On This Day - January 31

ARTHUR JOHN KALLEMBACH was born on January 31, 1902. Arthur was the youngest of four children born to Charles Kallembach (1858-1926) and Lenora or Elnora Watson (1872-1920).  Henry was born in Clark County Indiana.

In the 1910 census, Arthur is eight years old and living on the family farm. He did attend school. His oldest brother had married the year before and his 17 year old brother is a laborer on the farm.  By 1920 Arthur's sister has married and has three children.  Arthur is 18 and working on the family farm with his brother.  His mother at the age of 48, dies in October of 1920. A month later Arthur marries Mary Elizabeth Sands. His brother Theodore married in 1923. Then in 1926, Arthur's father dies.

Arthur and Mary have three sons: Elvin Eugene in 1921, Raymond Leslie in 1923, and Arthur Ivan in
1936. Son Elvin served during World War II and was wounded. Raymond also served.

The Daily Chronicle, 09 Mar 1944, Thu, 

Page 5, DeKalb, IL, newspapers.com

On the 26th wedding anniversary of Arthur and Mary, their son Raymond was married.  Arthur was  the sheriff of Scott County Indiana in 1947-48. From 1949 to 1954 he is a police officer. By the time their youngest son is married, in 1959, Arthur and Mary are divorced.  In 1969 he marries Mary Barrett Deaton.  In 1973 Arthur dies at his own hands. 

The Tribune, 13 Jul 1973, Fri, Page 3, 

Seymour, IN, newspapers.com

Things get a little confusing at this point.  The obituary mentions a son at home, Arthur E. Barrett. This son was born in 1956, long before the marriage of Arthur and his second wife. His death certificate does state that his parents are Arthur J. Kallembach and Mary Barrett.

In 1978 Arthur's son Raymond also runs for Sheriff but is defeated.


Arthur is my husband's first cousin 3x removed.

On This Day - January 30

JOHN E MASON was born on January 30, 1866 in Hardin County, Kentucky. John's parents are  Joseph J. Mason (1839-1926) and Emily A. Perry (1835-1915). He was an only child.  The 1880 census shows a 14 year old John with his parents. His father is a farmer, his mother is keeping house and John attended school.  No marriage record has been found but about 1889 John marries. His wife's name is Nannie Williams (maiden name from son's death certificate.) Their son Joseph Clifford Mason was born January 15, 1890.  The family can not be found in the 1900 census.  John died October 28, 1906. In 1910 his wife is the head of household and their 20 year old son is living with her. Neither shows an occupation. In 1930 Joseph is head of household with a home valued at $2000 and his mother is living with him. He is a farmer. In 1940, it once again switches and Nannie is the head of household. They are now living on Main Street in Sonora, Kentucky.  She is working as a waitress and Joseph is living with her but does not have an occupation, he indicates he is unable to work.  Joseph dies in 1954. His death certificate says that he was a telegraph operator for the railroad and he never married. John's wife dies in 1958 at the age of 84 from pneumonia. The family is buried in the Sonora Cemetery in Sonora, Kentucky

John Mason is my 1st cousin 4x removed.






1870 census ?
1880 census wife 2 child John farmer john attended school
1900 census 2 ad servant

On This Day - January 29

CARILDA SUSAN SERGENT was born on January 29, 1860 in Morgan County, Kentucky.  Her father was Joseph Tomas Sargent (1822-1870) born in Virginia. Her mother was Sarah Ann Blair  (1825- ?). Cardila was the fifth of six children.  When she was born, her widowed grandfather Elijah Sergent was living in the household. Cardila's father joined the Kentucky volunteers in October 1861 but  by March was in the hospital in Nashville.  He was medically discharged with hydrothorax in June 1862.  The family goes to Crawfordsville, Indiana (about 250) miles from their home, to a poor house. Joseph dies there in 1865. The family moves back to Morgan County, Kentucky. In 1870 Carilda is living in the household of Elizabeth Sargent. Not sure of the relationship. Her mother and youngest sister are living with Sarah's brother and his family. In January 1878 Carilda marries Green Adam Sergent.  He is her second cousin once removed.  Green and Carilda raise their 14 children on the family farm in Morgan County, Kentucky. Cardila dies in 1926 at the age of  66 and Green dies in 1930, age 77. 

Cardila Sergent is my 3rd cousin 4x removed.

On This Day - January 28

JONATHAN PERCIVALL was born Janaury 28, 1680.  He was the son Samuel Percivall (1648-1684) and Elizabeth Porter (abt 1660-aft 1681).  They were married in Manchester, Lancashire, England, the same place that Johnathan was born.  On January 6, 1703 Jonathan married Mary Hatton in Cheshire, England where Jonathan was a butcher. Son Benet was born in 1704 and died a year later. Peter was born 1706 and died in 1732. Thomas was born in 1707 and Benjamin in 1708. Unfortunately, Mary died shortly after the birth of Benjamin.  Johnathan remarried later that year to Mary Mills.  They had seven children between 1710 and 1723. Johnathan died in November of 1723 in Over Parish, Cheshire, England.

