The Ultimate Sacrifice

Today in the United States it is Memorial Day, a day to remember and recognize those who have given the ultimate sacrifice while in military service to our country.  

Looking through my RootsMagic database, I found the following individuals who gave the ultimate sacrifice (undoubtably, not a complete list) :

• Daniel Beals (1822-1863), died in Louisville, KY while a member of Company A, 101st Indiana Infantry during the Civil War.  He was the son of Nathan C. & Elizabeth (Chew) Beals, making him my maternal 4th-great granduncle.
• Samuel Chew (c1743-1778), died in Connecticut during the Revolutionary War while serving in the Continental Navy.  He was the son of Thomas & Martha (Taylor) Chew, making him my maternal 7th-great granduncle. The USS Chew was named in his honor.
• Joseph Davis ( -1777), died in New York City after capture by the British on 13 Feb 1777, while serving in the 1st Regiment out of Monmouth, New Jersey.  He was the son of Thomas & Bethia (Maxson) Davis, making him my paternal 1st cousin 8 times removed.
• Johann Jacob Deutsch (1821-1863), died of yellow fever while serving in Company D, 13th Connecticut Infantry during the Civil War.  He was the 4th-great grandfather of my daughter, Corinne.
• John W. Duffey (1845-1863), died at Cumberland Gap while serving in Company G, 118th Indiana Infantry during the Civil War.  He was the son of Daniel L. & Susanna (Freese) Duffey, making him Eileen's 2nd-great granduncle.
• John Wesley King (1837-1865), died at Paducah, Kentucky while serving in Company G, 17th Indiana Volunteer Infantry during the Civil War.  He was the son of William & Nancy (Owings) King, making him my maternal 3rd-great granduncle.
• John Cooper LeMaster (1934-1953), Marine Pfc., killed in action in Korea.  He was the son of Donald Cooper & Luella (Gibbons) LeMaster, making him my paternal 2nd cousin.
• Gurdon Lord Pierce (1841-1864), died at Cold Harbor while serving as Lt. of Company C, 112th New York Volunteers.  He was the son of Austin & Mary Ann (Sterlin) Pierce, making him my maternal 1st cousin 5 times removed.
• Reuben Sherman (1845-1864), died at Andersonville Prison while serving in 135th Ohio Infantry.  He was the son of Lorenzo & Sophia (Moulton) Sherman, making him my paternal 1st cousin 4 times removed.
• Frederick Charles Wildt (1921-1944), killed in action 20 Jul 1944 in France.  He was the son of Arthur & Anna Magdalena (Damm) Wildt, making him Corinne's great-granduncle.

Looking over this list, I am honored by their sacrifice and proud of their history.  Though I have the service records for some, there are many in this list that I need to document their time in service.

On This Day : December 11

1647 - Mary SMALL born in Eastham, Barnstable County, Massachusetts.  Mary was my 9x-great grandmother.

1724 - Mildred TAYLOR born.  Mildred was the daughter of James TAYLOR and Martha THOMPSON.

1728 - Hanah WILLIAMS born.  Hannah was the daughter of Isaac WILLIAMS and Dorothy FREEMAN.

1740 - Martha DAVIS married Nathan ROGERS.  Martha was the daughter of John DAVIS and Elizabeth MAXSON.

1764 - John BRAND married Rebecca GIFFORD in New Jersey.  John was the son of William BRAND and Elizabeth DAVIS.

1797 - Lettice BRIGGS died in Burlington County, New Jersey.  Lettice was the daughter of Samuel WOOLSTON and Cyllania WOOLSTON.  Lettice was my 6x-great grandmother.

1787 - Richard TAYLOR born.  Richard was the son of Richard TAYLOR and Sarah Dabney TAYLOR.

1821 - Johann Jacob DEUTSCH born in Klein Engersen, Saxony.  Johann was Corinne's 4x-great grandfather.

1857 - Keziah TOMLINSON died.  Keziah was the daughter of Jacob HILLYARD and Martha ROBINSON.

1859 - William Earl ANDERSON died in Lewis County, Pennsylvania.  William was the son of Elijah ANDERSON and Susannah WILLIAMS.

1877 - Susanna MENDENHALL died in Hendricks County, Indiana.  Susanna was the daughter of John CARTER and Sarah BEALS.

1892 - Galen Glenn METZNER died in Jay County, Indiana.  Galen was the son of Louis Napoleon METZNER and Henrietta WEAVER.

1894 - Pansy DAVIS born in Ellettsville, Monroe County, Indiana.  Pansy was the daughter of Ida DAVIS.

1907 - Lillian Maude ERVIN married Charles R. BAKER in Monticello, White County, Indiana.  Lillian was the daughter of Isaac Luther ERVIN and Edith Katherine BEAM.

1912 - Pansy DAVIS married Peter DECKER in Monroe County, Indiana.  Pansy was the daughter of Ida DAVIS.

1993 - Sylvester BRIODY died in Oklahoma.  Sylvester was the son of Sylvester Tillman BRIODY and Eva May CHIVLARE.

