEY born in Guilford County, North Carolina.  Strangeman was the son of Strangeman STANLEY and Jemima MILLS.

1795 - Charity BEALS married Benjamin HOGGATT in Guilford County, North Carolina.  Charity was the daughter of Bowater BEALS and Sarah Ann COOK.

1799 - Joseph CHEW married Elizabeth THOMAS in Frederick County, Virginia.  Joseph was the son of James CHEW and Mary CALDWELL.

1809 - Absalom HAWORTH married Lydia RIPLEY.  Absalom was the son of Absalom HAWORTH and Mary WEST.

1812 - Drusilla MAXSON born in Green Briar Run, Virginia.  Drusilla was the daughter of Zebulon MAXSON and Mary DAVIS.

1818 - Jemima SILLS born in Jackson Township, Champaign County, Ohio.  Jemima was the daughter of Michael SILLS and Rosanna FETTERS.

1830 - John Hunt BABCOCK born in Northampton, Ohio.  John was the son of Jacob BABCOCK and Lydia MAXSON.

1846 - Melvin SMITH born in Madison County, Ohio.  Melvin was the son of Seth SMITH and Nancy CLEMONS.

1868 - Mary Edith HEATON born.  Mary was the daughter of Townsend HEATON and Mary Louise WINTERS.

1896 - Sophia Matilda HINDS married Solom Shannon SAYERS in Orlinda, Montana.  Sophia was the daughter of Peter Horry HINDS and Rachel Brown LEE.

1910 - Roy CHIVLARE died.  Roy was the son of Alpha Revis CHIVLARE and Clara Belle FOLLOWAY.

Surname Saturday : Sullivan

The SULLIVAN surname is in my maternal line.  The origins of the surname are unknown at this time.

Stories and history : 

Ahnentafel # 101 : Sarah Sullivan (1777-1872).  Sarah was born May 19, 1777 in Taneytown, Carroll County, Maryland.  She married before 1816 to William King (c1790-1869).  William was born circa 1790 in North Carolina.  They had 8 children and lived inWayne County, Indiana.  They divorced August 1833 in Wayne County, Indiana, before both moving to Madison County, Indiana.  William died May 7, 1869 in Wabash County, Indiana.  Sarah died January 14, 1872 in Madison County, Indiana.

Ahnentafel # 202 : Cornelius Sullivan.  Cornelius married Susanna ________.  Nothing further is known at this time.

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• David King Family - Marion County, Indiana

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On This Day : December 1

1697 - James NEWBOLD died.  James was the son of Michael NEWBOLD and Anne CLAYTON.

1716 - Prudence HURLBUT born in Woodbury, Connecticut.  Prudence was the daughter of Joseph HURLBUT and Mary CASTLE.

1721 - Michael NEWBOLD died.  Michael was the son of Michael NEWBOLD and Anne CLAYTON.

1749 - Judith MAXSON married John Matthew GREENE in Washington County, Pennsylvania.  Judith was the daughter of John MAXSON and Hannah MAXSON.

1756 - Susannah CHEW married Savil WILSON.  Susannah was the daughter of Jeffrey CHEW and Amy DRIVER.

1769 - Rebecca PATRICK born.  Rebecca was the daughter of John PATRICK and Janett McPHEETERS.

1770 - Helen WRIGHT born.  Helen was the daughter of Peter WRIGHT and Robena CROUSE.

1779 - Robert SUMNER died.  Robert was the son of Robert SUMNER and Phoebe BEALS.

1787 - Ann BEALS born. Ann was the daughter of Daniel BEALS and Susanna JACKSON.

1788 - Judith PHILBRICK born.  Judith was the daughter of John PHILBRICK and Sally JEWETT.

1805 - Edward HAWORTH born.  Edward was the son of Absalom HAWORTH and Mary WEST.

1809 - George SILLS born in Bedford County, Pennsylvania.  George was the son of Michael SILLS and Rosanna FETTERS.  George was Eileen's 3x-great grandfather.

1823 - Mary Ann Maria BEALS born in Clinton County, Ohio.  Mary was the daughter of Nathan C. BEALS and Elizabeth CHEW.

1835 - Sarah Wilson LAMBERTSON born in Warren County, New Jersey.  Sarah was the daughter of John LAMBERTSON and Sarah A. WILLSON.

1836 - Henry WARDLAW married Mary L. PURDUM in Brown County, Ohio.  Henry was the son of Samuel WARDLAW and Elizabeth NESBIT.

1842 - Abraham SWAFFORD died in Bledsoe County, Tennessee.  Abraham was the son of Peter SWAFFORD and Rennie HOWARD.

1864 - Mary Civilia YOUNG born in Green Creek Township, Sandusky County, Ohio.  Mary was the daughter of Charles YOUNG and Nancy SCOTHORN.

