Saturday, December 29, 2012

Surname Saturday : Mills

The MILLS surname is in my maternal line.  The origins of the surname appear to be English.

Stories and history :

Ahnentafel # 119 : Hannah Mills (1833-1914).  Hannah was born January 9, 1833 in Morgan County, Indiana.  Hannah married August 11, 1855 in Monrovia, Morgan County, Indiana to Isaac S. Poe (1830-1909).  Isaac was born August 20, 1830 in Chatham County, North Carolina.  He served in Company E, 12th Indiana Infantry during the Civil War.  They raised 7 children in Morgan and Hamilton Counties, Indiana.  Isaac died November 20, 1909 in Norton, Norton County, Kansas.  Hannah died March 9, 1914 in Norton, Norton County, Kansas.

Ahnentafel # 238 : Henry Mills (1780-1833).  Henry was born March 31, 1780 in Guilford County, North Carolina.  Henry married January 10, 1810 in Jefferson County, Tennessee to Hannah Woodward (1790-1862).  Hannah was born September 3, 1790 in Guilford County, North Carolina.  They raised 10 children.  Hannah died June 22, 1862 in Morgan County, Indiana.  Henry died March 16, 1833 in Morgan County, Indiana.

Ahnentafel # 476 : Aaron Mills (1749-1794).  Aaron was born December 22, 1749 in Virginia.  Aaron married January 18, 1774 in Guilford County, North Carolina to Charity Mendenhall (1754-1836).  Charity was born January, 19, 1754 in Guilford County, North Carolina.  They raised 10 children.  Charity died February 19, 1836.  Aaron died December 15, 1794 in Guilford County, North Carolina.

Ahnentafel # 952 : Henry Mills (1720-1810).  Henry was born September 23, 1720 in Chester County, Pennsylvania.  Henry married January 18, 1740 in Virginia to Hannah Thornburg (1725-1791).  Hannah was born in 1725.  They raised 11 children.  Hannah died March 27, 1791 in Guilford County, North Carolina.  Henry died October 10, 1810 in Guilford County, North Carolina.

Ahnentafel # 1904 : John Mills (1688-1760).  John was born in 1688, probably in England.  John married in 1708 in Chester County, Pennsylvania to Rebecca ________. Rebecca was born circa 1688 and died in 1740 in Monocacy, Maryland.  They were the parents of 5 children. John married secondly in 1742 to Rebecca ________. They were the parents of 7 children.  John died November 24, 1760 in Guilford County, North Carolina.

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On This Day : December 29

1733 - Michael CHEW married Amy PAUL in Gloucester County, New Jersey.  Michael was the son of John CHEW and Sarah JENNINGS.

1737 - Thomas FESSENDEN married Ann PHILLEBROWN.  Thomas was the son of Nicholas FESSENDEN and Margaret CHENEY.

1747 - Deborah HADLEY born.  Deborah was the daughter of Joshua HADLEY and Patience BROWN.

1750 - Silas MAXSON born.  Silas was the son of David MAXSON and Abigail GREENMAN.

1763 - Jonathan MAXSON married Mary WOODMANSEE.  Jonathan was the son of Jonathan MAXSON and Jemima MUMFORD.

1794 - Alexander WRIGHT married Elizabeth WRIGHT in Midlothian, Scotland.  Alexander was the son of James WRIGHT and Betty HAMILTON.

1799 - Hannah JACKSON married David BRANSON.  Hannah was the daughter of John JACKSON and Phebe BEALS.

1803 - Elizabeth MAXSON born in Harrison County, Virginia.  Elizabeth was the daughter of Jesse MAXSON and Sarah SUTTON.

1808 - Elisha Dunham CHEW married Elizabeth HERITAGE in Gloucester County, New Jersey.  Elisha was the son of Nathaniel CHEW and Sarah SPRINGER.

1817 - Jonathan DAVIS born.  Jonathan was the son of Ananias DAVIS and Rebecca CLAYTON.

1824 - Mary LUNDY died in Kingwood, Hunterdon County, New Jersey.  Mary was the daughter of Samuel WILLSON and Deborah WILLETS.

1831 - Rebecca West CHEW married Charles LOCK.  Rebecca was the daughter of Nathaniel CHEW and Mary WEST.

1842 - Ezekiel Cooper CHEW married Caroline Bishop WOOLSTON in New Jersey.  Ezekiel was the son of Nathaniel CHEW and Mary WEST.  Caroline was the duaghter of Abel B. WOOLSTON and Rachel WOOLSTON.  They were my 3x-great grandparents.

1851 - Melvina M. MAXON married William DODGSON in Greene County, Pennsylvania.  Melvina was the daughter of Stephen MAXON and Rachel COOK.

1855 - Abraham W. BEALS died in Hancock County, Ohio.  Abraham was the son of Abraham BEALS and Rebecca WEIRMAN.

1855 - Isaac MILLS died.  Isaac was the son of Aaron MILLS and Charity MENDENHALL.

1891 - Leotes KING born.  Leotes was the son of James Alfred KING and Ella Mae LOWERY.

1893 - Cordia Ann THACKER born. Cordia was the daughter of Charles A. THACKER and Mary SWAFFORD.

1896 - Rhoda M. CHIVLARE born. Rhoda was the daughter of Alpha Revis CHIVLARE and Clara Belle FOLLOWAY.

1901 - Cora Della KING married Mark O. JACKLEY in Madison County, Indiana. Cora was the daughter of David KING and Litha Ann Trumilis D'Amsel MAY.

1903 - Lillian BOYER born in Indiana.  Lillian was the daughter of Carlos J. BOYER and Cordie Bell WHITE.

1907 - David Madison FLANAGAN died in Navarro, Texas.  David was the son of William Jackson FLANAGAN and Elizabeth JACKSON.