On This Day : September 30

1672 - Benjamin JANES born.  Benjamin was the son of William JANES and Hannah BASCOM.

1683 - William CLARKE died.  William was the son of Joseph CLARKE and Margaret TURNER.

1684 - John CLARK died.  John was my 9x-great grandfather.

1697 - Tabitha PIERCE died.  Tabitha was the daughter of Samuel PIERCE and Lydia BACON.

1710 - Joseph BROWN married Margaret SINKLER.  Joseph was the son of William BROWN and Dorothy ________.

1722 - Ann BUDD died.  Ann was my 8x-great grandmother.

1733 - Larkin CHEW married Mary BEVERLY in Spotsylvania County, Virginia.  Larkin was the son of Larkin CHEW and Hannah ROY.

1736 - Nathan MAXSON born in Westerly, Rhode Island.  Nathan was the son of Joseph MAXSON and Bethia MAXSON.

1747 - Johann Michael FETTER married Maria Catharina SCHMIED in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania.  Johann was the son of Johann Michael VETTER and Maria Catharina WEBER.  Johann was Eileen's 6x-great grandfather.

1781 - Stephen C. DAVIS born in Salem, Harrison County, Virginia.  Stephen was the son of Nathan DAVIS and Ann GIFFORD.

1802 - William BEALS married Rachel JOHNSON in Guilford County, North Carolina.  William was the son of John BEALS and Margaret Esther HUNT.

1809 - Jane MAXSON born in Green Brier Run, Virginia.  Jane was the daughter of Zebulon MAXSON and Mary DAVIS.

1823 - John B. McCOOL married Patsy SCALES.  John was the son of Benjamin McCOOL and ________.

1835 - Martha GROENENDYKE born. Martha was the daughter of Abraham GROENENDYKE and Margaret PETTY.

1835 - Royal Storrs PIERCE married Juliet MORTON.  Royal was the son of Gordon PIERCE and Thirsa SMALLEY.

1840 - Levi WARDLAW married Alba HALL in Highland County, Ohio.  Levi was the son of Samuel WARDLAW and Elizabeth NESBIT.

1844 - Elnathan MAXSON died in Scott, New York.  Elnathan was the son of Torey MAXSON and Martha LANPHERE.

1850 - Cornelius SUTTON died in West Union, Doddridge County, Virginia.  Cornelius was the son of Amos SUTTON and Jane CLAWSON.  Cornelius was my 5x-great grandfather.

1853 - Anna Maria Illsben Katherina KAHRE married Friedrich Wilhelm WIETHOP in Darmstadt, Vanderburgh County, Indiana.  Anna was the daughter of Heinrich Wilhelm KAHRE and Marie Caroline Wilhelmina KORFF.

1856 - Sarah A. MAXON born in Fayette County, Pennsylvania.  Sarah was the son of Melford Joseph MAXON and Mary E. LANCASTER.

1863 - Johann Jacob DEUTSCH died in Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Indiana.  Johann was Corinne's 4x-great grandfather.

1871 - Ernest B. DAVIS born.  Ernest was the son of Cornelius S. DAVIS and Elizabeth Johnson SUTTON.

1876 - Lurena M. YOUNG born.  Lurena was the daughter of Chauncey YOUNG and Ellen HUSS.

1877 - Julia Louisa MacKID died in Goderich, Huron County, Ontario.  Julia was the daughter of George BROWN and Isabelle NEALE.

1888 - Luther Wesley LEE married Basthal D. GANT in Richmond, Missouri.  Luther was the son of Burrell Russell LEE and Elizabeth W. NAIL.

1894 - Leotes KING died.  Leotes was the son of James Alfred KING and Ella Mae LOWERY.

1896 - Alice Elizabeth SWAFFORD born in Ray County, Missouri.  Alice was the daughter of James Calvin SWAFFORD and Louisa Catherine LEE.

1906 - Ord Wehrly LeMASTER born in Salamonia, Jay County, Indiana.  Ord was the son of Luman Cooper LeMASTERS and Barbara Isabel WEHRLY.  Ord was my grandfather.

1908 - Earnestine METZNER born in Jay County, Indiana.  Earnestine was the daughter of Irvin G. METZNER and Julia STONE.

1914 - David SHERRICK died in Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio.  David was the son of David SHERRICK and Eve ________.  David was my 3x-great grandfather.

1967 - Hannah NIXON died in Whittier, Los Angeles County, California.  Hannah was the daughter of Franklin MILLHOUS and Almira Park BURDG.

1981 - Eldon Richard LEWIS died in Huntington, Huntington County, Indiana.  Eldon was the son of Lawrence Solomon LEWIS and Ruth Alice SILLS.

On This Day : August 10

1674 - John STOCKTON born in Flushing, Queens County, New York.  John was the son of Richard STOCKTON and Abigail BLOOMFIELD.  John was my 8x-great grandfather.


1696 - John CORBIN married Elizabeth SMITH. John was the son of John CORBIN.  Elizabeth was the daughter of William SMITH and Grace M. ________.  They were my 10x-great grandparents.


