August Wehr

1879 - 1955  (75 years)

• Name	August Wehr
  Born	3 Mar 1879	Celestine, Dubois County, Indiana, USA
  Gender	Male
  Died	19 Feb 1955	Jasper, Dubois County, Indiana, USA
  Buried	Y  [1]
  Person ID	I164064	Suedpfalz
  Last Modified	27 Sep 2014

  
  

  Father	Leonard Wehr
  Mother	Lena Tryling
  Family ID	F65535	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Clara Barbara Alles,   b. 21 Nov 1886, Celestine, Dubois County, Indiana, USA ,   d. 12 Dec 1943, Saint Anthony, Dubois County, Indiana, USA  (Age 57 years)
  Married	1 May 1906	Dubois County, Indiana, USA   [2]
  Children	1. John Wehr,   b. 26 Mar 1907, Saint Anthony, Dubois County, Indiana, USA ,   d. 27 Mar 1907, Saint Anthony, Dubois County, Indiana, USA  (Age 0 years)   2. Louisa Wehr,   b. 2 Sep 1911, Dubois County, Indiana, USA ,   d. 5 May 2009, Jasper, Dubois County, Indiana, USA  (Age 97 years)   3. Alice Wehr,   b. 3 Dec 1915, Saint Anthony, Dubois County, Indiana, USA ,   d. 22 Dec 2010, Jasper, Dubois County, Indiana, USA  (Age 95 years)
  Last Modified	1 May 2018
  Family ID	F65531	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S927] Obituary. Note: From the Herald, Monday, Feb. 21, 1955: "Stroke Feb. 2 Proves Fatal to August Wehr - August Wehr, 75, a Bainbridge township farmer, died at 11:40 P.M. Saturday in Memorial Hospital, where he was removed after suffering a stroke on February 2. He was born March 3, 1879, the son of Leonard and Elizabeth Wehr near Celestine. He operated a farm in what is known as the Wehr bottom, at the site of the recently-constructed new bridge, until 1944, when he moved onto a 40-acre tract in the Holy Family parish area. Since then he had raised strawberries and engaged in truck farming. Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. Hubert Bonifer of St. Anthony and Mrs. Sylvester Bockelman of Jasper; a brother, Martin, of St. Anthony; one sister, Mrs. Coletta Kordes of Louisville; and 14 grandchildren. He wife, the former Clara Alles, died in 1943. He was also preceded in death by two sisters, Mrs. Mary Knust and Mrs. Elizabeth Burke, and by four brothers, Henry, Herman, Edward and Joe Wehr. Services will be held in Holy Family Parish Church at 8 A.M. Tuesday, followed by burial in Fairview cemetery." Change Date: 8 May 2007 at 17:01:44 [s807] Indiana, Index to Select Marriages, 1780-1992. Groom: August Wehr Groom's Race: White Groom's Date of Birth: 27 Mar 1879 Groom's Place of Birth: Celestine, , Indiana Groom's Residence: Celestine, , Indiana Groom's Number of Marriage: 1 Groom's Father: Leonard Wehr Groom's Mother: Lena Tryling Bride: Clara Alles Bride's Race: White Bride's Date of Birth: 21 Nov 1886 Bride's Place of Birth: Celestine, , Indiana Bride's Residence: St Anthony, , Bride's Number of Marriage: 1 Bride's Father: Fred Alles Bride's Mother: Mary Betz Informant Name: Date of License: 12 Apr 1906 County of License: Dubois Date of Marriage: 01 May 1906 Place of Marriage: , Dubois, Indiana Official: Record Number: Film Number: 1435912 Digital Folder Number: 4476687 Image Number: 00765 Number of Images: 1