1887 - Dottie E. KING died.  Dottie was the daughter of David KING and Litha Ann Trumilis D'Amsel MAY.

1900 - Mary R. DEACON died in Mt. Holly, Burlington County, New Jersey.  Mary was the daughter of Daniel DEACON and Margaret RIDGEWAY.

1907 - John Hugh SCOTT married Alice Matilda GUINN.  John was the son of Samuel Hunter SCOTT and Isabella Jane McGREGOR.

1963 - Margret Lena DAVIS died.  Margret was the daughter of John Thomas RICHARDS and Mary Jane CROCKETT.

1984 - Albert METZNER died in East Grand Rapids, Kent County, Michigan.  Albert was the son of Albert Louis METZNER and Linnea Henrietta CHRISTENSEN.

1985 - Mary Ethel GARTIN died in Kansas City, Kansas.  Mary was the daughter of John William SWAFFORD and Viola Mae MILLER.

Death Certificate : Mary Keziah (Chew) LeMaster, Jay County, Indiana (1927)

Source: Mary K. LeMaster, death certificate Book H-8, page 144 (1927), Jay County Health Department, Portland, Indiana

Jay County Indiana
Geneology Death Record

Name: Lemaster, Mary K.

Date of Death:  2/22/1927  Time: 4:20    Sex: F

Age: 80  Months: 0   Days:  9  Hours: 0   Minutes: 0

Birthdate:  2/13/1847    Place: New Jersey
Death Address: Madison Township
Residence : Salamonia, Indiana

County : Jay County

Marital Status: Married   Spouse:  Laman Lemaster

Race: White   Occupation:  Housewife
Father: Dr. E.C. Chew     Birth: New Jersey
Mother: Caroline Woolston     Birth: New Jersey
Burial Place: Salamonia, Indiana

Burial Date: 2/25/1927
Funeral Home: N.R. Williamson & Son

Address: Portland, Indiana

File Date: 2/28/1927   Book No.: H-8   Page No. 144   Local No. [blank]
Physician : J.J. Kidder

Manner of Death : Natural

Cause of Death : Arteriosclrosis

The above death certificate is for my paternal 2nd-great grandmother, Mary Keziah (Chew) LeMaster (1847-1927).  I obtained this record on my recent research trip to Jay County.

Right off the bat, the interesting fact is the spelling of the name.  The surname keeps fluctuating in the records with and without a final 's'.

Facts that I already knew were her birthdate and birthplace.  The certificate lists her birthplace as February 13, 1847 in New Jersey.  Other sources have indicated that her birthplace was Mt. Holly in Burlington County, New Jersey.

Mary was married, and the certificate lists her husband as Laman.  Whether or not this is a typographical error and a misreading of the name of her husband, Luman, I do not know as I wasn't allowed to examine the original record.

The certificate lists here father as Dr. E.C. Chew born in New Jersey and her mother as Caroline Woolston born in New Jersey.  This correlates with other information I have, though her father's full name was Ezekial Cooper Chew.

Her date of burial in Salamonia, Indiana was February 25, 1927 and the funeral home was the N.R. Williamson & Son funeral home of Portland.

The physician on file was J.J. Kidder and Mary's cause of death was listed as arteriosclerosis.  This agrees with her obituary, which mentions that she had suffered from heart trouble for some time.  Dr. John J. Kidder was a physician in Salamonia, who began practicing there in 1896, according to the 1922 county history.

On This Day : November 30

1649 - Samuel HUBBARD born in Newport, Rhode Island.  Samuel was the son of Samuel HUBBARD and Tacy COOPER.

1716 - Seth PIERCE born in Woburn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.  Seth was the son of Samuel PIERCE and Abigail JOHNSON.  Seth was my 7x-great grandfather.

1726 - Abraham CHERDRON died in Otterberg, Bayern.  Abraham was the son of Jean CHERDRON and Susanne CENSIER.  Abraham was my 8x-great grandfather.

1783 - Jeremiah PHILBRICK born.  Jeremiah was the son of John PHILBRICK and Sally JEWETT.

1799 - Sarah KIMMER born.  Sarah was the daughter of Nicholas KIMMER and Sarah FAYLER.

1829 - Jonathan MAXSON married Christiana DAVIS in Clark County, Ohio.  Jonathan was the son of Jesse MAXSON and Sarah SUTTON.

1830 - Elizabeth BEALS married Tyre T. PUCKETT.  Elizabeth was the daughter of Daniel BEALS and Catherine JACKSON.

1837 - Judson JARRETT married Adeline JONES in Koscuisko County, Indiana.  Judson was Corinne's 4x-great grandfather.

1842 - Hannah HOGGATT born in Surry County, North Carolina.  Hannah was the daughter of Benjamin HOGGATT and Charity BEALS.

