Rebecca Sills (1844-1922), Wabash County, Indiana

Working on filling in some gaps in my database by utilizing the "Indiana Marriages, 1811-1959" database at Familysearch.org to see what updates and corrections I could find.

Rebecca Sills (1844-1922) was the daughter of George Sills and Mary Grimes.  Her second marriage to Henry Bussard on October 25, 1877 in Wabash County, Indiana was located in the database. Her first husband was Isaiah Landis.  Prior to the find, I did not have any documentation for their marriage.

"Indiana, Marriages, 1811-1959," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/27KG-Y2F : accessed 23 Nov 2013), Henry Bussard and Rebecca Landis, 1877.

Rebecca was Eileen's maternal 2nd-great grandaunt.  Her common ancestors were George Sills and Mary Grimes.  Rebecca died January 7, 1922 in Wells County, Indiana.

On This Day : December 28

1686 - Isaac PIERCE died in Woburn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.  Isaac was the son of Thomas PIERCE and Rachel BACON.

1703 - John FESSENDEN married Sarah SQUIRES in Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.  John was the son of Nicholas FESSENDEN and Margaret CHENEY.

1759 - Adam BURDICK born in Hopkinton, Rhode Island.  Adam was the son of Nathan BURDICK and Goodeth MAXSON.

1774 - Rachel McPHEETERS born.  Rachel was the daughter of William McPHEETERS and Rachel MOORE.

1785 - Joseph WHITE born.  Joseph was the son of John WHITE and Rebecca HAINES.

1798 - Catharine ANTONIDES born.  Catharine was the daughter of Cornelius ANTONIDES and Marie VAN SICKLEN.

1809 - Horace PIERCE born.  Horace was the son of Elijah PIERCE and Patty MOULTON.

1812 - Isabella GRIMES born.  Isabella was the daughter of Benjamin GRIMES and Catherine HAYNES.

1822 - Christian ERB died.  Christian was the son of Jacob ERB and Magdalene SCHRANTZ.

1823 - Susan Octavia McPHEETERS born.  Susan was the daughter of William McPHEETERS and Margaret Ann Curry McDANIEL.

1833 - John HEATON born.  John was the son of Joseph HEATON and Mary Ann EVANS.

1850 - Hannah BURDICK died in Hopkington, Rhode Island.  Hannah was the daughter of Torey MAXSON and Martha LANPHERE.

1859 - Eli W. SHAW died in Madison County, Indiana.  Eli was the son of William SHAW and Mary HECK.

1859 - Stephen MAXON died.  Stephen was the son of Stephen MAXON and Margaret BRANNON.

1870 - Blanche Bertha LEWIS born in Jay County, Indiana.  Blanche was the daughter of Albert Garrison ASHCRAFT and Ermina PETRY.

1876 - Rebecca LOUDERBACK born in Brown County, Illinois.  Rebecca was the daughter of George W. LOUDERBACK and Sarah Ellen CROCKETT.

1885 - Arthur Raymond LeMASTER born in Jay County, Indiana.  Arthur was the son of Luman Walker LeMASTERS and Mary Keziah CHEW.

1886 - Nora SWAFFORD born. Nora was the daughter of John Marshall SWAFFORD and Mary Elizabeth LEE.

1889 - Alice DAVIS born.  Alice was the daughter of Reuben H. DAVIS and Sarah McCLOY.

1908 - John Wesley BRUNER died.  John was the son of Andrew Jackson BRUNER and Selina HAWORTH.

1912 - Bertie May CUMMINGS married Charles Allen BOOK in Piggott, Arkansas.  Bertie was the daughter of St. Patrick Merlin CUMMINGS and Melinda Ellen PACE.

1915 - Margaret CUMMINGS died in Dyer County, Tennessee.  Margaret was Eileen's great-grandmother.

1929 - Mary P. PETRY died in Jay County, Indiana.  Mary was the daughter of Luman Walker LeMASTERS and Nancy YOUNG.

1947 - Julia Bell BURCHFIEL died in Berkeley, California.  Julia was the daughter of Andrew Jackson BRUNER and Selina HAWORTH.

