Showing posts with label Sills. Show all posts
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Saturday, March 17, 2012

On This Day : March 17

1686 - Thomas CLARKE born in Westerly, Rhode Island.  Thomas was the son of Joseph CLARKE and Bethiah HUBBARD.


1744 - Elizabeth CLARK born.  Elizabeth was the daughter of Oliver CLARK and Elizabeth FREEMAN.


1765 - Nancy VARS born.  Nancy was the daughter of Isaac VARS and Elizabeth BURDICK.


1768 - Richard HERITAGE died.  Richard was the son of Joseph HERITAGE and Hannah ALLEN.


1769 - Charity WILLIAMS married William HIATT in Guilford County, North Carolina.  Charity was the daughter of Richard WILLIAMS and Prudence BEALS.


1773 - Bennett PIERCE died.  Bennett was the son of Seth PIERCE and Bethiah FIELD.


1803 - Catherine PETRY born in York County, Pennsylvania.  Catherine was the daughter of Henry PETRY and Elizabeth WEHRLY.


1814 - Daniel WILLIAMS married Margaret ZERNS.  Daniel was the son of Richard WILLIAMS and Sarah BALDWIN.


1826 - Austin PIERCE married Mary Ann STERLING.  Austin was the son of Gordon PIERCE and Thirsa SMALLEY.


1831 - John Houston NOSLER born.  John was the son of John NOSLER and Nancy HIBBS.


1838 - Phoebe J. FAULKNER born.  Phoebe was the daughter of Solomon FAULKNER and Ruth BEALS.


1838 - Betsey E. FAULKNER born.  Betsey was the daughter of Solomon FAULKNER and Ruth BEALS.


1849 - Elizabeth J. BEALS born in Westfield, Hamilton County, Indiana.  Elizabeth was the daughter of John T. BEALS and Mary DAVIS.


1856 - William MAXON born in Pennsylvania.  William was the son of Alexander Young MAXON and Margaret ROSE.


1863 - St. Patrick Merlin CUMMINGS born in Haleyville, Winston County, Alabama.  Patrick was the son of Wyatt CUMMINGS and Margaret HENSON.  Patrick was Eileen's grandfather.


1863 - Rachel TEAGLE died.  Rachel was the daughter of Samuel BOND and Elizabeth BEALS.


1868 - John Jackson CUMMINGS married Mary E. CUMMINGS in Lawrence County, Tennessee.  John was the son of Abner CUMMINGS and Mary WRIGHT.


1872 - Mary SWAFFORD born in Ray County, Missouri.  Mary was the daughter of John B. SWAFFORD and Nancy Rowena MILLARD.


1880 - Rebecca A. SILLS married William DOLBY in Wabash County, Indiana.  Rebecca was the daughter of George SILLS and Mary GRIMES.


1880 - Emma J. HIXENBAUGH died.  Emma was the daughter of Church HIXENBAUGH and Sarah A. MAXON.


1882 - Claude Leslie MAXON born in Mt. Morris, Greene County, Pennsylvania.  Claude was the son of John Winfield MAXON and Pleasant Jane BAREMORE.


1913 - William McClellan PIERCE born in Madison County, Indiana.  William was the son of William Francis PIERCE and Vida MADDOX.


1926 - Eunice SWAFFORD married Robert COX in Ray County, Missouri.  Eunice was the daughter of James Wesley SWAFFORD and Emma SETH.

Friday, March 09, 2012

On This Day : March 9

1572 - John STANLEY born in Ashford, Kent, England.  John was the son of Peter STANLEY and Joane MASTERSON.  John was my 12x great-grandfather.


1663 - Ulrich SCHURCH born in Sumiswald, Bern, Switzerland.  Ulrich was the son of Peter SCHURCH and Verena EGGIMAN.  Ulrich was my 7x great-grandfather.


1717 - Benjamin MENDENHALL married Lydia ROBERTS.  Benjamin was the son of Benjamin MENDENHALL and Ann PENNELL.


1761 - Hannah POTTER born.  Hannah was the daughter of George POTTER and Content MAXSON.


1770 - Anne Sophie Charlotte KAMMEIER born.  Anne was the daughter of Heinrich Hermann KAMMEIER and Anna Catherina KAHRE.


1792 - Rachel WILLIAMS married Jonathan HIATT.  Rachel was the daughter of Silas WILLIAMS and Mary HUNT.


1800 - Sarah JOHNSON married John HODGSON.  Sarah was the daughter of Tarlton JOHNSON and Sarah MILLS.


1822 - Obed WILLSON married Elizabeth O. CARCUFF in Sussex County, New Jersey.  Obed was the son of Mahlon WILLSON and ________.


1838 - Samuel SILLS born in Champaign County, Ohio.  Samuel was the son of George SILLS and Mary GRIMES.


1845 - Elizabeth THORNBURGH died.  Elizabeth was the daughter of Daniel BEALS and Susanna JACKSON.


1859 - Mary MOON died.  Mary was the daughter of Andrew CHEW and Anna Marie BARTHUS.


1864 - Henry J. MILLS born.  Henry was the son of Aaron MILLS and Catherine FARMER.


1868 - James Wesley SWAFFORD born in Missouri.  James was the son of Jewell SWAFFORD and Maggie SWAFFORD.


1870 - Samuel Brown McPHEETERS died.  Samuel was the son of William McPHEETERS and Margaret Ann Curry McDANIEL.


