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.

Family Milestones: May 8th

My maternal 3rd-great grandaunt, Malinda Lynn HEATON, married on this date in 1852 in Brown County, Ohio to Jasper STRATTON.  Malinda was the daughter of James R. and Elizabeth (JACOBS) HEATON, and the older sister of my Rebecca HEATON.  Malinda was born May 7, 1834 in Brown County, Ohio.  Jasper was born in 1834 in Brown County, Ohio.  Malinda died May 7, 1915 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California.  Nothing further is known at this time.

My maternal 6th-great granduncle, John NOSLER, married on this date in 1792 in Montgomery County, Virginia to Mary WYLE.  John was the son of Bostin and Sophia (________) NOSLER, and the older brother of my Conrad NOSLER.  I do not have the dates of birth or death, nor parentage for Mary.  John was born circa 1768 and died between 1836 and 1837 in Putnam County, Indiana.  Nothing further is known at this time.

My paternal 2nd-great grandmother, Mary Jane SHERRICK, married on this date in 1897 in Jay County, Indiana to Robert N. KIMBLE.  Mary's first husband, George Washington HALEY, had passed away in 1892.  Mary was born January 13, 1844 in Ashland County, Ohio, the daughter of David and Susan (JACOBS) SHERRICK.  Robert was born August 1841 in Ohio.  They lived in Noble Township, Jay County, Indiana.  Robert died sometime after the 1900 census.  Mary died January 15, 1916 in Jay County, Indiana and is buried in the Mt. Zion Cemetery, Jay County, Indiana.

Family Milestones: May 7th

My maternal 3rd-great grandaunt, Malinda Lynn HEATON, was born on this date in 1834 in Brown County, Ohio.  Malinda was the daughter of James R. and Elizabeth (JACOBS) HEATON, and the older sister of my Rebecca HEATON.  Malinda married May 8, 1852 in Brown County, Ohio to Jasper STRATTON.  Jasper was born in 1834 in Brown County, Ohio.  Malinda died May 7, 1915 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California.  Nothing further is known at this time.