Person:Wesley Bourie (1)

Wesley Martin Bourie

Wesley Martin Bourie was born on the family farm near Ligonier in Noble County, Indiana on 30 March 1853. Wesley in enumerated as an 11 year old born in Indiana, in the 1860 US Census of Perry Township, Noble County. On 5 September 1880 J. W. Smith,(V.D.M.(?)) married Wesley Martin Bourie and Margaret Rosetta "Rosa" Spriegel in Noble County. They had five children: Mable Margaret, Karl William, Edward Spreigel, Hazel Zoe, and Dorthory Rose Bourie. Wesley is recorded in the 1906 marriage license for his son Karl,as a "seedman" living in Ligonier." Wesley died April 1929 in Ligonier, Noble County, Indiana. He is buried in Oak Park Cemetery in Ligonier. A memorial page on the Find-A-Grave website contains a photo of his grave and marker[[1]]. A similar memorial page and photo for his wife, Margaret Rosetta Spriegel Bourie is online at the website[[2]]. Both website pages have links to four of their five children, and their spouses, who are also buried in the Oak Park Cemetery.