1890 - Heinrich Wilhelm KAHRE died in Holsen, Westphalia.  Heinrich was the son of Christian Friedrich KAHRE and Anna Marie Catherine BRINKHOFF.


1907 - Jesse Leonard CHEW died.  Jesse was the daughter of Thomas Atkinson CHEW and Abigail A. LEONARD.


1914 - Hannah POE died in Norton, Norton County, Kansas.  Hannah was the daughter of Henry MILLS and Hannah WOODWARD.  Hannah was my 4x great-grandmother.


1916 - Elizabeth RIEBER died in Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Indiana.  Elizabeth was Corinne's 4x great-grandmother.


1916 - Ruben J. CHIVLARE born in Vanderburgh County, Indiana.  Ruben was the son of Carl CHIVLARE and Lorena GRIM.


1930 - Sarah Ellen LOUDERBACK died.  Sarah was the daughter of Jackson Conrad CROCKETT and Clarinda GRIFFITHS.


1951 - John Reed Maxon CHALFANT died.  John was the son of Solomon Elija CHALFANT and Matilda Gregg MAXON.


1989 - Ruby Alice HEMBERGER died in Boulder, Boulder County, Colorado.  Ruby was the daughter of Curtis W. POE and Lillian S. PHEBUS.



Monday, February 27, 2012

On This Day : February 27

1649 - Joseph PIERCE died.  Joseph was the son of Thomas PIERCE and Elizabeth COLE.


1689 - Abigail PIERCE born in Woburn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.  Abigail was the daughter of Samuel PIERCE and Lydia BACON.


1692 - Thomas PIERCE married Mary WYMAN.  Thomas was the son of Thomas PIERCE and Eliza ________.


1718 - Mary BURDICK married Peter CRANDALL in Westerly, Rhode Island.  Mary was the daughter of Samuel BURDICK and Mary FOSTER.


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


1747 - Alice TAYLOR married Anthony WINSTON.  Alice was the daughter of James TAYLOR and Alice THORNTON.


1754 - Amos MAXSON born.  Amos was the son of Torey MAXSON and Martha LANPHERE.


1758 - Content DAVIS born.  Content was the daughter of James DAVIS and Judith MAXSON.


1773 - Benjamin MAXSON born.  Benjamin was the son of Torey MAXSON and Martha LANPHERE.


1812 - Sarah JACOBS married Valentine SHELDON in Adams County, Ohio.  Sarah was the daughter of William JACOBS and Sibell LITTELL.


1821 - Charles MAXSON died in Fayette County, Pennsylvania.  Charles was the son of Joel MAXSON and Hannah FIELDS.


1823 - Marvel MAXSON married Phineas F. RANDOLPH.  Marvel was the daughter of Zebulon MAXSON and Mary DAVIS.


1823 - Elizabeth SILLS married Daniel HUDDLESTON in Champaign County, Ohio.  Elizabeth was the daughter of Michael SILLS and Rosanna FETTERS.


1823 - Sophia Polly MOULTON born in Rutland County, Vermont.  Sophia was the daughter of Selah MOULTON and Lydia FINEL.


1829 - Mary BURDICK died.  Mary was the daughter of Matthew MAXSON and Martha POTTER.


1848 - Mary CHEW died in New Jersey.  Mary was the daughter of Job WEST and Sarah JACKSON.


1848 - Martha LEE born.  Martha was the daughter of Robert LEE and Matilda SWAFFORD.


1858 - Jackson Everett BRUNER born.  Jackson was the son of Andrew Jackson BRUNER and Selina HAWORTH.


1860 - Beulah HANCE died.  Beulah was the daughter of Edmund HANCE and Hannah Maria WOOLSTON.


1874 - Sarah RICHARDS born.  Sarah was the daughter of John Thomas RICHARDS and Mary Jane CROCKETT.


1875 - John William SWAFFORD born in Ray County, Missouri.  John was the son of John B. SWAFFORD and Nancy Rowena MILLARD.


1876 - Mary HEATON born.  Mary was the daughter of John R. HEATON and Sarah Jane GRAY.


1879 - Caroline Bishop CHEW died in Rossburg, Darke County, Ohio.  Caroline was the daughter of Abel B. WOOLSTON and Rachel WOOLSTON.


1884 - Mary Ann BEALS married Joseph Edwin GILBERT in Humboldt, Richardson County, Nebraska.  Mary Ann was the daughter of John T. BEALS and Mary DAVIS.


1888 - George J. HALEY died in Huron Township, Erie County, Ohio.  George was my 3x great-grandfather.


1890 - Elizabeth Angeline THOMAS died in Rushville, Rush County, Indiana.  Elizabeth was the daughter of John Wesley KING and Mary Catherine HENDRICKS.


1898 - Vina Almeda BOYER married William Sherman GREEN.  Vina was the daughter of Christopher C. BOYER and Amanda F. ________.


1903 - Charles L. HALEY died in Jay County, Indiana.  Charles was the son of Eli Weldon HALEY and Cora Belle METZNER.


1903 - Elsie May CUMMINGS born.  Elsie was the daughter of Prince Albert CUMMINGS and Hasey May REYNOLDS.


1944 - George McLANE died in Putnam County, Ohio.  George was the son of William Fleming McLANE and Elizabeth GUFFY.