1912 - Sylvia Maxine SWAFFORD born in Ray County, Missouri.  Sylvia was the daughter of John William SWAFFORD and Viola Mae MILLER.

1926 - Levi WARDLOW died in Washington Township, Brown County, Ohio.  Levi was the son of Arana WARDLOW and Adelina D. DENNIS.

1936 - Elizabeth COOK died in Hutchinson, Reno County, Kansas.  Elizabeth was the daughter of George COOK and Matilda JACOBS.

Friday, December 28, 2012

On This Day : December 28

1686 - Isaac PIERCE died in Woburn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.  Isaac was the son of Thomas PIERCE and Rachel BACON.

1703 - John FESSENDEN married Sarah SQUIRES in Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.  John was the son of Nicholas FESSENDEN and Margaret CHENEY.

1759 - Adam BURDICK born in Hopkinton, Rhode Island.  Adam was the son of Nathan BURDICK and Goodeth MAXSON.

1774 - Rachel McPHEETERS born.  Rachel was the daughter of William McPHEETERS and Rachel MOORE.

1785 - Joseph WHITE born.  Joseph was the son of John WHITE and Rebecca HAINES.

1798 - Catharine ANTONIDES born.  Catharine was the daughter of Cornelius ANTONIDES and Marie VAN SICKLEN.

1809 - Horace PIERCE born.  Horace was the son of Elijah PIERCE and Patty MOULTON.

1812 - Isabella GRIMES born.  Isabella was the daughter of Benjamin GRIMES and Catherine HAYNES.

1822 - Christian ERB died.  Christian was the son of Jacob ERB and Magdalene SCHRANTZ.

1823 - Susan Octavia McPHEETERS born.  Susan was the daughter of William McPHEETERS and Margaret Ann Curry McDANIEL.

1833 - John HEATON born.  John was the son of Joseph HEATON and Mary Ann EVANS.

1850 - Hannah BURDICK died in Hopkington, Rhode Island.  Hannah was the daughter of Torey MAXSON and Martha LANPHERE.

1859 - Eli W. SHAW died in Madison County, Indiana.  Eli was the son of William SHAW and Mary HECK.

1859 - Stephen MAXON died.  Stephen was the son of Stephen MAXON and Margaret BRANNON.

1870 - Blanche Bertha LEWIS born in Jay County, Indiana.  Blanche was the daughter of Albert Garrison ASHCRAFT and Ermina PETRY.

1876 - Rebecca LOUDERBACK born in Brown County, Illinois.  Rebecca was the daughter of George W. LOUDERBACK and Sarah Ellen CROCKETT.

1885 - Arthur Raymond LeMASTER born in Jay County, Indiana.  Arthur was the son of Luman Walker LeMASTERS and Mary Keziah CHEW.

1886 - Nora SWAFFORD born. Nora was the daughter of John Marshall SWAFFORD and Mary Elizabeth LEE.

1889 - Alice DAVIS born.  Alice was the daughter of Reuben H. DAVIS and Sarah McCLOY.

1908 - John Wesley BRUNER died.  John was the son of Andrew Jackson BRUNER and Selina HAWORTH.

1912 - Bertie May CUMMINGS married Charles Allen BOOK in Piggott, Arkansas.  Bertie was the daughter of St. Patrick Merlin CUMMINGS and Melinda Ellen PACE.

1915 - Margaret CUMMINGS died in Dyer County, Tennessee.  Margaret was Eileen's great-grandmother.

1929 - Mary P. PETRY died in Jay County, Indiana.  Mary was the daughter of Luman Walker LeMASTERS and Nancy YOUNG.

1947 - Julia Bell BURCHFIEL died in Berkeley, California.  Julia was the daughter of Andrew Jackson BRUNER and Selina HAWORTH.

Thursday, December 27, 2012

On This Day : December 27

1669 - Joseph CHEW married Margaret MILES.  Joseph was the son of John CHEW and Sarah GALE.

1680 - Mary CLARKE born in Westerly, Rhode Island.  Mary was the daughter of Joseph CLARKE and Bethiah HUBBARD.

1682 - John HUTCHINSON married Hannah ROOT in Northampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts.  John was the son of Ralph HUTCHINSON and Alice _______.

1685 - Mercer BROWN born.  Mercer was the daughter of William BROWN and Ann MERCER.

1712 - Avis MAXSON born in Westerly, Rhode Island.  Avis was the daughter of John MAXSON and Judith CLARKE.

1732 - James TAYLOR born.  James was the son of James TAYLOR and Alice THORNTON.

1747 - John BEESON died in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.  John was the son of Richard BEESON and Charity GRUBB.

1754 - Carey BURDICK married Dorcas COTTRELL.  Carey was the son of Thomas BURDICK and Dorothy MAXSON.

1755 - John MOULTON born in Windsor, Hartford County, Connecticut. John was the son of Samuel MOULTON and Phoebe ________.  John was my 5x-great grandfather.

1798 - Hannah RAINS born.  Hannah was the daughter of Anthony RAINS and Nancy GRAHAM.

1806 - William MAXSON born. William was the son of Jonathan MAXSON and Mary MAGDILINE.

1827 - Sarah Jane HEATON born in Brown County, Ohio.  Sarah was the daughter of Alexander S. HEATON and Jemima SHAW.

1833 - Rachel FAULKNER born.  Rachel was the daughter of Solomon FAULKNER and Ruth BEALS.

1842 - Elizabeth PITTS died.  Elizabeth was the daughter of Samuel STANLEY and Sarah WILLIAMS.

1862 - Catherine E. CUNNINGHAM born.  Catherine was the daughter of William E. CUNNINGHAM and Rachel LeMASTERS.

1863 - Charity MILLS died.  Charity was the daughter of Henry MILLS and Hannah WOODWARD.