1709 - John MENDENHALL married Susannah PIERSON in Chester County, Pennsylvania.  John was the son of John MENDENHALL and Elizabeth MARIS.  Susannah was the daughter of Thomas PIERSON and Rose DIXON.  They were my 8x-great grandparents.


1769 - Margaret WRIGHT born.  Margaret was the daughter of Peter WRIGHT and Robena CROUSE.


1771 - Sarah ELDRIDGE died in New Jersey.  Sarah was the daughter of Jeffrey CHEW and Amy DRIVER.


1774 - Thomas THORNBURGH married Martha BALLINGER in Guilford County, North Carolina.  Thomas was the son of Thomas THORNBURGH and Abigail BROWN.


1776 - William MILLIKAN married Elinor SMITH.  William was the son of William MILLIKAN and Jane WHITE.


1777 - Mary PHILBRICK born.  Mary was the daughter of John PHILBRICK and Sally JEWETT.


1792 - Joseph STILLMAN died.  Joseph was the son of George STILLMAN and Deborah CRANDALL.


1793 - Christian Friedrich KAHRE died in Kummerdingsen, Westphalia.  Christian was the son of Johann Karl Ludwig KAHRE and Anna Marie Ilsbein KROEGER.


1799 - Salome PETRY born in York County, Pennsylvania.  Salome was the daughter of George PETRY and Maria Catharina KALTREIDER.


1810 - Lewis DAVIS born.  Lewis was the son of John DAVIS and Marvel MAXSON.


1848 - Levi V. JACOBS married Mary E. REEVES in Brown County, Ohio.  Levi was the son of James Thomas JACOBS and Isabella FEILY.


1848 - Burrell Russell LEE married Elizabeth W. NAIL.  Burrell was the son of Burrell Russell LEE and Louhaney SWAFFORD.


1848 - Lydia Sophia SHERMAN born in Licking County, Ohio.  Lydia was the daughter of Lorenzo SHERMAN and Sophia Polly MOULTON.


1850 - Caroline Alvina DEUTSCH born in Klein Engerson, Saxony.  Caroline was the daughter of Johann Jacob DEUTSCH and Doris Elisabeth SCHUTTE.


1851 - Christian Friedrich KAHRE born.  Christian was the son of Heinrich Hermann KAHRE and Anna Maria Sophia RULLMANN.


1851 - Louisa Elizabeth RIEBER born in Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Indiana.  Louisa was the daughter of Petrus Theodore RIEBER and Elizabeth SCHUHMACHER.


1857 - Mary E. CUMMINGS born in Tennessee.  Mary was the daughter of Jacob CUMMINGS and Rebecca ________.


1862 - Nicholas H. SHAW married Elizabeth YEAMON in Iowa.  Nicholas was the son of William SHAW and Mary HECK.


1870 - George Washington IVEY married Sarah LEE in Marshall County, Kentucky.  George was the son of Thomas W. IVEY.  George was Eileen's 2x-great grandmother.


1871 - Lydia Sophia SHERMAN married John A. HANLIN.  Lydia was the daughter of Lorenzo SHERMAN and Sophia Polly MOULTON.


1872 - Sarah BEALS married Joel Thornburgh HILL in Hamilton County, Indiana.  Sarah was the daughter of John T. BEALS and Mary DAVIS.


1876 - Ida Belle LEE born in Bledsoe County, Tennessee.  Ida was the daughter of Benjamin Franklin LEE and Mary Isabella THURMAN.


1886 - William Anderson CHEW married Emma Susan STRAIGHT in Darke County, Ohio.  William was the son of Ezekiel Cooper CHEW and Caroline Bishop WOOLSTON.


1889 - Donovan R. CHEW married Bertha A. ADAMS in St. Joseph County, Indiana.  Donovan was the son of Ezekiel Cooper CHEW and Caroline Bishop WOOLSTON.


1892 - George Washington KING died in Madison County, Indiana.  George was the son of William KING and Sarah SULLIVAN.


1910 - Maud I. CHIVLARE married Edmund J. BRANCH in Warrick County, Indiana.  Maud was the daughter of Isaac C. CHIVLARE and Florence FOLLOWAY.


1910 - David MAXON died.  David was the son of Joseph Lancaster MAXON and Josephine Agnes May GAMBLE.


1921 - Silas Dunbar YOUNG died.  Silas was the son of Phillip YOUNG and Keziah CURTIS.


1985 - Virgil Forest SWAFFORD died in Kansas City, Missouri.  Virgil was the son of John William SWAFFORD and Viola Mae MILLER.

On This Day : July 18

1693 - Johannes BRAÜN died in Würrtemberg.  Johannes was the son of Michael BRAÜN.  Johannes was my 9x-great grandfather.


1716 - Thomas SEWALL died.  Thomas was the son of John SEWALL and Hannah FESSENDEN.


1717 - Jacob BEALS born in Chester County, Pennsylvania.  Jacob was the son of Jacob BEALS and Mary BROOKSBY.


1744 - Vincentius ANTONIDES died.  Vincentius was my 8x-great grandfather.


1762 - Naaman BURDICK born.  Naaman was the son of Nathan BURDICK and Goodeth MAXSON.