1948 - Jessie SPENCE died in Alexandria, Madison County, Indiana.  Jessie was the daughter of John PENISTEN and Jane Ann ALDERMAN.


1966 - Blaine Pearle WEHRLY died.  Blaine was the son of William P. WEHRLY and Olive Jane SMITH.

Saturday, February 18, 2012

On This Day : February 18

1654 - Mary BROUGHTON born.  Mary was the daughter of John BROUGHTON and Hannah BASCOM.  Mary was my 9x great-grandmother.


1657 - Robert PIERCE married Sarah EYRE.  Robert was the son of Thomas PIERCE and Elizabeth ________.


1675 - James BENNETT married Mary BROUGHTON in Northampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts.  James was the son of Francis BENNETT and Alice ________.  Mary was the daughter of John BROUGHTON and Hannah BASCOM.  They were my 9x great-grandparents.


1678/9 - David MORGAN born in Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts.  David was the son of David MORGAN and Mary CLARK.  David was my 7x great-grandfather.


1684 - Abigail PIERCE married George REED.  Abigail was the daughter of Thomas PIERCE and Elizabeth COLE.


1718/9 - Ruth MILLER born.  Ruth was the daughter of Nathaniel MILLER and Rebecca PRICHARD.  Ruth was my 6x great-grandmother.


1809 - William C. DAVIS born in Warren County, Ohio.  William was the son of Ananias DAVIS and Rebecca CLAYTON.


1836 - Phebe SILLS married Aaron FLOWERS in Champaign County, Ohio.  Phebe was the daughter of Michael SILLS and Rosanna FETTERS.


1856 - Joseph H. SWAFFORD born.  Joseph was the son of M.P. SWAFFORD and Jurusha Ann CLARK.


1886 - Peter J. SWAFFORD died in Bledsoe County, Tennessee.  Peter was the son of Jacob SWAFFORD and Sarah LARKIN.


1886 - Rachel Ann WEHRLY married Richard Perry STEWART.  Rachel was the daughter of John P. WEHRLY and Catherine E. LeMASTERS.


1888 - Charles B.H. GEGENHEIMER born in Jay County, Indiana.  Charles was the son of August GEGENHEIMER and Sarah C. HALEY.


1891 - Hannah Kuhl EWING died in Readington, Hunterdon County, New Jersey.  Hannah was the daughter of Judiah HIGGINS and Mary QUICK.


1900 - Elizabeth SHELLY died in Dora, Wabash County, Indiana.  Elizabeth was Eileen's 3x great-grandmother.


1900 - Elbert Pearl LEE married Lillie Mae HICKMAN.  Elbert was the son of William Burrell LEE and Margaret Jane SWAFFORD.


1918 - Hubbard BOYER born.  Hubbard was the son of Hubbard BOYER and Mina BAKER.


1922 - Thelma Louise SWAFFORD died in Bledsoe County, Tennessee.  Thelma was the daughter of Goldsborough Francis SWAFFORD and Nannie Clarice ROBERTS.


1924 - Bonnie Mae LAMBERTSON born in Elwood, Madison County, Indiana.  Bonnie was the daughter of Clemon Beals LAMBERTSON and June Kirk DAVIS.  Bonnie was my grandmother.


1947 - Luther St. Patrick CUMMINGS married Frances Bernice PURDUE in Poplar Bluff, Butler County, Missouri.  Luther was the son of St. Patrick Merlin CUMMINGS and Bessie Lee IVEY.  Luther was Eileen's father.


1959 - Ruth Alice STEVENS died in Wabash, Wabash County, Indiana.  Ruth was the daughter of Christopher SILLS and Samantha SHELLY.  Ruth was Eileen's great-grandmother.

Thursday, February 16, 2012

On This Day : February 16

1627 - Christopher STRUTT died in Rattlesden, Suffolk, England.  Christopher was the son of Robert STRUTT and Agnes ________.  Christopher was my 12x great-grandfather.


1671 - Joseph CHENEY born in Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.  Joseph was the son of Thomas CHENEY and Jane ATKINSON.


1671 - Nathaniel EDGE born.  Nathaniel was the son of George EDGE and Joan ________.


1677 - Sarah WEBB married Robert PRICE in Northampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts.  Sarah was the daughter of John WEBB and Anna BASSETT.  Sarah was my 9x great-grandmother.


1697 - Sommers PIERCE born.  Sommers was the son of William PIERCE and Abigail WARRIN.


1716 - Joseph CRANDALL married Ann LANGWORTHY in Westerly, Rhode Island.  Joseph was the son of Rev. Joseph CRANDALL and Deborah BURDICK.


1748 - John PHILBRICK died in Hampton Falls, Province of New Hampshire.  John was the son of Thomas PHILBRICK and Abigail ________.


1752 - Zephaniah CLARK born.  Zephaniah was the son of Oliver CLARK and Elizabeth FREEMAN.


1759 - Joseph POTTER born.  Joseph was the son of George POTTER and Content MAXSON.


1775 - Sylvanus MAXSON born.  Sylvanus was the son of Sylvanus MAXSON and Lydia LEWIS.


1788 - Dorcas BOND born in Surry County, North Carolina.  Dorcas was the daughter of Samuel BOND and Elizabeth BEALS.


1796 - Thompson TAYLOR married Nancy Ann OLDHAM.  Thompson was the son of Commodore Richard TAYLOR and Catherine DAVIS.