1886 - Jemima HUDDLESTON died in Jackson Township, Champaign County, Ohio.  Jemima was the daughter of Michael SILLS and Rosana FETTERS.

1886 - George SWAFFORD married Nancy Kathleen THACKER in Ray County, Missouri.  George was the son of James SWAFFORD and Rebecca Ann BALLARD.

1891 - Jarah Albert STOUT married Ida May SHEARS in Palestine, Crawford County, Illinois.  Jarah was the son of Moses B. STOUT and Nancy PARKER.

1892 - Earl KING born.  Earl was the son of James Alfred KING and Ella May LOWERY.

1893 - Edna DAVIS born. Edna was the daughter of Joseph Newton DAVIS and Almeda DAVIS.

1939 - Jewell FIELDS died in Richmond, Missouri.  Jewell was the son of Thomas Henry FIELDS and Dessie May LEE.

Wednesday, December 26, 2012

Marriage License & Return: John L. LeMaster to Dortha L. Delauter, 1920


Source: Jay County, Indiana, Original Marriage License, "John L. LeMaster to Dortha L. Delauter, 1920"; 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, Greeting:

Know Ye, That any person empowered by Law to solemnize Marriages is hereby authorized to join together as Husband and Wife

Mr. John L. LeMaster

and

Miss Dortha L. Delauter

and for so doing this shall be his sufficient authority.

In Testimony Whereof, I, Hanson F. Mills Clerk of the Jay Circuity Court, hereunto subscribe my name and affix the seal of said Court at Portland, this 2nd day of July 1920.

Hanson F. Mills Clerk
Jay Circuit Court

State of Indiana, Jay County, SS:

This Certifies, that I joined in Marriage as Husband and Wife, John L. LeMaster and Miss Dortha L. Delauter on the second day of July 1920

Jesse H. Nall Minister


Source: Jay County, Indiana, Original Marriage Return, "John L. LeMaster to Dortha L. Delauter, 1920"; County Marriage Returns Collection; Jay County Historical Society; Portland, Indiana.

Indiana State Board of Health

Return of a Marriage to County Clerk

1. Full Name of GROOM John L. LeMaster
2, Place of Residence Jay Co. Ind.
3. Occupation Rubber Worker
4. Age Next Birthday 19 years Color White Race Caucasian
5. Place of Birth Jay Co. Ind Nationality American
6. Father's Name Luman c. LeMaster
7. Mother's Maiden Name Barbara Weherly
8. Number of Groom's Marriage first
9. Full Name of BRIDE Miss Dortha L. Delauter
10. Place of Residence Jay Co. Ind. Occupation Phone operator
11. Age Next Birthday 18 years.  Color White Race Caucasian
12. Place of Birth Jay Co. Ind. Nationality American
13. Father's Name W.O. Delauter
14. Mother's Maiden Name Pearl M. Erhart
15. Number of Bride's Marriage first
16. Married at Portland, in the County of Jay and State of Indiana, the 2nd day of July 1920.
17. Witnesses to Marriage W.O. Delauter
Luman C. LeMaster

Marriage solemnized by J.H. Nall, Clergyman

Dated at Portland, Ind this 2nd day of July 1920.


This record of the marriage of John Leland LeMaster (1902-1980) and Dortha LeEtta Delauter (1902-1976) was located at the Jay County Historical Society in Portland, Indiana.

John was my paternal great-uncle.  Later in life he was a teacher and principal, but at the time of his marriage he was a rubber worker and his bride was a telephone operator.

Dortha's parents were W. Otto Delauter and Pearl Earhart.  John's parents were Luman Cooper LeMaster and Barbara Isabelle Wehrly.

Until I found this record I didn't realize they were married in Portland.  I do not know of any significance of the clergyman who performed the ceremony.

On This Day : December 26

1677 - Hannah SEWALL born.  Hannah was the daughter of John SEWALL and Hannah FESSENDEN.

1727 - Dorothy FREEMAN married Isaac WILLIAMS in Preston, Connecticut.  Dorothy was the daughter of John FREEMAN and Abigail WITTER.

1734 - John PHILBRICK married Judith SANBORN in Hampton, Province of New Hampshire.  John was the son of Thomas PHILBRICK and Abigail ________.  Judith was the daughter of Enoch SANBORN and Elizabeth DENETT.  They were my 6x-great grandparents.

1753 - Christoffel GROENENDYKE born in Kingston, Middlesex County, New Jersey.  Christoffel was the son of Johannes GROENENDYKE and Sarah Ann LAKE.

1753 - Joseph CHEW died.  Joseph was the son of Nathaniel CHEW and Mary CLARK.

1766 - Johann Karl Ludwig KAHRE born in Kummerdingsen, Westphalia.  Johann was the son of Johann Jurgen KAHRE and Anna Catherine Elisabeth OBERMEIER.

1792 - Hannah BEALS married Isaac WILLIAMS.  Hannah was the daughter of Thomas BEALS and Sarah ANTRIM.

1793 - William JACKSON born.  William was the son of John JACKSON and Phebe BEALS.

1796 - Molly PATRICK died. Molly was the daughter of John PATRICK and Janett McPHEETERS.

1806 - Jerusha WEST married Isaac ADAMA in Jefferson County, Tennessee.  Jerusha was the daughter of Thomas WEST and Rachel OLIPHANT.

1813 - Jane MAXSON born in Ohio.  Jane was the daughter of Jesse MAXSON and Sarah SUTTON.

1822 - Philander WARDLOW married Margaret HOSS in Brown County, Ohio.  Philander was the son of William WARDLOW and Isabel NESBIT.

1839 - Sarah SHELDON died in Brown County, Ohio. Sarah was the daughter of William JACOBS and Sibell LITTELL.

1846 - Rogers DAVIS died.  Rogers was the son of John DAVIS and Bethia ROGERS.