1844 - Nancy BALES born.  Nancy was the daughter of Aaron BALES and Susannah RUSSELL.

1858 - Godfrey HECK died in Fayette County, Indiana.  Godfrey was the son of Daniel HECK and Catherine ________.  Godfrey was my 5x-great grandfather.

1858 - Mary S. HATCH born.  Mary was the daughter of Fayette S. HATCH and Theresa M. PIERCE.

1858 - Thomas Jefferson BUCHER born in Madison Township, Jay County, Indiana.  Thomas was the son of John B. BUCHER and Catherine WEHRLY.

1870 - Austin L. PIERCE died.  Austin was the son of Austin PIERCE and Mary Ann STERLING.

1871 - Spencer R. LEWIS died in Lancaster, Huntington County, Indiana.  Spencer was the son of Jacob LEWIS and Laura GROFF.

1874 - Elsa F. LEWIS died in Lancaster, Huntington County, Indiana.  Elsa was the daughter of Jacob LEWIS and Laura GROFF.

1882 - William Morgan DAVIS born.  William was the son of Reuben H. DAVIS and Sarah McCLOY.

1883 - Carey Gilbert HENDRIXSON born in Pleasant Township, Brown County, Ohio.  Carey was the son of Ira F. HENDRIXSON and Mary Ann BERRY.

1892 - Effie Mable LEE born in Ray County, Missouri.  Effie was the daughter of  William Burrell LEE and Margaret Jane SWAFFORD.

1892 - Clarence Frederick SWAFFORD born in Ray County, Missouri.  Clarence was the son of James Calvin SWAFFORD and Louisa Catherine LEE.

1898 - Darius LEE married Anna Jane DAVENPORT in Burke, Cumberland County, Tennessee.  Darius was the son of William M. LEE and Elizabeth BROWN.

1956 - Benjamin Zellen KING died in Alexandria, Madison County, Indiana.  Benjamin was the son of Daniel KING and Elizabeth SHAW.

1959 - Naomi Agnes JONES died.  Naomi was the daughter of John Thomas RICHARDS and Mary Jane CROCKETT.

On This Day : November 29

1667 - Mary LONGHORNE died in Rowley, Essex County, Massachusetts.  Mary was my 10x-great grandmother.

1734 - Jonathan KENYON married Elizabeth MAXSON.  Jonathan was the son of Nathaniel KENYON and Eleanor UTTER.

1734 - Elizabeth MAXSON married Jonathan WELLS.  Elizabeth was the daughter of Joseph MAXSON and Tacy BURDICK.

1736 - Benjamin CRANDALL born.  Benjamin was the son of Joseph CRANDALL and Ann LANGWORTHY.

1776 - Mary DAVIS married Simeon BURDICK in Stonington, Connecticut.  Mary was the daughter of Joseph DAVIS and Mary BABCOCK.

1787 - David MAXSON born in Shrewsbury, Monmouth County, New Jersey.  David was the son of Jonathan MAXSON and Mary MAGDILINE.

1804 - William WILLIAMS married Hannah JONES.  William was the son of Silas WILLIAMS and Mary HUNT.

1827 - Thomas Hagerman GROENENDYKE married Nancy MOFFETT in Fayette County, Indiana.  Thomas was the son of James GROENENDYKE and Joannah ANTONIDES.

1827 - Nathan FAULKNER born.  Nathan was the son of Solomon FAULKNER and Ruth BEALS.

1836 - Jemima SILLS married Milton HUDDLESTON in Champaign County, Ohio. Jemima was the daughter of Michael SILLS and Rosanna FETTERS.

1841 - John A. FAULKNER born.  John was the son of Solomon FAULKNER and Ruth BEALS.

1848 - Jesse MAXSON born.  Jesse was the son of Jonathan MAXSON and Christiana DAVIS.

1852 - William L. MAXON married Adaline ANDERSON in Greene County, Pennsylvania.  William was the son of Stephen MAXON and Rachel COOK.

1881 - Josephine ERVIN married Anderson L. DAVIDSON in White County, Indiana.  Josephine was the daughter of Moses ERVIN and Martha SMITH.

1885 - Mary E. SWAFFORD born.  Mary was the daughter of Thomas J.R. SWAFFORD and Rachel E. LEE.

1888 - Martha G. WEHRLY married John BOYD.  Martha was the daughter of John P. WEHRLY and Catherine E. LeMASTERS.

1899 - Phillip Elsworth LeMASTERS married Laura Alice VOILES in Frontier County, Nebraska.  Phillip was the son of William Wesley LeMASTERS and Milinda Margaret HALFHILL.

1905 - Kenneth E. CHEW born in Jay County, Indiana.  Kenneth was the son of William Anderson CHEW and Emma Susan STRAIGHT.

