On This Day : November 11

1684 - John GRUBB born in Wilmington, Delaware.  John was the son of John GRUBB and Frances VANE.

1697 - Hannah REYNOLDS born.  Hannah was the daughter of Henry REYNOLDS and Prudence CLAYTON.

1717 - Peter CRANDALL married Mary RICHMOND.  Peter was the son of Samuel CRANDALL and Sarah COLBY.

1728 - Joshua MENDENHALL born.  Joshua was the son of Benjamin MENDENHALL and Lydia ROBERTS.

1748 - Lois MAXSON born in Hopkinton, Rhode Island.  Lois was the daughter of John MAXSON and Sarah BURDICK.

1749 - Samuel PIERCE born.  Samuel was the son of Josiah PIERCE and Miriam COOK.

1759 - Benjamin TAYLOR born.  Benjamin was the son of George TAYLOR and Rachel GIBSON.

1762 - Avis HURLBUT born in Woodbury, Connecticut.  Avis was the daughter of Israel HURLBUT and Jerusha __________.  Avis was my 5x-great grandmother.

1779 - Rachel MILLS married John WHEELER in North Carolina.  Rachel was the daughter of John MILLS and Sarah BEALS.

1790 - John HILLIER died.  John was the son of Edward HILLIER and Sarah HAINES.

1810 - Jonathan MAXSON born in Clark County, Ohio.  Jonathan was the son of Jesse MAXSON and Sarah SUTTON.

1812 - Josiah BALDWIN married Lydia WHITE.  Josiah was the son of Uriah BALDWIN and Hannah HUNT.

1816 - Jane Elizabeth LOGAN born.  Jane was the daughter of John LOGAN and Rachel McPHEETERS.

1822 - John A. COY born.  John was the son of John COY and Almina PIERCE.

1837 - Thomas G. FESSENDEN died in Boston, Massachusetts.  Thomas was the son of Thomas FESSENDEN and Elizabeth KENDALL.

1843 - Abel Woolston CHEW born in Blackwood, Gloucester County, New Jersey.  Abel was the son of Ezekiel Cooper CHEW and Caroline Bishop WOOLSTON.

1845 - Elizabeth CROCKETT married Miles BRAY in Owen County, Indiana.  Elizabeth was the daughter of David CROCKETT and Mary Ann NOSLER.

1862 - Emma Rose MAXON born.  Emma was the daughter of Alexander Young MAXON and Margaret ROSE.

1880 - Ida Jane JACOBS married Isaiah Franklin COPLEY in West Salem, Ashland County, Ohio.  Ida was the daughter of William JACOBS and Catherine EICHELBERGER.

1870 - Jarah Albert STOUT born in Lamotte Township, Crawford County, Illinois.  Jarah was the son of Moses B. STOUT and Nancy PARKER.

1883 - Benjamin BOYER married Susan FUNK in Warrick County, Indiana.  Benjamin was the son of Christopher C. BOYER and Nancy Ann McCOOL.

1887 - Ira Clyde HENDRIXSON born in Franklin Township, Brown County, Ohio. Ira was the son of Ira F. HENDRIXSON and Mary Ann BERRY.

1889 - Beatrice Mae PENISTEN born.  Beatrice was the daughter of George Washington PENISTEN and Jemimah STIGLEMAN.

1892 - Aaron SWAFFORD born in Bledsoe County, Tennessee.  Aaron was the son of Aaron SWAFFORD and Nancy Alice PATTON.

1902 - Gertrude Marie GILBERT died in Girard, Kansas.  Gertrude was the daughter of Joseph Edwin GILBERT and Mary Ann BEALS.

1912 - Charlie BUTLER married Linda HOGG.  Charlie was the son of Frank Carlos BUTLER and Clara LEMASTERS.

1953 - Prince Albert CUMMINGS died in Pantex Village, Carson County, Texas. Prince Albert was the son of Wyatt CUMMINGS and Margaret HENSON.

On This Day : October 16

1707 - Robert BONNELL married Frances GOODWIN in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania.  They were my 8x-great grandparents.

1723 - Matthew OSBORNE married Isabel DODSON.  Matthew was the son of Matthew OSBORNE and Mary ________.  They were my 8x-great grandparents.

