On This Day : May 24

1758 - William ALLEN married Sarah GREAVE.  William was the son of John ALLEN and Amy COX.


1765 - Amy MAXSON born in Shrewsbury, Monmouth County, New Jersey.  Amy was the daughter of Ephraim MAXSON and Elisabeth DAVIS.


1807 - Michael KEENEY born.  Michael was the son of John S. KEENEY and Magdalena PETRY.


1824 - Elizabeth STOUT married Jacob FELLERS.  Elizabeth was the daughter of Obediah STOUT and Mary McBRIDE.


1826 - William STANLEY married Susanna MOORE.  William was the son of Samuel STANLEY and Sarah WILLIAMS.


1827 - Rachel FISHER married Lewis E. SILCOTT.  Rachel was the daughter of George FISHER and Hannah WRIGHT.


1832 - Lemuel Quin LEMASTERS married Hannah ALLBRIGHT in Shelby County, Ohio.  Lemuel was the son of Jacob LEMASTERS and Hannah ________.


1840 - Thomas Jefferson PEFLEY born in Eaton, Preble County, Ohio.  Thomas was the son of Solomon PEFLEY and Francis ROOF.  Thomas was Eileen's 2x-great grandfather.


1842 - Rachel WEBSTER died.  Rachel was the daughter of Samuel WILLSON and Deborah COLLINS.


1870 - Lula Belle PETRY born in Jay County, Indiana.  Lula was the daughter of Levi W. PETRY and Susannah COFFMAN.


1875 - Edward Allen PEEPLES died in Marshall County, Indiana.  Edward was the son of George PEEPLES and Katharine McMILLEN.


1875 - Katharine RITT born.  Katharine was the daughter of Karl Ludwig RITT and Anna Maria Louisa Catherine KAHRE.


1866 - Princess Rosetta BOYER born.  Princess was the daughter of Isaac B. BOYER and Elizabeth J. CHEVALIER.


1958 - Charles Wilson LAMBERTSON died in Elwood, Madison County, Indiana.  Charles was the son of Carey W. LAMBERTSON and Clara E. COOK.  Charles was my 2x-great grandfather.


1979 - Kenneth SIGLER died in Elwood, Madison County, Indiana.  Kenneth was the son of John H. SIGLER and Nelia KIMMERLING.

On This Day : May 7

1643 - John PIERCE born.  John was the son of Thomas PIERCE and Elizabeth COLE.


1659 - James PIERCE born in Woburn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.  James was the son of Thomas PIERCE and Elizabeth COLE.


1712 - Hannah HURLBUT born in Woodbury, Connecticut.  Hannah was the daughter of Joseph HURLBUT and Mary CASTLE.


1724 - John BROWN born.  John was the son of Richard BROWN and Hannah REYNOLDS.


1745 - Elizabeth Ann MILLS born in Frederick County, Virginia.  Elizabeth was the daughter of John MILLS and Sarah BEALS.


1762 - William G. DAVIS born in Squam, Monmouth County, New Jersey.  William was the son of Nathan DAVIS and Ann GIFFORD.


1783 - Joseph WELLS born in Hopkington, Rhode Island. Joseph was the son of Samuel WELLS and Susan POTTER.


1802 - Martha STANLEY married William CESTER.  Martha was the daughter of Strangeman STANLEY and Jemima MILLS.


1803 - Robert GAMBLE born.  Robert was the son of John GAMBLE and Rebecca McPHEETERS.


1816 - Mary CHEW died in New Jersey.  Mary was the daughter of John RICHARDS and Mary ________.  Mary was my 6x-great grandmother.


1869 - William KING died in Wabash County, Indiana.  William was my 4x-great grandfather.


1871 - Thomas A. KING born.  Thomas was the son of Calvin G. KING and Orinda J. KING.


1872 - Samuel LEWIS died in Denver, Miami County, Indiana.  Samuel was the son of Nathaniel LEWIS and Nancy Ann SNIDER.


1888 - Zada M. HEATON born.  Zada was the daughter of John R. HEATON and Sarah Jane GRAY.


1915 - Malinda Lynn STRATTON died in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California.  Malinda was the daughter of James R. HEATON and Elizabeth JACOBS.


1949 - George W. IVEY died in Hopkinsville, Christian County, Kentucky.  George was the son of George Washington IVEY and Rebecca HARROLD.

