Saturday, January 21, 2012

On This Day : January 21

1702/3: David MORGAN married Deborah COLTON in Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts.  David was the son of David MORGAN and Mary CLARK.  Deborah was the daughter of Isaac COLTON and Mary COOPER.  They were my 7x great-grandparents.


1708: Abner PHILBRICK born in Hampton, Province of New Hampshire.  Abner was the son of Thomas PHILBRICK and Abigail ________.


1724: Isaiah MAXSON born in Westerly, Rhode Island.  Isaiah was the son of John MAXSON and Hannah MAXSON.


1755: Benjamin MILLIKAN born in Chester County, Pennsylvania.  Benjamin was the son of William MILLIKAN and Jane WHITE.


1763: William PATRICK born.  William was the son of John PATRICK and Janett McPHEETERS.


1768: Charlotte HAINES born in Burlington County, New Jersey.  Charlotte was the daughter of Robert HAINES and Rachel VENICOMB.


1768: Hannah HAINES born in Burlington County, New Jersey.  Hannah was the daughter of Robert HAINES and Rachel VENICOMB.  She was my 5x great-grandmother.


1774: Robena WRIGHT born.  Robena was the daughter of Peter WRIGHT and Robena CROUSE.


1787: Hannah OLIPHANT born.  Hannah was the daughter of John OLIPHANT and Hannah AMOS.


1814: Susannah C. CHEW born.  Susannah was the daughter of Thomas CHEW and Mary ATKINSON.


1816: Sarah CARTER born.  Sarah was the daughter of John CARTER and Sarah BEALS.


1818: Rebekah JOHNSON married William JESSOP.  Rebekah was the daughter of Tarlton JOHNSON and Sarah MILLS.


1818: Julia MOULTON born in Rutland County, Vermont.  Julia was the daughter of Selah MOULTON and Lydia FINEL.


1820: Sarah Springer CHEW born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania.  Sarah was the daughter of Elisha Dunham CHEW and Elizabeth HERITAGE.


1823: Joseph WRIGHT married Matilda DRISHELL in Brown County, Ohio.  Joseph was the son of Robert WRIGHT and Catherine APPLEGATE.


1823: Abraham BYERS died in Warrington Township, York County, Pennsylvania.  Abraham was the son of Charles BYERS and Elizabeth ________.  He was my 5x great-grandfather.


1836: Jesse FAULKNER born.  Jesse was the son of Solomon FAULKNER and Ruth BEALS.


1842: Judson JARRETT married Jane WOODS in Koscuisko County, Indiana.  He was Corinne's 4x great-grandfather.


1843: Clarissa A. WELCH died.  Clarissa was the daughter of Lucas WELCH and Alma PIERCE.


1852: Mary A. HENDRIXSON born in New Hope, Ohio.  Mary was the daughter of Allen HENDRIXSON and Sarah Ann WRIGHT.


1853: Hannah MILLS born.  Hannah was the daughter of Aaron MILLS and Catherine FARMER.


1861: James Calvin SWAFFORD born in Cole County, Missouri.  James was the son of John Calvin SWAFFORD and Mary Ellen SHIRLEY.


1878: Lucinda Julesa LeMASTERS born in Indiana.  Lucinda was the daughter of Jacob LEMASTERS and Sarah Ann HALFHILL.


1879: Thomas CHEW died in Hamilton County, Indiana.  Thomas was the son of Andrew CHEW and Anna Marie BARTHUS.


1882: Anna Magdalena DAMM born in Browns, Wabash County, Illinois.  Anna was the daughter of Frederick Henry DAMM and Wilhelmina SCNEIDER.  She was Corinne's 2x great-grandmother.


1885: Anna L. WRIGHT married Albert Morris VINSON in Madison County, Indiana.  Anna was the daughter of Joseph WRIGHT and Rebecca Ann HEATON.


1891: John Calvin SWAFFORD died in Richmond, Missouri.  John was the son of Aaron SWAFFORD and Elizabeth SWAFFORD.


1899: James Alfred KING married Rosie M. DILL.  James was the son of Daniel KING and Elizabeth SHAW.


1901: Michael Fleenam LUARK died in Chehalis County, Washington.  Michael was the son of John LUARK and Catherine WARNER.


1914: Carl CHIVLARE married Lorena GRIM in Vanderburgh County, Indiana.  Carl was the son of Alpha Revis CHIVLARE and Clara Belle FOLLOWAY.


1915: Charles William RITT born in Vanderburgh County, Indiana.  Charles was the son of Edward G. RITT and W.E. KUEHN.


1940: Reuben C. CUMMINS died in Maury County, Tennessee.  Reuben was the son of Lindsey CUMMINGS and Caroline RUSH.



Surname Saturday : Schaeffer

The SCHAEFFER line is in Corinne's maternal line.  The origins of the surname are Germanic.


Stories and history: 


Ahnentafel # 25: Elizabeth Schaeffer (1873-1937).  Elizabeth was born March 1873 in Indiana.  She married Mathias 'Mat' Miller (1861-1936) in Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Indiana.  Mathias was born October 20, 1861 in Indiana.  They raised 10 children in Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Indiana.  Mathias died  September 15, 1936 in Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Indiana.  Elizabeth died July 28, 1937 in Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Indiana.