1850 - Susannah BEALS married Thomas CLEVENGER. Susannah was the daughter of Daniel BEALS and Susannah JACKSON.

1852 - William Jefferson SWAFFORD born in Tennessee. William was the son of Richard SWAFFORD and Malinda C. SWAFFORD.

1856 - Nancy PETRY died.  Nancy was the daughter of Stephen PETRY.

1859 - Martha J. METZNER born in Jay County, Indiana.  Martha was the daughter of John METZNER and Catherine YOUNG.

1867 - Jacob LeMASTERS married Sarah Ann HALFHILL in Jay County, Indiana.  Jacob was the son of Luman Walker LeMASTERS and Nancy YOUNG.

1867 - Nancy ERVIN married Walter CARR in White County, Indiana.  Nancy was the daughter of Moses ERVIN and Martha SMITH.

1894 - Jessie Lillian LOOFBOUROW married John Crandall CHATFIELD in Valley County, Nebraska.  Jessie was the daughter of William Wade LOOFBOUROW and Martha Julesa LeMASTERS.

1901 - Lyman PIERCE married Lavina SUNDERLAND in Delaware County, Indiana.  Lyman was the son of Edmund G. PIERCE and Catherine GROENENDYKE.

1901 - James Burrell LEE married Eliza Jane TAYLOR in Bledsoe County, Tennessee.  James was the son of Benjamin Franklin LEE and Mary Isabella THURMAN.

1911 - Catherine E. WEHRLY died in Portland, Jay County, Indiana.  Catherine was the daughter of Luman Walker LeMASTERS and Nancy YOUNG.

1916 - Joseph Evans HEATON died in Eagle Township, Brown County, Ohio.  Joseph was the son of Joseph HEATON and Mary Ann EVANS.

1947 - Ida Isabelle  COFFELT died in Everest, Kansas.  Ida was the daughter of Daniel COFFELT and Rebecca A. SWAFFORD.

1954 - Grace Violet DAVIS died in Richmond, Missouri.  Grace was the daughter of James Calvin SWAFFORD and Louisa Catherine LEE.

1961 - Alice May SAXTON died in Denver, Denver County, Colorado.  Alice was the daughter of George Washington PLANK and Inez May BABCOCK.

1970 - Orilla Catherine ANDREWS died in Grant County, Indian.  Catherine was the daughter of William P. WEHRLY and Olive Jane SMITH.

Tuesday, December 25, 2012

Hearty Greetings For Christmas



Dear Aunt and Uncle -


I will be glad when I see you Xmas.  I said this morn that I would ride my bicycle in front of the ford Sun. when I go to Ruthies.  That is about all I talk about.  I have a cold I cough a good bit, on the account Revival meeting I wont go to Ruths while you are there for I will take more cold going to church every night.  But you come here and stay several days (That farm traded for a property in town)


From Mildred Miller


Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Stuber
Spencerville Ohio
R.R. # 5


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This postcard, postmarked December 1921 from New Corydon, Indiana, was sent to my paternal great-aunt and uncle, Clarence and Vera (Haley) Stuber, by their niece, Mildred Miller, daughter of Vera's sister, Mary.


The Ruth mentioned in the card was my grandmother, Ruth Haley.

On This Day : December 25

1646 - Elizabeth PIERCE born.  Elizabeth was the daughter of Thomas PIERCE and Elizabeth COLE.

1684 - Rebecca WOODBURY born in Beverly, Essex County, Massachusetts.  Rebecca was the daughter of Peter WOODBURY and Sarah DODGE.

1707 - Esther JOHNSON died.  Esther was the daughter of Thomas WISWALL and Elizabeth BERBAGE.

1749 - Cyllania WOOLSTON married Samuel WOOLSTON in Mt. Holly, Burlington County, New Jersey.  Cyllania was the daughter of John WOOLSTON and Sarah POWELL.  Samuel WOOLSTON was the son of Samuel WOOLSTON and Susanna BUDD.  They were my 7x-great grandparents.

1750 - Elias KOUWENHOVEN died in Middleton, Monmouth County, New Jersey.  Elias was the son of Pieter Williamse VAN KOUWENHOVEN and Patience DAWS.

1780 - Sarah HUNT born in Guilford County, North Carolina.  Sarah was the daughter of Isaiah HUNT and Elizabeth FLOYD.

1780 - Christian Friedrich KAHRE born in Kummerdingsen, Westphalia.  Christian was the son of Johann Friedrich KAHRE and Anna Marie Wilhelmine KIRSCHOFF.

1817 - Caty WILLIAMS married Joseph CURL in Guilford County, North Carolina.  Caty was the daughter of Silas WILLIAMS and Mary HUNT.

1840 - Mary S. LAMBERTSON born in Franklin County, Indiana.  Mary was the daughter of John LAMBERTSON and Sarah A. WILLSON.

1843 - Magdalena GOCKLEY died.  Magdalena was the daughter of Ulrich SCHERCH and Anna SWARR.

1845 - Elizabeth Jane JACOBS married Abraham Duncan ELLIS in Ohio.  Elizabeth was the daughter of James Thomas JACOBS and Isabella FEILY.

1845 - Mary E. LEE married Thomas Nasson SWAFFORD in Bledsoe County, Tennessee.  Mary was the daughter of Burrell Russell LEE and Louhaney SWAFFORD.

1855 - Leander LEWIS born in Huntington County,  Indiana.  Leander was the son of Solomon LEWIS and Margaret RINEHART.

1867 - Elmer C. BOWMAN born in Eagleton, Hamilton County, Indiana.  Elmer was the son of Levi Reynolds BOWMAN and Almarinda Clementine NEUGEN.

1873 - George Washington IVEY married Nancy Adaline FINDLEY in Marshall County, Kentucky.  George was the son of Thomas W. IVEY.  George was Eileen's 2x-great grandfather.