1809 - Sarah McPHEETERS married John D. POAGE in Fayette County, Kentucky.  Sarah was the daughter of John McPHEETERS and Elizabeth CAMPBELL.


1815 - Melinda C. SWAFFORD born in Bledsoe County, Tennessee.  Melinda was the daughter of Thomas SWAFFORD and Nellie HOWARD.


1816 - Joseph CROCKETT born.  Joseph was the son of Alexander CROCKETT and Elizabeth WATKINS.


1823 - James BOTTS born.  James was the son of Benjamin BOTTS and Frances PUTMAN.


1832 - George SILLS married Mary GRIMES in Champaign County, Ohio.  George was the son of Michael SILLS and Rosanna FETTERS.  Mary GRIMES was the daughter of Benjamin GRIMES and Catherine HAYNES.  They were Eileen's 3x great-grandparents.


1835 - Michael M. PETRY born in Eldorado, Preble County, Ohio.  Michael was the son of Jacob PETRY and Magdalena ________.


1845 - Caroline Marie Louise KAHRE married Ernst Samuel OLDEMEIER.  Caroline was the daughter of Heinrich Wilhelm KAHRE and Marie Caroline Wilhelmina KORFF.


1862 - Isaac C. CHIVLARE born in Warrick County, Indiana.  Isaac was the son of Miles CHIVLARE and Louisa Jane BOYER.


1867 - Clarinda Ann RICHARDS born.  Clarinda was the daughter of John Thomas RICHARDS and Mary Jane CROCKETT.


1871 - Nathaniel LEWIS died in Cicero, Hamilton County, Indiana.  Nathaniel was the son of Nathaniel LEWIS and Nancy Ann SNIDER.


1915 - Nathan Thomas BEALS died in Leola, Grant County, Arkansas.  Nathan was the son of John T. BEALS and Mary DAVIS.  Nathan was my 3x great-grandfather.


1918 - Maggie R. HELMS married John Austin REYNOLDS in Warrick County, Indiana.  Maggie was the daughter of Charles W. HELMS and Emma C. WHITE.


1942 - John PETRY died in Jay County, Indiana.  John was the son of Charles PETRY and Susannah WEHRLY.



Wednesday, February 15, 2012

On This Day : February 15

1652 - John BASSETT died in New Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut.  John was my 11x great-grandfather.


1682 - Thomas CLARKE born.  Thomas was the son of William CLARKE and Hannah WEEDEN.


1699 - Elizabeth PIERCE died in Woburn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.  Elizabeth was the daughter of Thomas PIERCE and Eliza ________.  


1705 - George MARIS died in Springfield, Delaware County, Pennsylvania.  George was the son of George MARIS and Alice COLLIER.  George was my 10x great-grandfather.


1748 - Thomas PHILBRICK died in Hampton, Province of New Hampshire.  Thomas was the son of Samuel PHILBRICK and Jane ________.  Thomas was my 7x great-grandfather.


1753 - John WRIGHT married Hannah FESSENDEN in Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.  John was the son of Robert WRIGHT and Elizabeth HENDERSON.  Hannah was the daughter of William FESSENDEN and Martha BROWN.  They were my 7x great-grandparents.


1755 - Martha BEALS born.  Martha was the daughter of Jacob BEALS and Elizabeth GRIEST.


1761 - David PEFLEY born.  David was the son of Jacob PEFLEY and Esther ________.


1765 - Peter ANTONIDES born.  Peter was the son of Pieter ANTONIDES and Catherine VANDERVEER.


1770 - Joel HIATT born in Guilford County, North Carolina.  Joel was the son of William HIATT and Charity WILLIAMS.


1798 - Elizabeth ALDERMAN born.  Elizabeth was the daughter of James ALDERMAN and Catherine WARNER.


1798 - Esther JESSOP married Nathan NEWBY.  Esther was the daughter of Thomas JESSOP and Mary BEALS.


1800 - Louhaney SWAFFORD born in South Carolina.  Louhaney was the daughter of Aarron SWAFFORD and Lucinda HOWARD.


1811 - Elizabeth MILLER born.  Elizabeth was the daughter of George MILLER and Catherine PETRY.


1821 - Joseph HEATON married Mary Ann EVANS.  Joseph was the son of Thomas HEATON and Susan TAYLOR.


1840 - Christopher SILLS born in Jackson Township, Champaign County, Ohio.  Christopher was the son of George SILLS and Mary GRIMES.  Christopher was Eileen's 2x great-grandfather.


1848 - Emina PETRY born in Bearcreek Township, Jay County, Indiana.  Emina was the daughter of Solomon PETRY and Anna SHURLEY.


1849 - Mary C. JACOBS married Benjamin Franklin MARKLEY in Brown County, Ohio.  Mary was the daughter of James Thomas JACOBS and Isabella FEILY.


1869 - John Spencer CUMMINGS born in Savannah, Tennessee.  John was the son of Wyatt CUMMINGS and Margaret HENSON.


1872 - John Preston METZNER born.  John was the son of Louis Napoleon METZNER and Henrietta WEAVER.


1877 - Christian Friedrich KAHRE married Josephine Hanna WERNER in St. Louis, Missouri.  Christian was the son of Heinrich Hermann KAHRE and Anna Maria Sophia RULLMANN.


1886 - Abner CUMMINGS died in Maury County, Tennessee.  