On This Day : December 9

1618 - Joseph CLARKE born in Westhorpe, Suffolk County, England.  Joseph was the son of Thomas CLARKE and Rose KERRICH.  Joseph was my 9x-great grandfather.

1680 - Samuel PIERCE married Lydia BACON in Woburn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.  Samuel was the son of Thomas PIERCE and Elizabeth COLE.  Lydia was the daughter of Daniel BACON and Mary READE.  They were my 9x-great grandparents.

1730 - Richard BROWN married Rachel BEESON.  Richard was the son of William BROWN and Ann MERCER.

1733 - Charles DAVIES married Hannah MATSON in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania.  Hannah was the daughter of John MATSON. They were my 8x-great grandparents.

1736 - Joseph WITTER married Sarah STEWARD.  Joseph was the son of John WITTER and Sarah TEFFT.

1757 - Jemima MENDENHALL born.  Jemima was the daughter of Joshua MENDENHALL and Lydia MENDENHALL.

1758 - Nathan MAXSON born.  Nathan was the son of Matthew MAXSON and Martha POTTER.

1775 - Anne TAYLOR born.  Anne was the daughter of Jonathan TAYLOR and Ann BERRY.

1796 - Jacob RINEHART born.  Jacob was the son of Peter RINEHART and Margaret MINGA.  Jacob was Eileen's 4x-great grandfather.

1800 - Hannah WRIGHT died in Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. Hannah was the daughter of William FESSENDEN and Martha BROWN.  Hannah was my 7x-great grandmother.

1806 - Cornelius SUTTON married Judith BABCOCK in Warren County, Iowa.  Cornelius was the son of Cornelius SUTTON and Elizabeth APPLEGATE.

1810 - Barbara MAXSON married John BARBER.  Barbara was the daughter of Samuel MAXSON and Mary DOWNING.

1819 - Ruth BOND married Joseph TEAGLE.  Ruth was the daughter of Samuel BOND and Elizabeth BEALS.

1835 - Josephus GRIMES married Catherine BLACKFORD in Champaign County, Ohio.  Josephus was the son of Benjamin GRIMES and Catherine HAYNES.

1838 - Nathaniel HAWORTH died in Greene County, Tennessee.   Nathaniel was the son of Absalom HAWORTH and Mary WEST.

1838 - Samuel LEWIS married Mary MATCHET in Hagerstown, Wayne County, Indiana.  Samuel was the son of Nathaniel LEWIS and Nancy Ann SNIDER.

1848 - Jesse HIGGINS died in Amwell, Hunterdon County, New Jersey.  Jesse was the son of Judiah H. HIGGINS and Mary HILL.

1853 - James STOUT died.  James was the son of Moses B. STOUT and Nancy PARKER.

1858 - Susannah LEWIS married George B. HOOVER in New Castle, Henry County, Indiana.  Susannah was the daughter of Nathaniel LEWIS and Nancy Ann SNIDER.

1878 - Mary Alice Cora WEHRLY born in Madison Township, Jay County, Indiana.  Mary was the daughter of John P. WEHRLY and 

1886 - John ALDERMAN married Sarah E. HAPNER in Bond County, Illinois.  John was the son of William Perry ALDERMAN and Elizabeth Ann LEE.

1901 - Absalom HAWORTH died in Moberly, Randolph County, Missouri. Absalom was the son of Nathaniel HAWORTH and Anna OLIPHANT.

1908 - Flossie Irene LEWIS born in Dora, Wabash County, Indiana.  Flossie was the daughter of Lawrence Solomon LEWIS and Ruth Alice SILLS.

1931 - Wilma Lucille LeMASTER died in Salamonia, Jay County, Indiana.  Wilma was the daughter of Chesley Franklin LeMASTER and Clara Louise BURKEY.

On This Day : October 17

1714 - Simeon BABCOCK born.  Simeon was the son of Robert BABCOCK and Lydia CRANDALL.

1768 - Charity FISHER died in Gloucester County, New Jersey.  Charity was the daughter of John CHEW and Sarah JENNINGS.

1775 - Thomas MAXSON born.  Thomas was the son of Thomas MAXSON and Hannah SISSON.

1789 - Amos SUTTON born in New Jersey.  Amos was the son of Cornelius SUTTON and Elizabeth APPLEGATE.