1767 - Tacy MAXSON married Oliver BABCOCK.  Tacy was the daughter of Samuel MAXSON and Ruth ROGERS.


1771 - Johan Michael JACOBS married Maria Catherine CHERDRON in Dover Township, York County, Pennsylvania.  Maria was the daughter of Hans Heinrich CHERDRON and Anna Maria HERBACH.  They were my 6x-great grandparents.


1792 - John NOSLER married Mary WYLE in Montgomery County, Virginia.  John was the son of Bostin NOSLER and Sophia ________.


1795 - John NOSLER married Martha SNAVELL in Montgomery County, Virginia. John was the son of Bostin NOSLER and Sophia ________.


1804 - Rachel HAINES married Japeth BISHOP in Burlington County, New Jersey.  Rachel was the daughter of Robert HAINES and Rachel VENICOMB.


1815 - Nathan MAXSON married Susanna DICKS in Harrison County, Ohio.  Nathan was the son of Jonathan MAXSON and Mary MAGDILINE.


1821 - Nancy BYARS married Robert POWER in Bracken County, Kentucky.  Nancy was the daughter of John BYARS and Catherine HECK.


1827 - Amelia FISHER born.  Amelia was the daughter of Daniel FISHER and Susanna REEVES.


1828 - Montgomery GROENENDYKE born in Indiana.  Montgomery was the son of James GROENENDYKE and Barbara BUCK.


1833 - Hetta RINEHART born in Henry County, Indiana.  Hetta was the daughter of Jacob RINEHART and Mary ADNEY.


1842 - Lucinda MAXSON died in Indiana.  Lucinda was the daughter of Jonathan MAXSON and Christiana DAVIS.


1851 - Henry C. ALDERMAN married Susan M. BAITS in Bond County, Illinois.  Henry was the son of Henry ALDERMAN and Hannah J. GILBERT.


1860 - Mary Elvin MAXSON born in Kansas.  Mary was the daughter of Jonathan MAXSON and Alice SMITH.


1862 - Mary Jane CROCKETT married George William GUY.  Mary was the daughter of Jackson Conrad CROCKETT and Clarinda GRIFFITHS.


1864 - Mary Jane CROCKETT married John Thomas RICHARDS in Schuyler County, Illinois.  Mary was the daughter of Jackson Conrad CROCKETT and Clarinda GRIFFITHS.


1866 - Sarah Jane BARKER married Amos S. HINSHAW.  Sarah was the daughter of John BARKER and Amy COX.


1868 - Caroline Alvina DEUTSCH married Charles J. SCWEITZER in Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Indiana.  Caroline was the daughter of Johann Jacob DEUTSCH and Doris Elisabeth SCHUTTE.


1875 - Thomas BEALS died in Hamilton County, Indiana.  Thomas was the son of John BEALS and Mary CARTER.


1890 - Albert ALDERMAN born.  Albert was the son of George W. ALDERMAN and Sarah JARRARD.


1904 - Solomon PETRY died in Jay County, Indiana.  Solomon was the son of Jacob PETRY and Magdalena MILLER.


1909 - Mary BEALS died in Cicero, Hamilton County, Indiana.  Mary was the daughter of John W. DAVIS and Mary BARKER.  Mary was my 4x-great grandmother.

On This Day : May 18

1750 - Ann BALDWIN born.  Ann was the daughter of William BALDWIN and Elizabeth SMITH.  She was my 7x-great grandmother.


1758 - Anna Maria Elisabeth KAHRE born.  Anna was the daughter of Johann Jurgen KAHRE and Anna Catherine Elisabeth OBERMEIER.


1769 - Robert WRIGHT died in Foodie, Fife, Scotland.  Robert was the son of Robert WRIGHT and Elizabeth HENDERSON.


1770 - Jesse MAXSON married Elizabeth CLARKE.  Jesse was the son of John MAXSON and Elizabeth PROSSER.


1791 - Susan KALTREIDER born.  Susan was the daughter of Duvald KALTREIDER and Elizabeth Catherine ________.


1794 - Jessie WRIGHT died in Lanoy, Scotland.  Jessie was the son of Robert WRIGHT and Elizabeth HENDERSON.


1796 - Sarah HAWORTH born.  Sarah was the daughter of Absalom HAWORTH and Mary WEST.


1796 - Mary JESSOP married Benjamin HILL in Guilford County, North Carolina.  Mary was the daughter of Jacob JESSOP and Rachel COOK.


1798 - Hur HODGSON married Acsha DILLON. Hur was the son of John HODGSON and Mary MILLS.


1818 - Karl Heinrich KAHRE born in Brinkhoff, Westphalia.  Karl was the son of Christian Friedrich KAHRE and Anna Marie Catherine BRINKHOFF.


1821 - Mahala BEALS born.  Mahala was the daughter of Daniel BEALS and Catherine JACKSON.


1821 - Samuel SILLS died in Jackson Township, Champaign County, Ohio.  Samuel was the son of Michael SILLS and Rosanna FETTERS.


1835 - William M. LEE born.  William was the son of Burrell Russell LEE and Louhaney SWAFFORD.