1875 - John Webster McPHEETERS born.  John was the son of John Bovell McPHEETERS and Margaret HOWELL.

1875 - Osa MENGLE died.  Osa was the son of David L. MENGLE and Ellen W. LAMBERTSON.

1882 - Bessie Mary ANDERSON born in Crawford County, Pennsylvania.  Bessie was the daughter of Samuel Wallace ANDERSON and Lydie Louisa HALL.

1885 - George W. ALDERMAN married Sarah JARRARD in Greenville, Bond County, Illinois.  George was the son of William Perry ALDERMAN and Elizabeth Ann LEE.

1888 - Carrie KING married Charles C. TOPP in Marion County, Indiana.  Carrie was the daughter of Cornelius KING and Indiana BURKHART.

1890 - Ida Leone HUBER married William Maxwell THRAVES.  Ida was the daughter of Walter F. HUBER and Emeline YOUNG.

1892 - Margaret DAVIS born.  Margaret was the daughter of Reuben H. DAVIS and Sarah McCLOY.

1893 - Orilla Catherine WEHRLY married Arthur B. ANDREWS.  Orilla was the daughter of William P. WEHRLY and Olive Jane SMITH.

1894 - Edith Mabel HUBER married Arthur RATHBURN.  Edith was the daughter of Walter F. HUBER and Emeline YOUNG.

1895 - Elias A. PIERCE married Flora J. CURTIS in Madison County, Indiana.  Elias was the son of Edmund G. PIERCE and Catherine GROENENDYKE.

1895 - Lucina CUMMINGS married Frank WAGNER in Dyer County, Tennessee.  Lucina was the daughter of Wyatt CUMMINGS and Margaret HENSON.

1896 - Bertie May CUMMINGS born in Union County, Tennessee.  Bertie was the daughter of St. Patrick Merlin CUMMINGS and Melinda Ellen PACE.

1899 - Edward E. WRIGHT married Martha Jane STARR in Alexandria, Madison County, Indiana.  Edward was the son of Joseph W. WRIGHT and Rebecca Ann HEATON.

1903 - Amanda A. METZNER married Fred Joseph AXE in Jay County, Indiana.  Amanda was the daughter of William F. METZNER and Mary Ann HALEY.

1907 - Ethel Gertrude CHALFANT married Earl Thompson STOSNIDER.  Ethel was the daughter of Solomon Elija CHALFANT and Matilda Gregg MAXON.

1959 - Sherrivan McGILL died in Richmond, Missouri.  Sherrivan was the daughter of Cleatus Van BURNINE and Elsie Lee SWAFFORD.

1978 - Jesse Omer PENISTEN died.  Jesse was the son of George Washington PENISTEN and Jemimah STIGLEMAN.

Monday, December 24, 2012

On This Day : December 24

1740 - David CRANDALL born.  David was the son of John F. CRANDALL and Elizabeth LEWIS.

1757 - Anna MAXSON married David RANDALL.  Anna was the daughter of Joshua MAXSON and Anna SLACK.

1766 - Rachel PATRICK born.  Rachel was the daughter of John PATRICK and Janett McPHEETERS.

1782 - Jemima STANLEY born in Guilford Couny, North Carolina.  Jemima was the daughter of Strangeman STANLEY and Jemima MILLS.

1787 - Mosher MAXSON died in Monmouth County, New Jersey.  Mosher was the son of Joseph MAXSON and Bethiah MAXSON.

1788 - James GAMBLE born.  James was the son of John GAMBLE and Rebecca McPHEETERS.

1799 - Charity HOGGATT died.  Charity was the daughter of Henry MILLS and Hannah THORNBURG.

1810 - Beulah Haines WOOLSTON born in Burlington County, New Jersey.  Beulah was the daughter of Samuel WOOLSTON and Hannah HAINES.

1818 - Noah YOUNG born in Pickaway County, Ohio.  Noah was the son of Charles YOUNG and Nancy SCOTHORN.

1827 - Daniel BEALS born.  Daniel was the son of Daniel BEALS and Catherine JACKSON.

1828 - John Blackburn BALES born in Ohio.  John was the son of Solomon BEALS and Elizabeth JOHN.

1837 - Henry CANADAY died.  Henry was the son of John CANADAY and Margaret THORNBURGH.

1846 - Solomon PETRY married Anna SHURLEY.  Solomon was the son of Jacob PETRY and Magdalena MILLER.

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

1863 - Christina LEWIS married Peter RINEHART in Henry County, Indiana.  Christina was the daughter of Solomon LEWIS and Margaret RINEHART.

1868 - Elisha KING married Anna B. ROSS in Wabash County, Indiana.  Elisha was the son of William KING and Nancy Ann OWINGS.

1868 - Nathan KING married Anzelleta HOLDREN in Wabash County, Indiana.  Nathan was the son of William KING and Nancy Ann OWINGS.

1872 - Mary A. HENDRIXSON married Francis Marion LINDSEY in Brown County, Ohio.  Mary was the daughter of Allen HENDRIXSON and Sarah Ann WRIGHT.

1874 - Norman Delmar PATTERSON married Alice Elizabeth LAVELY in Bucyrus, Crawford County, Ohio.  Norman was the son of James C. PATTESON and Amanda Cassandra MAXON.

1877 - Dora Ella SWAFFORD born in Ray County, Missouri.  Dora was the daughter of Samuel Richard SWAFFORD and Susan Isabell McGAUGH.

1882 - Henry Mills POE married Emily J. MUTCHMORE in Sicily Township, Gage County, Nebraska.  Henry was the son of Isaac S. POE and Hannah MILLS.

1885 - William Nation LEE married Flora Bell COX in Ray County, Missouri.  William was the son of Robert E. LEE and Frances A. CROWLEY.