1743 - Nathaniel CHEW married Anne GIBBONS.  Nathaniel was the son of Nathaniel CHEW and Mary CLARK.

1799 - Eusebius LOGAN born.  Eusebius was the son of John LOGAN and Rachel McPHEETERS.

1808 - Joel MAXON married Hannah FIELDS in Fayette County, Pennsylvania.  Joel was the son of Stephen MAXON and Margaret BRANNON.

1808 - Seth MILLS married Charity THORNBURG.  Seth was the son of Aaron MILLS and Charity MENDENHALL.

1809 - Ezekiel CHEW born in Virginia.  Ezekiel was the son of Joseph CHEW and Elizabeth THOMAS.

1812 - Mary KELSO born in Kentucky.  Mary was the daughter of Charles KELSO and Mary McPHEETERS.

1832 - Jane STOUT married Simeon FURNIER.  Jane was the daughter of Jesse STOUT and Sarah MORRISON.

1840 - Ephraim C. BECKETT born.  Ephraim was the son of Lemuel Daugherty BECKETT and Sarah Springer CHEW.

1849 - Julia Ann MILLS married William M. MACY in Morgan County, Indiana.  Julia was the daughter of Henry MILLS and Hannah WOODWARD.

1869 - Florence Belle PEFLEY born.  Florence was the daughter of Thomas Jefferson PEFLEY and Ruth Anne DUFFEY.

1879 - Mary Angeline FISHER married Robert McCORD.  Mary was the daughter of Lewis W. FISHER and Rebecca MARSHALL.

1886 - Frankie Cleveland KING born in Madison County, Indiana.  Frankie was the daughter of David KING and Litha Ann Trumilis D'Amsel MAY.

1893 - Maud I. CHIVLARE born in Warrick County, Indiana.  Maud was the daughter of Isaac C. CHIVLARE and Florence FOLLOWAY.

1918 - Lisa Irene BOOK died in Clay Township, Dunklin County, Missouri.  Lisa was the daughter of Charles Allen BOOK and Bertie May CUMMINGS.

On This Day : September 10

1641 - Ruth HUBBARD born in Agawam (now Springfield), Massachusetts.  Ruth was the daughter of Samuel HUBBARD and Tacy COOPER.  Ruth was my 8x-great grandmother.

1705 - Elizabeth PHILLIPS born.  Elizabeth was the daughter of Bartholomew PHILLIPS and Mary CRANDALL.

1753 - Torey MAXSON married Martha LANPHERE in Westerly, Rhode Island.  Torey was the son of John MAXSON and Hannah MAXSON.

1767 - Amos LUNDY married Ann COLLINS.  Amos was the son of Richard LUNDY and Ann WILLSON.

1779 - James HIGGINS died.  James was the son of Jediah H. HIGGINS and Hannah STOUT.

1795 - Ephraim MAXSON died in New Salem, Virginia.  Ephraim was the son of Joseph MAXSON and Bethiah MAXSON.  Ephraim was my 5x-great grandfather.

1809 - John Newton LOGAN born.  John was the son of John LOGAN and Rachel McPHEETERS.

1812 - Thomas John CHEW married Abby Hortense HALLAM.  Thomas was the son of Samuel CHEW and Lucy MILLER.

1821 - Nathan YOUNG died in Pickaway County, Ohio.  Nathan was the son of Charles YOUNG and Nancy SCOTHORN.

1829 - Esther BEALS married Jacob CARSON in Clinton County, Ohio.  Esther was the daughter of John BEALS and Mary JOHNSON.

1845 - Asa BALES died.  Asa was the son of Jacob BEALS and Mary ________.

1846 - Anna Marie Ilsbein KAHRE died in Kummerdingsen, Westphalia.  Anna was Corinne's 6x-great grandmother.

1849 - Nathaniel Pendleton TAYLOR died.  Nathaniel was the son of James TAYLOR and Ann PENDLETON.

1856 - Nathan H. BEALS married Sarah J. JOHNSON.  Nathan was the son of Nathan C. BEALS and Elizabeth CHEW.

1865 - James Alfred KING born in Frankton, Madison County, Indiana.  James was the son of Daniel KING and Elizabeth SHAW.

