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Friday, April 30, 2010

Family Milestones: April 30th

My maternal 3rd-great grandfather, Edmund G. PIERCE, was born on this date in 1837 in Wayne County, Indiana.  Edmund was the son of Francis S. and Rebecca (PAGE) PIERCE.  Edmund married October 17, 1858 in Preble County, Ohio to Lydia P. DUELL, daughter of Joshua and Abigail (BORTON) DUELL.  Lydia was born March 26, 1838 in Pilesgrove, New Jersey and died September 14, 1860.  Edmund married secondly on May 5, 1864 in Madison County, Indiana to Catherine GROENENDYKE, daughter of Elias and Nancy (JENKINS) GROENENDYKE.  Catherine was born February 4, 1843 in Madison County, Indiana.  They had 5 children.  Catherine died December 10, 1913 in Lafayette Township, Madison County, Indiana.  Edmund died January 8, 1875 in Madison County, Indiana.  Both are buried in the Maplewood Cemetery, Anderson, Madison County, Indiana.

My paternal 3rd-great granduncle, M. David JACOBS, married on this date in 1867 in Wayne County, Ohio to Mary GAULT.  David was the son of David and Barbara (BYERS) JACOBS, and the younger brother of my Susan JACOBS.  David was born October 22, 1836 in Congress Township, Wayne County, Ohio.  I do not have the dates of birth and death, nor parentage for Mary.  David died October 8, 1913.  Nothing further is known at this time.

My paternal granduncle, John Leland LeMASTER, was born on this date in 1902 in Salamonia, Jay County, Indiana.  John was the son of Luman Cooper and Barbara Isabel (WEHRLY) LeMASTERS, and the older brother of my Ord Wehrly LeMASTER.  John married July 2, 1920 in Jay County, Indiana to Dortha LeEtta DeLAUTER.  Dortha was born December 21, 1902 in Jay County, Indiana, the daughter of W. Otto and Pearl (EARHART) DeLAUTER.  They had 6 children.  Dortha died May 24, 1976.  John died January 13, 1980.  Both are buried in the Salamonia Cemetery, Jay County, Indiana.
 


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Friday, January 05, 2007

Barbara Byers (b. January 5, 1798)

Today's featured relative in my database is my paternal 4th great-grandmother, Barbara Byers.

Barbara was born January 5, 1798 in Warrington Twp., York Co., PA., the daughter of Abraham and Mary (Stickel) Byers. Barbara married circa 1817 in Warrington Twp., York Co., PA to David Jacobs, son of Michael and Margaret (________) Jacobs. David was born October 3, 1796 in York Co., PA and died June 20, 1857 in Wayne Co., OH.

Known children of David and Barbara (Byers) Jacobs are as follows :
i. Catherine Jacobs b. January 13, 1818 York Co., PA., d. March 19, 1892, m. Josiah Jeremiah Kanagy.
ii. Mary Jacobs b. December 18, 1819 York Co., PA., d. August 27, 1820 York Co., PA
iii. Elizabeth Jacobs b. July 25, 1821 York Co., PA., d. March 23, 1893, m. Joseph Neiswinder.
iv. Matilda Jacobs b. April 7, 1824 York Co., PA., d. May 27, 1892 Brown Co., KS., m. George Cook.
v. Susan Jacobs b. August 18, 1825 York Co., PA., d. February 24, 1864 Ashland Co., OH., m. David Sherrick.
vi. Ezra Jacobs b. June 14, 1829 York Co., PA., d. July 20, 1913 Ashland Co., OH., m. Elizabeth Margaret Fuhrman.
vii. William Jacobs b. January 29, 1832 York Co., PA., d. September 18, 1908 Ashland Co., OH., m. Catherine Eichelberger.
viii. Abraham B. Jacobs b. June 22, 1834 York Co., PA., d. May 30, 1903, m. Harriette Rife.
ix. M. David Jacobs b. October 22, 1836 Wayne Co., OH., d. October 8, 1913, m. Mary Gault
x. Margaret Jacobs b. February 11, 1839 Wayne Co., OH., d. October 9, 1913, m. Benjamin Dreiblebeis.

I descend from David and Barbara (Byers) Jacobs through their daughter, Susan, as follows:
Barbara Byers and David Jacobs
Susan Jacobs and David Sherrick
Mary Jane Sherrick and George Washington Haley
Eli Weldon Haley and Cora Belle Metzner (my great-grandparents)