Ahnetafel # 50: Charles Schaeffer (aft1853-aft1880).  Charles was born circa 1853 in Louisiana, according to the census.  He married Mary Victoria Rieber (c1853-1883).  Mary was born circa 1853 in Indiana.  They had 6 children born in Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Indiana.  Mary died September 16, 1883 in Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Indiana.


Ahnentafel # 100: Peter Schaeffer (c1811-1930).  Peter was born circa 1811 in Bavaria.  He married Marianne Grossmann (c1816-1895).  Marianne was born circa 1816 in Bavaria.  Peter was a saloon keeper in Cincinnati, Ohio and Evansville, Indiana.  They had at least 3 children.  Marianne died December 16, 1895 in Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Indiana.  Peter died April 1, 1903 in Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Indiana.


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Friday, January 20, 2012

Obituary : Clara (Moulton) Metzner

Evangelical Messenger, July 12, 1899, page 443


METZNER - Clara Metzner, nee Moulton, was born Sept. 30, 1843 and departed this life near Portland, Ind., July 4, 1899, aged 55 y., 9 m. and 3 d.  She was married to Adam Metzner Nov. 13, 1864; to this union were born 4 children.  In 1885 Bro. and Sister Metzner united with the Evangelical Association.  They lived as devoted Christians until death.  A son and daughter are left to mourn the loss of a Christian mother.  The husband and 2 children preceded her in death.  J.M. SMITH.

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Clara Moulton (1843-1899) was the daughter of Albert and Emeline (PHILBRICK) MOULTON, believed to have been born in Licking County, Ohio.  Her marriage to John Adam Metzner took place in Jay County, Indiana.  The names of their children were: Cora Belle, Willis A.L., Wesley F., and Lewis.  Her husband died December 4, 1895.  The surviving children were Cora and Wesley.  Jay County Death records list her death date as July 2, 1899.

On This Day : January 20

1686: Mindwell STEBBINS born in Deerfield, Hampshire County, Massachusetts.  Mindwell was the daughter of Benoni STEBBINS and Mary BROUGHTON.


1718: William MAXSON born in Westerly, Rhode Island.  William was the son of John MAXSON and Hannah MAXSON.


1723: Joseph MAXSON born.  Joseph was the son of Joseph MAXSON and Bethia MAXSON.


1742: James PIERCE died.  James was the son of Thomas PIERCE and Elizabeth COLE.


1744: Simon NEWCOMB died in Lebanon, Connecticut.  Simon was the son of Andrew NEWCOMB.  He was my 9x great-grandfather.


1763: Mabel HURLBUT married Elijah BENEDICT.  Mabel was the daughter of Moses HURLBUT and Rebecca WARNER.


1780: Maria SHIRK married George FRANTZ.  Maria was the daughter of Ulrich SCHERCH and Anna SWARR.


1780: Susanna MAXSON born in Hopkington, Rhode Island.  Susanna was the daughter of John MAXSON and Darcis NILES.


1781: Martha HIGGINS born in Amwell, Hunterdon County, New Jersey.  Martha was the daughter of Judiah H. HIGGINS and Mary HILL.


1796: Margery CANADAY married Joel HARRIS.  Margarey was the daughter of Charles CANADAY and Abigail FOSTER.


1798: Thomas HUNT born.  Thomas was the son of Isaiah HUNT and Elizabeth FLOYD.


1800: Ann PAUL died.  Ann was the daughter of Jeffrey CHEW and Amy DRIVER.


1804: Parmelia MAXSON born in Green Brier Run, Virginia.  Parmelia was the daughter of Zebulon MAXSON and Mary DAVIS.


1806: Robert CANADAY married Amy SUMNER.  Robert was the son of John CANADAY and Margaret THORNBURGH.


1820: Sarah DAVIS born.  Sarah was the daughter of Ananais DAVIS and Rebecca CLAYTON.


1821: Mary MAXSON born.  Mary was the daughter of Zebulon MAXSON and Mary DAVIS.


1834: Thomas COOK died.  Thomas was the son of Thomas COOK and Mary MILLS.


1845: Mary TEMPLE died.  Mary was the daughter of William BEALS and Rachel GREEN.


1852: Sarah Ellen CROCKETT born in Owen County, Indiana.  Sarah was the daughter of Jackson Conrad CROCKETT and Clarinda GRIFFITHS.


1861: Mathias MILLER born in Indiana.  Mathias was the son of William MILLER and Elizabeth SCHAFER.  He was Corinne's 2x great-grandfather.


1882: George Washington CUMMINGS born in Tennessee.  George was the son of Abner CUMMINGS and Mary WRIGHT.


1913: Hazel BRIODY born.  Hazel was the daughter of Sylvester Tilman BRIODY and Eva May CHIVLARE.


1917: Laura Belle METZNER married Paul L. SANDERS in Jay County, Indiana. Laura was the daughter of William F. METZNER and Mary Ann HALEY.


1923: Louise Elaine LeMASTER born in Sidney, Shelby County, Ohio.  Louise was the daughter of Vernon Walker LeMASTER and Helene Louise GARMHAUSEN.