1870 - Mary Belle LEE born.  Mary was the daughter of Anderson LEE and Louisa Jane BRANHAM.

1874 - Phillip Elsworth LEMASTERS born in Jay County, Indiana.  Phillip was the son of William Wesley LEMASTERS and Milinda Margaret HALFHILL.

1892 - Ruth JOHNSON born in Madison County, Indiana.  Ruth was the daughter of John M. JOHNSON and Martha PIERCE.

1895 - Grace Violet SWAFFORD born in Ray County, Missouri.  Grace was the daughter of James Calvin SWAFFORD and Louisa Catherine LEE.

1906 - Florence Lucille LEWIS born in Dora, Wabash County, Indiana.  Florence was the daughter of Lawrence Solomon LEWIS and Ruth Alice SILLS.

1909 - Josephine Alice HEATON born.  Josephine was the daughter of Floyd Wesley HEATON and Nell Ellis WOOD.

1924 - Amanda Matilda OVER died in Lodi, Medina County, Ohio.  Amanda was the daughter of David SHERRICK and Susan JACOBS.

1945 - Hubert LEMASTERS died in Ord, Valley County, Nebraska.  Hubert was the son of Jacob LEMASTERS and Sarah Ann HALFHILL.

On This Day : June 13

1698 - Hannah MAXSON born in Westerly, Rhode Island.  Hannah was the daughter of John MAXSON and Judith CLARKE.


1733 - Ebenezer FESSENDEN married Elizabeth BARRETT.  Ebenezer was the son of Nicholas FESSENDEN and Margaret CHENEY.


1739 - Esther MAXSON born.  Esther was the daughter of John MAXSON and Tacy ROGERS.


1778 - Benjamin KENDRICK married Frances CORBIN in Fauquier County, Virginia.  Benjamin was the son of Jacob KENDRICK and Anna FOX.  Frances was the daughter of John CORBIN and Frances FANT.  They were my 7x-great grandparents.


1801 - Lavinia E. LOGAN born.  Lavinia was the daughter of John LOGAN and Rachel McPHEETERS.


1808 - Anna Marie Ilsbein KAHRE married Christian Friedrich RAHE.  Anna was the daughter of Johann Ludwig KAHRE and Anna Marie Ilsbein KROEGER.


1838 - Judith BURDICK died in Scott, New York.  Judith was the daughter of Samuel MAXSON and Ruth ROGERS.


1881 - Judson JARRETT died in Fayette County, Iowa.  Judson was Corinne's 4x-great grandfather.


1894 - Edith E. TOPP born in Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana.  Edith was the daughter of Charles C. TOPP and Carrie KING.


1895 - David RINEHART died in Wabash County, Indiana.  David was the son of Peter RINEHART and Margaret MINGA.


1895 - Luella Opal ROCKWELL born.  Luella was the daughter of Lynn Luman ROCKWELL and Beulah Sarah LeMASTERS.


1896 - James Thomas CAMERON born in Brown County, Illinois.  James was the son of John Francis CAMERON and Rebecca LOUDERBACK.


1902 - Yula Ursula REYNOLDS born in Ft. Jennings, Putnam County, Ohio.  Yula was the daughter of William Roger REYNOLDS and Rosa Annabelle McLANE.


1912 - Townsend HEATON died in Lancaster, Schuyler County, Missouri.  Townsend was the son of James R. HEATON and Elizabeth JACOBS.


1961 - Ernest Ovid LEWIS died in Koscuisko County, Indiana.  Ernest was the son of Lawrence Solomon LEWIS and Ruth Alice SILLS.

On This Day : May 19

1620 - Catherina SCHWARTZ died in Egenhausen, Württemberg. Catherina was my 11x-great grandmother.


1660 - Samuel PHILBRICK born in Hampton, Massachusetts Bay Colony.  Samuel was the son of Thomas PHILBRICK and Anne KNAPP.  Samuel was my 8x-great grandfather.


1670 - John WEBB died.  John was the son of Richard WEBB and Grace WILSON. John was my 10x-great grandfather.


1676 - James BENNETT died in Northampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts.  James was the son of Francis BENNETT and Alice ________. James was my 9x-great grandfather.