1799 - Isam HIATT married Mary ERWIN.  Isam was the son of William HIATT and Charity WILLIAMS.

1801 - Stephen MAXON born in Fayette County, Pennsylvania.  Stephen was the son of Stephen MAXON and Margaret BRANNON.

1821 - Nancy HECK married Edward DICKSON in Bracken County, Kentucky.  Nancy was the daughter of George HECK and Nancy SHOCKY.

1830 - Nancy Ann LEWIS died in Hagerstown, Wayne County, Indiana.  Nancy was Eileen's 4x-great grandmother.

1836 - David Brainerd McPHEETERS died.  David was the son of William McPHEETERS and Margaret Ann Curry McDANIEL.

1839 - Elza MAXSON born in Muscatine County, Iowa.  Elza was the son of William MAXSON and Delilah BOWLAND.

1840 - Margaret P. PIERCE born.  Margaret was the daughter of Francis S. PIERCE and Rebecca PAGE.

1845 - John R. PEEPLES born in Indiana.  John was the son of Hugh Allen Ballentine PEEPLES and Patsey FISHER.

1850 - Lydia Jan DAVIS married Levi STANBAUGH in Hamilton County, Indiana.  Lydia was the daughter of John W. DAVIS and Mary BARKER.

1858 - Edmund G. PIERCE married Lydia P. DUELL in Preble County, Ohio.  Edmund was the son of Francis S. PIERCE and Rebecca PAGE.  Edmund was my  3x-great grandfather.

1863 - Nancy STILLMAN died.  Nancy was the daughter of Samuel MAXSON and Mary DOWNING.

1864 - Sherman John PEFLEY born in Wabash County, Indiana.  Sherman was the son of Thomas Jefferson PEFLEY and Ruth Anne DUFFEY.

1869 - William Wesley LeMASTERS married Milinda Margaret HALFHILL in Jay County, Indiana.  William was the son of John LeMASTERS and Mary H. BAKER.

1870 - Lydia Emeline HAGAMAN born.  Lydia was the daughter of Charles Sherman HAGAMAN and Lydia MOULTON.

1879 - John J. CUMMINGS born.  John was the son of John Jackson CUMMINGS and Mary Jane MATLOCK.

1892 - Josephus GRIMES died in Wells County, Indiana.  Josephus was the son of Benjamin GRIMES and Catherine HAYNES.

1897 - Delia DAVIS married Daniel Webster STIVERS in Owen County, Indiana.  Delia was the daughter of James Austin DAVIS and Mary Ellen SWAFFORD.

1898 - Maronia MAXON died in Fayette County, Pennsylvania.  Maronia was the daughter of Joseph Lancaster MAXON and Josephine Agnes May GAMBLE.

1909 - Thomas A. SWAFFORD married Lora E. McCANDLESS in Ray County, Missouri.  Thomas was the son of James J. SWAFFORD and Elizabeth Ann Gant HANKINS.

1916 - Lydia HAGAMAN died in Chillicothe Township, Livingston County, Missouri.  Lydia was the daughter of Albert MOULTON and Emeline PHILBRICK.

1930 - Amos Elmer LEMASTERS died in Spokane, Washington.  Amos was the son of Isaac LEMASTERS and Sarah Ann HESTON.

1932 - Allen Jackson BIRDWELL died in Myrtle Springs, Van Zandt County, Texas.  Allen was the son of William Ezekiel BIRDWELL and Dora Alice FLANAGAN.

1934 - Harry L. PIERPONT died in Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio.  Harry was the son of Joseph Gilbert PIERPONT and Lena Leato ORCUTT.

On This Day : September 16

1692 - Rebeckah PIERCE born.  Rebeckah was the daughter of James PIERCE and Elizabeth KENDALL.

1706 - Mary HURLBUT born in Woodbury, Connecticut.  Mary was the daughter of Joseph HURLBUT and Mary CASTLE.

1721 - William BEALS born in Chester County, Pennsylvania.  William was the son of Jacob BEALS and Mary BROOKSBY.

1722 - William BROWN born.  William was the son of Richard BROWN and Hannah REYNOLDS.