1887 - Bessie VINSON born in Madison County, Indiana.  Bessie was the daughter of Albert Morris VINSON and Anna L. WRIGHT.


1892 - John James CUMMINGS born in Dyersburg, Dyer County, Tennessee.  John was the son of St. Patrick Merlin CUMMINGS and Melinda Ellen PACE.


1899 - Opal Woolston CHEW died in Salamonia, Jay County, Indiana.  Opal was the daughter of William Anderson CHEW and Emma Susan STRAIGHT.


1912 - Wendel P. METZNER born in Jay County, Indiana.  Wendel was the son of Irvin G. METZNER and Julia STONE.


1926 - Luther St. Patrick CUMMINGS born in Sedgwick, Lawrence County, Arkansas.  Luther was the son of St. Patrick Merlin CUMMINGS and Bessie Lee IVEY.  Luther was Eileen's dad.


1964 - Walter WILDT died in Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Indiana.  Walter was the son of Johannes Heinrich WILD and Emilie DEUTSCH.


1977 - Effie Mabel THOMPSON died in Richmond, Missouri.  Effie was the daughter of William Burrell LEE and Margaret Jane SWAFFORD.


2006 - Violet OSBORN died in Poplar Bluff, Butler County, Missouri.  Violet was the daughter of Tom BOSLEY and Bessie Lee IVEY.

Wednesday, February 01, 2012

On This Day : February 1

1687: William BEALS born in Nottingham, Chester County, Pennsylvania.  William was the son of John BEALS and Mary CLAYTON.


1705: Joseph CHEW died in Anne Arundel County, Maryland.  Joseph was the son of Col. Samuel CHEW and Ann AYERS.


1707: Samuel CRANDALL born.  Samuel was the son of Peter CRANDALL and Susannah TEFFT.


1716: James BROWN died.  James was the son of Richard BROWN and Mary ________.  James was my 9x great-grandfather.


1718: Richard BROWN born.  Richard was the son of Richard BROWN and Hannah REYNOLDS.


1719: Elizabeth CRANDALL born.  Elizabeth was the daughter of Peter CRANDALL and Susannah TEFT.


1722: Joshua MAXSON born in Westerly, Rhode Island.  Joshua was the son of John MAXSON and Hannah MAXSON.


1789: Sarah JACOBS born in Virginia.  Sarah was the daughter of William JACOBS and Sibell LITTELL.


1790: Esther HIATT born in Guilford County, North Carolina.  Esther was the daughter of William HIATT and Charity WILLIAMS.


1803: Michael SILLS married Rosann FETTERS.  Michael was the son of Michael SILLS and Barbara RHOADES.  Rosanna was the daughter of George FETTERS and Elizabeth SWITZER.  They were Eileen's 4x great-grandparents.


1808: Samuel MAXSON died in Grafton, New York.  Samuel was the son of Samuel MAXSON and Ruth ROGERS.


1820: Judiah H. HIGGINS died.  Judiah was the son of Jonathan H. HIGGINS and Ann BRITTON.


1827: Jacob BEALS married Charity HOGGATT in Clinton County, Ohio.  Jacob was the son of Daniel BEALS and Catherine JACKSON.


1832: Susannah HEATON born in Brown County, Ohio.  Susannah was the daughter of Alexander S. HEATON and Jemima SHAW.


1832: Margaret Ann CAMPBELL born.  Margaret was the daughter of James McPheeters CAMPBELL and Betsey G. BROWN.


1846: Jesse B. CARSON died in Morgan County, Indiana.  Jesse was the son of John CARSON and Abigail SUMNER.


1863: Ruth FEREBEE died in Jackson, Georgia.  Ruth was the daughter of Curtis JACKSON and Ruth BEALS.


1881: Elnora Jane McLANE born in Putnam County, Ohio.  Elnora was the daughter of John McLANE and Emma Isabelle DINSMORE.


1892: Norma M. RITT married John W. FELLWOCK in Vanderburgh County, Indiana.  Norma was the daughter of John W. RITT and Tillie MAASBERG.


1895: Margaret ALDERMAN born.  Margaret was the daughter of George W. ALDERMAN and Sarah JARRAD.


1899: Rebecca Hannah CROSTHWAIT died in Lewiston, Illinois.  Rebecca was the daughter of Solomon BEALS and Elizabeth JOHN.


1917: Louisa BURCHFIEL died in Anthony, Kansas.  Louisa was the daughter of Burrell Russell LEE and Louhaney SWAFFORD.


1924: Kathryn Virginia CUMMINGS born in Dearing, Missouri.  Kathryn was the daughter of John James CUMMINGS and Zella May MEREDITH.


1973: Gladys Amorel KLOCKE died in Riverside California.  Gladys was the daughter of William Clifford LeMASTER and Lella Edith LEWIS.

Thursday, January 19, 2012

On This Day : January 19

1687: John MAXSON married Judith CLARKE in Westerly, Rhode Island.  John was the son of Rev. John MAXSON and Mary MOSHER.  Judith was the daughter of Joseph CLARKE and Bethiah HUBBARD.  They were my 8x great-grandparents.


1690: Nathaniel NEWLIN born in Pennsylvania.  Nathaniel was the son of Nathaniel NEWLIN and Mary MENDENHALL.


