Beecroft/Becraft Ancestors

William Frederick Wettling

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Husband William Frederick Wettling [11449] ¹

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           Born: Sep 1865 - Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States 1 2
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           Died: Feb 1929 2
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FamilySearch ID: LZNG-GKN

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         Father: John Wettling [11442] (1822-      ) 1
         Mother: Eva Marie Exley [11443] (1821-1906) 1 3

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Events

• His obituary was published in the Indiana Weekly Messenger on 9 Feb 1920. Funeral services for W Fred WETTLING, whose sudden death Fri caused many expressions of sorrow in this community will be conducted in his late residence, 230 North Sixth St, Mon aft. Interment will follow in Oakland Cemetery.

...active in community affairs, directing head of Indiana Ladder Co, one of founders of Nat'l Benjamin Franklin Hwy Assn, secretary at time of death. ...took an interest in the conduct of Sunday School of the First Presbyterian Ch...

24 Apr 1930: MEMORIAL TO W F WETTLING ON HIGHWAY With the completion of the Benjamin Franklin Hwy through this county during the coming summer, a movement to place a memorial tablet in honor of the late W Fred WETTLING of Indiana (PA) on the high east of Indiana, meeting with favor here. Mr WETTLING was secretary of the Nat'l Benjamin Franklin Hwy Assn at the time of his death & for several years previous gave much time & effort to advancing the interests of the association...

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Children

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Sources

1 http://www.rootsweb.com/~deschart/z0000038.html, Extended Neely/Best /Cotherman Family tree.

2 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 25 Nov 2025), entry for William Frederick Wettling, person ID LZNG-GKN.

3 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 25 Nov 2025), entry for Maria Exley, person ID LZNG-GTQ.