1763 - Luke MAXSON born.  Luke was the son of Matthew MAXSON and Martha POTTER.

1764 - William HEATON born in New Jersey.  William was the son of John HEATON and Abigail PAXTON.

1767 - William MAXSON married Lucy MINER.  William was the son of William MAXSON and Hannah REYNOLDS.

1771 - John ALLEN died in Chester County, Pennsylvania.  John was the son of John ALLEN.  John was my 9x-great grandfather.

1773 - Sarah PHILBRICK born.  Sarah was the daughter of John PHILBRICK and Sally JEWETT.

1787 - Asher HIGGINS born in Amwell, Hunterdon County, New Jersey.  Asher was the son of Judiah H. HIGGINS and Mary HILL.

1816 - Ira MAXSON born in Freeport, Harrison County, Ohio.  Ira was the son of David MAXSON and Sarah KINSEY.

1826 - Isaiah M. FAULKNER born.  Isaiah was the son of Solomon FAULKNER and Ruth BEALS.

1826 - Elizabeth SCHUHMACHER born.  Elizabeth was Corinne's 4x-great grandmother.

1828 - Susannah PEFLEY born in Virginia.  Susannah was the daughter of Solomon PEFLEY and Frances ROOF.

1829 - Melford Joseph MAXON born in Fayette County, Pennsylvania.  Melford was the son of Joel MAXON and Hannah FIELDS.

1829 - Hannah RAINS died.  Hannah was the daughter of Anthony RAINS and Nancy GRAHAM.

1830 - Isabella GRIMES married George O. STROUFE in Shelby County, Ohio.  Isabella was the daughter of Benjamin GRIMES and Catherine HAYNES.

1852 - John P. McCOOL married Lucinda R. KELLEY in Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Indiana. John was the son of Thomas McCOOL and Catherine HARPOLE.

1877 - Levi COFFIN died.  Levi was the son of Levi COFFIN and Prudence WILLIAMS.

1878 - Austin SWAFFORD born in Ray County, Missouri.  Austin was the son of James SWAFFORD and Rebecca Ann BALLARD.

1879 - Franklin MILLHOUS married Almira Park BURDG in Jennings County, Indiana.  Franklin was the son of Joshua Vickers MILLHOUS and Elizabeth Price GRIFFITH.

1879 - Pearl YOUNG born.  Pearl was the daughter of Norton YOUNG and Delilah BRUNTHAVER.

1883 - Mary Victoria SCHAEFFER died in Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Indiana.  Mary was the daughter of Petrus Theodore RIEBER and Elizabeth SCHUHMACHER.  Mary was Corinne's 3x-great grandmother.

1892 - Nellie LEE born.  Nellie was the daughter of William Burrell LEE and Margaret Jane SWAFFORD.

1902 - Walter Harold MAXON born in Mt. Morris, Greene County, Pennsylvania. Walter was the son of John Winfield MAXON and Pleasant Jane BAREMORE.

1933 - Ellen W. MENGLE died in Jackson Township, Montgomery County, Ohio. Ellen was the daughter of John LAMBERTSON and Sarah A. WILLSON.

1971 - William Harrison SWAFFORD died in Pikeville, Tennessee.  William was the son of James Aaron SWAFFORD and Nancy Alice SHERRIL.

1972 - George Bennie CRAWFORD died in Yuma, Yuma County, Arizona.  George was the son of George Newton CRAWFORD and Mary Elizabeth BIRDWELL.

On This Day : July 29

1627 - Thomas CLARKE died in Westhorpe, Suffolk, England.  Thomas was the son of John CLARKE and Katherine COOKE.  Thomas was my 10x-great grandfather.


1724 - Jane CHENEY died.  Jane was my 10x-great grandmother.


1720 - Joseph CRANDALL married Elizabeth CHURCH.  Joseph was the son of Samuel CRANDALL and Sarah COLBY.


1768 - Catherine Elizabeth KINT born in Germany.  Catherine was my 5x-great grandmother.


1772 - Thomas PIERSON died in East Caln, Chester County, Pennsylvania.  Thomas was the son of Thomas PIERSON and Susanna ________.  Thomas was my 9x-great grandfather.