Jonathan Percivall is my 7th great grandfather.

On This Day - January 27

MALINDA BOONE was born on January 27, 1839 in Greene County, Indiana. Her parents are Jeremiah Boone (1813-1850) and Elizabeth Ann Simmons (1818-1900).  She was the third child of seven born between 1835 and 1849.  In the 1840 census the family is in Green County, Indiana and in the family of five Malinda is the baby.  The family has expanded by four children in the 1850 census. Unfortunately the census was taken in August and Jeremiah had died in April. Malinda's father died of typhoid fever at the age of 37 leaving children aged 15 to 2.  Malinda's mother remarries in 1852.  But during the next eight years, three more of her children die, including Malinda in 1853.  Two of her brothers serve during the Civil War and one did not survive.  

Malinda Boone is my 2nd cousin 4x removed.

On This Day - January 26

HENRY DIEDRICK WAYNE BOVENSCHEN was born on January 26, 1908 in Linton, Greene, Indiana.  He is the son of William Bovenschen (1866-1947) and Gesena Heitman (1867-1933).  He went by the name Wayne.  He was the youngest of seven children and the only boy.

In the 1910 census he is 2 years old and living on the family farm in rural  Greene county.  His oldest sister is 18. By 1920, his oldest sister has married and his 78 year old paternal grandmother has moved in. The 1930 census has just Wayne, a student, and his youngest sister at home. There were four weddings in the 10 years since the previous census. Wayne's mother died in 1933 when he was 25.  In February 1935, Wayne marries Margaret Parrett in Vigo County, Indiana. 

The couple was married by Margaret's brother, Olin Edgar Parrett. At the time of his marriage Wayne was working as the assistant manager of Terre Haute Brewery.  In 1940 they are living in St. Louis, Missouri. At the time of the census in April he is unemployed and looking for work as a superintendent of brewery. He had worked for 30 weeks the prior year. His family has increased by two - a son born in 1936 in Terre Haute and a son born in 1940 in St. Louis. In July 1940 he is back in Indiana and working on a three month WPA project.

Linton Daily Citizen, 

11 Jul 1940, Page 1, 

Linton, IN, newspapers.com

The next move for the Bovenschen family is to Wilmington Delaware.  The 1940 military registration has him working for the Delmarvia Brewing Company. They were there until 1946 when they moved back to Terre Haute.  The 1948 Terre Haute directory has Wayne once again working for the Terre Haute Brewery and he is still there in 1958.  Wayne dies in 1980 in Terre Haute.  Three of his sister survive him. His wife dies in 1998. 

Wayne Bovenschen is my first great uncle.

On This Day - January 25

WEAVER PETER "PETE" SLOAN was born on January 25, 1884 in Pike County, Indiana. Weaver is the youngest child of six born to Alexander Campbell Sloan (1840-1926) and Paradine Woolsey (1842-1922). In 1900 Weaver is 16 and helping his father on the family farm. Seven years later he is married to Maggie Pearl Beck in the neighboring Gibson County and their first son arrives shortly after.  Son Donald follows in 1910.  Both sons indicate on census records that they were born in Illinois, but I can not find Weaver in any 1910 census. In Dec 1911 Weaver marries for the second time to Florence Cannon in Knox County, Indiana. He was living in Vincennes and working as a laborer. He had two children with Florence, a son and daughter. In 1918 he indicates an occupation of travel agent, I believe it means he is a traveling salesman.  Weaver's 1918 military registration says he is working for Cappel-Gerrard Produce Co. that is located in Peoria, IL which is 225 miles away from his residence. In the 1920 census the family is living in Vincennes and he is working as a traveling man for a poultry house. In 1928 he is living in Indianapolis and working as a poultry man. It appears that Weaver has no further contact with his children from his first marriage. In their marriage announcements and obituaries, Weaver is never mentioned. In 1930 the family is living on a farm in Brown  County, Indiana. By 1940, Weaver and Florence have moved to Monroe County, Indiana.  Both of their children had married. At the time of the census, Weaver had been out of work for 13 weeks and is seeking employment, and he had only worked 30 weeks the prior year for $360.  He does own his home that he values at $800. In 1942 he is living in Bloomington, Indiana and is self employed but does not indicate what type of business.
Weaver's wife dies in 1982 at the age of 86.  Weaver dies in 1985 at the age of 101.

The Vincennes Sun-Commercial, 08 Mar 1985, Fri, Page 9, 

Vincennes, IN, newspapers.com

I was unable to find anything about his baseball years.  There were no newspaper articles about it. 

Weaver is my 3rd cousin 2x removed.