1841 - Christopher C. BOYER married Nancy Ann McCOOL in Warrick County, Indiana.  Christopher was the son of Martin BOYER and Anna BENNETT.  Nancy was the daughter of Thomas McCOOL and Catherine HARPOLE.   They were Corinne's 4x-great grandparents.


1845 - William Marion HENDRIXSON born in Brown County, Ohio.  William was the son of Allen HENDRIXSON and Sarah Ann WRIGHT.


1857 - Emma PIERCE born.  Emma was the daughter of Henry Eldred PIERCE and Simeathy SMELSOR.


1858 - Rachel TRIMBLE died in Vermillion County, Indiana.  Rachel was the daughter of William SMITH and Hannah THOMPSON.


1864 - Albert MOULTON died.  Albert was the son of Selah MOULTON and Lydia FINEL.  Albert was my 3x-great grandfather.


1875 - Dorothea DEUTSCH married Julius MUELLER.  Dorothea was the daughter of Johann Jacob DEUTSCH and Doris Elisabeth SCHUTTE.


1889 - John ALDERMAN married Minnie J. HARPER in Bond County, Illinois.  John was the son of William Perry ALDERMAN and Elizabeth Ann LEE.


1909 - Zelma Ruth WRIGHT born in Madison County, Indiana.  Zelma was the daughter of Edward E. WRIGHT and Martha Jane STARR.


1910 - Clessie LEWIS born in Dora, Wabash County, Indiana.  Clessie was the daughter of Lawrence Solomon LEWIS and Ruth Alice SILLS.


1994 - Paul LAMBERTSON died in Elwood, Madison County, Indiana.  Paul was the son of Charles Wilson LAMBERTSON and Pearl May BEALS.

On This Day : April 30

1698 - James TAYLOR died in King & Queen County, Virginia.  James was my 10x-great grandfather.


1714 - Benjamin NYE died in Sandwich, Barnstable County, Massachusetts.  Benjamin was my 10x-great grandfather.


1757 - Johann Jurgen KAHRE married Anna Catherine Elisabeth OBERMEIER.  Johann was the son of Johann Jurgen KAHRE and Anna Katherine STEINMEIER.  Johann was Corinne's 7x-great grandfather.


1769 - Abigail STANLEY born in Guilford County, North Carolina.  Abigail was the daughter of Strangeman STANLEY and Jemima MILLS.


1782 - Samuel OLIPHANT married Elizabeth Holmes HARRIS.  Samuel was the son of Ephraim OLIPHANT and Sarah Higgins STOUT.


1799 - James Augustus McPHEETERS born in Harrison County, Kentucky.  James was the son of James Moore McPHEETERS and Elizabeth COALTER.


1806 - Susannah A. JACKSON married Timothy H. JESSOP.  Susannah was the daughter of Curtis JACKSON and Ruth BEALS.


1808 - Elizabeth HAWORTH married James DAVIS.  Elizabeth was the daughter of Absalom HAWORTH and Mary WEST.


1837 - Edmund G. PIERCE born in Wayne County, Indiana.  Edmund was the son of Francis S. PIERCE and Rebecca PAGE.  Edmund was my 3x-great grandfather.


1841 - Louise MAXSON born in Muscatine County, Iowa.  Louise was the daughter of William MAXSON and Delilah BOWLAND.


1843 - James Milo NOSLER born in Putnam County, Indiana.  James was the son of John NOSLER and Nancy HIBBS.


1848 - James A. SLOAN born in Bledsoe County, Tennessee.  James was the son of Henderson SLOAN and Rebecca A. SWAFFORD.


1867 - M. David JACOBS married Mary GAULT in Wayne County, Ohio.  David was the son of David JACOBS and Barbara BYERS.


1883 - Rosa DEUTSCH died in Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Indiana.  Rosa was the daughter of Johann Jacob DEUTSCH and Doris Elisabeth SCHUTTE.


1884 - Edith SILLS born in Wabash County, Indiana.  Edith was the daughter of Christopher SILLS and Samantha SHELLY.


1892 - Sarah ENGLE died.  Sarah was the daughter of Ananias DAVIS and Rebecca CLAYTON.


1922 - John William CHEW died in Leon, Clarke County, Iowa.  John was the son of Richard A. CHEW and Jane LaFavour McCUTCHEON.


1932 - Michael L. GROENENDYKE died in Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio.  Michael was the son of Thomas Hagerman GROENENDYKE and Nancy MOFFETT.


1941 - Ethan AILES died in Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio.  Ethan was the son of Alfred AILES and Melissa Jane YOUNG.

FindAGrave Success: John Jacob Deutsch

FindAGrave volunteer Bill Schraeder graciously photographed the tombstone of Corinne's 4x great-grandparents, John Jacob Deutsch (1821-1863) and Dora Elizabeth (Schutte) Deutsch (1827-1903).  They are buried in the Locust Hill Cemetery in Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Indiana.


John, or Johann, served during the Civil War in Company D, 13th Connecticut Volunteer Infantry.  He was a replacement inductee when the unit was occupying New Orleans.  Previously, John had been drafted into the Confederate Army.