1787 - Jesse HUNT born in Guilford County, North Carolina. Jesse was the son of Isaiah HUNT and Elizabeth FLOYD.


1802 - Elizabeth CHEW born in Clinton County, Ohio.  Elizabeth was the daughter of Andrew CHEW and Anna Marie BARTHUS.  Elizabeth was my 5x-great grandmother.


1810 - Josephus GRIMES born.  Josephus was the son of Benjamin GRIMES and Catherine HAYNES.


1820 - Hanna Maria WOOLSTON born.  Hannah was the daughter of Abel B. WOOLSTON and Rachel WOOLSTON.


1822 - Mary HECK married Joseph TAYLOR.  Mary was the daughter of Jacob HECK and Elizabeth ________.


1834 - Nancy Ann LEMASTERS born in Shelby County, Ohio.  Nancy was the daughter of Luman Walker LEMASTERS and Nancy YOUNG.


1847 - Selina HAWORTH married Andrew Jackson BRUNER.  Selina was the daughter of Nathaniel HAWORTH and Anna OLIPHANT.


1871 - Martha Jane SWAFFORD born in Bledsoe County, Tennessee.  Martha was the daughter of Aaron SWAFFORD and Eliza Jane TAYLOR.


1877 - Albert P. COFFELT born in Cole County, Missouri.  Albert was the son of Daniel COFFELT and Rebecca A. SWAFFORD.


1896 - Mabel M. CUNNINGHAM died.  Mabel was the daughter of John William CUNNINGHAM and Leona A. DRAKE.


1920 - Horrace Frederick CHEW died.  Horrace was the son of Ezekiel Cooper CHEW and Minnie I. SAFFORD.


1937 - Andrew Frank HALEY died in Oak Park, Cook County, Illinois.  Andrew was the son of George Washington HALEY and Mary Jane SHERRICK.


1981 - Charles E. WOOD died in Putnam County, Ohio.  Charles was the son of Walter W. WOOD and Ella E. SYFERT.


1986 - Ida May HARRISON died.  Ida was the daughter of Paul TILLEY and Dora Ann CUMMINGS.


2000 - Gilbert D. WILDT died in Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Indiana.  Gilbert was the son of Arthur WILDT and Anna Magdalena DAMM.

On This Day : April 19

1715 - Elizabeth SPOFFORD born in Boxford, Essex County, Massachusetts.  Elizabeth was the daughter of Thomas SPOFFORD and Bethiah HAZELTINE.


1744 - John HILLIER born.  John was the son of Edward HILLIER and Sarah HAINES.


1757 - Elizabeth BROWN born in Airdie, Lanarkshire, Scotland.  Elizabeth was the daughter of Alexander BROWN and Elizabeth WRIGHT.


1769 - James TAYLOR born.  James was the son of James TAYLOR and Ann HUBBARD.


1800 - Rachel WOOLSTON born in Burlington County, New Jersey.  Rachel was the daughter of Samuel WOOLSTON and Hannah HAINES.  Rachel was my 4x great-grandmother.


1809 - Mary GRIMES born in Middleton, Clearfield County, Pennsylvnania.  Mary was the daughter of Benjamin GRIMES and Catherine HAYNES.  Mary was Eileen's 3x great-grandmother.


1810 - Matilda MAXON born in Fayette County, Pennsylvania.  Matilda was the daughter of Joel MAXSON and Hannah FIELDS.


1827 - Rebecca A. SWAFFORD born in Bledsoe County, Tennessee.  Rebecca was the daughter of Aaron W. SWAFFORD and ________.


1832 - Daniel RINEHART married Elizabeth ADNEY in Preble County, Indiana.  Daniel was the son of Peter RINEHART and Margaret MINGA.


1839 - Anne Marie Louise Charlotte BOLLING born.  Anne was the daughter of Friedrich Wilhelm BOLLING and Anna Marie Louise KAHRE.


1842 - Elizabeth JACOBS married Joseph NEISWINDER in Wayne County, Ohio.  Elizabeth was the daughter of David JACOBS and Barbara BYERS.


1848 - John T. BEALS married Mary DAVIS in Westfield, Hamilton County, Indiana.  John was the son of Nathan C. BEALS and Elizabeth CHEW.  Mary was the daughter of John W. DAVIS and Mary BARKER.  They were my 4x great-grandparents.