1886 - Margaret SWAFFORD born in Bradley County, Tennessee.  Margaret was the daughter of John Aaron SWAFFORD and Bell SEABORN.

1886 - Fina SWAFFORD married James F. BASHAM in Ray County, Missouri.  Fina was the daughter of John B. SWAFFORD and Nancy Rowena MILLARD.

1887 - Mary DWIGGINS born in Indiana.  Mary was the daughter of James H. DWIGGINS and Eliza Margaret KING.

1892 - Nancy Elizabeth LEE married John Anderson TOLLETT.  Nancy was the daughter of William M. LEE and Elizabeth BROWN.

1896 - Martin BOYER born.  Martin was the son of Benjamin BOYER and Susan FUNK.

1913 - Ellen WRIGHT died in Monroe Township, Madison County, Indiana.  Ellen was the daughter of Daniel KING and Elizabeth SHAW.  Ellen was my 2x-great grandmother.

Sunday, December 23, 2012

On This Day : December 23

1673 - Thomas PIERCE born in Woburn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.  Thomas was the son of John PIERCE and Deborah CONVERS.

1686 - Isaac PIERCE born in Woburn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.  Isaac was the son of Thomas PIERCE and Rachel BACON.

1698 - John POWELL married Elizabeth PARKER in Burlington County, New Jersey.  John was the son of Robert POWELL and Prudence ________.  Elizabeth was the daughter of George PARKER and Sarah ________.  They were my 8x-great grandparents.

1705 - Simon HADLEY born. Simon was the son of Simon HADLEY and Ruth ________.

1711 - Patience BABCOCK born.  Patience was the daughter of Robert BABCOCK and Lydia CRANDALL.

1735 - Moses HURLBUT married Rebecca WARNER.  Moses was the son of Joseph HURLBUT and Mary CASTLE.  Rebecca was the daughter of Ebenezer WARNER and Martha GILPIN.  They were my 7x-great grandparents.

1761 - Mary HUNT married William ROBINSON in Guilford County, North Carolina.  Mary was the daughter of Thomas HUNT and Ann BEALS.

1769 - Anna WOODBURY died.  Anna was the daughter of Peter WOODBURY and Sarah DODGE.

1801 - Jonathan PEFLEY born in Botetourt County, Virginia.  Jonathan was the son of Henry PEFLEY and Susannah BORNDRAGAR.

1820 - Phebe SUMNER married William REECE.  Phebe was the daughter of Bowater SUMNER and Rebeckah BURRAS.

1821 - Nathan YOUNG born in Pickaway County, Ohio.  Nathan was the son of Charles YOUNG and Nancy SCOTHORN.

1826 - Anne Marie Louise Charlotte BOLLING born in Schnathorst, Westphalia. Anne was the daughter of Friedrich Wilhelm BOLLING and Anna Marie Louise KAHRE.

1842 - Sarah A. BUCHER born in Maryland.  Sarah was the daughter of Nicholas BUCHER and Catherine PETRY.

1847 - Joshua Vickers MILLHOUS married Elizabeth Price GRIFFITH in Washington County, Pennsylvania.  Joshua was the son of William MILLHOUS and Martha VICKERS.

1856 -  Elizabeth SILLS died in Jackson Township, Champaign County, Ohio.  Elizabeth was the daughter of Michael SILLS and Rosanna FETTERS.

1874 - Foster MAXSON born in Muscatine County, Iowa.  Foster was the son of Willard MAXSON and Phebe R. HUTCHINSON.

1883 - Henry MIGUET married Katherine JARRETT in Buchanan County, Iowa.  Henry was the son of Claud Francis MIGUET and Eliza NETCOTT.  Katherine was the daughter of Judson JARRETT and Jane WOODS.  They were Corinne's 3x-great grandfather.

1883 - Margaret Lena RICHARDS born.  Margaret was the daughter of John Thomas RICHARDS and Mary Jane CROCKETT.

1883 - LeRoy Garfield WEHRLY died in Jay County, Indiana.  LeRoy was the son of William P. WEHRLY and Olive Jane SMITH.

1885 - Jesse BEALS died in Hamilton County, Indiana.  Jesse was the son of John BEALS and Mary JOHNSON.

1892 - Bert Vernon SIGLER died in Elwood, Madison County, Indiana.  Bert was the son of Daniel SIGLER and Minerva PIERCE.

1900 - Edward E. PIERCE died in Monroe Township, Madison County, Indiana.  Edward was the son of William Francis PIERCE and Clara A. PENISTEN.

1906 - James Carney SWAFFORD married Ettie FISHER in Ray County, Missouri.  James was the son of James J. SWAFFORD and Elizabeth Ann Gant HANKINS.

1910 - Lottie COVEY married William H. CLEVENGER in Ray County, Missouri.  Lottie was the daughter of Andrew Woolsey COVEY and Rebecca A. SWAFFORD.

1916 - Landon DAVIS died.  Landon was the son of Stillman Coon DAVIS and Keziah DAVIS.

1929 - Julia C. PRIEB died in Olathe, Kansas.  Julia was the daughter of Daniel COFFELT and Rebecca A. SWAFFORD.

1970 - Bessie Elizabeth McOWEN died in Lima, Allen County, Ohio.  Bessie was the daughter of John McLANE and Emma Isabelle DINSMORE.

Marriage License: Arthur E. Graves to Carrie M. Haley, 1895

Source: Jay County, Indiana, Original Marriage License, "Arthur E. Graves to Carrie M. Haley, 1895"; County Marriage Returns Collection; Jay County Historical Society, Portland, Indiana.

You are hereby duly authorized to join together as 

Husband and Wife

Arthur E. Graves and Carrie M. Haley

In Testimony Whereof, I, [illegible]

Clerk of the Jay Circuit Court have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court at Portland, this 22nd day of February 1895

[illegible]
 Clerk

State of Indiana Jay County SCT:

I, Rev. R. Rainey a Minister in said County do certify that on the 23 day of February 1895 I joined together as Husband and Wife Arthur E. Graves and Carrie M. Haley. 

