Today in my database : Selah Moulton (b. October 28, 1790)

Today's relative in my database is my paternal 4th great-grandfather, Selah Moulton.

Selah was born October 28, 1790 in Rutland Co., VT , the son of John and Avis (Hurlburt) Moulton. Selah married circa 1815 Rutland Co., VT to Lydia Fennel. Lydia was born February 21, 1796 in Rutland Co., VT and died December 1869 in Licking Co., OH. Selah died February 1848 in St. Albans, Licking Co., OH.

The family came to Licking Co., OH sometime between 1832-1835.

I descend from Selah and Lydia's son, Albert, as follows :
Selah Moulton and Lydia Fennel
Albert Moulton and Emeline Philbrick
Clara Moulton and John Adam Metzner
Cora Belle Metzner and Eli Weldon Haley (my great-grandparents)

Today in my database : Clemon Beals Lambertson (b. October 27, 1898)

Today's featured relative in my database is my maternal great-grandfather, Clemon Beals Lambertson.

Clemon was born October 27, 1898 in Cicero, Hamilton Co., IN., the son of Charles Wilson and Pearl May (Beals) Lambertson. Clemon married June 28, 1917 in Monroe Co., IN to June Kirk Davis, daugther of Ida Davis. June was born June 11, 1898 in Indianapolis, Marion Co., IN., and died March 20, 1951 in Elwood, Madison Co., IN. After her death, Clemon married October 11, 1952 in Anderson, Madison Co., IN to Helen B. Duncan, daughter of Levi and Maud (________) Duncan. Clemon died March 18, 1994 in Anderson, Madison Co., IN.

Both Clemon and June are buried in the Elwood City Cemetery, Elwood, IN.

June Kirk Davis / Gilliland

June Kirk Davis (aka June Gilliland) was born June 11, 1898 in Indianapolis, Marion Co., IN. Her birth certificate lists her parents as Atkinson and Ida Davis. Ida Davis, June's mother, was quite an interesting story, and I am still working to track down all of the details - but at the time, Ida was not married that I'm aware of, and I have found no evidence that anyone named Atkinson Davis existed.

June was raised by her maternal grandmother and step-grandfather, Mary Ellen (Swafford) and Robert Farrell Gilliland, after the death of her mother on August 2, 1900. After that, she was known as June Gilliland. Her marriage license in Monroe Co., IN listed her as June Gilliland when she married my great-grandfather, Clemon Beals Lambertson on June 28, 1917.

These photographs came from cousin Lloyd Adams of Florida, and what is striking to me is the close resemblance between my neice, Ally, and my great-grandmother's photograph above.