1931: Ardis Ellen LeMASTER born in Cowan, Delaware County, Indiana.  Ardis was the daughter of John Leland LeMASTER and Dortha LeEtta DeLAUTER.


1946: Clara BUTLER died in San Diego, San Diego County, California.  Clara was the daughter of Isaac LEMASTERS and Sarah Ann HESTON.


2004: Luther St. Patrick CUMMINGS died in Marion, Grant County, Indiana.  He was my father-in-law.

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.

52 Weeks of Abundant Genealogy : Free Online Genealogy Tools

Week 3 – Free Online Genealogy Tools: Free online genealogy tools are like gifts from above. Which one are you most thankful for? How has it helped your family history experience?


Probably the free online genealogy tool that has helped me the most has been Google books.  While not a genealogy tool per se, Google books online archive has allowed me to research older county histories and published genealogies that I might not have been able to access without an enormous expenditure of time and money. 


Even those books that only provide a snippet view have been valuable as they can point to previously unknown resources that I might later decide to seek out in a library or purchase.


Particularly with ancestors and relatives with unusual names, the "hit" ratio on mentioned names being my people has turned out to be pretty high.  I particularly enter names of the more difficult ancestors to see what might turn up.  


For your older lines, particularly New England, searches of Google books will lead to many published genealogies that can provide fodder for future research.


For modern research, including locale research, many publishers have allowed preview pages that can give you the information you need while allowing you to decide whether you want to purchase or locate the book in a library.  With today's limited budgets, this has proved invaluable.

Wednesday, January 18, 2012

Wordless Wednesday: Ruby Walsh & Vickie

Vickie & Ruby (Lambertson) Walsh, undated

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.

Tuesday, January 17, 2012

On This Day : January 17

1681: James BROWN born in Marcus Hook, Delaware County, Pennsylvania.  James was the son of James BROWN and Honour CLAYTON.


1685: Stephen SEWALL born.  Stephen was the son of John SEWALL and Hannah FESSENDEN.


1702: Martha TAYLOR born.  Martha was the daughter of Col. James TAYLOR and Martha THOMPSON.  She was my 8x great-grandmother.


1717: Joseph CRANDALL born.  Joseph was the son of Joseph CRANDALL and Ann LANGWORTHY.


1730: Nancy CHEW married Joseph BISHOP.  Nancy was the daughter of Andrew CHEW and Anna Marie BARTHUS.


1731: Judith MAXSON born in Westerly, Rhode Island.  Judith was the daughter of John MAXSON and Hannah MAXSON.


1742: Margaret FESSENDEN born.  Margaret was the daughter of William FESSENDEN and Martha BROWN.


1754: Mary ALLEN married Moses FRAZIER.  Mary was the daughter of John ALLEN and Amy COX.


1754: Elias BURDICK married Hannah COTTRELL.  Elias was the son of Thomas BURDICK and Dorothy MAXSON.


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


1776: Aaron MENDENHALL married Miriam RICH in North Carolina.  Aaron was the son of Mordecai MENDENHALL and Charity BEESON.


1777: Timothy JESSOP born.  Timothy was the son of William JESSOP and Mary ________.


1782: Sarah HAINES born in Burlington County, New Jersey.  Sarah was the daughter of Robert HAINES and Rachel VENICOMB.


1794: Daniel HEATON born in Greene County, Pennsylvania.  Daniel was the son of William HEATON and Abigail ________.


1799: Jarius CRANDALL born.  Jarius was the son of Rogers CRANDALL and Lucy POTTER.


1816: John PIERCE died.  John was the son of Enoch PIERCE and Mary MASON.


1822: Dr. Ezekiel Cooper CHEW born in Gloucester County, New Jersey.  Ezekiel was the son of Rev. Nathaniel CHEW and Mary WEST.  He was my 3x great-grandfather.


1827: Susannah LEWIS born in Montgomery County, Ohio.  Susannah was the daughter of Nathaniel LEWIS and Nancy SNIDER.


1828: Christian Friedrich Wilhelm BOLLING born.  Christian was the son of Friedrich Wilhelm BOLLING and Anna Marie Louise KAHRE.


1830: Nancy CHEW married Joseph BISHOP.  Nancy was the daughter of Andrew CHEW and Anna Marie BARTHUS.


1835: Rachel WARDLAW born.  Rachel was the daughter of Hugh WARDLAW and Rebecca HIRONS.


1837: William Earl ANDERSON married Frances AUSTIN.  William was the son of Elijah ANDERSON and Susannah WILLIAMS.


1840: James H. BALES born.  James was the son of Aaron BALES and Susannah RUSSELL.


1847: Jacob LEWIS born in Huntington County, Indiana.  Jacob was the son of Solomon LEWIS and Margaret RINEHART.  He was Eileen's 2x great-grandfather.


1864: Sarah Ann KING born in Madison County, Indiana.  Sarah was the daughter of Daniel KING and Elizabeth SHAW.


1865: Absalom SUMNER died in Highland County, Ohio.  Absalom was the son of Thomas SUMNER and Hannah HIATT.


1867: Martha G. WEHRLY born.  Martha was the daughter of John P. WEHRLY and Catherine E. LeMASTERS.


1868: Mary Ann BOYER married Daniel ALLGOOD.  Mary was the daughter of Christopher C. BOYER and Nancy Ann McCOOL.