1721 - John BURDICK born.  John was the son of Hubbard BURDICK and Hannah MAXSON.


1721 - Amos CRANDALL died in Westerly, Rhode Island.  Amos was the son of Peter CRANDALL and Mary BURDICK.


1736 - Samuel CRANDALL died in Tiverton, Rhode Island.  Samuel was the son of John CRANDALL.


1776 - Josiah WHITE died.  Josiah was the son of John WHITE and Rebecca HAINES.


1777 - Sarah SULLIVAN born in Taneytown, Carroll County, Maryland.  Sarah was the daughter of Cornelius SULLIVAN and Susanna ________.  Sarah was my 4x-great grandmother.


1798 - Sophronia McPheeters LOGAN born.  Sophronia was the daughter of John LOGAN and Rachel McPHEETERS.


1832 - Rebecca GAMBLE died in Augusta County, Virginia.  Rebecca was the daughter of William McPHEETERS and Rachel MOORE.


1853 - John SLADE married Eleanor FRITZ in Brown County, Ohio.  John was the son of Ezekial SLADE and Mary HODGKINS.


1855 - Francis Marion KING born in Madison County, Indiana.  Francis was the son of George Washington KING and Elizabeth HOWARD.


1855 - Matthias Asbury KING born in Madison County, Indiana.  Matthais was the son of George Washington KING and Elizabeth HOWARD.


1858 - John Forsythe AILES born in Salem Township, Shelby County, Ohio.  John was the son of Alfred AILES and Melissa Jane YOUNG.


1903 - William Claude LEE born in Ray County, Missouri.  William was the son of Elbert Pearl LEE and Lillie Mae HICKMAN.


1959 - Russell Emil ALDERMAN died.  Russell was the son of William ALDERMAN and Ida E. HOGA.


1961 - Christopher C. COFFELT died in Everest, Kansas.  Christopher was the son of Daniel COFFELT and Rebecca A. SWAFFORD.


1996 - Mary Elizabeth CRAWFORD died in Yuma, Yuma County, Arizona.  Mary was the daughter of William Ezekiel BIRDWELL and Dora Alice FLANAGAN.

On This Day : April 22

1680 - Pieter DE LA NOY married Elizabeth DePOTTER in New Amsterdam.  Pieter was the son of Abraham DE LA NOY and Marritte LUBBERTS.

1688 - Jane FESSENDEN born in Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.  Jane was the daughter of Nicholas FESSENDEN and Margaret CHENEY.

1727 - Hans Heinrich CHERDRON married Anna Maria HERBACH in Otterberg, Bayern.  Hans was the son of Abraham CHERDRON and Anne Margueritte VIELLARD.  Anna was the daughter of Johann Peter HERBACH and Anna Maria ________.  They were my 7x great-grandparents.

1770 - Belinda ANTONIDES born.  Belinda was the daughter of Pieter ANTONIDES and Catherine VANDERVEER.

1790 - Elijah CHEW born in Gloucester County, New Jersey.  Elijah was the son of Nathaniel CHEW and Sarah SPRINGER.

1790 - Elizabeth WRIGHT died in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.  Elizabeth was the daughter of James HENDERSON and Janet ALEXANDER.  She was my 8x great-grandmother.

1802 - Vincentius ANTONIDES died.  Vincentius was the son of Johannis ANTONIDES and Johanna KOUWENHOVEN.

1803 - Samuel LIPPENCOTT born in Pike Township, Clark County, Ohio.  Samuel was the son of Samuel LIPPENCOTT and Amy MAXSON.

1815 - Joseph Alexander LOGAN born.  Joseph was the son of John LOGAN and Rachel McPHEETERS.

1845 - Elizabeth Lee FADDEN died.  Elizabeth was the daughter of Richard TAYLOR and Sarah Dabney STROTHER.

1852 - Melissa Jane YOUNG married Alfred AILES in Jackson Township, Shelby County, Ohio.  Melissa was the daughter of Phillip YOUNG and Keziah CURTIS.

1855 - John Stevens LeMASTERS born in Jay County, Indiana. John was the son of Luman Walker LEMASTERS Sr. and Nancy YOUNG.