1878 - William Alexander WALKER died.  William was the son of Joseph WALKER and Martha McPHEETERS.


1883 - Amanda SWAFFORD married Major C. TOLLETT in Bledsoe County, Tennessee.  Amanda was the daughter of Aaron SWAFFORD and Eliza Jane TAYLOR.


1888 - Elizabeth LEE born in Vibbard, Missouri.  Elizabeth was the daughter of Robert James LEE and Elizabeth A. CARLISLE.


1894 - William P. SMITH died in Salamonia, Jay County, Indiana.  William was the son of Jacob SMITH and Jane ELLIOTT.  William was my 3x great-grandfather.


1949 - Emma Dorothy Sophie BISHOFF died.  Emma was the daughter of Karl Ludwig RITT and Anna Marie Louisa Catherine KAHRE.


1968 - Leona D. LAMBERTSON married Joseph CARPENTER in Aroma, Hamilton County, Indiana.  Leona was the daughter of Charles Wilson LAMBERTSON and Pearl May BEALS.


1996 - Lillian Mae FREITAG died in Madison, Wisconsin.  Lillian was the daughter of William ALDERMAN and Ida E. HOGA.

On This Day : March 30

1661 - Thomas BROUGHTON born.  Thomas was the son of John BROUGHTON and Hannah BASCOM.


1732 - Anna BABCOCK born.  Anna was the daughter of James BABCOCK and Content MAXSON.


1737 - Boaz WILLIAMS born.  Boaz was the son of Isaac WILLIAMS and Dorothy FREEMAN.


1753 - Seth PIERCE born.  Seth was the son of Samuel PIERCE and Abigail ________.


1781 - Rachel HIATT born in Guilford County, North Carolina.  Rachel was the daughter of William HIATT and Charity WILLIAMS.


1797 - John GROENENDYKE married Lucretia DeRAPALJE in New Brunswick, Middlesex County, New Jersey.  John was the son of Johannes GROENENDYKE and Sarah Ann LAKE.


1797 - Jesse MAXON born in Fayette County, Pennsylvania.  Jesse was the son of Stephen MAXON and Margaret BRANNON.


1801 - Sara WESSELS died.  Sara was the daughter of Samuel GROENENDYKE and Mayke VERKERK.


1809 - Asa Smith CHEW born.  Asa was the son of Elisha Dunham CHEW and Elizabeth HERITAGE.


1815 - Michael WOOLSTON died.  Michael was the son of Michael WOOLSTON and Charlotte HAINES.


1817 - Rachel HAINES died in Burlington County, New Jersey.  Rachel was the daughter of Francis VENICOMB and Rachel LIPPINCOTT.  Rachel was my 6x great-grandmother.


1839 - Nancy HECK married Stephen HOOK in Bracken County, Kentucky.  Nancy was the daughter of George HECK and Nancy SHOCKY.


1841 - David GRIMES married Nancy HURLEY in Wabash County, Indiana.  David was the son of Benjamin GRIMES and Catherine HAYNES.


1845 - Richard Lewis CHEW born in Indiana.  Richard was the son of Richard A. CHEW and Jane LaFavour McCUTCHEN.


1856 - Ephraim MAXSON died in Clayton County, Iowa.  Ephraim was the son of Jesse MAXSON and Sarah SUTTON.


1860 - Harriett E. PENISTEN born.  Harriett was the daughter of George PENISTEN and Amanda Melvina CAWGILL.


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


1871 - Jacob LEWIS married Laura GROFF in Huntington County, Indiana.  Jacob was the son of Solomon LEWIS and Margaret RINEHART.  Jacob was Eileen's 2x great-grandfather.


1885 - Lorenzo H. GEGENHEIMER born in Jay County, Indiana.  Lorenzo was the son of August GEGENHEIMER and Sarah C. HALEY.


1885 - Lawrence Solomon LEWIS born in Lancaster, Huntington County, Indiana.  Lawrence was the son of Jacob LEWIS and Marietta COOK.  Lawrence was Eileen's great-grandfather.