1868: Martha Ann BOYER married Hensen HOUSEMAN in Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Indiana.  Martha was the daughter of Christopher C. BOYER and Nancy Ann McCOOL.


1878: Tom Burrell LEE married Flora Catherine PATTON.  Tom was the son of William M. LEE and Elizabeth BROWN.


1895: Edwin Wallace MOULTON died in Hamilton, Marion County, Iowa.  Edwin was the son of Selah MOULTON and Lydia FENNEL.


1906: James Raymond LEE born in Ray County, Missouri.  James was the son of Elbert Pearl LEE and Lillie Mae HICKMAN.


1916: Walter Raymond BOYER born.  Walter was the son of Hubbard BOYER and Mina BAKER.



Monday, January 16, 2012

Obituary : Susan Jane (Haley) Haldeman

Evangelical Messenger, September 13, 1889, page  587


HALDEMAN - Susan Jane Haldeman, nee Haley, was born in Fairfield Co.., Ohio, March 7, 1844, and died at her home in Morrow Co., O., August 30, 1899, aged 55 y., 5 m., and 23 d.  She was converted to God early in life, and united with the Evangelical Association, remaining a faithful Christian to the day of her death.  Nov. 27, 1862, she was married to Alfred Haldeman.  To them were born 5 sons and 2 daughters.  She was a loving wife and mother, and a good neighbor, and will be sadly missed.  Her husband, 5 sons, 6 grandchildren, 4 sisters and 4 brothers are left to mourn her sudden death.  W.S. Mills.

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Susan was the daughter of George J. and Rachel (GARY) HALEY.  I had shown her name as Susanna in my database.  The children's names were: Vera B., George Allen, Maude, Christian E., Vernon J., Frank J., and Harvey Levi.  In the 1870 census, the family was living in Huron Township, Erie County, Ohio, but by 1880 they were in Troy Township, Morrow County, Ohio.  After Susan's death, Alfred remarried to Mary Anna Stull in Morrow County, Ohio.


Susan's memorial page at the FindAGrave website is here.

On This Day : January 16

1647: Mary CROSBY married Nicholas LONGHORNE in Rowley, Essex County, Massachusetts.  They were my 10x great-grandparents.


1671: Mary CLARK married David MORGAN in Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts.  Mary was the daughter of John CLARK and Elizabeth STEBBINS. David was the son of Capt. Miles MORGAN and Prudence GILBERT.  They were my 8x great-grandparents.


1692: Matthias BUTTON born.  Matthias was the son of Peter BUTTON and Sarah CRANDALL.


1696: Patience BEALS born in Nottingham, Chester County, Pennsylvania.  Patience was the daughter of John BEALS and Mary CLAYTON.


1708: Jonathan MAXSON born.  Jonathan was the son of Jonathan MAXSON and Content ROGERS.


1715: Aaron MENDENHALL married Rose PIERSON in Chester County, Pennsylvania.  Aaron was the son of John MENDENHALL and Elizabeth MARIS.


1730: Aeltje KOUWENHOVEN married William WILLIAMSEN.  Aeltje was the daughter of Pieter Williamse VAN KOUWENHOVEN.


1733: Hannah CHEW married John DILKS in Gloucester County, New Jersey.  Hannah was the daughter of John CHEW and Sarah JENNINGS.


1758: Wells KENYON born.  Wells was the son of Nathaniel KENYON and Eleanor UTTER.


1761: Daniel BEALS born.  Daniel was the son of Jacob BEALS and Elizabeth GRIEST.


1771: Abner HUNT married Mary POPE in Guilford County, North Carolina.  Abner was the son of Thomas HUNT and Ann BEALS.


1820: Mary PEGG died in Indiana.  Mary was the daughter of John MILLS and Sarah BEALS.


1822: Nathan BALES married Jemima HIATT.  Nathan was the son of Jacob BEALS and Mary ________.


1826: Elizabeth M. PEFLEY born in Virginia.  Elizabeth was the daughter of Solomon PEFLEY and Frances ROOF.


1828: Minerva Ann COOK born.  Minerva was the daughter of James S. COOK and Eunice HUNT.


1863: Catherine E. CUNNINGHAM died in Jay County, Indiana.  Catherine was the daughter of William E. CUNNINGHAM and Rachel LEMASTERS.


1881: Emeline MOULTON died.  Emeline was the daughter of Joel PHILBRICK and Sally FOX.


1986: Lester SWAFFORD died in Bledsoe County, Tennessee.  Lester was the son of George W. SWAFFORD and Elizabeth HAMILTON.

Sunday, January 15, 2012

On This Day : January 15

1713: Sarah WAITE born.  Sarah was the daughter of Peter WAITE and Sarah PIERCE.


1714: Benjamin BEESON born in West Nottingham, Chester County, Pennsylvania.  Benjamin was the son of Richard BEESON and Charity GRUBB.


1725: Simeon CRANDALL born.  Simeon was the son of Joseph CRANDALL and Ann LANGWORTHY.


1734: Pieter GROENENDYKE married Margaritta VAN IVEREN in Albany, New York.  Pieter was the son of Johannes GROENENDYKE and Delia CUYLER.