1862 - Cornelius KING married Indiana BURKHART in Marion County, Indiana.  Cornelius was the son of William KING and Sarah SULLIVAN.

1875 - Harry Wesley BRITTON born.  Harry was the son of Josiah Cole BRITTON and Elenor Creveling EWING.

1884 - James McPheeters CAMPBELL died.  James was the son of William CAMPBELL and Elizabeth McPHEETERS.

1884 - Albert Orlando PIERCE married Sarah S. WILSON in Wayne County, Indiana.  Albert was the son of Francis S. PIERCE and Rebecca PAGE.

1898 - Ruby Virginia KING born in Madison County, Indiana.  Ruby was the daughter of Benjamin Zellen KING and Elizabeth Ann SCHELL.

1898 - Jacob LEWIS died in Lancaster, Huntington County, Indiana.  Jacob was the son of Solomon LEWIS and Margaret RINEHART.  Jacob was Eileen's 2x great-grandfather.

1899 - Phillip DAMM died in Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Indiana.  Phillip was the son of George DAMM and Hannah SNIDER.

1906 - Arthur Raymond LeMASTER married Maude Gertrude McLAUGHLIN in Jay County, Indiana.  Arthur was the son of Luman Walker LeMASTERS and Mary Keziah CHEW.

1953 - Charlie BUTLER died in San Diego, San Diego County, California.  Charlie was the son of Frank Carlos BUTLER and Clara LEMASTERS.

1955 - Lydia Marie PIGGOTT died in Richmond, Missouri.  Lydia was the daughter of William Henry BARNES and Martha Rowena SWAFFORD.

1963 - Perry Taylor CHIVLARE died in Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Indiana.  Perry was the son of Alpha Revis CHIVLARE and Clara Belle FOLLOWAY.

On This Day : March 27

1598 - Katherine CLARKE died in Finningham, Suffolk, England. Katherine was the daughter of John COOKE and Alice CARTER.  Katherine was my 11x great-grandmother.


1646 - Christopher STANLEY died in Charlestown, Suffolk County, Massachusetts.  Christopher was the son of John STANLEY and Susan LANCOCKE.  Christopher was my 11x great-grandfather.


1655 - James BROWN born.  James was the son of Richard BROWN and Mary ________.  James was my 9x great-grandfather.


1723 - James MADISON born in Orange County, Virginia.  James was the son of Ambrose MADISON and Frances TAYLOR.


1726 - Bridgett ELDERTON born in Westerly, Rhode Island.  Bridgett was the daughter of Roger ELDERTON and Lydia BABCOCK.


1735 - Oliver BURDICK born in Westerly, Rhode Island.  Oliver was the son of Jonathan BURDICK and Judith CLARK.


1749 - Mary CHASE born.  Mary was the daughter of Joshua CHASE and Mary MAXSON.


1751 - Francis TAYLOR born.  Francis was the son of Francis TAYLOR and Mildred Ann CRADDOCK.


1773 - John DAVIS married Naomi KENYON.  John was the son of John DAVIS and Bethia ROGERS.


1786 - Martha VICKERS born.  Martha was the daughter of Thomas VICKERS and Jemima MENDENHALL.


1799 - John CANADAY married Julitha COX.  John was the son of John CANADAY and Margaret THORNBURGH.


1804 - Maria LOGAN born.  Maria was the daughter of John LOGAN and Rachel McPHEETERS.


1806 - Nancy POTTER married Jonathan MAXSON.  Nancy was the daughter of George POTTER and Mary STILLMAN.


1810 - Catherine PETRY married George MILLER.  Catherine was the daughter of George PETRY and Maria Catharina KALTREIDER.


1817 - Isaac STOUT married Eleanor SMITH.  Isaac was the son of Obediah STOUT and Mary McBRIDE.


1821 - Mary MAXSON died.  Mary was the daughter of Zebulon MAXSON and Mary DAVIS.


1833 - Friedrich Wilhelm BOLLING born.  Friedrich was the son of Friedrich Wilhelm BOLLING and Anna Marie Louise KAHRE.


1856 - India MAXSON born in Iowa.  India was the daughter of William MAXSON and Hannah KEISLER.


1857 - Margaret Jane SWAFFORD born in Tennessee.  Margaret was the daughter of John B. SWAFFORD and Nancy Rowena MILLARD.


