Family Milestones: January 23rd

My maternal 3rd-great granduncle, John SHAW, married on this date in 1868 in Madison County, Indiana to Sarah WEBB.  John was the son of William and Mary (HECK) SHAW, and the older brother of my Elizabeth SHAW.  John was born August 20, 1827 in Ohio.  Sarah was born January 1834 in Indiana.  They had 3 children.  John died September 12, 1897 in Madison County, Indiana.

My maternal 4th-great granduncle, Alfred JACOBS, was born on this date in 1820 in Brown County, Ohio.  Alfred was the son of James Thomas and Isabelle (FEILY) JACOBS, and the younger brother of my Elizabeth JACOBS.  Alfred married August 14, 1840 in Brown County, Ohio to Rebecca Ann ELLIS.  Alfred died January 3, 1907 in Brown County, Ohio.  Nothing further known at this time.


My paternal 6th-great grandaunt, Ann DAVIS, was born on this date in 1728.  Ann was the daughter of John and Elizabeth (MAXSON) DAVIS, and the younger sister of my Thomas William DAVIS.  Ann married John HAVENS.  John was born circa 1725.  They had at least 2 children.  Nothing further known at this time.


My paternal 4th-great grandaunt, Sarah WOOLSTON, was born on this date in 1804.  Sarah was the daughter of Samuel and Hannah (HAINES) WOOLSTON, and the younger sister of my Rachel WOOLSTON.  Sarah married William WILLIAMS.  They had at least 1 daughter. Sarah died in Gloucester County, New Jersey.  Nothing further is known at this time.

Family Milestones: January 22nd

My maternal 3rd-great grandaunt, Nancy HEATON, was married on this date in 1871 in Lancaster, Schuyler County, Missouri to John Porter WARNER.  Nancy was the daughter of James R. and Elizabeth (JACOBS) HEATON, and the younger sister of my Rebecca Ann HEATON.  Nancy was born in 1854 in Brown County, Ohio.  Nothing further is known at this time.

My paternal 5th-great grandaunt, Elizabeth SHIRK, was born on this date in 1740.  Elizabeth was the daughter of Ulrich and Anna (SWARR) SCHERCH, and the sister of my David SHIRK.  Elizabeth married John FUNK.  Nothing further is known at this time.

My paternal 4th-great grandaunt, Hannah JACOBS, was born on this date in 1772 in Warrington Township, York County, Pennsylvania.  Hannah was the daughter of Michael and Margaret (________) JACOBS, and the younger sister of my David JACOBS.  Hannah died November 22, 1834.

Happy 101 Award

Thanks to Missy Corley of Bayside Blog and Mavis Jones of Georgia Black Crackers for this award!


Per the rules of the award, here are 10 things that make me happy:


1) Uncovering a clue to solving a family mystery.


2) Spending time with family and making new memories.


3) A Indianapolis Colts victory!


4) A good book - history or politics


5) A cold, Coca-Cola from a glass bottle.


6) A nice, long nap on Sunday.


7) Working in my garden


8) NASCAR season


9) A phone call from a friend


10) Election night coverage - especially if my guy wins!


Now, I know that I'm supposed to pass this on to 10 bloggers, but I'm limiting it to 3 :

Life From The Roots



Country Life

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