1777: Experience DAVIS married Hezekiah WEST.  Experience was the daughter of John DAVIS and Bethia ROGERS.


1778: Sarah HUNT married Nathan HARLAN.  Sarah was the daughter of Nathan HUNT and Martha RUCKMAN.


1786: Rhoda MOULTON born.  Rhoda was the daughter of John MOULTON and Avis HURLBUT.


1816: Hannah LEMASTERS born in Champaign County, Ohio.  Hannah was the daughter of Jacob LEMASTERS and Hannah ________.


1829: James CHEW married Nancy T. MILLION in St. Clair County, Illinois.  James was the son of Andrew CHEW and Anna Marie BARTHUS.


1832: Mary FAULKNER born.  Mary was the daughter of Solomon FAULKNER and Ruth BEALS.


1836: Anne Marie Louise Charlotte BOLLING born.  Anne was the daughter of Friedrich Wilhelm BOLLING and Anna Marie Louise KAHRE.


1846: Heinrich WEHRLY died in Tuscarawas County, Ohio.  Heinrich was the son of Heinrich WEHRLY and Catherine MOSER.  He was my 4x great-grandfather.


1849: Lydia MOULTON born in Bureau County, Illinois.  Lydia was the daughter of Albert MOULTON and Emeline PHILBRICK.


1849: Daniel FREEZE died.  Daniel was the son of John FRIES and Elizabeth PENCE.


1893: Sarah RICHARDS married Frederick Thomas MUSSELL.  Sarah was the daughter of John Thomas RICHARDS and Mary Jane CROCKETT.


1896: Gerald Walker LeMASTER born in Jay County, Indiana.  He was the son of Luman Cooper LeMASTERS and Barbara Isabel WEHRLY.


1901: William H. WOODS born.  William was the son of William Richard WOODS and Elizabeth Jane HILL.


1903: Percy Charles FULLER married Elle Belle DOLLAHAN in Palestine, Crawford County, Illinois.  Percy was the son of Torrence Illiff FULLER and Nettie Belle STOUT.


1916: Mary Jane KIMBLE died in Jay County, Indiana.  Mary was the daughter of David SHERRICK and Susan JACOBS.  She was my 2x great-grandmother.


1918: George PEOPLES died in Culver, Marshall County, Indiana.  George was the son of Hugh Allen Ballentine PEOPLES and Patsey FISHER.  He was Eileen's 2x great-grandfather.


1994: Frances Jean BRACEY died in High Shoals, Georgia.  Frances was the daughter of Malcolm Watkins SMITH and Virginia Margaret ROLFE.



Saturday, January 14, 2012

Personal History : Letter From Cousin Jim (1978)



7/25/78


Dear Travis 


How are you?  I'm fine.  I got your letter today.  I got my cast off on the 21st of June.


I got my train set set up and I got two train engines, one of the Spirit of 76, the other is the Penn Central.  I got this box car that unloads boxes by itself.  So write soon.


Your cousin   Jim W.


P.S. Sorry I forgot to write.


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The above is a letter written to me by my first cousin, Jim Wright, back in 1978.  It was saved by my parents and given to me recently while they were cleaning out.

On This Day : January 14

1706: Hannah FESSENDEN married Lt. Jacob TAPPAN.  Hannah was the daughter of Robert FESSENDEN and Mary ________.


1712: Joseph MAXSON born.  Joseph was the son of Jonathan MAXSON and Content ROGERS.


1712: Deborah WILLETS born in Little Egg Harbor, Burlington County, New Jersey.  Deborah was the daughter of Joseph WILLETS and Deborah SEAMAN.


1735: John CHEW died in Gloucester County, New Jersey. John was the son of Richard CHEW and Frances WOODWARD.


1753: John CRANDALL born.  John was the son of John CRANDALL and Esther LEWIS.


1757: Reuben TAYLOR born.  Reuben was the daughter of George TAYLOR and Rachel GIBSON.


1775: John OLIPHANT married Hannah AMOS.  John was the son of Ephraim OLIPHANT and Sarah Higgins STOUT.


1792: Elizabeth Lee TAYLOR born.  Elizabeth was the daughter of Col. Richard TAYLOR and Sarah Dabney STROTHER.


1794: Benjamin BEESON died in Guilford County, North Carolina.  Benjamin was the son of Richard BEESON and Charity GRUBB.


1794: Jerusha WELCH born.  Jerusha was the daughter of Thomas WELCH and Lucinda PIERCE.


1794: Mordecai BOND died in Surry County, North Carolina.  Mordecai was the son Samuel BOND and Elizabeth BEALS.


1797: Anna Catherine Elisabeth KAHRE born in Kummerdingsen, Westphalia.  Anna was the daughter of Johann Karl Ludwig KAHRE and Anna Marie Ilsbein KROEGER.


1805: Heinrich Wilhelm KAHRE born in Kummerdingsen, Westphalia.  Heinrich was the son of Johann Karl Ludwig KAHRE and Anna Marie Ilsbein KROEGER.


1810: Beverly CHEW married Maria Theoda DUER in New Orleans, Louisiana.  Beverly was the son of John CHEW and Ann FOX.