On This Day : May 1

1655 - Anna SCHWARTZ died in Egenhausen, Württemberg.  Anna was the daughter of Hans WACKENHUT.  Anna was my 10x-great grandmother.

1704 - Caleb NYE died in Sandwich, Barnstable County, Massachusetts.  Caleb was the son of Benjamin NYE and Elizabeth TUPPER.  Caleb was my 9x-great grandfather.

1707 - Jonathan MAXSON married Content ROGERS.  Jonathan was the son of John MAXSON and Mary MOSHER.

1725 - William KOUWENHOVEN married Mary Theodorus COLYER in New Jersey.  William was the son of Pieter Willemse VAN KOUWENHOVEN and Patience DAWS.

1762 - William MADISON born.  William was the son of James MADISON and Eleanor Rose CONWAY.

1771 - Michael STANLEY born in Guilford County, North Carolina.  Michael was the son of Strangeman STANLEY and Jemima MILLS.

1806 - Lydia MAXSON married Joseph WELLS.  Lydia was the daughter of Silvanus MAXSON and Lydia LEWIS.

1821 - Elizabeth HAWORTH born.  Elizabeth was the daughter of Nathaniel HAWORTH and Anna OLIPHANT.

1823 - Margaret Caroline MAXON born in Pennsylvania.  Margaret was the daughter of Jesse MAXON and Jane NAGLE.

1828 - Josiah STOUT born.  Josiah was the son of Jesse STOUT and Sarah MORRISON.

1829 - Lewis PENISTEN married Elizabeth BOYLES in Pike County, Ohio.  Lewis was the son of George PENISTEN and Rebecca WHEATON.

1838 - Anna ALDERMAN married William KINGMAN in Marion County, Indiana.  Anna was the daughter of James ALDERMAN and Martha CANTELL.

1859 - Thomas J. BEALS married Sarah Malinda THOMPSON.  Thomas was the son of Nathan C. BEALS and Elizabeth CHEW.

1867 - Elizabeth J. BEALS married Solomon HINSHAW.  Elizabeth was the daughter of John T. BEALS and Mary DAVIS.

1869 - Phillip D. LeMASTERS died in Darke County, Ohio.  Phillip was the son of Luman Walker LeMASTERS and Mary Keziah CHEW.

1872 - David Erwin JACOBS born in Milton Township, Ashland County, Ohio.  David was the son of William JACOBS and Catherine EICHELBERGER.

1881 - Esther DOWNS died.  Esther was the daughter of Silas WILLIAMS and Mary HUNT.

1889 - Joseph Lancaster MAXON married Josephine Agnes May GAMBLE in Monongalia County, West Virginia.  Joseph was the son of Melford Joseph MAXON and Mary E. LANCASTER.

1960 - Clyde C. SHERRICK died in Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio.  Clyde was the son of Abraham Leander SHERRICK and Ruth M. THOMAS.

On This Day : April 30

1698 - James TAYLOR died in King & Queen County, Virginia.  James was my 10x-great grandfather.


1714 - Benjamin NYE died in Sandwich, Barnstable County, Massachusetts.  Benjamin was my 10x-great grandfather.


1757 - Johann Jurgen KAHRE married Anna Catherine Elisabeth OBERMEIER.  Johann was the son of Johann Jurgen KAHRE and Anna Katherine STEINMEIER.  Johann was Corinne's 7x-great grandfather.


1769 - Abigail STANLEY born in Guilford County, North Carolina.  Abigail was the daughter of Strangeman STANLEY and Jemima MILLS.


1782 - Samuel OLIPHANT married Elizabeth Holmes HARRIS.  Samuel was the son of Ephraim OLIPHANT and Sarah Higgins STOUT.


1799 - James Augustus McPHEETERS born in Harrison County, Kentucky.  James was the son of James Moore McPHEETERS and Elizabeth COALTER.


1806 - Susannah A. JACKSON married Timothy H. JESSOP.  Susannah was the daughter of Curtis JACKSON and Ruth BEALS.


1808 - Elizabeth HAWORTH married James DAVIS.  Elizabeth was the daughter of Absalom HAWORTH and Mary WEST.


1837 - Edmund G. PIERCE born in Wayne County, Indiana.  Edmund was the son of Francis S. PIERCE and Rebecca PAGE.  Edmund was my 3x-great grandfather.


1841 - Louise MAXSON born in Muscatine County, Iowa.  Louise was the daughter of William MAXSON and Delilah BOWLAND.