2005 - Sadie BRADSHAW died in Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Indiana.  Sadie was the daughter of Mathias MILLER and Elizabeth SCHAEFFER.

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.

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.

On This Day : November 27

1750 - James WILLSON born in Great Meadows, Warren County, New Jersey.  James was the son of Samuel WILLSON and Deborah WILLETTS.

1767 - Rebecca McPHEETERS born.  Rebecca was the daughter of William McPHEETERS and Rachel MOORE.

1788 - Lucinda PIERCE married Thomas WELCH.  Lucinda was the daughter of Seth PIERCE and Bethiah FIELD.

1795 - Marcus WELCH born.  Marcus was the son of Thomas WELCH and Lucinda PIERCE.

1818 - Elizabeth WARDLAW born in Brown County, Ohio.  Elizabeth was the daughter of Samuel WARDLAW and Elizabeth NESBIT.

1826 - Alexander Young MAXON born in Fayette County, Pennsylvania.  Alexander was the son of Joel MAXON and Hannah FIELDS.

1833 - Louisa LEE born in Bledsoe County, Tennessee.  Louisa was the daughter of Burrell Russel LEE and Louhaney SWAFFORD.

1837 - Karl Friedrich KAHRE born.  Karl was the son of Heinrich Wilhelm KAHRE and Anna Margareth Ilsbein HENNING.

1842 - Anna Marie Louise KAHRE married Christian Friedrich RITTERMEIER.  Anna was the daughter of Christian Friedrich KAHRE and Anna Marie Catherine BRINKHOFF.

1858 - Henry MIGUET born in Iowa.  Henry was the son of Claud Francis MIGUET and Eliza NETCOTT.  Henry was Corinne's 3x-great grandfather.

1862 - Susanna Jane HALEY married Alfred HALDEMAN in Morrow County, Ohio.   Susanna was the daughter of George J. HALEY and Rachel H. GARY.

1864 - Josiah MILLS died.  Josiah was the son of Henry MILLS and Hannah WOODWARD.

1874 - Royal HADLEY born in Clark Township, Clinton County, Ohio.  Royal was the son of Alfred HADLEY and Keziah K. OVERMAN.

1885 - Ethel Mable BEALS born in Humboldt, Richardson County, Nebraska.  Ethel was the daughter of Nathan Thomas BEALS and Elizabeth Caroline POE.

1888 - Beulah Sarah LeMASTER married Lynn Luman ROCKWELL in Jay County, Indiana.  Beulah was the daughter of Luman Walker LeMASTERS and Mary Keziah CHEW.

1898 - Alice SWAFFORD married Andrew L. HIPP in Bradley County, Tennessee.  Alice was the daughter of Aaron SWAFFORD and Sarah SWAFFORD.

1899 - Lena Leato ORCUTT married Joseph Gilbert PIERPONT in Muncie, Delaware County, Indiana.  Lena was the daughter of James ORCUTT and Samantha E. METZNER.

1911 - Barbara STOCKER died in Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Indiana.  Barbara was the daughter of Peter SCHAEFFER and Marianne GROSSMANN.

1944 - John Spencer CUMMINGS died in St. Louis, Missouri. John was the son of Wyatt CUMMINGS and Margaret HENSON.

1950 - Carlos J. BOYER died in Indiana.  Carlos was the son of Christopher C. BOYER and Nancy Ann McCOOL.

1971 - Sidney Dewitt AILES died in Pemberton, Ohio.  Sidney was the son of John Forsythe AILES and Rebecca Lovina DRUMM.

On This Day : November 26

1656 - Margaret CHENEY born in England.  Margaret was the daughter of Thomas CHENEY and Jane ATKINSON.  Margaret was my 9x-great grandmother.

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

1782 - Hannah HUNT born in Guilford County, North Carolina.  Hannah was the daughter of Isaiah HUNT and Elizabeth FLOYD.

1796 - William Berry TAYLOR married Susan Harrison GIBSON.  William was the son of Jonathan TAYLOR and Ann BERRY.

1806 - Hannah BEALS married William ELLIS.  Hannah was the daughter of Jacob BEALS and Elizabeth BLACKBURN.

1806 - David MIZE married Hannah PETER in Washington County, Kentucky.  David was the son of Isaac MIZE and Elizabeth ________.  Hannah was the daughter of Samuel PETER and Mary TAYLOR.  They were Eileen's 5x-great grandparents.

1815 - Samuel LEWIS born in Ohio.  Samuel was the son of Nathaniel LEWIS and Nancy Ann SNIDER.

1816 - William CANADAY married Anne HUNT.  William was the son of Charles CANADAY and Abigail FOSTER.

1847 - Mary Polly WOOLMAN died.  Mary was the daughter of James ALDERMAN and Catherine WARNER.