Gien under my hand, this 23 day of February 1895

Rev. R. Rainey

This record of the marriage of Arthur E. Graves (1871-1920) and Carrie Mae Haley (1877-1956) was located at the Jay County Historical Society in Portland, Indiana.

Carrie Haley was the daughter of George Washington Haley and Mary Jane (Sherrick) Haley, making her my paternal great-grandaunt.



Corinne at Christmas, 1992



Corinne at Christmas 1992 at my apartment in Evansville, Indiana.  

Saturday, December 22, 2012

Surname Saturday : Davis

The DAVIS surname is in my maternal line.  No connection has yet been found to my other DAVIS lines.  This line was of the Quaker faith.  The origins of the surname are unknown at this time.

Ahnentafel # 117 : Mary Davis (1825-1909).  Mary was born September 9, 1825 in Randolph County, North Carolina.  Mary married April 19, 1848 in Westfield, Hamilton County, Indiana to John T. Beals (1827-1917).  John was born June 25, 1827 in Clinton County, Ohio.  He served in Company A, 101st Indiana Infantry during the Civil War.  They raised 6 children in Hamilton County, Indiana.  John died September 18, 1917 in Sheridan, Hamilton County, Indiana.  Mary died July 18, 1909 in Cicero, Hamilton County, Indiana.  Both are buried in the Summit Lawn Cemetery, Westfield, Hamilton County, Indiana.

Ahnentafel # 234 : John W. Davis (1794-1877).  John was born October 31, 1794 in Chatham County, North Carolina.  John married October 12, 1814 in Chatham County, North Carolina to Mary Barker (1793-1890).  Mary was born November 24, 1793 in Randolph County, North Carolina.  They raised 11 children.  Mary died January 30, 1890 in Westfield, Hamilton County, Indiana. John died August 2, 1877 in Hamilton County, Indiana.  Both are buried in the Old Friends Cemetery, Westfield, Hamilton County, Indiana.

Ahnentafel # 468 : Charles Davis (1771-1850).  Charles was born February 4, 1771 in Chatham County, North Carolina.  Charles married October 17, 1793 in Chatham County, North Carolina to Hannah Piggott (1774-1812).  Hannah was born July 9, 1774 in Orange County, North Carolina.  They raised 12 children.  Hannah died October 25, 1812 in Randolph County, North Carolina.  Charles died February 24, 1850 in Randolph County, North Carolina.

Ahnentafel # 936 : John Davis (1735-1806).  John was born September 28, 1735 in Chester County, Pennsylvania.  John married in 1759 in Orange County, North Carolina to Mary Chamness (1743-1819).  Mary was born September 11, 1743 in Frederick County, Maryland.  They raised 12 children.  Mary died June 22, 1819 in Chatham County, North Carolina.  John died November 21, 1806 in Chatham County, North Carolina.

Ahnentafel # 1872 : Charles Davies (c1706-    ).  Charles was born circa 1706 in England. Charles married December 9, 1733 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania to Hannah Matson.  They raised 8 children.  Charles died in North Carolina.


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Marriage License & Return: Harry S. Green to Loetta J. Metzner, 1900



Source: Jay County, Indiana, Original Marriage License, "Harry S. Green to Loetta J. Metzner, 1900"; 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, Greeting:

Know Ye, That any person empowered by law to solemnize Marriages is hereby authorized to join together as Husband and Wife

Harry S. Green and Loetta J. Metzner

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

In Testimony Whereof, I, Ed V. Fitzpatrick Clerk

of the Jay Circuit Court, hereunto subscribe my name and affix the seal of said Court at Portland, Indiana, this 18th day of May 1900.

Ed V. Fitzpatrick, Clerk

STATE OF INDIANA, JAY COUNTY, SS:

This Certifies, That I joined in Marriage, as Husband and Wife, 

Harry S. Green and Loetta J. Metzner on the 19th day of May 1900.

Rev J.W. Metzner


Source: Jay County, Indiana, Original Marriage Return, "Harry S. Green to Loetta J. Metzner, 1900"; County Marriage Returns Collection; Jay County Historical Society, Portland, Indiana.

INDIANA STATE BOARD OF HEALTH

RETURN OF A MARRIAGE TO COUNTY CLERK

1. Full Name of Groom Harry S. Green
2. Place of Residence Jay Co. Ind.
3. Occupation Farmer
4. Age next Birthday 30 Color White Race Caucasian
5. Place of Birth Jay Co. Ind. Nationality American
6. Father's Name William Green
7. Mother's Maiden Name [illegible]
8. Number of Groom's Marriage First
9. Full Name of Bride Loetta J. Metzner
10. Place of Residence Jay co., Ind.  Occupation House keeper
11. Age next Birthday 30 years.  Color White Race Caucasian
12. Place of Birth Jay Co. Ind. Nationality American
13. Father's Name William F. Metzner
14. Mother's Maiden Name Mary A. Haley
15. Number of Bride's Marriage 1
16. Married at Bride's Parents home in the County of Jay and State of Indiana, the 19th day of May 1900.
17. Witnesses to Marriage Mr. & Mrs. W. Green and Mr. & Mrs. W. Metzner

Marriage solemnized by 

Rev. J.W. Metzner
Defiance O.

Dated at Briant, Ind. this 19 day of May 1900.

This record of the marriage of Harry S. Green and Loetta J. Metzner was located at the Jay County Historical Society in Portland, Indiana.

Loetta was the daughter of William F. Metzner (1844-1929) and Mary Ann (Haley) Metzner (1846-1926), making Loetta my first cousin three times removed.

Prior to locating this record, I only had her name as a child of William and Mary, and now have a new avenue to research.