1859 - Mary Ann BEALS born in Westfield, Hamilton County, Indiana.  Mary was the daughter of John T. BEALS and Mary DAVIS.


1883 - Cornelius KING born in Marion County, Indiana.  Cornelius was the son of Eli KING and Laura Belle BLACK.


1895 - Mathilde Wilhelmine Louise RITT died.  Mathilde was the daughter of Karl Ludwig RITT and Anna Maria Louisa Catherine KAHRE.


1909 - Washington METZNER died.  Washington was the son of William METZNER and Barbara POWELL.


1923 - Hollis LEWIS died in Huntington County, Indiana.  Hollis was the son of Jacob LEWIS and Laura GROFF.


1953 - John Cooper LeMASTER died in Korea.  John was the son of Donald Cooper LeMASTER and Luella M. GIBBONS.


1973 - John Leland LeMASTER died in Portland, Jay County, Indiana.  John was the son of John Leland LeMASTER and Dortha LeEtta DeLAUTER.

On This Day : March 6

1644 - Margaret EXTON married William REYNOLDS.  Margaret was the daughter of John EXTON and Alis FIVINS.  They were my 10x great-grandparents.


1656 - Lydia BACON born in Newton, Suffolk County, Massachusetts.  Lydia was the daughter of Daniel BACON and Mary READE.  Lydia was my 9x great-grandmother.


1663 - John WOOLSTON born in Northamptonshire, England.  John was my 8x great-grandfather.


1690 - Ebenezer REED born.  Ebenezer was the son of George REED and Abigail PIERCE.


1703 - Joshua HADLEY born in Kings County, Ireland.  Joshua was the son of Simon and Ruth HADLEY.  Joshua was my 8x great-grandfather.


1706 - Abigail WITTER married John FREEMAN.  Abigail was the daughter of Josiah WITTER and Sarah CRANDALL.


1730 - Mosher MAXSON born in Westerly, Rhode Island.  Mosher was the son of Joseph MAXSON and Bethia MAXSON.


1739 - Thomas FESSENDEN died.  Thomas was the son of Nicholas FESSENDEN and Margaret CHENEY.


1752 - Asa MAXSON born.  Asa was the son of David MAXSON and Abigail GREENMAN.


1761 - Heinrich Hermann KAMMEIER born.  Heinrich was the son of Heinrich Hermann KAMMEIER and Anna Catherine KAHRE.


1769 - Amy DAVIS born.  Amy was the daughter of Joseph DAVIS and Mary BABCOCK.


1790 - Sarah TAYLOR born.  Sarah was the daughter of Commordore Richard TAYLOR and Catherine DAVIS.


1803 - William McPheeters LOGAN born.  William was the son of John LOGAN and Rachel McPHEETERS.


1818 - Amer Jackson BEALS born in Clinton County, Ohio.  Amer was the son of Daniel BEALS and Catherine JACKSON.


1821 - Sarah Tira CROCKETT born in Tennessee.  Sarah was the daughter of David CROCKETT and Mary Ann NOSLER.


1836 - Joseph Henry PEFLEY born in Eaton, Preble County, Ohio.  Joseph was the son of Solomon PEFLEY and Frances ROOF.


1839 - Mary Jane BALES born.  Mary was the daughter of Benjamin BALES and Nancy WRIGHTSMAN.


1845 - Royal Storrs PIERCE died in Mina, New York.  Royal was the son of Gordon PIERCE and Thirsa SMALLEY.


1851 - Dora Alice FLANAGAN born in Dallas, Alabama. Dora was the daughter of William Jackson FLANAGAN and Elizabeth JACKSON.


1856 - Emory CARTER born in Hendricks County, Indiana.  Emory was the son of Milton CARTER and Louisa Ann HODSON.


1862 - Enoch CARTER died in Indiana.  Enoch was the son of John CARTER and Sarah BEALS.


1879 - Arthur Augustus METZNER born in Jay County, Indiana.  Arthur was the son of Louis Napoleon METZNER and Henrietta WEAVER.


1882 - William Henderson SWAFFORD married Sarsh Sally J. McCROSKIE in Ray County, Missouri.  William was the son of Aaron W. SWAFFORD and Elizabeth SHIRLEY.