1850 - Coleby CHEW died.  Coleby was the son of Coleby CHEW and Frances LEARNED.

1874 - Hannah Leutitia LEMASTERS born.  Hannah was the daughter of Isaac LEMASTERS and Sarah Ann HESTON.

1874 - Luman Walker WEHRLY born.  Luman was the son of John P. WEHRLY and Catherine E. LEMASTERS.

1884 - Grace G. RANTS born in Jay County, Indiana.  Grace was the daughter of David F. RANTS and Nancy Margaret CUNNINGHAM.

1890 - Elizabeth GILBERT died.  Elizabeth was the daughter of Joseph HEATON and Mary Ann EVANS.

1891 - Lily Schaefer MILLER born in Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Indiana.  Lily was the daughter of Mathias MILLER and Elizabeth SCHAEFFER.

1893 - John William HUNT born.  John was the son of John A. HUNT and Ellanora Jane McLANE.

1964 - Lola May WHISLER died in Hamilton County, Indiana.  Lola was the daughter of Carey W. LAMBERTSON and Clara E. COOK.

1979 - Ernest SWAFFORD died in Dayton, Ohio.  Ernest was the son of George W. SWAFFORD and Elizabeth HAMILTON.

Black Sheep Sunday: Dillinger Gang Hides In The Loblolly

Source: Commercial-Review, Portland, Indiana, January 30, 1934, page 1.

Dillinger Gang Hides For Time In The Loblolly Near Geneva

Charles Makley, one of the Dillinger gang, who is now held in the Tucson, Ariz., jail, in telling of the movements of the gang in Indiana and Ohio after the prison break last September, said:

"We were in the Limberlost country of Gene Stratton Porter's books for a time.  It's not so wild any more, yet it has plenty of isolated spots where you can hide out for a few hours to rest.

"Once we got into Ohio, everything from then on was easy.  We had lots of gun battles, of cours, as we pulled the bank jobs, but we were never seriously threatened."

Jay county officers knew that the Dillinger gang was in this part of the state soon after the prison break.  The gang was recognized by Walter C. Krienke, who conducts the Loblolly dining car just north of Bryant, where highways 27, 67 and 18 connect.

Krienke is a former railroad detective and his years of training enables him to spot an outlaw much quicker than the average individual. He also has a retentive memory and pictures seen of criminals are retained by his trained mind.

Krienke was not an officer of the law at the time the gang stopped at his place and he could not summon help at the time.  However, officers were notified as soon as possible and a search was made in the vicinity of Bryant, but the gang was not found.  It is believed the desperadoes were on their way to Ohio when they stopped at the Loblolly.

No publicity was given at the time the gang appeared at the Loblolly dining car due to the fact the outlaws might return this way into Indiana, but state police were notified and a close watch kept.

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My paternal cousin, Harry PIERPONT (1902-1934) was a member of the Dillinger gang.  I found this article while on my last research trip to Jay County, hoping that the local paper might make mention of his connection to the area.

Whether or not the gang truly did stop in the Loblolly area, it certainly seems feasible.  Pierpont, Makley and Copeland should have been familiar with the area, and it's pretty much a straight shot over to Lima.

Krienke was made a state excise officer in 1935, according to newspaper reports found on Ancestry.com


Black Sheep Sunday – create a post with the main focus being an ancestor with a “shaded past.” Bring out your ne’er-do-wells, your cads, your black widows, your horse thieves and tell their stories. And don’t forget to check out the International Black Sheep Society of Genealogists (IBSSG). This is an ongoing series at GeneaBloggers.

On This Day : November 25

1681 - Samuel PIERCE born in Woburn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.  Samuel was the son of Samuel PIERCE and Lydia BACON.  Samuel was my 8x-great grandfather.

1738 - Jesse CHEW born in Gloucester County, New Jersey. Jesse was the son of Jeffrey CHEW and Amy DRIVER.  Jesse was my 6x-great grandfather.

1745 - Catherine Maria KAHRE married Heinrich Hermann RULLMANN.  Catherine was the daughter of Johann Jurgen KAHRE and Anna Katherine STEINMEIER.

1758 - Rachel MILLS married Robert HODGSON in Guilford County, North Carolina.  Rachel was the daughter of Thomas MILLS and Elizabeth HARROLD.

1761 - Frances MADISON died.  Frances was the daughter of James TAYLOR and Martha THOMPSON.

1798 - Jacob KEENEY born.  Jacob was the son of John S. KEENEY and Magdalena PETRY.

1798 - Adam YOUNG born in Berkeley County, Virginia.  Adam was the son of Charles YOUNG and Catherine Elizabeth KINT.

1814 - Mary Elizabeth McPHEETERS born.  Mary was the daughter of William McPHEETERS and Margaret Ann Curry McDANIEL.