1698: Samuel CLARKE married Ann CHAMPLAIN in Westerly, Rhode Island.  Samuel was the son of Joseph CLARKE and Bethiah HUBBARD.


1761: Nathan DAVIS married Ann GIFFORD.  Nathan was the son of Capt. Thomas William DAVIS and Tacy CRANDALL.


1772: Jedidah H. HIGGINS died in Kingston, New Jersey.  Jedidah was the son of Jedediah HIGGINS and Mary NEWBOLD.


1776: Silas GARFIELD born.  Silas was the son of Samuel GARFIELD and Abigail PIERCE.


1798: Isaac BEALS born in Jefferson County, Tennessee.  Isaac was the son of David BEALS and Rachel WEST.


1804: Elizabeth SILLS born in Bedford County, Pennsylvania.  Elizabeth was the daughter of Michael SILLS and Rosanna FETTERS.


1829: Col. Richard TAYLOR died near Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky.  Richard was the son of Zachary TAYLOR and Elizabeth LEE.


1832: Rev. Luman Walker LeMASTERS married Nancy YOUNG in Shelby County, Ohio.  Luman was the son of Jacob LEMASTERS and Hannah ________.  Nancy was the daughter of Phillip YOUNG and Nancy Ann McLANE.  They were 3x great-grandparents.


1843: Martha CRANDALL died.  Martha was the daughter of Matthew MAXSON and Martha POTTER.


1867: Alice Bell BOYER born.  Alice was the daughter of Isaac B. BOYER and Elizabeth J. CHEVALIER.


1876: Anna Henriette WILD born in Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Indiana.  Anna was the daughter of Johannes Heinrich WILD and Emilie DEUTSCH.


1886: John GROENENDYKE died.  John was the son of James GROENENDYKE and Joannah ANTONIDES.


1888: Ulysses Grant SWAFFORD born in Cumberland County, Tennessee.  Ulysses was the son of James Andrew SWAFFORD and Rebecca Jane SHERRILL.


1902: Reuben H. DAVIS died in Harrison County, Virginia.  Reuben was the son of Cornelius S. DAVIS and Elizabeth Johnson SUTTON.


1966: Margot Marie RUFFALO died in Manhattan, New York County, New York.  Margot was the daughter of Claude Benjamin MONTGOMERY and Ruth E. JOHNSON.


2002: James Louis PIERCE died.  James was the son of William Francis PIERCE and Vida MADDOX.

Wednesday, January 18, 2012

On This Day : January 18

1699: Mary CLARKE married William CHAMPLAIN in Westerly, Rhode Island.  Mary was the daughter of Joseph CLARKE and Bethiah HUBBARD.


1713: Margery BROWN married John PIGGOTT.  Margery was the daughter of James BROWN and Honour CLAYTON.  They were my 8x great-grandmother.


1724: Anna STICKEL died in Egenhausen, Wurttemberg.  Anna was the daughter of Johannes BRAUN and Jacobina KIRN.  She was my 8x great-grandmother.


1740: Henry MILLS married Hannah THORNBURG in Virginia.  Henry was the son of John MILLS and Rebecca ________.  They were my 7x great-grandparents.


1749: Joseph DAVIS married Anna BABCOCK.  Joseph was the son of William DAVIS and Elizabeth PAVIOR.


1764: Moses MENDENHALL married Diannah RUDDUCK in Guilford County, North Carolina.  Moses was the son of Mordecai MENDENHALL and Charity BEESON.


1774: Aaron MILLS married Charity MENDENHALL in Guilford County, North Carolina.  Aaron was the son of Henry MILLS and Hannah THORNBURG.  Charity was the daughter of Mordecai MENDENHALL and Charity BEESON.  They were my 6x great-grandparents.


1776: Ruth MAXSON married Peleg BABCOCK.  Ruth was the daughter of Samuel MAXSON and Ruth ROGERS.


1795: Jacob BALES married Sarah MULVANEY.  Jacob was the son of William BEALS and Rachel GREEN.


1804: Theophilus WALKER born.  Theophilus was the son of Joseph WALKER and Martha McPHEETERS.


1808: Thomas Hagerman GROENENDYKE born in New Jersey.  Thomas was the son of James GROENENDYKE and Joannah ANTONIDES.


1816: John Newton LOGAN died.  John was the son of John LOGAN and Rachel McPHEETERS.


1822: Susan Octavia McPHEETERS died. Susan was the daughter of William McPHEETERS and Margaret Ann Curry McDANIEL.


1827: Daniel BEALS born.  Daniel was the son of Daniel BEALS and Catherine JACKSON.


1828: Levi JACOBS married Mary Lou BEATY in Brown County, Ohio.  Levi was the son of William JACOBS and Sibell LITTELL.


1828: Margaret HINSHAW died.  Margaret was the daughter of William HUNT and Sarah MILLS.


1836: Uriah PENISTEN born in Benton Township, Pike County, Ohio.  Uriah was the son of Lewis PENISTEN and Elizabeth BOYLES.


1845: Michael SILLS died in Jackson Township, Champaign County, Ohio.  Michael was the son of Michael SILLS and Barbara RHODES.  He was Eileen's 4x great-grandmother.


1872: Margaret Elizabeth ALDERMAN born in Greenville, Bond County, Illinois.  Margaret was the daughter of William Perry ALDERMAN and Elizabeth Ann LEE.