1889 - Charles Morton POE married Minnie Elizabeth SHIMEALL in Norton, Norton County, Kansas.  Charles was the son of Isaac S. POE and Hannah MILLS.


1967 - Viola MANKINS died in Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Indiana.  Viola was the daughter of James FOLLOWAY and Julia WILLIAMS.

On This Day : February 13

1622 - Hans RAUSCHENBERGER died in Egenhausen, Wurttemberg.  Hans was my 11x great-grandfather.

1665 - Hepzibah JANES born.  Hepzibah was the daughter of William JANES and Hannah BASCOM.

1689 - Phebe PIERCE born in Wobrun, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.  Phebe was the daughter of Thomas PIERCE and Rachel BACON.

1698/99 - George COLTON died in Springfield, Hampton County, Massachusetts.  George was my 9x great-grandfather.

1713 - George STILLMAN born.  George was the son of George STILLMAN and Deborah CRANDALL.

1726 - Cyllania WOOLSTON born in Burlington County, New Jersey.  Cyllania was the daughter of John WOOLSTON and Sarah POWELL.  Cyllania was my 6x great-grandmother.

1754 - Tacy MAXSON born.  Tacy was the daughter of Samuel MAXSON and Ruth ROGERS.

1772 - Tacy MAXSON married Ephraim ROGERS.  Tacy was the daughter of John MAXSON and Sarah BURDICK.

1787 - Josiah Ballinger SMITH born in Frederick County, Virginia.  Josiah was the son of Jacob SMITH and Patience BALLINGER.

1794 - Richard HIGGINS born in Flemington, Hunterdon County, New Jersey.  Richard was the son of Judiah H. HIGGINS and Mary HILL.

1798 - Charlotte HAINES married Michael WOOLSTON in Burlington County, New Jersey.  Charlotte was the daughter of Robert HAINES and Rachel VENICOMB.

1812 - Robert LOGAN born.  Robert was the son of John LOGAN and Rachel McPHEETERS.

1816 - Sarah SHERRICK married Samuel SAILOR.  Sarah was the daughter of David SHIRK and Barbara ERB.

1820 - Bowater BALES married Elizabeth MARSHALL.  Bowater was the son of Jacob BEALS and Mary ________.

1822 - Riley Wyatt NOSLER born in Indiana.  Riley was the son of John NOSLER and Nancy HIBBS.

1841 - Wyatt CUMMINGS born in Walker County, Alabama.  Wyatt was the son of Spencer CUMMINGS and Gincy ________.  Wyatt was Eileen's great-grandfather.

1847 - Mary Keziah CHEW born in Mt. Holly, Burlington County, New Jersey.  Mary was the daughter of Ezekiel Cooper CHEW and Caroline Bishop WOOLSTON.  Mary was my 2x great-grandmother.

1853 - Rachel Brown LEE born in Bledsoe County, Tennessee.  Rachel was the daughter of Burrell Russel LEE and Elizabeth W. NAIL.

1855 - Lavina Moore BROWN died in Raleigh, North Carolina.  Lavina was the daughter of William McPHEETERS and Lavina MOORE.

1862 - Edna BALDWIN married Matthew C. BROOKS in Wayne County, Indiana.  Edna was the daughter of Cyrus A. BALDWIN and Barbara SHERRICK.

1862 - William KING born in Anderson, Madison County, Indiana.  William was the son of John Wesley KING and Mary Catherine HENDRICKS.

1883 - Ida Laura WEHRLY born in Madison Township, Jay County, Indiana.  Ida was the daughter of William P. WEHRLY and Olive Jane SMITH.

1886 - Paul KING born in Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana.  Paul was the son of Eli KING and Laura Belle BLACK.

1887 - Frank LEE born.  Frank was the son of John Edward LEE and Sarah SWAFFORD.

On This Day : January 27

1751: John TAYLOR born.  John was the son of George TAYLOR and Rachel GIBSON.


1755: Ambrose MADISON born.  Ambrose was the son of James MADISON and Eleanor CONWAY.


1763: Joshua MAXSON born.  Joshua was the son of Torey MAXSON and Martha LANPHERE.