1893 - Levi Bertis DEMPSEY born in Warrick County, Indiana.  Levi was the son of Daniel Andrew DEMPSEY and Nancy CHIVLARE.


1895 - Ella Ruth HALEY born in Milan, Erie County, Ohio.  Ella was the daughter of Frank Andrew HALEY and Anna H. KUHL.


1896 - Ermina LEWIS died near Bryant, Jay County, Indiana.  Ermina was the daughter of Solomon PETRY and Anna SHURLEY.


1902 - Kenneth R. DAVIS born.  Kenneth was the son of Joseph Newton DAVIS and Almeda DAVIS.


1929 - Joseph S. KING died.  Joseph was the son of George S. KING and Nancy E. BOYD.


1965 - Clarence PATTERSON died in Ulysses, Grant County, Kansas.  Clarence was the son of Norman Delmar PATTERSON and Alice Elizabeth LAVELY.


1981 - Lionel C. WILDT died in Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Indiana.  Lionel was the son of Clarence Valentine WILD and Marie Antoniette REIF.


2003 - Helen Louise GREGG died in Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Indiana.  Helen was the daughter of Mathias MILLER and Elizabeth SCHAEFFER.

On This Day : January 7

1680: John BROUGHTON born.  John was the son of John BROUGHTON and Elizabeth WOODRUFF.


1750: Thomas MAXSON born.  Thomas was the son of Matthew MAXSON and Martha POTTER.


1753: William MILLIKAN born in Chester County, Pennsylvania.  William was the son of William MILLIKAN and Jane WHITE.


1773: Thankful MAXSON married Samuel COON. Thankful was the daughter of John MAXSON and Sarah BURDICK.


1773: Martha STANLEY born in Guilford County, North Carolina.  Martha was the daughter of Strangeman STANLEY and Jemima MILLS.


1818: Almina PIERCE married John COY.  Almina was the daughter of Gordon PIERCE and Thirsa SMALLEY.


1818: Henry KIMBALL born.  Henry was the son of Benjamin KIMBALL and Martha WARDLAW.


1854: Jesse BALDWIN died.  Jesse was the son of Uriah BALDWIN and Hannah HUNT.


1861: William BEALS died.  William was the son of John BEALS and Susannah JOHNSON.


1865: Aaron Lewis CHEW married Luella GERMAN in Clarke County, Iowa. Aaron was the son of John William CHEW and Mary Ann RELEA.


1903: Thomas Harmon SWAFFORD married Emma Jane DIXON.  Thomas was the son of John Marshall SWAFFORD and Mary Elizabeth LEE.


1908: Lucy ROBERTSON died.  Lucy was the daughter of Benjamin BOTTS and Frances PUTMAN.


1919: John Leon CRANE born.  John was the son of Thomas Franklin CRANE and  Mary Florence GILLILAND.


1919: Mary Leona CRANE born.  Mary was the daughter of Thomas Franklin CRANE and Mary Florence GILLILAND.


1922: Rebecca DOLBY died in Wells County, Indiana.  Rebecca was the daughter of George SILLS and Mary GRIMES.


1929: St. Patrick Merlin CUMMINGS died in Sedgwick, Lawrence County, Arkansas.  Patrick was Eileen's grandfather.


2001: Mary Martha KING died.  Mary was the daughter of James Alfred KING and Rosie M. DILL.

Surname Saturday : Recap of Eileen's Family Lines

This post is a recap of Surname Saturday posts of Eileen's family lines.  Taking a six-generation view of her pedigree chart, these are the families in her line, with a few lines unknown at this point:

• CUMMINGS Lawrence County, AR>Winston County, AL>North Carolina

• HENSON Winston County, AL

• IVEY Butler County, MO>McCracken County, KY>Marshall County, KY>Virginia

• HARROLD Kentucky

• CARTER Marshall County, KY

• DUNAWAY Clark County, KY

• PRINCE Kentucky

• PEFLEY Wabash County, IN>Preble County, OH>Botetourt County, VA>Lancaster County, PA>Switzerland