1818: Solomon PETRY born in York County, Pennsylvania.  Solomon was the son of Jacob PETRY and Magdalena MILLER.


1819: Thomas McCOOL married Catherine HARPOLE in Bowling Green, Warren County, Kentucky.  They were Corinne's 5x great-grandparents.


1820: William W. COY born.  William was the son of John COY and Almina PIERCE.


1829: Friedrich Wilhelm KAHRE born in Kummerdingsen, Westphalia.  Friedrich was the son of Heinrich Wilhelm KAHRE and Marie Caroline Wilhelmina KORFF.


1833: Sylvester CHEW died.  Sylvester was the son of Nathaniel CHEW and Sarah SPRINGER.


1838: Martha A. IVEY born in Davidson County, Tennessee.  Martha was the daughter of George Washington IVEY and Susan SADLER.


1840: William Henry Harrison NOSLER born in Putnam County, Indiana.  William was the son of John NOSLER and Martha SNAVELL.


1845: Mary Ann BECKETT born in Missouri.  Mary was the daughter of Lemuel Daugherty BECKETT and Sarah Springer CHEW.


1845: Thomas Jefferson BECKETT born in Missouri.  Thomas was the son of Lemuel Daugherty BECKETT and Sarah Springer CHEW.


1852: Hannah BLAIR died.  Hannah was the daughter of William MILLIKAN and Jane WHITE.


1857: Martha Ann SWAFFORD born in Tennessee.  Martha was the daughter of John Daniel SWAFFORD and Mary Elizabeth KEARLEY.


1860: Nancy Lucinda KING born in Madison County, Indiana.  Nancy was the daughter of John Wesley KING and Mary Catherine HENDRICKS.


1872: Sarah KING died in Madison County, Indiana.  Sarah was the daughter of Cornelius SULLIVAN and Susanna ________.


1876: Margaret Alice RICHARDS born. Margaret was the daughter of John Thomas RICHARDS and Mary Jane CROCKETT.


1892: Mildred CAMPBELL died.  Mildred was the daughter of William CAMPBELL and Elizabeth McPHEETERS.


1892: Elizabeth STOUT died.  Elizabeth was the daughter of Jesse STOUT and Sarah MORRISON.


1892: William Francis PIERCE married Clara PENISTEN in Madison County, Indiana.  William was the son of Edmund G. PIERCE and Catherine GROENENDYKE.  Clara was the daughter of John PENISTEN and Jane ALDERMAN.  They were my 2x great-grandparents.


1892: Clara Eliza HAGAMAN married Joe POSTLEWART.  Clara was the daughter of Charles Sherman HAGAMAN and Lydia MOULTON.


1895: Osha H. WOODS born.  Osha was the daughter of William Richard WOODS and Elizabeth Jane HILL.


1898: Lucena CUMMINGS married W.M. "Sell" PINKLEY in Dyer County, Tennessee.  Lucena was the daughter of Wyatt CUMMINGS and Margaret HENSON.


1900: Mary SWAFFORD married William NAIL.  Mary was the daughter of James Newton SWAFFORD and Nancy C. LITTLE.


1906: Macy Lydia GROENENDYKE born in Ohio.  Macy was the daughter of Frank GROENENDYKE and Lydia ROHLS.


1926: Phillip Wesley YOUNG died.  Phillip was the son of Adam YOUNG and Mary NOLAND.

Surname Saturday : Schafer

The SCHAFER line is in Corinne's maternal line.  The surname is of Germanic origin, with multiple spelling variations.  No connection yet between this line and her SCHAEFFER line.


Ahnentafel # 49: Elizabeth Schafer (c1839-bef1887).  Elizabeth was born circa 1839 in Hesse-Darmstadt, according to the 1870 census.  She married William Miller (c1827-1901) on January 31, 1856 in Posey County, Indiana.  They raised 9 children in Posey County, Indiana and Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Indiana.  William died July 24, 1901 in Kasson, Vanderburgh County, Indiana.  Elizabeth died between 1875 and 1887, when William remarried. 

Friday, January 13, 2012

On This Day : January 13

1747: Ruth MAXSON born.  Ruth was the daughter of John MAXSON and Martha PROSSER.


1766: Mary WOOLSTON born in Burlington County, New Jersey.  Mary was the daughter of Samuel WOOLSTON and Cyllania WOOLSTON.


1769: George TAYLOR born.  George was the son of George TAYLOR and Sarah TALIAFERRO.


1772: Mary DOWNIE died.  Mary was the daughter of Alexander WRIGHT and Mary FERGUS.


1775: Jediah STOUT married Philina CHAMBERLAIN.  Jediah was the son of Freegift STOUT and Mary HIGGINS.


1814: John MAXON born in Fayette County, Pennsylvania.  John was the son of Joel MAXON and Hannah FIELDS.


1818: Catherine JACOBS born in Warrington Township, York County, Pennsylvania.  Catherine was the daughter of David JACOBS and Barbara BYERS.


1840: Mattie HATCH born.  Mattie was the daughter of Jethro HATCH and Minerva P. PIERCE.


1841: Almeda DAVIS born.  Almeda was the daughter of Ehud DAVIS and Catherine DAVIS.


