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John Hayes Schermerhorn & Bertha May Showalter
John Hayes Schermerhorn was the son of
Horace Greeley Schermerhorn and Eveline Amelia Wemple
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was born December 26,1876 in Clearspring Twp., La Grange Co., Ind. He married Bertha May Showalter
August 15, 1906. Bertha May Showalter was the daughter of
Levi F. Showalter and Mary Widton
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was born October 25, 1882 in Richmond, In. She died September 29, 1925 in Richmond, In.
Children of John Hayes Schermerhorn and Bertha May Showalter
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1. Horace Aaron Schermerhorn, b. August 09, 1907
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Horace Aaron Schermerhorn & Lucinda Ann Norris
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2. Ouida Maria Schermerhorn, b. December 17, 1909
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Claude Arthur Alford & Ouida Maria Schermerhorn
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3. Mary Amelia Schermerhorn, b. February 09, 1911
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Charles Brand & Mary Amelia Schermerhorn
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4. Kathryn Schermerhorn, b. October 11, 1914
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5. Elmer Orton Schermerhorn, b. October 31, 1918
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John Hayes Schermerhorn
Name - John Hayes Schermerhorn
Birth - December 26, 1876 Clearspring Twp., La Grange Co., Ind
John Hayes Schermerhorn was born on and has always lived on the original
Ernestus Schermerhorn homestead in CLearspring Twp. In 1948 he was a
awarded a Certificate of Recognition of a Centennial Farm Family by the
Ind. Hist. Society. When he first married he remodeled the old frame
house which Ernestus had built and lived there until 1927, when he sold
that part of the farm to his sister Bess and bought the part of the farm
where he was born and moved back there. He taught school three years and
served in the militia for three years before he married. Later he served
on term as township assessor and was a member of the township advisory
board for two terms and of the county council for one term.
Bertha May Showalter
Name - Bertha May Showalter
Birth - October 25, 1882 Richmond, In
Death - September 29, 1925 Richmond, In
Kathryn Schermerhorn
Name - Kathryn Schermerhorn
Birth - October 11, 1914
Death - April 22, 1916
Elmer Orton Schermerhorn
Name - Elmer Orton Schermerhorn
Birth - October 31, 1918 La Grange Co., In
Military Induction : April 22, 1941
Military Discharge : in September, 1943 Honorably Discharged
Inducted into service April 22, 1941 and was honorably discharged in Sept
1943. Served as private in HQ Co. of the 351st Infantry, 38th Division.
Never went overseas.
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