Magley, W E of Round Lake, IN

photographer: W E Magley
Round Lake, IN
example from contributor
(Round Lake, IN, is just a few minutes from Columbia City, IN)

Magley, William Elmer
(1867-1942)

1880 Jun 22
Thorn Creek, IN< US census, William Magley as farmer (age 13)
1900 Jun 24
Whitley, IN, US census, William Magley as photographer
1910 Jun 25
Columbia City, IN, US censys, William Magley as proprietor of Photo Gallery
1920 Jan 07
Columbia City, IN, US census, William E Magley as merchant in photograph gallery
1929
Fort Wayne, IN, city directory W E Magley NOT listed
1930 Apr 21
Fort Wayne, IN, US census, William E Magley as salesman in photo store
1931
Fort Wayne, IN, city directory, William E Magley NOT listed

1940 Apr 16
Columbia City, IN US census, William E Magley as photographer with own shop
1942 Nov 24
Columbia City, IN, death certificate, William Magley dies at age 75
There are no city directories available for Columbia City, IN, so details about the locations of the Magley photograph businesses are very sketchy.

No newspaper advertising has been found. A scant few newspaper mentions were found and they were not helpful.

Magley got into the photography busyness as late as 1890 so cabinet card examples might be scarce. Th obituary of his wife indicates his studio was at 115 East Van Buren in Columbia City, IN for many years.


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Great coverage at INDIANA ALBUM

Columbia City Commercial Mail -
16 Oct 1952

Obituary found at Find-a-Grave website:
MAGLEY, WILLIAM ELMER
COLUMBIA CITY POST, WHITLEY COUNTY, INDIANA
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 1942
William Elmer Magley, 75, well known local photographer, died at 3 o'clock Tuesday afternoon, at the Magley residence, 115 East Van Buren street after an illness due to heart trouble. He was taken ill August 13.

Mr. Magley had been a resident of Columbia City for 39 years, and a photographer in this city practically all of that time. His parents were Frederick and Elizabeth Sumney Magley, well known pioneer residents of Whitley county. He was born in Thorncreek township February 19, 1867. His marriage to Cindora Campbell occurred in this city in 1906.

The widow survives with a daughter, Mrs. Joseph Sanders of the Bluffton road, Fort Wayne, and a son, Frederick Magley, 1706 1-2 New Haven Ave., Fort Wayne, also five grandchildren, and a brother, Merrill F. Magley of the Magley machine shop in this city.

Mr. Magley was for many years a member of the Blue River Church of the Brethren. Rev. L. U. Krider, pastor of that church, will officiate at funeral services to be held Friday afternoon at 2 o'clock at the Luckenbill Funeral Home. Interment will be made in Greenhill cemetery. Friends will be received at the Funeral Home.

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