1779: Hannah HIGGINS born in Amwell, Hunterdon County, New Jersey.  Hannah was the daughter of Judiah H. HIGGINS and Mary HILL.


1780: Ruth MILLS married James JOHNSON.  Ruth was the daughter of Henry MILLS and Hannah THORNBURG.


1797: Lewis MAXSON married Tacy COON.  Lewis was the son of Silvanus MAXSON and Lydia LEWIS.


1802: Judiah H. HIGGINS married Rachel McPHERSON.  Judiah was the son of Jonathan H. HIGGINS and Ann BRITTON.


1805: James LOGAN born.  James was the son of John LOGAN and Rachel McPHEETERS.


1810: Sarah CHEW born.  Sarah was the daughter of Andrew CHEW and Anna Marie BARTHUS.


1812: Theophilus GAMBLE born.  Theophilus was the son of John GAMBLE and Rebecca McPHEETERS.


1812: George WRIGHT married Elizabeth ROBINS in Adams County, Ohio.  George was the son of John WRIGHT and Sarah FLEMING.  Elizabeth was the daughter of Obadiah ROBINS and Susannah HODGKINS.  They were my 5x great-grandparents.


1821: Charles TAYLOR died.  Charles was the son of George TAYLOR and Rachel GIBSON.


1822: Charles PETRY born in York County, Pennsylvania.  Charles was the son of Jacob PETRY and Magdalena MILLER.


1827: Mary E. LEE born in Bledsoe County, Tennessee.  Mary was the daughter of Burrell Russel LEE and Louhaney SWAFFORD.


1841: Elizabeth WEHRLY born in Preble County, Ohio.  Elizabeth was the daughter of Johannes WEHRLY and Barbara PETRY.


1843: George Wright HENDRIXSON born in Ohio.  George was the son of Allen HENDRIXSON and Sarah WRIGHT.


1856: Catherine DAVIS died in Doddridge County, Virginia.  Catherine was the daughter of Zebulon MAXSON and Mary DAVIS.


1865: John H. PIERCE born in Indiana.  John was the son of Albert Orlando PIERCE and Elizabeth Williams PIKE.


1865: Stephen F. PIERCE born in Indiana.  Stephen was the son of Albert Orlando PIERCE and Elizabeth Williams PIKE.


1870: Edward CHEW born in Darke County, Ohio.  Edward was the son of Nathaniel Durbin CHEW and Margaret H. HEISTAND.


1891: Matilda Gregg MAXON born in Greene County, Pennsylvania.  Matilda was the daughter of Thomas Alexander MAXON and Lenora Belle BROWN.


1913: Ethel Mae SWAFFORD born in Ray County, Missouri.  Ethel was the daughter of Albert SWAFFORD and Della Mae BURGESS.


1960: Joseph Valentine MAXON died.  Joseph was the son of Joseph Lancaster MAXON and Ellen Catherine ONG.

Wedding Wednesday: Ora Lee Brady Weds Garth L. LeMaster

Source: Commercial-Review, Portland, Indiana, May 11, 1942, page 3

Ora Lee Brady Weds Garth L. LeMaster In Home Ceremony

In a pretty ceremony, performed at 8 o'clock Saturday evening at the home of Mr. and Mrs. G.W. Logan on East Main street, Miss Ora Lee Brady became the bride of Garth Luman LeMaster, both of Portland.

Rev. J.H. Nall, pastor of the First United Brethren church, read the impressive single ceremony in the presence of Mr. and Mrs. Elvin LeMaster, J.C. Downey and Mr. and Mrs. Logan.

The bride, who is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Brady, wore a blue crepe street length dress with beige accessories.  Her flowers were a corsage of sweetpeas and rosebuds.  Her attendant, Mrs. Elvin LeMaster wore a rose crepe with beige accessories.  The groom, who is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Clarence LeMaster, was attended by Mr. LeMaster.

The bride is a graduate of the class of 1939 from the Portland high school and Mr. LeMaster graduated from the Jackson township high school the same year.

The young couple will reside in Union City where the groom is employed.

Wedding Wednesday – a great way to display those old wedding photos or scan wedding invitations and announcements! Suggested by Carol of Reflections from the Fence and in use by several genealogy bloggers.