John Henry Wehling was born near Chicago, Illinois, February 3, 1865.
     He came to Washington County,  Kansas, in 1880. On February 15, 1887, he
     married Augusta Mahlaman who was born in Manitowac, Wisconsin. She came
     with her family to Girard, Kansas. They began their married life on a
     farm near Lanham, Nebraska. Their nine children were all born on this
     farm. Their sons were John, Henry, Fred, Arthur, and Herbert; daughters
     were Anna, Laura, Alvina, and Julia.
       Around 1900 they came by train to a farm near Nashville, Kansas. They
     were both members of the Lutheran Church. Henry was a member of the 
     Independent Order of Odd Fellows and the Modern Woodsman of America. They
     were esteemed citizens and respected by everyone. They lived on the farm
     until they retired and moved to Isabel, Kansas.
       Their children grew up and married; all lived on farms in the area. Some
     of them attended Cream Valley School. They milked cows and raised chickens,
     did their own butchering and cured their meats, smoked hams and made sausage.
       On the farm they dug into the ground and make a cooler which was let down
     on a rope; this kept the butter, milk, and cream cool.
       Granddad died in 1929. Several years later, Grandma, who was bedfast four
     years, died. There were two women who came into the home to care for her.
     Her family helped when the hired women had to be away. It would be almost
     impossible to get help in the home today.
       John married Emma Raleigh; Henry and Lillian Mease became man and wife;
     and Fred and Hazel Thomas were married. Arthur married Mildred Dotson; and
     Herbert married Louella Murray. The daughters also married in the community.
     Anna married Will Laverentz; Laura married Henry Mease; Alvina and Grover
     Roessler wer married, as were Julia and Julius Morisse.
                
     Source:Chosen Land - Barber County, Kansas, pg. 477