1844: Mary Jane SHERRICK born in Ashland County, Ohio. Mary was the daughter of David SHERRICK and Susan JACOBS.  Mary was my 2x great-grandmother.


1850: Larkin M. SWAFFORD married Catherine Jane STILES in Monroe County, Indiana.  Larkin was the son of Larkin SWAFFORD and Nancy ________.


1851: Beverly CHEW died in New Orleans, Louisiana.  Beverly was the son of John CHEW and Ann FOX.


1855: William Solon KING born in Madison County, Indiana.  William was the son of Thomas KING and Martha E. HAGGERTY.


1858: Arvilla BEVAN born.  Arvilla was the daughter of Stacy BEVAN and Sarah BEALS.


1866: Landon DAVIS born in Long Run, West Virginia.  Landon was the son of Stillman Coon DAVIS and Keziah DAVIS.


1867: Levi W. PETRY married Susannah COFFMAN.  Levi was the son of Charles PETRY and Susannah WEHRLY.


1871: Jonathan MAXSON married Lorencie Honore HAVEN in West Liberty, Muscatine County, Iowa.  Jonathan was the son of William MAXSON and Delilah BOWLAND.


1875: Alice Beryl MAXSON born in West Liberty, Muscatine County, Iowa.  Alice was the daughter of Jonathan MAXSON and Lorencie Honore HAVEN.


1881: Emma E. WOODS born.  Emma was the daughter of William Richard WOODS and Elizabeth Jane HILL.


1886: Aaron BALES died in Chautauqua County, Kansas.  Aaron was the son of Aaron BALES and Alice MANIFOLD.


1886: Helen F. WOODS born.  Helen was the daughter of William Richard WOODS and Elizabeth Jane HILL.


1893: John Aaron SWAFFORD born in Bledsoe County, Tennessee.  John was the son of Jesse SWAFFORD and Dollie A. HALL.


1898: John HEATON died.  John was the son of Townsend HEATON and Nancy Jane HALE.


1908: Jesse William COVEY married Myrtle May COVEY in Ray County, Missouri.  Jesse was the son of Andrew Woolsey COVEY and Rebecca A. SWAFFORD.


1972: Sylvia Maxine HELLYER died in Platte County, Missouri.  Sylvia was the daughter of John William SWAFFORD and Viola Mae MILLER.


1974: Robert Wayne BURNINE died in Richmond, Missouri.  Robert was the son of Cleatus Van BURNINE and Elsie Lee SWAFFORD.


1980: John Leland LeMASTER Sr. died in Portland, Jay County, Indiana.  John was the son of Luman Cooper LeMASTERS and Barbara Isabel WEHRLY.



Thursday, January 12, 2012

Obituary : Catharine (Young) Metzner

Evangelical Messenger, July 6, 1910 page 27.

METZNER - Catharine Young Metzner was born in France, July 19, 1819.  She came to this country with her parents in 1834.  She was married to John Metzner, a native of Germany, at Newark, Ohio, in 1839.  To this union was born 11 children.  Her husband and 7 children preceded her in death.  There remain to follow, 4 children, 21 grandchildren and 35 great-grandchildren and a host of other friends.  She was converted at an early age and lived a consistent life for more than 70 years.  She was a member of our church at Mt. Zion.  She died June 22, 1910, at the home of her daughter at Rome City, Ind., with whom she had made her home for the past nine years.  She selected the 23d Psalm for her funeral text.     J.E. YOUNG.


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Catharine (YOUNG) METZNER (1819-1910) was my paternal 3x great-grandmother, the daughter of Nicholas and Salome (YOUNG) YOUNG.  She married John METZNER November 4, 1839 in Newark, Licking County, Ohio.  The names of her 11 children were: John Adam, Henry, William F., George W., Louis Napoleon, Caroline H., Catherine E., Wesley T., Samantha E., Martha J., and Mary A.   Catharine is buried in the Mt. Zion Cemetery, Noble Township, Jay County, Indiana.


The daughter living in Rome City, Indiana, must have been the youngest, Mary A. (METZNER) HUEY, as Catharine was enumerated in their household in the 1910 census of Orange Township, Noble County, Indiana.

On This Day : January 12

1680: Nicholas FESSENDEN born in Cambridge, Massachusetts.  Nicholas was the daughter of Nicholas FESSENDEN and Margaret CHENEY.


1718: Joseph CHASE died.  Joseph was the son of Thomas CHASE and Elizabeth PHILBRICK.


1777: Daniel ADNEY born in Botetourt County, Virginia.  Daniel was the son of Thomas ADNEY and Elizabeth DUNN.


1792: Rebeckah RAINS born.  Rebeckah was the daughter of Anthony RAINS and Nancy GRAHAM.


1805: Janet WARDLOW married Joseph CALVIN in Clermont County, Ohio.  Janet was the daughter of Robert WARDLAW and Janet DOWNEY.


1834: Abel B. WOOLSTON died in Burlington County, New Jersey.  Abel was the son of John WOOLSTON and Beulah BRIGGS.  Abel was my 4x great-grandfather.


1843: Jackson Conrad CROCKETT married Clarinda GRIFFITHS in Monroe County, Indiana.  Jackson was the son of David CROCKETT and Mary Ann NOSLER.


