On This Day : July 9

1755 - William WRIGHT died in the Ottis (Braddock's Defeat).  William was the son of Robert WRIGHT and Elizabeth HENDERSON.


1769 - Randall MAXSON born.  Randall was the son of Matthew MAXSON and Martha POTTER.


1775 - Jonathan MAXSON married Mary MILLARD.  Jonathan was the son of John MAXSON and Tacy ROGERS.


1798 - Ornon BOND born in Surry County, North Carolina.  Ornon was the son of Samuel BOND and Elizabeth BEALS.


1843 - John CANADAY died.  John was the son of John CANADAY and Margaret THORNBURGH.


1850 - Zachary TAYLOR died in Washington, District of Columbia.  Zachary was the son of Richard TAYLOR and Sarah Dabney STROTHER.


1852 - John BEALS died.  John was the son of John BEALS and Susannah JOHNSON.


1890 - Benny CRAWFORD died in Bienville, Louisiana.  Benny was the son of George Newton CRAWFORD and Mary Elizabeth BIRDWELL.


1899 - George Roscoe KING born.  George was the son of Suman Douglas KING and Amanda Louisa FOX.


1912 - Elvin Cooper LeMASTER born in Jay County, Indiana.  Elvin was the son of Luman Cooper LeMASTERS and Barbara Isabel WEHRLY.


1973 - William Lee WRIGHT died in Anderson, Madison County, Indiana.  William was the son of Virgil Lee WRIGHT and Edna Muriel PIERCE.  William was my grandfather.


1980 - Wilbur Roscoe DECKER died.  Wilbur was the son of Peter W. DECKER and Pansy DAVIS.