On This Day : February 24

1647 - Elizabeth REYNOLDS born.  Elizabeth was the daughter of William REYNOLDS and Margaret EXTON.


1675 - Joseph HERITAGE born in Sutton under Brailes, Gloucestershire, England.  Joseph was the son of Richard HERITAGE and Mary TIMMS.


1689 - Tabitha PIERCE born in Chelmsford, Massachusetts.  Tabitha was the daughter of Stephen PIERCE and Tabitha PARKER.


1719 - Nicholas FESSENDEN died in Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.  Nicholas was the son of Robert FESSENDEN and Mary ________.  Nicholas was my 9x great-grandfather.


1755 - Hur MILLS born.  Hur was the son of Henry MILLS and Hannah THORNBURG.


1790 - Martha WELCH born.  Martha was the daughter of Thomas WELCH and Lucinda PIERCE.


1801 - Samuel KIMMER born.  Samuel was the son of Nicholas KIMMER and Sarah FAYLER.


1814 - James WARDLAW married Eleanor IRWIN in Clermont County, Ohio.  James was the son of Robert WARDLAW and Janet DOWNEY.


1837 - Thomas BALES died.  Thomas was the son of William BEALS and Rachel JOHNSON. 


1864 - Susan SHERRICK died in Mifflin Township, Ashland County, Ohio.  Susan was the daughter of David JACOBS and Barbara BYERS.  Susan was my 3x great-grandmother.


1865 - Horace Virgil CHEW born in Ohio.  Horace was the son of Ezekiel Cooper CHEW and Caroline Bishop WOOLSTON.


1871 - Elizabeth STICKEL died.  Elizabeth was the daughter of Michael JACOBS and Margaret ________.


1874 - Edmund HANCE died.  Edmund was the son of Edmund HANCE and Hannah Maria WOOLSTON.


1876 - Daniel KING died in Frankton, Madison County, Indiana.  Daniel was the son of William KING and Sarah SULLIVAN.  Daniel was my 3x great-grandfather.


1890 - David MAXON born in Fayette County, Pennsylvania.  David was the son of Joseph Lancaster MAXON and Josephine Agnes May GAMBLE.


1899 - Inez Irene ASHCRAFT born in Wabash Township, Jay County, Indiana.  Inez was the daughter of William Stevenson ASHCRAFT and Blanche Bertha LEWIS.


1905 - Mary Ellen YEAGER born.  Mary was the daughter of John Henry YEAGER and Berth Fidelia LeMASTERS.


1906 - Lawrence Solomon LEWIS married Ruth Alice SILLS in Dora, Wabash County, Indiana.  Lawrence was the son of Jacob LEWIS and Marietta COOK.  Ruth was the daughter of Christopher SILLS and Samantha SHELLY.  They were Eileen's great-grandparents.


1923 - Richard Lewis CHEW died.  Richard was the son of Richard A. CHEW and Jane LaFavour McCUTCHEN.


1938 - Jasper METZNER died in Franklin, Johnson County, Indiana.  Jasper was the son of William METZNER and Barbara POWELL.


1953 - Aaron Lewis CHEW died in Murray, Clarke County, Iowa.  Aaron was the so n of John William CHEW and Mary Ann RELEA.


1980 - Harry Nolan WHISLER died in Tipton, Tipton County, Indiana.  Harry was the son of Omer A. WHISLER and Lola May LAMBERTSON.