1853: Elizabeth FLANAGAN married Thomas J. HENDRICKS in DeSoto, Louisiana.  Elizabeth was the daughter of William Jackson FLANAGAN and Elizabeth JACKSON.


1861: Anna HIGGINS died in Amwell, Hunterdon County, New Jersey.  Anna was the daughter of Judiah H. HIGGINS and Mary HILL.


1867: Albert Duffey PEFLEY born in Wabash County, Indiana.  Albert was the son of Thomas Jefferson PEFLEY and Ruth Anne DUFFEY.  Albert was Eileen's great-grandfather.


1907: Arthur MILLER born in Vanderburgh County, Indiana.  Arthur was the son of Mathias MILLER and Elizabeth SCHAEFFER.  Arthur was Corinne's great-grandfather.


1918: Wilbur Roscoe DECKER born in Springfield, Illinois.  Wilbur was the son of Peter W. DECKER and Pansy GILLILAND.


1936: Hulda Lucille MEINHOLTZ married Martin Daniel KLINGER.  Hulda was the daughter of Henry MEINHOLTZ and Edith Mabel LeMASTERS.



Wednesday, January 11, 2012

Wordless Wednesday


On This Day : January 11

1627: Martha RAUSCHENBERGER born in Egenhausen, Wurttemberg. Martha was my 9x great-grandmother.


1655: Thomas CHENEY married Jane ATKINSON in Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts.  Thomas was the son of William CHENEY and Margaret COLE.  They were my 10x great-grandparents.


1662: Richard HERITAGE married Mary TIMMS.  They were my 10x great-grandparents.


1695: John CRANDALL born.  John was the son of Samuel CRANDALL and Sarah COLBY.


1707: Deborah STILLMAN born.  Deborah was the daughter of George STILLMAN and Deborah CRANDALL.


1712: Peter KOUWENHOVEN born.  Peter was the son of Pieter Willemse VAN KOUWENHOVEN and Patience DAWS.


1721: James WRIGHT born in Falkland, Fife, Scotland.  James was the son of Robert WRIGHT and Elizabeth HENDERSON.


1727: Joseph CLARKE died in Westerly, Rhode Island.  Joseph was the son of Joseph CLARKE and Margaret Turner.  He was my 8x great-grandfather.


1752: William PIERCE born.  William was the son of Josiah PIERCE and Miriam COOK.


1765: Phineas MAXSON born.  Phineas was the son of Samuel MAXSON and Mary DOWNING.


1749: Michael CHEW died in Deptford Township, Gloucester County, New Jersey.  Michael was the son of John CHEW and Sarah JENNINGS.


1793: Steffan PETRY died in York County, Pennsylvania.  Steffan was my 5x great-grandfather.


1795: Joseph HEATON born in Loudon County, Virginia.  Joseph was the son of Thomas HEATON and Sarah TAYLOR.


1835: John Ballinger SMITH born in Greene County, Ohio.  John was the son of Seth SMITH and Nancy CLEMONS.


1836: Cynthia BALES married Samuel Houston MYERS.  Cynthia was the daughter of Solomon BEALS and Elizabeth JOHN.


1838: Jeremiah POE married Margaret BRAY in Morgan County, Indiana.  Jeremiah was the son of John W. POE and Elizabeth RAINS.


1849: Sidney YOUNG born in Green Creek Township, Sandusky County, Ohio.  Sidney was the son of Noah YOUNG and Orlintha BROWN.


1855: William Fleming McLANE married Elizabeth GUFFY in Putnam County, Ohio.  William was the son of George William McLANE and Margaret A. FLEMMING.


1859: John Wesley KING married Mary Catherine HENDRICKS in Madison County, Indiana.  John was the son of William KING and Nancy Ann OWINGS.


1865: Caty CURL died.  Caty was the daughter of Silas WILLIAMS and Mary HUNT.


1866: Ida Bell MILLS born.  Ida was the daughter of Aaron MILLS and Catherine FARMER.


1875: Samuel S. LAMBERTSON born in Preble County, Ohio.  Samuel was the son of Carey W. LAMBERTSON and Clara E. COOK.


1885: Edith SILLS died in Wabash County, Indiana.  Edith was the daughter of Christopher SILLS and Samantha SHELLY.


1889: Eddie DAVIS died in Long Run, West Virginia.  Eddie was the son of Joseph Newton DAVIS and Almeda DAVIS.


1890: Irvin Claude ROCKWELL born.  Irvin was the son of Lynn Lumas ROCKWELL and Beulah Sarah LeMASTERS.


1916: Mary KRATZER died in Schuyler County, Missouri.  Mary was the daughter of James R. HEATON and Elizabeth JACOBS.


1944: Henry MIGUET died.  Henry was the son of Claud Francis MIGUET and Eliza NETCOTT.  He was Corinne's 3x great-grandfather.


1944: Nora Jane McOWEN born and died in Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio. Nora was the daughter of Kermit Laverne McOWEN and Evelyn Myrtle RANDALL.


1950: Edwin Everett CHALFANT died.  Edwin was the son of Solomon Elija CHALFANT and Matilda Gregg MAXON.


2007: Kathryn Virginia BOLDING died.  Kathryn was the daughter of John James CUMMINGS and Zella May MERIDETH.