1843 - James Milo NOSLER born in Putnam County, Indiana.  James was the son of John NOSLER and Nancy HIBBS.


1848 - James A. SLOAN born in Bledsoe County, Tennessee.  James was the son of Henderson SLOAN and Rebecca A. SWAFFORD.


1867 - M. David JACOBS married Mary GAULT in Wayne County, Ohio.  David was the son of David JACOBS and Barbara BYERS.


1883 - Rosa DEUTSCH died in Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Indiana.  Rosa was the daughter of Johann Jacob DEUTSCH and Doris Elisabeth SCHUTTE.


1884 - Edith SILLS born in Wabash County, Indiana.  Edith was the daughter of Christopher SILLS and Samantha SHELLY.


1892 - Sarah ENGLE died.  Sarah was the daughter of Ananias DAVIS and Rebecca CLAYTON.


1922 - John William CHEW died in Leon, Clarke County, Iowa.  John was the son of Richard A. CHEW and Jane LaFavour McCUTCHEON.


1932 - Michael L. GROENENDYKE died in Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio.  Michael was the son of Thomas Hagerman GROENENDYKE and Nancy MOFFETT.


1941 - Ethan AILES died in Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio.  Ethan was the son of Alfred AILES and Melissa Jane YOUNG.

On This Day : April 25

1569 - John CLARKE born in Westhorpe, Suffolk, England.  John was the son of John CLARKE and Katherine COOKE.


1583 - Peter STANLEY died in Ashford, Kent, England.  Peter was the son of Thomas STANLEY and ________.  Peter was my 13x-great grandfather.


1642 - Michael GRUNDBACHER born.  Michael was my 8x-great grandfather.


1715 - Mary HIGGINS died in Piscataway, Middlesex County, New Jersey.  Mary was the daughter of Michael NEWBOLD and Mary CLAYTON.


1722 - Elisha STILLMAN born.  Elisha was the son of George STILLMAN and Deborah CRANDALL.


1725 - Joseph CLARKE married Deborah CRANDALL.  Joseph was the son of Joseph CLARKE and Dorothy MAXSON.


1771 - Joseph MAXSON born.  Joseph was the son of Silvanus MAXSON and Lydia LEWIS.


1729 - Mary CRANDALL born in Westerly, Rhode Island.  Mary was the daughter of Peter CRANDALL and Mary BURDICK.


1759 - Elizabeth TAYLOR born.  Elizabeth was the daughter of Francis TAYLOR and Mildred Ann CRADDOCK.


1763 - Samuel BARKER married Margaret GREENFIELD.  Samuel was the son of Daniel BARKER and Elizabeth NICHOLAS.


1769 - Elisha GARFIELD born.  Elisha was the son of Samuel GARFIELD and Abigail PIERCE.


1796 - Jesse HIGGINS born in Amwell, Hunterdon County, New Jersey.  Jesse was the son of Judiah H. HIGGINS and Mary HILL.


1805 - Mary CHEW born in Virginia.  Mary was the daughter of Joseph CHEW and Elizabeth THOMAS.


1813 - George McPHEETERS born.  George was the son of Samuel McPHEETERS and Lucretia BARRETT.


1836 - Melissa Jane YOUNG born in Shelby County, Ohio.  Melissa was the daughter of Phillip YOUNG and Keziah CURTIS.


1840 - Anna Maria Louisa Catherine KAHRE born in Kummersdingsen, Westphalia.  Anna was the daughter of Heinrich Wilhelm KAHRE and Marie Caroline Wilhelmina KORFF.  Anna was Corinne's 4x-great grandmother.


1843 - Jane RANDOLPH died in Harrison County, Virginia.  Jane was the daughter of Zebulon MAXSON and Mary DAVIS.


1844 - William Haines DEACON married Hope ZELLEY in Burlington County, New Jersey.  William was the son of Joseph DEACON and Beulah HAINES.


1853 - Barbara Helen HALEY married Christian EASTERDAY in Marion County, Ohio.  Barbara was the daughter of George J. HALEY and Rachel GARY.


1855 - Reuben Brown LEE born in Bledsoe County, Tennessee.  Reuben was the son of William M. LEE and Elizabeth BROWN.


1857 - Michael PETRY died.  Michael was the son of Henry PETRY and Elizabeth WEHRLY.