1817 - Margaret Ann McPHEETERS born.  Margaret was the daughter of William McPHEETERS and Margaret Ann Curry McDANIEL.

1821 - Christopher C. BOYER born in Jackson Township, Franklin County, Ohio.  Christopher was the son of Martin BOYER and Anna BENNETT.  Christopher was Corinne's 4x-great grandfather.

1825 - Nathan C. BEALS married Elizabeth CHEW in Clinton County, Ohio.  Nathan was the son of John BEALS and Mary CARTER.  Elizabeth was the daughter of Andrew CHEW and Anna Marie BARTHUS.  They were my 5x-great grandparents.

1848 - Judiah Higgins EWING born.  Judiah was the son of John G. EWING and Hannah Kuhl HIGGINS.

1851 - Frances PUTMAN married James WATSON in Brown County, Indiana.  Frances was the daughter of James PUTMAN and Elizabeth KENDRICK.

1862 - Sally FENNER died.  Sally was the daughter of George POTTER and Mary STILLMAN.

1865 - Jane McVAY died in Shelby County, Ohio.  Jane was the daughter of Jacob LEMASTERS and Hannah ________.

1867 - William Isaac LEE born.  William was the son of Benjamin Franklin LEE and Mary Isabella THURMAN.

1868 - Albert E. FISHER born. Albert was the son of Lewis W. FISHER and Rebecca MARSHALL.

1884 - Clyde ANDERSON born in Crawford County, Pennsylvania.  Clyde was the son of Samuel Wallace ANDERSON and Lydie Louisa HALL.

1894 - Melinda KIMBALL died in Brown County, Ohio.  Melinda was the daughter of James Thomas JACOBS and Isabella FEILY.

1897 - Rachel H. HALEY died in Erie County, Ohio.  Rachel was the daughter of ________ GARY.  Rachel was my 3x-great grandmother.

1897 - Luman Walker WEHRLY married Almeda COLLINS.  Luman was the son of John P. WEHRLY and Catherine E. LEMASTERS.

1900 - Jeremiah Haines DEACON died in Mt. Holly, Burlington County, New Jersey.  Jeremiah was the son of Joseph DEACON and Beulah HAINES.

1902 - Winifred Emeline THRAVES born.  Winifred was the daughter of William Maxwell THRAVES and Ida Leone HUBER.

1910 - Margeriete CHIVLARE born in Warrick County, Indiana.  Margeriete was the daughter of Isaac C. CHIVLARE and Viola FOLLOWAY.

1944 - Thomas GROENENDYKE died in Madison County, Indiana.  Thomas was the son of Elias GROENENDYKE and Nancy JENKINS.

1985 - Alfred DEMPSEY died.  Alfred was the son of Daniel Andrew DEMPSEY and Nancy CHIVLARE.

Surname Saturday : Jacobs

The JACOBS surname is in my maternal line.  The origins of the surname are unknown, and no connection has yet been found to my paternal JACOBS line.

Stories and history :

Ahentafel # 99 : Elizabeth Jacobs (1811-1889).  Elizabeth was born June 30, 1811 in Adams County, Ohio.  She married July 2, 1829 in Brown County, Ohio to James R. Heaton (1805-1885).  James was born in 1805 in Loudon County, Virginia.  They raised 11 children in Brown County, Ohio before moving to Schuyler County, Missouri circa 1857.  James died April 9, 1885 in Schuyler County, Missouri.  Elizabeth died June 29, 1889 in Schuyler County, Missouri.  Both are buried in the Darby Cemetery, Schuyler County, Missouri.

Ahnentafel # 198 : James Thomas Jacobs (1789-1847).  James was born May 20, 1789 in Virginia.  He married August 5, 1808 in Adams County, Ohio to Isabella Feily (1793-1876).  Isabella was born June 10, 1793 in Pennsylvania. They raised 10 children in Adams and Brown Counties, Ohio.  Isabella died September 5, 1876 in Ohio.  James died September 1, 1847 in Brown County, Ohio.

Ahnentafel # 396 : William Jacobs (1765-1841).  William was born in 1765 in Virginia. He married in 1787 in Morgantown, Virginia to Sibell Littell (1769-1853).  Sibell was born May 5, 1769 in Virginia.  They raised 9 children in Virginia, Fleming County, Kentucky and Brown and Adams Counties, Ohio.  Sibell died September 9, 1853 in Adams County, Ohio.  William died in 1841 in Brown County, Ohio.

Ahnentafel # 792 : Jacob Jacobs.  Jacob married Hannah Johnson.  Nothing further is known at this time.

Related blog posts:

• Additional branch of the Jacobs line

Surname Saturday – create a post in which you discuss a surname and mention its origins, its geographical location(s) and how it fits into your genealogy research. Surname Saturday is an ongoing series at GeneaBloggers.