1970: Albert Louis METZNER died Grand Rapids, Kent County, Michigan.  Albert was the son of Louis Napoleon METZNER and Elizabeth REITER.

Saturday, January 07, 2012

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.

Saturday, December 17, 2011

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

Monday, August 29, 2011

Research Updates: August 29, 2011

I was able to spend a few hours yesterday at the Willard Library in Evansville, Indiana and do some research.  This is a great regional library, with a lot of sources that extend outside of their geographic area.  While my main focus was on the the robbery of the New Harmony bank in 1925, I also located information relating to Eileen's and Corinne's lines.



  • Searched additional editions of the Evansville Journal from March 1925, looking for additional information on the robbery in New Harmony that Harry Pierpont's gang was involved with.  Did not find anything other than what the library had already provided.
  • Found information in abstracts of Tagliche Evansville Union 1865-1885 that included information regarding the Sauer, Ritt, Damm, and Schafer lines.  Once I determine how they are related to Corinne's lines, will request copies of the actual newspaper items.  All of which are published in German script!
  • Located record of abstracts of Warrick County, Indiana Will Book I 1831-1859 and Will Book II Feb. 1860-June 1885.  In this work, located Corinne's ancestor Thomas McCool.  Will now be able to request the copy of his will filled April 23, 1869.
  • Located the Divorce Record Index 1818-1941 Vanderburgh County Indiana and located several of Corinne's ancestors and relatives, some of whom had filed multiple times, including the Miller, Chivlare and Sauer families. Now there's a story there!
  • Found published Ledger of Civil War Appointments & Discharges from the Recorders Office of Wabash County, Indiana which had information about Eileen's ancestor, Thomas PEFLEY.  Nice find in a library over 200 miles from home.
  • Made copies from Lagro Township Cemeteries Wabash County Indiana for records of Eileen's Duffey, Lewis, Sills & Pefley ancestors.
For just a few hours of research, it turned out to be a very productive day in a really nice, historic library.  If you ever have an opportunity to research there, I would highly recommend it.

Saturday, July 16, 2011

Surname Saturday: Shelly

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


Stories and history:


Ahnentafel # 31: Samantha Shelly (1848-1933).  Samantha was born December 16, 1848 in Dora, Wabash County, Indiana.  She married May 21, 1872 in Wabash County, Indiana to Christopher Sills (1840-1913).  Christopher was born February 15, 1840 in Jackson Township, Champaign County, Ohio.  They raised 5 children in Lagro Township, Wabash County, Indiana.  Christopher died March 19, 1913 in Dora, Wabash County, Indiana.  Samantha died March 20, 1933 in Grant County, Indiana.


Ahnentafel # 62: Jacob Shelly (c1794-1863).  Jacob was born circa 1794.  He married before 1841 to Elizabeth Rickert (c1818-1900).  Elizabeth was born circa 1818 in Ohio.  They raised 7 children in Lagro Township, Wabash County, Indiana.  Elizabeth died February 18, 1900 in Dora, Wabash County, Indiana.  Jacob died July 1863 in Dora, Wabash County, Indiana.


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.

Saturday, June 18, 2011

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.

Saturday, February 06, 2010

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.

Saturday, December 12, 2009

Surname Saturday: Lewis

The LEWIS surname appears in Eileen's maternal line. The line stretches back into Canada just after the time of the American Revolution, but it's ultimate origins have not been discovered.  Quite possible that the family was American with Loyalist ties.


Stories and History:

Ahnentafel # 48: Nathaniel LEWIS (1791-1830).  Nathaniel was born July 13, 1791 in Canada.  He married Nancy Ann SNYDER. Nancy was born August 31, 1794 in Colchester Township, Essex County, Ontario.  They moved to Montgomery County, Ohio before 1820 and Wayne County, Indiana before 1830.  Nathaniel died October 20, 1830 in Hagerstown, Wayne County, Indiana and Nancy died October 17, 1830 in Hagerstown, Wayne County, Indiana.  Both are buried in Ulrich Baptist Cemetery, Hagerstown, Indiana.

Ahnentafel # 24: Solomon LEWIS (1820-1895).  Solomon was born January 9, 1820 in Montgomery County, Ohio.  Solomon married Margaret RINEHART on January 31, 1841 in Henry County, Indiana.  Margaret was born July 6, 1822 in Henry County, Indiana.  Solomon was a farmer and they raised their family in Huntington County, Indiana.  Solomon died December 18, 1895 in Lancaster, Huntington County, Indiana.

Ahnentafel # 12: Jacob LEWIS (1847-1898).  Jacob was born January 17, 1847 in Huntington County, Indiana.  Jacob married first to Laura GROFF on March 30, 1871 in Huntington County, Indiana.  After her death, Jacob married Marietta COOK on November 28, 1878 in Wabash County, Indiana.  Marietta was born April 6, 1855 in Grant County, Indiana.  Jacob died April 22, 1898 in Lancaster, Huntington County, Indiana.

Ahnentafel # 6: Lawrence Solomon LEWIS (1885-1947).  Lawrence was born March 30, 1885 in Lancaster, Huntington County, Indiana.  Lawrence married Ruth Alice SILLS on February 24, 1906 in Dora, Wabash County, Indiana.  Ruth was born March 29, 1889 in Dora, Wabash County, Indiana. They had 12 children in Wabash County, Indiana.  Lawrence died June 26, 1947 in Dora, Wabash County, Indiana.