It took a year and a half, but the payoff by this volunteer makes it worth it.

On This Day : March 2

1713 - Tabitha TAYLOR born.  Tabitha was the daughter of Col. James TAYLOR and Martha THOMPSON.


1747 - John George Peter KALTREIDER born.  John was the son of George KALTENRUETTER and Anna Ursula HOLTZBAUM.


1776 - George MAXSON married Elizabeth READ.  George was the son of Simeon MAXSON and Mary BABCOCK.


1778 - John MAXSON died in Newport, Rhode Island.  John was the son of Jonathan MAXSON and Content ROGERS.


1783 - Hannah MOULTON born.  Hannah was the daughter of John MOULTON and Avis HURLBUT.


1786 - Elizabeth KIMMER born in Pennsylvnia.  Elizabeth was the daughter of Nicholas KIMMER and Sarah FAYLER.  Elizabeth was my 5x great-grandmother.


1787 - Anthony RAINS married Nancy GRAHAM in Randolph County, North Carolina.  Nancy was the daughter of Richard GRAHAM and Asenath ________. They were my 6x great-grandparents.


1814 - James TAYLOR died.  James was the son of Col. James TAYLOR and Alice THORNTON.


1816 - James WARDLAW died in Fayette County, Kentucky.  James was the son of William WARDLAW and Jane HARPER.


1816 - Samuel Blackburn BEALS born.  Samuel was the son of Daniel BEALS and Catherine JACKSON.


1816 - David CHEW died.  David was the son of Jeffrey CHEW and Amy DRIVER.


1820 - Amy BEALS married Joseph THOMPSON in Highland County, Ohio.  Amy was the daughter of John BEALS and Mary CARTER.


1825 - Elizabeth YOUNG born in Sandusky County, Ohio.  Elizabeth was the daughter of Charles YOUNG and Nancy SCOTHORN.


1828 - Heinrich Gottleib KAHRE married Marie Caroline Charlotte KAHRE.  Heinrich was the son of Johann Karl Ludwig KAHRE and Anna Marie Ilsbein KROEGER.


1842 - John Albertson CHEW died in Floyd County, Indiana.  John was the son of Richard CHEW and Ann ALBERTSON.


1845 - George Washington KING married Elizabeth HOWARD in Madison County, Indiana.  George was the son of William KING and Sarah SULLIVAN.


1862 - Rosa DEUTSCH born in Louisiana.  Rosa was the daughter of Johann Jacob DEUTSCH and Doris Elisabeth SCHUTTE.


1866 - Elvira BOWMAN died in Eagle Creek, Hamilton County, Indiana.  Elvira was the daughter of Isom HUNT and Margaret BUNDY.


1880 - Weldon J. SHERRICK married Ella Josephine SHISLER in Ashland County, Ohio.  Weldon was the son of David SHERRICK and Susan JACOBS.


1899 - Mary E. SWAFFORD died in Keeter, Wise County, Texas.  Mary was the daughter of Burrell Russel LEE and Louhaney SWAFFORD.


1901 - John Franklin CHIVLARE born in Yankeetown, Warrick County, Indiana.  John was the son of Alpha Revis CHIVLARE and Clara Belle FOLLOWAY.


1902 - John Vorhees LAMBERTSON married Margaret Jane DEMONET in Hamilton, Butler County, Ohio.  John was the son of John LAMBERTSON and Sarah A. WILLSON.


1914 - Anna Maria Ilsben Katherina WIETHOP died.  Anna was the daughter of Heinrich Wilhelm KAHRE and Marie Caroline Wilhelmina KORFF.


1919 - Ernest SWAFFORD married Pearl JOHNSON in Bledsoe County, Tennessse.  Ernest was the son of George W. SWAFFORD and Elizabeth HAMILTON.

Surname Saturday : Deutsch

The DEUTSCH surname is in Corinne's maternal line.  The origins of the surname are Germanic.


Ahnentafel # 57 : Emilie Deutsch (1853-1896).  Emilie was born in 1853 in Germany.  She married Johannes Heinrich Wild (1851-1896) in Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Indiana.  Johannes was born September 15, 1851 in Laisa, Beidenkopf, Hessen-Darmstadt.  They had 8 children and lived in both Evansville, Indiana and Louisville, Kentucky.  Johannes died August 18, 1896 in Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky.  Emilie died August 18, 1896 in Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky.  This was a murder-suicide.


Ahnentafel # 114 : Johann Jacob Deutsch (1821-1863).  Johann was born December 11, 1821 in Klein Engersen, Saxony.  He married Doris Elisabeth Schutte (1827-1903) before 1848.  Doris was born 1827 in Klein Engersen, Saxony.  They had 4 children. They emigrated about July 1854 to New Orleans, Louisiana.  Doris died June 10, 1903 in Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Indiana.  Johann was drafted into the Confederate Army, deserted and re-enlisted in Company D, 13th Connecticut Volunteer Infantry in the Union Army. He died 1863 of yellow fever and is buried in Locust Hill Cemetery, Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Indiana.


