On This Day : January 4

1636: Samuel HUBBARD married Tacy COOPER in Windsor, Hartford County, Connecticut.  Samuel was the son of James HUBBARD and Naomi COOKE.  They were my 9x great-grandparents.


1661: Pieter MONFOORT died on Long Island.  Pieter was the son of Jan MONFOORT.  Pieter was my 10x great-grandfather.


1682: Thomas FESSENDEN born in Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.  Thomas was the son of Nicholas FESSENDEN and Margaret CHENEY.


1703: John CALDWELL married Margaret PHILLIPS.  John was the son of Joseph CALDWELL and Jane McGHIE.


1723: Hannah SEWALL died in York, Maine.  Hannah was the daughter of Robert FESSENDEN and Mary ________.


1728: William FESSENDEN married Martha BROWN in Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.  William was the son of Nicholas FESSENDEN and Margaret CHENEY.  Martha was the daughter of Rev. Ichabod BROWN and Martha WOODBURY.  They were my 8x great-grandparents.


1756: Elizabeth WRIGHT married Alexander BROWN in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.  Elizabeth was the daughter of Robert WRIGHT and Elizabeth HENDERSON.


1771: David BEALS born in York County, Pennsylvnia.  David was the son of Isaac BEALS and Hannah JONES.


1786: Prudence WILLIAMS married Levi COFFIN in Guilford County, North Carolina.  Prudence was the daughter of Richard WILLIAMS and Prudence BEALS.


1792: Jacob HARROLD married Mary BALLARD in Surry County, North Carolina.  Jacob was the son of Jonathan HARROLD and Catherine HIATT.


1802: Bostin NOSLER married Sarah KIRK in Montgomery County, Virginia.  Bostin was the son of Bostin NOSLER and Sophia ________.


1807: Susanna CARTER born.  Susanna was the daughter of John CARTER and Sarah BEALS.


1808: Hurlbut MOULTON born.  Hurlbut was the son of John MOULTON and Avis HURLBUT.


1808: Thomas CHEW married Mary ATKINSON in New Jersey.  Thomas was the son of Richard CHEW and Susannah MONEY.


1821: Jesse MAXON married Jane NANGLE in Washington County, Pennsylvania.  Jesse was the son of Stephen MAXON and Margaret BRANNON.


1824: Thomas Atkinson CHEW born in New Jersey.  Thomas was the son of Thomas CHEW and Mary ATKINSON.


1830: Misulla P. HATCH born.  Misulla was the daughter of Jethro HATCH and Minerva P. PIERCE.


1850: Clark DAVIS died.  Clark was the son of Joseph DAVIS and Comfort LANGWORTHY.


1851: Joseph James KING born in Madison County, Indiana.  Joseph was the son of George Washington KING and Elizabeth HOWARD.


1854: Sarah BEALS born in Westfield, Hamilton County, Indiana.  Sarah was the daughter of John T. BEALS and Mary DAVIS.


1860: Isaac LEMASTERS married Sarah Ann HESTON in Uniopolis, Auglaize County, Ohio.  Isaac was the son of Isaac LEMASTERS and Hannah Elizabeth COLEMAN.


1870: Nancy A. SWAFFORD married Alfred M. SWAFFORD in Ray County, Missouri.  Nancy was the daughter of John Calvin SWAFFORD and Mary Ellen SHIRLEY.


1872: Ludwig Heinrich Wilhelm RITT born.  Ludwig was the son of Karl Ludwig RITT and Anna Maria Louisa Catherine KAHRE.


1877: Carrie Mae HALEY born in Liberty Township, Seneca County, Ohio.  Carrie was the daughter of George Washington HALEY and Mary Jane SHERRICK.


1887: Francis Delmont LYST died in Elwood, Madison County, Indiana.  Francis was the son of John LYST and Sarah Wilson LAMBERTSON.


1891: Zaida SNIVELY died in Elwood, Madison County, Indiana.  Zaida was the daughter of Samuel SNIVELY and Mary S. LAMBERTSON.


1908: Bert Sigler LAMBERTSON married Marie WILLIAMS in Hamilton County, Indiana.  Bert was the son of Carey W. LAMBERTSON and Clara E. COOK.


1910: Nehersta Edith PIERCE born in Madison County, Indiana.  Nehersta was the daughter of William Francis PIERCE and Vida MADDOX.


1921: Ann Eliza CHEW died.  Ann was the daughter of William Tatem CHEW and Lucetta VAN DEXTER.


1931: John A. SWAFFORD died in McMinn County, Tennessee.  John was the son of John A. SWAFFORD and Mary Evaliny TAYLOR.


1964: Alonzo Jacob RHINEHART died in Azusa, California.  Alonzo was the son of William Frederick RHINEHART and Jennie Elizabeth WAMSLEY.


1968: Charles Glendon HUNT married Kathleen STENGER.  Charles was the son of Charles Glendon HUNT and Phyllis Imogene TIPPLE.


1998: Floyd Ray LAMBERTSON died in Noblesville, Hamilton County, Indiana.  Floyd was the son of Clemon Beals LAMBERTSON and June Kirk DAVIS.