The minister that married them was Loetta's older brother, John W. Metzner, and Evangelical Association minister.

Interesting that the spelling of the name of the town in Jay County was used as 'Briant', rather than Bryant as it is today.

On This Day : December 22

1742 - William HISCOX married Content MAXSON.  William was the son of Thomas HISCOX and Bethiah CLARKE.

1745 - Samuel GROENENDYKE born in Kingston, Middlesex County, New Jersey.  Samuel was the son of Johannes GROENENDYKE and Sarah Ann LAKE.

1767 - Anna Marie KAMMEIER born.  Anna was the daughter of Heinrich Hermann KAMMEIER and Anna Catherine KAHRE.

1797 - Martha WARDLAW married Henry ZUMWALT in Harrison County, Kentucky.  Martha was the daughter of Robert WARDLAW and Janet DOWNEY.

1802 - Joseph BOND married Rachel HARROLD.  Joseph was the son of Samuel BOND and Elizabeth BEALS.

1804 - Thomas BOND married Mary NATION.  Thomas was the son of Samuel BOND and Elizabeth BEALS.

1806 - Ernst Heinrich KAHRE born.  Ernst was the son of Christian Friedrich KAHRE and Anna Marie Catherine BRINKHOFF.

1809 - Elizabeth McPHEETERS born.  Elizabeth was the daughter of Samuel McPHEETERS and Lucretia BARNETT.

1836 - Benjamin BALES married Nancy WRIGHTSMAN.  Benjamin was the son of Aaron BALES and Alice MANIFOLD.

1839 - Daniel DUFFEY married Susanna FREEZE in Champaign County, Ohio.  Daniel was the son of John M. DUFFEY and Catherine WALDECK.  Susanna was the daughter of Daniel FREEZE and Catherine PENCE.  They were Eileen's 3x-great grandparents.

1842 - Elisha Dunham BECKETT born in Missouri. Elisha was the son of Lemuel Daugherty BECKETT and Sarah Springer CHEW.

1846 - Elizabeth HECK married Amos POE in Bracken County, Kentucky.  Elizabeth was the daughter of John HECK and Catherine HECK.

1854 - Margaret MILLIKEN died.  Margaret was the daughter of John BEALS and Susannah JOHNSON.

1855 - Allen Aaron SWAFFORD born in Tennessee.  Allen was the son of John B. SWAFFORD and Nancy Rowena MILLARD.

1867 - George W. IVEY born in Marshall County, Kentucky.  George was the son of George Washington IVEY and Rebecca HARROLD.

1878 - James K. KING married Flora Alice ARNOLD in Marion County, Indiana.  James was the son of Cornelius KING and Mary Ann BARNETT.

1894 - John William MATTHEWS born.  John was the son of Fitzhugh Lee MATTHEWS and Mary Ellen SWAFFORD.

1904 - Joseph BALES died.  Joseph was the son of Aaron BALES and Alice MANIFOLD.

1907 - Una Maude LeMASTERS married Senator Winfield PHILLIPS in Jay County, Indiana.  Una was the daughter of Luman Walker LeMASTERS and Mary Keziah CHEW.

1939 - Jamie Cleveland REED died in Knoxville, Tennessee.  Jamie was the daughter of Grover Cleveland AULT and Ada Bell SWAFFORD.

1954 - Ida Belle BROTHERTON died in Ft. Worth, Tarrant County, Texas.  Ida was the daughter of Benjamin Franklin LEE and Mary Isabella THURMAN.

1991 - Donald E. MILLER died in Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Indiana.  Donald was the son of Arthur MILLER and Hallie Marie CHIVLARE.

Friday, December 21, 2012

Death Certificate: William P. Wehrly, Jay County, Indiana (1909)

Source: William P. Wherly, death certificate Book H-6, page 18 (1909), Jay County Health Department, Portland, Indiana

Jay County Indiana
Geneology Death Record

Name: Wherly, William P.
Date of Death:  6/14/1909   Time: 0:00   Sex:  M

Age: 63  Months: 7  Days: 12  Hours:  0  Minutes: 0

Birthdate: 11/02/1845    Place:  Ohio
Death Address:  Madison Township
Residence:  Madison Township

County: Jay County
Marital Status:  Married   Spouse:  Olive Wherly
Race:  White      Occupation:   Retired
Father:  John S. Wherly      Birth:   Pennsylvania
Mother Maiden Name:  Barbara Wherly (Petry)   Birth:  Pennsylvania
Burial Place:  Salamonia, IN

Burial Date:  [blank]
Funeral Home:  Stolz Williamson & Straley
Address:  [blank]

File date:  [blank]   Book No.: H-6   Page No.: 18   Local No.: [blank]
Physician:  W.A. Chen, MD
Manner of Death: Natural
Cause of Death:  Gastric Ulceratio, Heatenesis

The above death certificate is for my paternal 2nd-great grandfather, William P. Wehrly (1845-1909).  I obtained this record on my recent research trip into Jay County.

Obtaining this record has led to a correction in my database.  Previously, I had William's death date listed as June 16, 1909.  More than likely, this was actually his burial date.  However, the date of the 16th is listed on his tombstone.

The spelling of the surname is interesting, and almost led to the clerk not being able to find the record.  

Facts that I already knew included his birth date and place.  He was born in Preble County, Ohio according to other sources.  

William was married, his spouse was Olive Jane (Smith) Wehrly (1846-1913).

His parents were listed as John S. Wherly born in Pennsylvania and Barbara Wherly (Petry) born in Pennsylvania.   This information correlates to what I've already found.

The physician was listed as W.A. Chen, but this was a typographical error or a misreading of the record as the physician in Salamonia was W.A. Chew.

The cause of death appears to be a typographical error and should be hematemesis, which would correlate to his stomach trouble listed in his obituary.