Sarah Ellen Hively is the daughter of Joseph A. Hively and Sophia Jane Tannehill. Ella, as she is known, was born 30 July 1882 in Richland, Whitley, Indiana. She died 28 March 1906 at age 23 in North Manchester, Wabash, Indiana. On 2 April 1906, she was buried at Oaklawn Cemetery, North Manchester, Wabash, Indiana.

• On 16 October 1897, she married Harvey Abraham Metzger in Whitley county, Indiana. He is the son of John Amos Metzger and Catherine Schuman. He was born 11 August 1878 in Whitley county, Indiana. He died 21 November 1970 at age 92 in Indiana. He is buried at Oaklawn Cemetery, North Manchester, Wabash, Indiana.

Children of Sarah Ellen Hively and Harvey Abraham Metzger:

1. Charles Metzger was born 11 May 1898 in Indiana.
2. (infant son) Metzger was born 28 February 1902 and died the same day.
3. Katherine Metzger was born about 1904 in Indiana.
4. Ethel L. Metzger was born 12 March 1906 in Indiana.

Sources

Sarah:

• Birth, Marriage and Death from her obituary in the North Manchester News Journal, North Manchester, IN, 4 Apr 1906.
• Birth, Death and Burial from her grave marker.
• Marriage from the Whitley County, IN Marriage Index [METZGER, Abraham to Sarah Ellen HIVELY on October 16, 1897 - Book 5:523].

Harvey:

• Birth from his WWI draft card [Name: Harvey Abraham Metzger; County: Kosciusko; State: Indiana; Birth Date: 11 Aug 1878; Race: White; FHL Roll Number: 1613151; DraftBoard: 0].
• Birth from his WWII draft card.
• Birth, Death and Burial from his grave marker.

Census Listings

The individuals in this family appear in the following census listings.

• 1900 census. Richland, Whitley, IN p. 8.