Sunday's Obituary: Elvin Cooper LeMaster (1912-2000)

Source: Commercial-Review, Portland, Indiana, May 17, 2000, page 12

Elvin C. LeMaster, 87, Columbus, Ohio, a native of Jay County, died Tuesday at Kobacker House in Columbus.

He was retired from Commercial Motor Freight of Indiana.

LeMaster was a member of the Maynard Avenue United Methodist Church, Ralplh Rickey Lodge No. 670 F&AM, Scottish Rite Valley of Columbus, and Aladdin Temple Shrine.

Surviving are his wife, Cleo; four daughters, Mrs. Max (Phyllis) Stewart, New Albany, Nancy Cooper, Columbus, Mr. Bill (Linda) Nelson, Antioch, Calif., and Mrs. Calvin (Sharol) Kelly, Columbus; one sister, Mary O. Taylor, Edgewater, Fla.; 21 grandchildren; and 28 great-grandchildren.

Services are set for 11 a.m. (Ohio time) Friday at the Southwick-Good Funeral Chapel, Columbus, with Rev. Glenn Schwerdtfeger and Rev. Bruce Beavers officiating.  Burial will be in Forest Lawn Memorial Park.

Friends may call at the funeral home from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday and one hour prior to services Friday.

Sunday’s Obituary – if you have obituaries of family members and ancestors, consider posting them along with other information about that person as part of Sunday’s Obituary. This is an ongoing series developed by Leslie Ann at Ancestors Live Here.

Muriel Wright Photo - Alexandria, IN

My great-grandmother, Edna Muriel (Pierce) Wright appears in this undated photograph, along with several other ladies. The photo does not indicate where it was taken or what they were doing. Those identified are from left-to-right : Maude Clevenger, Mrs. Thurston, Muriel Wright, Gert Cooper, and Tillie Hughes.

High - Cooper Wedding

Nicole Lee Cooper and Andrew Jacob High will marry Oct. 6 at 2:30 p.m. at St. Mary’s Catholic Church of Anderson with the Rev. Robert Williams officiating.

Nicole is the daughter of Gary and Pam Cooper of Alexandria. She is a 2001 graduate of Alexandria-Monroe High School and a 2005 graduate of Ball State University with a bachelor’s degree in nursing. She is a registered nurse, employed by Community Hospital North in the Intensive Care Unit.

Her fiancé is the son of Phil High of Anderson and Mary High of Noblesville. He is a 1997 graduate of Alexandria-Monroe High School and a 2002 graduate of Ball State University with a bachelor’s degree in business management. He is employed by Speedway Oil Corp., as a district manager.

The couple will honeymoon to Ocho Rios, Jamaica.

From : Anderson, IN Herald-Bulletin, September 20, 2007

Today in my database : Bethiah Hubbard (b. December 19, 1646)

Today's featured relative in my database is my paternal 8th-great grandmother, Bethiah Hubbard.

Bethiah was born December 19, 1646 in Springfield, MA, the daughter of Samuel and Tacy (Cooper) Hubbard. Bethiah married November 16, 1664 at Westerley, RI to Joseph Clarke, son of Joseph and Margaret (Turner) Clarke. Joseph was born April 2, 1643 at Westerly, RI and died January 11, 1726/27 at Westerly, RI. Bethiah died April 17, 1707 at Westerly, RI.

Known children of Joseph and Bethiah (Hubbard) Clarke are as follows :
i. Judith Clarke b. October 12, 1667 Newport, RI, d. July 17, 1747 Westerly, RI, m. John Maxson
ii. Joseph Clarke b. April 4, 1670, m. Dorothy Maxson
iii. Samuel Clarke b. September 29, 1672, Westerly, RI, d. July 25, 1769, m. Ann Champlain
iv. John Clarke b. August 25, 1675 Westerly, RI, m. Mary Beebe
v. Bethiah Clarke b. April 11, 1678 Westerly, RI, d. 1756 Rhode Island, m. Thomas Hiscox
vi. Mary Clarke b. December 27, 1680 Westerly, RI, d. after 1760 Rhode Island, m. William Champlain
vii. Susannah Clarke b. August 31, 1683 Westerly, RI, m. Oliver Babcock
viii. Thomas Clarke b. March 17, 1685/86 Westerly, RI, d. November 26, 1767 Rhode Island, m. Elizabeth Babcock
ix. William Clarke b. April 21, 1688 Westerly, RI, d. February 28, 1767 Rhode Island, m. Joan Bliven

I descend from Joseph and Bethiah (Hubbard) Clarke through their daughter, Judith, as follows:
Bethiah Hubband and Joseph Clarke
Judith Clarke and John Maxson
Bethia Maxson and Joseph Maxson
Ephraim Maxson and Elisabeth Davis
Jesse Maxson and Sarah Sutton
Prudence Maxson and William P. Smith
Olive Jane Smith and William P. Wehrly
Barbara Isabelle Wehrly and Luman Cooper LeMasters (my great-grandparents)