1862 - Jonathan C. KING born in Madison County, Indiana.  Jonathan was the son of George Washington KING and Elizabeth HOWARD.


1865 - Nancy Elizabeth LEE born in Pikeville, Tennessee.  Nancy was the daughter of William M. LEE and Elizabeth BROWN.


1865 - Elizabeth Jane HEATON married William BIRDWELL in Schuyler County, Missouri.  Elizabeth was the daughter of James R. HEATON and Elizabeth JACOBS.


1869 - Joseph Frank DUFFEY born in Wabash County, Indiana.  Joseph was the son of Daniel F. DUFFEY and Susannah LEEDY.


1871 - Leah PETRY died.  Leah was the daughter of Stephen PETRY and ________.


1887 - Eleazer BEALS died in Plainfield, Hendricks County, Indiana.  Eleazer was the son of John BEALS and Susannah JOHNSON.


1888 - Pearl Jeanette ALDERMAN born in Greenville, Bond County, Illinois.  Pearl was the daughter of James William ALDERMAN and Vashti KIMBRO.


1895 - Francis Leonidas SWAFFORD born in Farley, Missouri.  Francis was the son of John Marlin SWAFFORD and Octavia Elmira HAYES.


1895 - Mae TOLLETT born.  Mae was the daughter of Major C. TOLLETT and Amanda SWAFFORD.


1900 - Jimmie Franklin LEE born.  Jimmie was the son of William Nation LEE and Laura Belle COX.


1902 - William Anson CHEW died.  William was the son of William Tatem CHEW and Lucretta VAN DEXTER.


1902 - John Leland LeMASTER born in Madison Township, Jay County, Indiana.  John was the son of Luman Cooper LeMASTERS and Barbara Isabelle WEHRLY.

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 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.

On This Day : February 10

1590 - John STANLEY married Susan LANCOCKE in Ashford, Kent, England.  John was the son of Peter STANLEY and Joane MASTERSON.  They were my 12x great-grandparents.


1625 - Joanna NEWBOLD died in Yorkshire, England.  Joanna was the daughter of Matthew SYMS.  Joanna was my 10x great-grandmother.


1655 - Thomas BOWATER born in Bromsgrove, Worchester, England.  Thomas was the son of John BOWATER and Ann ________.  Thomas was my 9x great-grandfather.


1691 - Elizabeth SPOFFORD died in Bradford, Essex County, Massachusetts.  Elizabeth was the daughter of Thomas SCOTT and Elizabeth STRUTT.  Elizabeth was my 10x great-grandmother.


1700 - Esther BROUGHTON born.  Esther was the daughter of John BROUGHTON and Hannah BASCOM.


1706 - Elizabeth WITTER born.  Elizabeth was the daughter of John WITTER and Sarah TEFT.


1709 - Robert WILLSON died in Chesterfield, Burlington County, New Jersey.  Robert was the son of Stephen WILLSON and Sarah BAKER.  Robert was my 10x great-grandfather. 


1711 - George TAYLOR born.  George was the son of Col. James TAYLOR and Martha THOMPSON.


1727 - John WRIGHT born in Freuchie, Falkland Parish, Fife, Scotland.  John was the son of Robert WRIGHT and Elizabeth HENDERSON.  John was 7x great-grandfather.


1732 - Eber CRANDALL married Mary LONG.  Eber was the son of Eber CRANDALL and Patience LAMPHERE.


1742 - Abraham LEMASTER born in Charles County, Maryland.  Abraham was the son of Abraham LEMASTER and Martha KERRICK.


1757 - George POTTER born.  George was the son of George POTTER and Content MAXSON.


1758 - Catlett MADISON born.  Catlett was the daughter of James MADISON and Eleanor Rose CONWAY.


1788 - Josiah PIERCE died.  Josiah was the son of Samuel PIERCE and Abigail JOHNSON.


1799 - Anna Catherine Elisabeth KAHRE died.  Anna was the daughter of Johann Karl Ludwig KAHRE and Anna Marie Ilsbein KROEGER.


1800 - William J. JACOBS born in Fleming County, Kentucky.  William was the son of William JACOBS and Sibell LITTELL.


1802 - Alma PIERCE born.  Alma was the daughter of Elijah PIERCE and Patty MOULTON.


1803 - Mary HILLIER married Joseph BURR in Burlington County, New Jersey. Mary was the daughter of John HILLIER and Frances HAINES.