• ROOF Botetourt County, VA

• DUFFEY Wabash County, IN>Hocking County, OH>Champaign County, OH>Pennsylvania

• FREEZE Champaign County, OH>Shennandoah County, VA

• PEEPLES Marshall County, IN>Miami County, IN>North Carolina

• FISHER Miami County, IN>Brown County, OH

• McMILLEN Marshall County, IN>New York

• LEWIS Wabash County, IN>Huntington County, IN>Henry County, IN>Montgomery County, OH>Canada

• RINEHART Henry County, IN>Preble County, OH>Chester County, PA>Switzerland

• COOK Wabash County, IN>South Carolina

• SILLS Wabash County, IN>Champaign County, OH>Bedford County, Pennsylvania>Hesse-Darmstadt

• GRIMES Champaign County, OH>Clearfield County, PA

• SHELLY Wabash County, IN

• RICKERT Wabash County, IN>Ohio

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: Grimes

The GRIMES surname is in Eileen's maternal line.  The origins of the surname are unknown at this time.


Stories and history:


Ahnentafel # 61: Mary Grimes (1809-1903).  Mary was born April 19, 1809 in Middleton, Clearfield County, Pennsylvania.  She married February 16, 1832 in Champaign County, Ohio to George Sills (1809-1880).  George was born December 1, 1809 in Bedford County, Pennsylvania.  They raised 6 children in Champaign County, Ohio and Wabash County, Indiana.  George died June 9, 1880 in Dora, Wabash County, Indiana.  Mary died August 21, 1903 in Huntington County, Indiana.


Ahnentafel # 122: Benjamin Grimes (bet1770-80-abt1868).  Benjamin was born between 1770 and 1780 in Pennsylvania.  He married Catherine Haynes (c1780-aft1864).  Catherine was born circa 1780 in Pennsylvania.  They had 6 children and lived in Pennsylvania, Maryland and Champaign County, Ohio.  Catherine died after August 1864 in Champaign County, Ohio.  Benjamin died about 1868 in Champaign County, Ohio.


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: Sills

The SILLS surname is Eileen's maternal line.  The surname has origins in Hesse-Darmstadt area of Germany.

Stories and History:

Ahnentafel # 15: Ruth Alice SILLS (1889-1959).  Ruth was born March 29, 1889 in Dora, Wabash County, Indiana.  She married Lawrence Solomon LEWIS on February 24, 1906 in Dora, Wabash County, Indiana.  Lawrence was born March 30, 1885 in Lancaster, Huntington County, Indiana.  They raised 12 children in Dora, Lagro Township, Wabash County, Indiana.  After Lawrence's death, Ruth married Elsworth G. STAFFORD and Owen Earl STEVENS. 

Ahnentafel # 30: Christopher SILLS (1840-1913).  Christopher was born February 15, 1840 in Jackson Township, Champaign County, Ohio.  He married Samantha SHELLY on May 21, 1872 in Wabash County, Indiana.  Samantha was born December 16, 1848 in Dora, Wabash County, Indiana.  They had 5 children.  Christopher died March 19, 1913 in Dora, Wabash County, Indiana.

Ahnentafel # 60: George SILLS (1809-1880).  George was born December 1, 1809 in Bedford County, Pennsylvania.  He married Mary GRIMES on February 16, 1832 in Champaign County, Ohio.  Mary was born April 19, 1809 in Middleton, Clearfield County, Pennsylvania.  By 1860, they were living in Wabash County, Indiana.  They had 6 children.  George died June 9, 1880 in Dora, Wabash County, Indiana.

Ahnentafel # 120: Michael SILLS (1777-1845).  Michael was born June 4, 1777 in Bedford County, Pennsylvania.  He married Rosanna FETTERS on February 1, 1803.  Rosanna was born circa 1784 in Bedford County, Pennsylvania.  After the War of 1812, they moved to Champaign County, Ohio.  They had 7 children.  Michael died January 18, 1845 in Jackson Township, Champaign County, Ohio.


Ahnentafel # 240: Michael SILLS (1735-1814).  Michael was born December 19, 1735 in Bingen, Hesse-Darmstadt.  He married Barbara RHOADES before 1767 in Pennsylvania.  Barbara was born circa 1735 in Germantown, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania.  They had at least 2 children.  Michael died November 22, 1814 in Bedford County, Pennsylvania.