Related blog posts:

• Today in my database: Johann Jacob Deutsch (b. December 11, 1821)

• Genealogy Is Like Love

On This Day : January 3

1755: Charles TAYLOR born.  Charles was the son of George TAYLOR and Rachel GIBSON.


1759: Elisha STILLMAN married Mary DAVIS.  Elisha was the son of George STILLMAN and Deborah CRANDALL.


1779: Sarah SUTTON born in Shrewsbury, Monmouth County, New Jersey. She was the daughter of Cornelius SUTTON and Elizabeth APPLEGATE.  She was my 4x great-grandmother.


1784: Anna SCHLOTHAUER born.  Anna was the daughter of Johann Michael SCHLOTHAUER and Elizabeth PETRY.


1789: Amos MAXSON married Hannah POTTER.  Amos was the son of Torey MAXSON and Martha LANPHERE.


1835: William WARDLAW born.  William was the son of James WARDLAW and Susanna GREEN.


1885: Arthur WILDT born in Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Indiana.  Arthur was the son of Johannes Heinrich WILD and Emilie DEUTSCH.  Arthur was Corinne's 2x great-grandfather.


1899: Goldsborough Francis SWAFFORD born in Bledsoe County, Tennessee.  Goldsborough was the son of James Aaron SWAFFORD and Nancy Alice SHERRIL.


1910: Edwin Isaac BUTLER married Cecilla Morse MILLER in San Diego, San Diego County, California.  Edwin was the son of Frank Carlos BUTLER and Clara LEMASTERS.


1917: Nicholas H. SHAW died in Denver, Colorado.  Nicholas was the son of William SHAW and Mary HECK.


1937: John Phillips WILSON died in Auburn, Nebraska.  John was the son of Senator Winfield PHILLIPS and Una Maude LEMASTERS.

Surname Saturday : Recap of Corinne's Lines

This post is a recap of Surname Saturday posts of Corinne's family lines.  Taking a six-generation view of her pedigree chart, these are the families in her line.

• MILLER Vanderburgh County, IN>Posey County, IN>Hesse-Darmstadt

• SCHAFER Vanderburgh County, IN>Hesse-Darmstadt

• SCHAEFFER Vanderburgh County, IN>Louisiana>Bavaria

• RIEBER Vanderburgh County, IN>Louisiana>Germany

• CHIVLARE Warrick County, IN>France

• BOYER/BORROR Warrick County, IN>Franklin County, OH>Hardy County, VA>Germany

• FOLLOWAY Warrick County, IN>Kentucky

• WILLIAMS Warrick County, IN

• WILD/WILDT Vanderburgh County, IN>Jefferson County, KY>Hesse-Darmstadt

• DEUTSCH Vanderburgh County, IN>Saxony

• DAMM Vanderburgh County, IN>Wabash County, IL>Bavaria

• SCHNIEDER Vanderburgh County, IN

• MIGUET Vanderburgh County, IN>Buchanan County, IA>France

• JARRETT Buchanan County, IA>Koscuisko County, IN>Virginia

• SAUER Vanderburgh County, IN>Pennsylvania

• RITT Vanderburgh County, IN>Baden

Surname Saturday – create a post in which you discuss a surname and mention its origins, its geographical location(s) and how it fits into your genealogy research. Surname Saturday is an ongoing series at GeneaBloggers.

Surname Saturday: Wildt

The WILDT surname is Corinne's maternal line. It is of Germanic origin, was originally spelled WILD, and has origins in Hesse-Darmstadt.

Stories and History:

Ahnentafel # 56: Johannes Heinrich (Henry) WILD (1851-1896) - the immigrant. Born September 15, 1861 in Hesse-Darmstadt, he married February 26, 1874 in Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Indiana to Emilie DEUTSCH. He died August 18, 1896 in Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky. Had 8 children.

Ahnentafel # 28: Arthur WILDT (1885-1966). Born January 3, 1885 in Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Indiana, he married Anna Magdalena DAMM on October 14, 1908 in Vanderburgh County, Indiana. He died October 26, 1966 in Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Indiana and was buried in Locust Hill Cemetery in Evansville. Had 5 children.

Ahnentafel # 14: Edward Ferdinand WILDT (1918-1985). Born April 30, 1918 in Dawson County, Nebraska, he married on October 30, 1943 in Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Indiana to Miriam Ruth MIGUET. He died September 9, 1985 in Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Indiana and was buried in Locust Hill Cemetery in Evansville. Had 9 children.

Related blog posts:

• Find A Grave Success: Edward Wildt

• Arthur Wildt (b. January 3, 1885)

• Wildt Family Lineage

Anna Magdalena Damm (b. January 21, 1882)

Today's featured relative in my database is my daughter's 2nd-great grandmother, Anna Magdalena Damm.

Anna was born January 21, 1882 in Browns, Wabash Co., IL., the daughter of Frederick and Wilhelmina (Schneider) Damm. Anna married October 14, 1908 in Evansville, Vanderburgh Co., IN to Arthur Wildt, son of Johannes Heinrich and Emilie (Deutsch) Wild. Arthur was born January 3, 1885 in Evansville, Vanderburgh Co., IN and died October 26, 1966 in Evansville, Vanderburgh Co., IN. Anna died March 4, 1967 in Evansville, Vanderburgh Co., IN.