On This Day : November 24

1682 - Mary WRIGHT born.  Mary was the daughter of Alexander WRIGHT and Mary FERGUS.

1700 - Thomas PHILBRICK died in Hampton, Province of New Hampshire.  Thomas was the son of Thomas PHILBRICK and Elizabeth ________.  Thomas was my 9x-great grandfather.

1716 - Hubbard BURDICK born.  Hubbard was the son of Hubbard BURDICK and Hannah MAXSON.

1720 - John LEWIS married Anna CLARKE.  John was the son of Daniel LEWIS and Mary MAXSON.

1759 - Abigail MILLIKAN married John FRAZIER in Guilford County, North Carolina.  Abigail was the daughter of William MILLIKAN and Jane WHITE.

1784 - Zachary TAYLOR born in Orange County, Virginia.  Zachary was the son of Richard TAYLOR and Sarah Dabney STROTHER.

1793 - Mary BARKER born in Randolph County, North Carolina.  Mary was the daughter of Abner BARKER and Lydia OSBORNE.  Mary was my 5x-great grandmother.

1796 - Nathan CHEW born in Gloucester County, New Jersey.  Nathan was the son of Nathaniel CHEW and Sarah SPRINGER.

1810 - Charity MILLS married John GWIN.  Charity was the daughter of Aaron MILLS and Charity MENDENHALL.

1814 - Moses SWAFFORD died in Ft. Clayborn, Alabama.  Moses was the son of Abraham SWAFFORD and Jane HOWARD.

1819 - Jesse CARTER married Nancy KENDALL in North Carolina.  Jesse was the son of John CARTER and Sarah BEALS.

1824 - Anna Marie Ilsbein KAHRE married Christian Ludwig BOKENKROEGER.  Anna was the daughter of Johann Karl Ludwig KAHRE and Anna Marie Ilsbein KROEGER.

1848 - Selah MOULTON died in St. Albans, Licking County, Ohio.  Selah was the son of John MOULTON and Avis HURLBUT.  Selah was my 4x-great grandfather.

1850 - George Frederick HERVEY born.  George was the son of Byram H. HERVEY and Octavia PIERCE.

1853 - Isaac SMITH married Nancy CORRELL in Madison County, Ohio.  Isaac was the son of Seth SMITH and Nancy CLEMONS.

1853 - Henry Wise STOUT born in Adams County, Ohio.  Henry was the son of Moses B. STOUT and Nancy PARKER.

1871 - Elmer T. HADLEY born in Clark Township, Clinton County, Indiana.  Elmer was the son of Alfred HADLEY and Keziah K. OVERMAN.

1876 - Zaida SNIVELY born in Ohio.  Zaida was the daughter of Samuel SNIVELY and Mary S. LAMBERTSON.

1880 - William Homer HENDRIXSON born in Lewis Township, Brown County, Ohio.  William was the son of Ira F. HENDRIXSON and Mary Ann BERRY.

1887 - Amelia SAUER married Louis SCHWAMBACH.  Amelia was the daughter of George F. SAUER and Agnes Barbara HOFFHER.

1888 - Landon Marcellus SWAFFORD married Bertie Belle MARSH in Ray County, Missouri.  Landon was the son of John Calvin SWAFFORD and Mary Ellen SHIRLEY.

1892 - Perry Taylor CHIVLARE born in Warrick County, Indiana.  Perry was the son of Alpha Revis CHIVLARE and Clara Belle FOLLOWAY.

1905 - Alfred DEMPSEY born.  Alfred was the son of Daniel Andrew DEMPSEY and Nancy CHIVLARE.

1978 - William McClellan PIERCE died in Anderson, Madison County, Indiana.  William was the son of William Francis PIERCE and Vida MADDOX.

1981 - Lowell Clyde SWAFFORD died in Richmond, Missouri.  Lowell was the son of Arthur Clyde SWAFFORD and Katherine ACREE.

Death Certificate : John Adam Metzner, Jay County, Indiana (1895)

Source : John Metzner death certificate, Book H-2, page 51 (1895) Jay County, Indiana Health Department, Portland, Indiana.

Jay County Indiana
Geneology Death Record

Name : Metzner, John A.

Date of Death : 12/04/1895   Time: 0:00    Sex: M

Age: 55   Months: 0   Days: 0    Hours: 0   Minutes: 0

Birthdate :  [blank]     Place: Ohio

Death Address: Jay County, Indiana

Residence : Jay County, Indiana

County :   Jay County

Marital Status :  Married      Spouse:  [blank]

Race:  White     Occupation: [blank]

Father : John Metzner  Birth: Germany
Mother: Catherine Young Birth : France

Burial Date :  [blank]
Funeral home : [blank]

Address: [blank]

File Date : 12/14/1895 Book No: H-2   Page: 51  Local No: [blank]
Physician: J.A. Morehouse
Manner of Death : Natural

Cause of Death : Chronic diarrhea, hepatitis, peritonitis, knitis

The above death certificate is for my paternal 2nd-great grandfather, John Adam Metzner (1840-1895).  I obtained this copy of his death record on my most recent research trip to Jay County.