1813 - William B. JACOBS born in Adams County, Ohio.  William was the son of James Thomas JACOBS and Isabella FEILY.


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


1817 - Hannah PIERCE died.  Hannah was the daughter of Enoch PIERCE and Mary MASON.


1825 - Eliza PIERCE married William PEPPER.  Eliza was the daughter of Samuel PIERCE and Persis BARROWS.


1829 - Minerva P. PIERCE married Jethro HATCH.  Minerva was the daughter of Gordon PIERCE and Thirsa SMALLEY.


1835 - Anna Maria Ilsben Katherina KAHRE born in Kummersdingen, Westphalia.  Anna was the daughter of Heinrich Wilhelm KAHRE and Marie Caroline Wilhelmina KORFF.


1850 - Martha Ann CROCKETT married David ABERNATHY in Owen County, Indiana.  Martha was the daughter of David CROCKETT and Mary Ann NOSLER.


1851 - Ephraim C. BECKETT died.  Ephraim was the son of Lemuel Daugherty BECKETT and Sarah Springer CHEW.


1858 - George W. SWAFFORD born in Tennessee.  George was the son of Aaron SWAFFORD and Eliza Jane TAYLOR.


1863 - William B. LEE born.  William was the son of William M. LEE and Elizabeth BROWN.


1868 - Sallie L. LEE born in Bledsoe County, Tennessee.  Sallie was the daughter of William M. LEE and Elizabeth BROWN.


1872 - Nancy J. SWAFFORD married James P. SCROGGINS in Bradley County, Tennessee.  Nancy was the daughter of Thomas SWAFFORD and Millie HALL.


1892 - John Brown MAXON born in Greene County, Pennsylvania.  John was the son of Thomas Alexander MAXON and Lenora Belle BROWN.


1897 - Hester Ann LEE married William WOOD Jr.  Hester was the daughter of Benjamin Franklin LEE and Mary Isabella THURMAN.


1915 - Robert D. LAMBERTSON born in Elwood, Madison County, Indiana.  Robert was the son of Bert Sigler LAMBERTSON and Marie WILLIAMS.


1933 - Luman Cooper LeMASTERS died in Madison Township, Jay County, Indiana.  Luman was the son of Luman Walker LeMASTERS and Mary Keziah CHEW.  Luman was my great-grandfather.


1961 - Cora Della JACKLEY died. Cora was the daughter of David KING and Litha Ann Trumilis D'Amsel MAY.

Peoples v. Stanley - Indiana Supreme Court May Term 1855

May Term, 1855 : Peoples v. Stanley

Bill in chancery under the R.S. 1843. Some of the defendants were notified of the pendency of the suit, as non-residents, by publication, and a decree was taken against them by default. No affidavit of their non-residence was made. A guardian ad litem was appointed for other defendants, who were minors, and a decree was taken against them; but it was not shown that they had any notice of the suit, by service of process or otherwise. Held, that the Court had not acquired jurisdiction of the persons of the defendants mentioned, and that the decree against them was, consequently, erroneous. A Court of equity cannot appropriate choses in action of a debtor to the payment of a demand of a creditor.

Monday, June 11. ERROR to the Marshall Circuit Court.

Davison, J. - Stanley, on the 6th of June, 1850, sued Hugh A.B. Peoples, Thomas Skilman, John Fisher, John Jones, Alvin Kite, and Orange Fisher, in chancery, in the Marshall Circuit Court.

The bill states these facts :

Peoples and Skilman, as sureties for Jones and Kite, became indebted to Stanley 600 dollars. Jones, Kite and Skilman were insolvent. Peoples, with intent to defraud Stanley, and evade the payment of said debt, which was then in judgment, placed a certain amount of money in the hands of John Fisher, and directed him to lay it out in canal land, and take the title in his, Fisher's, name. In pursuance of this arrangement, Fisher went to the land office at Logansport, and purchased a quarter-section of land in Marshall county. After this, Peoples, with his family, moved upon said land, improved it, and resided thereon until the month of March, 1850, when he and Fisher left the state, with the avowed intention of going to California. When Fisher bought the land, he obtained a certificate of purchase, which, before he started to California, he assigned to Patsey Peoples, the wife of the said Hugh Peoples, and she, the said Patsey, remained in the occupancy of the land, and also in the possession of personal property belonging to her husband, worth 500 dollars. It appeared that, within a few days after their departure for California, Patsey Peoples died, leaving William, George, Daniel, Mary and Samuel Peoples, her heirs at law, they being minors and the children of the said Hugh and Patsey. These children, by amendment of the bill, were subsequently made defendants. After the death of Patsey, the property left with her was sold by the said Orange Fisher, who, in making the sale thereof, acted without authority, and took notes for the purchase-money, payable to himself at six months. The bill alleges that Hugh A.B. Peoples and John Fisher are non-residents, and prays the appropriation of the notes in the hands of Orange Fisher, and also the above land, to the payment of Stanley's claim, and for general relief, &c.