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Tuesday, November 27, 2007

Jacob Lewis household - Huntington Co., IN

The Jacob LEWIS family appears in the 1880 census of Jefferson Twp., Huntington Co., IN. Jacob was my wife's maternal 2nd-great grandfather, the son of Solomon and Margaret (RHINEHART) LEWIS.

Jacob is a farmer with his second wife, Mary keeping house. They have a new son, Amberson, who was born October of the census year. Jacob's son from his first marriage, Hollace E. was also listed.

Both Jacob and Mary were born in Indiana; with Jacob's father being born in Ohio and his mother in Indiana. Mary's father was listed as being born in South Carolina and her mother from Kentucky.

Jacob LEWIS b. January 17, 1847 Huntington Co., IN., d. April 22, 1898 Lancaster, Huntington Co., IN., m. March 30, 1871 Huntington Co., IN to Laura GOFF; m(2) November 28, 1878 Wabash Co., IN to Marietta COOK. Laura b. January 8, 1851 Ohio, d. July 24, 1877 Lancaster, Huntington Co., IN; Marietta b. April 6, 1855 Grant Co., IN., d. January 31, 1942 Wabash Co., IN.

Known children of Jacob and Marietta (COOK) LEWIS :
i. Amberson G. LEWIS b. October 1879 Huntington Co., IN., d. November 9, 1937 Noblesville, Hamilton Co., IN., m. Mona Belle MILLER
ii. Wilfred R. LEWIS b. April 14, 1883 Huntington Co., IN., d. March 5, 1964 Wabash Co., IN., m. Ethel SONNER
iii. Lawrence Solomon LEWIS b. March 30, 1885 Huntington Co., IN., d. June 26, 1947 Wabash Co., IN., m. Ruth Alice SILLS
iv. Elleiny LEWIS b. April 18, 1892 Huntington Co., IN., d. October 29, 1900 Huntington Co., IN.
v. Everet B. LEWIS b. August 27, 1895 Huntington Co., IN., d. October 29, 1900 Huntington Co., IN.

Tuesday, October 23, 2007

Lawrence S. Lewis family - Wabash Co., IN

The Lawrence S. LEWIS family was enumerated in the 1910 and 1920 census of LaGro Twp., Wabash Co., IN. Lawrence was Eileen's maternal great-grandfather, the son of Jacob and Marietta (COOK) LEWIS.

Lawrence's occupation was that of a farmer who could read and write. His own was listed as free of mortgage in 1910, but mortgaged by the 1920 census. Wife Ruth Alice was the mother of 3 children, all living in 1910 census, who could also read and write.

The rest of the family included children : Lucille, Ernest, Flossie, Galen, Daniel and Leota in the 1920 census. Next door neighbors in the 1920 census were the PEFLEY family. Daughter Leota would later marry their son Sherman.

Lawrence S. LEWIS b. March 30, 1885 Lancaster, Huntington Co., IN., d. June 26, 1947 Dora, Wabash Co., IN., m. February 24, 1906 Dora, Wabash Co., IN to Ruth Alice SILLS, daughter of Christopher and Samantha (SHELLY) SILLS. Ruth b. March 29, 1889 Dora, Wabash Co., IN., d. February 18, 1959 Wabash, Wabash Co., IN.

Thursday, August 31, 2006

Today in my database : Nancy Ann Snider (b. August 31, 1794)

Today's featured relative in my database is my wife's maternal 4th-great grandmother, Nancy Ann Snider.

Nancy Ann was born August 31, 1794 in Colchester Twp., Essex Co., Ontario, Canada, the daughter of John and Elizabeth (________) Snider. Nancy married married before 1815 to Nathaniel Lewis. Nathaniel was born July 13, 1791 in Canada and died October 20, 1830 in Hagerstown, Wayne Co., IN. Nancy died October 17, 1830 in Hagerstown, Wayne Co., IN. Both are buried in the Ulrich Baptist Cemetery, Hagerstown, IN.

Known children of Nathaniel and Nancy Ann (Snider) Lewis are as follows :
i. Samuel Lewis b. November 26, 1815 Ohio, d. May 7, 1872 Miami Co., IN., m. Mary Matchet
ii. John Lewis b. August 13, 1817 Ohio
iii. Solomon Lewis b. January 9, 1820 Montgomery Co., OH., d. December 18, 1895 Huntington Co., IN., m. Margaret Rhinehart
iv. Nathaniel Lewis b. March 26, 1822 Montgomery Co., OH., d. February 16, 1871 Hamilton Co., IN., m. Mary Zook.
v. Elizabeth Lewis b. December 8, 1824 Montgomery Co., OH., d. May 8, 1891 Huntington Co., IN., m. John Oliver
vi. Susannah Lewis b. January 17, 1827 Montgomery Co., OH., d. March 14, 1859 Wayne Co., IN., m. James W. Dunbar
vii. Aaron Lewis b. September 7, 1829 Wayne Co., IN., d. July 6, 1906 Cass Co., IA., m. Mathilda Reed.

My wife descends from Nathaniel and Nancy Ann (Snider) Lewis through their son, Solomon, as follows :
Nancy Ann Snider and Nathaniel Lewis
Solomon Lewis and Margaret Rhinehart
Jacob Lewis and Marietta Cook
Lawrence Solomon Lewis and Ruth Alice Sills (her great-grandparents)