Facts that I already knew were his death date, December 4, 1895 and his place of birth as being Ohio. His obituary lists his place of birth as Licking County, Ohio. The time of death is not listed, but his obituary stated that he died at 7 o'clock in the evening, at his home in the north-east corner of Wayne township.

The death certificate named his parents as John Metzner born in Germany and Catherine Young born in France.  This corresponds with other information I have.

The death certificate also states he was married.  His wife, Clara (Moulton) Metzner outlived him nearly four more years.

The death certificate notes the physician was J.A. Morehouse and that the cause of death was chronic diarrhea, hepatitis, peritonitis and knitis.  That does sound painful.

He was a veteran of the Civil War, having been severely wounded near Burnt Hickory during the Atlanta campaign.

On This Day : November 23

1702 - Thomas PIERCE born.  Thomas was the son of Benjamin PIERCE and Mary REED.

1723 - William REYNOLDS married Mary BROWN.  William was the son of Henry REYNOLDS and Prudence CLAYTON.  Mary was the daughter of William BROWN and Catherine WILLIAMS.  They were my 8x-great grandparents.

1734 - Jacob STICKEL married Maria SCHWARTZ in Egenhausen, Württemberg. Jacob was the son of Christoph STICKEL and Anna BRAÜN.  Maria was the daughter of Martin ________ and Magdalena SCHWARTZ.  They were my 7x-great grandparents.

1739 - Mary MAXSON born.  Mary was the daughter of John MAXSON and Hannah MAXSON.

1743 - Claus Heinrich KAHRE died.  Claus was the son of Johann Jurgen KAHRE and Anna Katherine STEINMEIER.

1753 - Samuel GROENENDYKE died in Flatbush, Long Island.  Samuel was the son of Pieter GROENENDYKE and Marrittie de LA NOY.  Samuel was my 8x-great grandfather.

1761 - Johannis ANTONIDES married Sarah VAN DORN.  Johannis was the son of Johannis ANTONIDES and Johanna KOUWENHOVEN.

1773 - Samuel WARDLAW born in Augusta County, Virginia.  Samuel was the son of Robert WARDLAW and Janet DOWNEY.  Samuel was my 5x-great grandfather.

1795 - Thomas SUMNER born in Surry County, North Carolina.  Thomas was the son of Bowater SUMNER and Rebeckah BURRAS.

1806 - Martha HARVEY died in Orange County, North Carolina.  Martha was the  daughter of Nathaniel NEWLIN and Jane WOODWARD.

1807 - John SUTTON married Rachel DAVIS in Harrison County, Virginia.  John was the son of Cornelius SUTTON and Elizabeth APPLEGATE.

1816 - Nathan JACKSON married Susan POTTER.  Nathan was the son of Curtis JACKSON and Ruth BEALS.

1828 - Amos BOYER born in Franklin County, Ohio.  Amos was the son of Martin BOYER and Anna BENNETT.

1872 - John Arthur BRITTON born.  John was the son of Josiah Cole BRITTON and Elenor Creveling EWING.

1874 - William Henry METZNER married Angeline MEED in Jay County, Indiana.  William was the son of William METZNER and Barbara POWELL.

1878 - James A. STOUT died.  James was the son of Jesse STOUT and Sarah MORRISON.

1881 - Lola M. DUFFEY born.  Lola was the daughter of Daniel F. DUFFEY and Susannah LEEDY.

1894 - Fred Marion BIRDWELL born in Kilgore, Gregg County, Texas.  Fred was the son of William Ezekiel BIRDWELL and Dora Alice FLANAGAN.

1897 - Orvey Vincie LEE born.  Orvey was the son of William Nation LEE and Laura Belle COX.

1912 - Mary DWIGGINS married Everett DYER.  Mary was the daughter of James H. DWIGGINS and Eliza Margaret KING.

1967 - Charles Riggs WRIGHT died.  Charles was the son of Joseph W. WRIGHT and Rebecca Ann HEATON.

Thank you for following

On Thanksgiving, I wanted to give a thank-you to those of you who have been following this blog in one manner or another.  

My intention is to have more content and better quality posts after the first of the year and I complete the "On This Day" series.

Hope you and yours have a wonderful holiday season and much success in family history research in the coming year.

Please take a moment and let me know how we are connected in the comments.  I would also be interested to know how you follow the blog and how you found it.