Children of Arthur and Anna Magdalena (Damm) Wildt are as follows :
i. Ralph Arthur Wildt b. April 1, 1909 Vanderburgh Co., IN., d. September 23, 1936 Vanderburgh Co., IN., m. Beatrice Bingle
ii. Mildred Wildt b. August 25, 1910 Vanderburgh Co., IN., m. ________ Hile
iii. Gilbert Wildt b. June 3, 1912 Vanderburgh Co., IN., d. July 29, 2000 Vanderburgh Co., IN., m. Violet ________
iv. Edward Ferdinand Wildt b. April 30, 1918 Dawson Co., NE., d. September 9, 1985 Vanderburgh Co., IN., m. Miriam Ruth Miguet
v. Fred Wildt b. 1921 Vanderburgh Co., IN., d. July 20, 1944 France, m. Ruth Judd

My daughter is descended from Arthur and Anna Magdalena (Damm) Wildt through their son Edward, as follows :
Anna Magdalena Damm and Arthur Wildt
Edward Ferdinand Wildt and Miriam Ruth Miguet (her great-grandparents)

Arthur Wildt (b. January 3, 1885)

Today's featured relative in my database is my daughter's maternal 2nd-great grandfather, Arthur Wildt.

Arthur was born January 3, 1885 in Evansville, Vanderburgh Co., IN, the son of Johannes Heinrich and Emilie (Deutsch) Wild. Arthur married October 14, 1908 in Evansville, Vanderburgh Co., IN., to Anna Magdalena Damm, the daughter of Frederick and Wilhelmina (Schneider) Damm. Anna was born January 21, 1882 in Browns, Wabash Co., IL., and died March 4, 1967 in Evansville, Vanderburgh Co., IN. Arthur died October 26, 1966 in Evansville, Vanderburgh Co., IN.

Children of Arthur and Anna Magdalena (Damm) Wildt are as follows :
i. Ralph Arthur Wildt m. Beatrice Bingle
ii. Mildred Wildt m. _______ Hile
iii. Gilbert D. Wildt m. Violet ________
iv. Edward Ferdinand Wildt m. Miriam Ruth Miguet
v. Fred Wildt m. Ruth Judd

Wildt Family Lineage

Here is the latest information I have on my daughter's Wildt family line, starting with her great-grandfather.

Edward Ferdinand WILDT b. April 30, 1918 Dawson Co., NE., d. September 9, 1985 Evansville, Vanderburgh Co., IN., m. October 30, 1943 in Evansville, Vanderburgh Co., IN to Miriam Ruth MIGUET.

Arthur WILDT b. January 30, 1885 Evansville, Vanderburgh Co., IN., d. October 26, 1966 Evansville, Vanderburgh Co., IN., m. October 14, 1908 in Vanderburgh Co., IN to Anna Magdalena DAMM.

Johannes Heinrich WILD b. September 15, 1851 Laisa, Beidenkopf, Hesse-Darmstadt, d. August 18, 1896 Louisville, Jefferson Co., KY., m. February 26, 1874 in Evansville, Vanderburgh Co., IN to Emilie DEUTSCH.

Today in my database : Johann Jacob Deutsch (b. December 11, 1821)

Today's featured relative in my database is my daughter's 4th-great grandfather, Johann Jacob Deutsch.

Johann was born December 11, 1821 in Klein Engersen, Saxony and married before 1848 to Doris Elisabeth Schutte. Doris was was born in 1827 in Klein Engersen and died June 10, 1903 in Evansville, Vanderburgh Co., IN. Johann died in September 30, 1863.

Johann and family emigrated to the United States about July 1854 to New Orleans, LA. During the Civil War, he first enlisted [conscripted?] into the Confederate army, and then on June 24, 1862 enlisted in Co. D, 13th Connecticut Volunteer Infantry in the Union army.

Doris remarried as her second husband to John M. Doelitsch between 1863-1866. John was born circa 1824 in Saxony and died after 1870 census.

Known children of Johann Jacob and Doris Elisabeth (Schutte) Deutsch are as follows:
i. Dorothea Deutsch b. November 1848 Germany d. April 10, 1938 Evansville, IN, m. Julius Mueller.
ii. Caroline Deutsch b. August 10, 1850 Klein Engersen, Saxony d. October 4, 1937 Evansville, IN., m. Charles J. Schweitzer
iii. Emilie Deutsch b. 1853 Germany, d. August 18, 1896 Louisville, KY, m. Johannes Heinrich Wild.
iv. Rosa Deutsch b. March 2, 1862 Louisiana, d. April 30, 1883 Evansville, IN.

My daughter descends from Johann and Doris through their daughter, Caroline, as follows :
Johann Jacob Deutsch and Doris Elisabeth Schutte
Emilie Deutsch and Johannes Heinrich Wild
Arthur Wildt and Anna Magdalena Damm
Edward Ferdinand Wildt and Miriam Ruth Miguet (her great-grandparents)