The record shows that Peoples and John Fisher were notified by publication, and defaulted; though an affidavit of their non-residency does not appear to have been made. It is alleged that the minor defendants answered by guardian ad litem; but it is not shown that they had any notice of the suit, or that any steps, by process or otherwise, were taken to notify them of the proceeding. The other defendants, (except Orange Fisher, who answered,) were served with process, and defaulted.

The Court, upon final hearing, directed the notes taken for the sale of the personal property by Orange Fisher, (which had been brought into Court,) to be collected, and the proceeds to be applied to the payment of Stanley's claim, which was adjudged to be 596 dollars; and for the payment of the balance, if any, after the application of such proceeds, the land was ordered to be sold.

This decree, in our opinion, can not be sustained -

1. Because the notice by publication against Peoples and Fisher does not appear to have been preceded by an affidavit of non-residency. Without such affidavit, we think the notice was insufficient, and, consequently, they were not properly before the Court. A provision of the R.S. 1843, in force at the time of these proceedings, points out the mode in which a non-resident party may be notified of the pendency of a suit, and expressly requires that such notice shall be upon affidavit. R.S. 1843, p. 883.

2. It is not shown that the minor defendants were served with process, or notified of the suit in any mode known to the law. This Court has repeatedly decided that process should be served on infant defendants, in chancery, in the same manner as if they were adults. Hough v. Canby, 8 Blackf. 301 - Robbins v. Robbins, 2 Ind. R. 74.

3. A Court of chancery has no power to appropriate choses in action in payment of a creditor's demand against his debtor, whether such demand be in judgment or otherwise. This point is decided in Shaw v. Aveline, 5 Ind. R 389; and also in Stewart v. English, ante, p. 176.

Per curiam. - The decree is reversed with costs. Cause remanded, &c.

J.B. Niles and W.G. Pomeroy, for the plaintiffs.

Source : Porter, Albert G., official reporter, Reports of cases argued and determined in the Supreme Court of Judicature of the State of Indiana, being an official continuation of Blackford's Reports, with tables of the cases and principal matters., vol. VI - containing the cases from the fifteen day of the November term, 1854, to the end of the May term, 1855, inclusive, and the case of Beebe v. the State, decided at the November term, 1855.; Indianapolis, Indiana, Merrill & Company, Publishers, 1856

Note : This information was located using Google's Book search. Hugh A.B. Peoples was Eileen's 3-great maternal grandfather. Her line is through Hugh's son, George.

John Stanley (b. March 9, 1571/72)

Today's featured relative in my database is my maternal 12th-great grandfather, John Stanley.

John was born March 9, 1571/72 in Ashford, Kent, England, the son of Peter and Joane (Masterson) Stanley. John married February 10, 1589/90 in Ashford, Kent, England to Susan Lancocke. Susan was born 1574 in Ashford, Kent, England and died September 10, 1619 in Ashford, Kent, England. John died September 10, 1619 in Ashford, Kent, England.

Known children of John and Susan (Lancocke) Stanely are as follows :
i. Christopher Stanley b. 1603 England, d. March 27, 1646 Charlestown, Suffolk Co., MA., m. Susannah ________

I descend from John and Susan (Lancocke) Stanley through their son, Christopher, as follows :
John Stanley and Susan Lancocke
Christopher Stanley and Susannah ________
Mary Stanley and Zechariah Field
Zechariah Field and Susan Webb
John Field and Mary Bennett
Bennett Field and Elizabeth Spofford
Bethiah Field and Seth Pierce
Gordon Pierce and Thirsa Smalley
Francis S. Pierce and Rebecca Page
Edmund G. Pierce and Catherine Groenendyke
William Francis Pierce and Clara Pennisten
Edna Muriel Pierce and Virgil Lee Wright (my great-grandparents)