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.