Thursday, January 12, 2012

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.