On This Day : October 3

1711 - Elizabeth HARROLD born in Monocacy, Prince George's County, Maryland.  Elizabeth was the daughter of Richard HARROLD and Mary Ann BEALS.

1766 - Richard CHEW married Ann ALBERSON in Gloucester County, New Jersey.  Richard was the son of John CHEW and Ann JENNINGS.

1796 - David JACOBS born in York County, Pennsylvania.  David was the son of Michael JACOBS and Margaret ________.  David was my 4x-great grandfather.

1815 - John Samuel CARSON married Bethany JESSUP.  John was the son of John Carson and Abigail SUMNER.

1818 - Robert H. DEACON born in Burlington County, New Jersey.  Robert was the son of Joseph DEACON and Beulah HAINES.

1836 - Sarah MAXSON married Gilbert DAVIS in Clark County, Ohio.  Sarah was the daughter of Jesse MAXSON and Sarah SUTTON.

1839 - Rebecca CHEW married Henry PATTIN.  Rebecca was the daughter of John Albertson CHEW and Nancy Margaret WOOLFORD.

1842 - John H. SMITH born in Jay County, Indiana.  John was the son of William P. SMITH and Prudence MAXSON.

1844 - Mary Ann RUTHERFORD born.  Mary was the daughter of Randolph Spicer RUTHERFORD and Christina Evalina HECK.

1867 - Rebecca A. SWAFFORD married Daniel COFFELT in Cole County, Missouri. Rebecca was the daughter of John Calvin SWAFFORD and Mary Ellen SHIRLEY.

1867 - Alexander Young MAXON died in Missouri.  Alexander was the son of John MAXON and Hannah FIELDS.

1877 - Emory CARTER married Elma COX in Cherokee County, Kansas.  Emory was the son of Milton CARTER and Louisa Ann HODSON.

1878 - James GROENENDYKE died in Delaware County, Indiana.  James was the son of James GROENENDYKE and Joannah ANTONIDES.

1881 - Mary C. COLES died in Burlington County, New Jersey.  Mary was the daughter of Joseph DEACON and Beulah HAINES.

1906 - Gerald LAMBERTSON died in Hamilton County, Indiana.  Gerald was the son of Charles Wilson LAMBERTSON and Pearl May BEALS

1906 - Geraldine LAMBERTSON died in Hamilton County, Indiana.  Geraldine was the daughter of Charles Wilson LAMBERTSON and Pearl May BEALS.

1915 - Ann Elizabeth HUGHES died.  Ann was the daughter of Andrew Jackson BRUNER and Selina HAWORTH.

1927 - George W. ALDERMAN died in Highland, Illinois.  George was the son of William Perry ALDERMAN and Elizabeth Ann LEE.

1929 - Nelson J. LAMBERTSON died in Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio.  Nelson was the son of John LAMBERTSON and Sarah A. WILLSON.

1932 - Iva Josephine WARDLOW died in Sardinia, Brown County, Ohio.  Iva was the daughter of William Henry BALLEIN and Clarissa A. WRIGHT.

1932 - Sarah BEVAN died.  Sarah was the daughter of David BEALS and Rachel HAMMER.

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.