Thursday, February 09, 2012

On This Day : February 9

1721 - Rachel HARROLD born.  Rachel was the daughter of Richard HARROLD and Mary Ann BEALS.


1739 - Phebe ALLEN born.  Phebe was the daughter of John ALLEN and AMY COX.


1743 - Joseph STILLMAN born.  Joseph was the son of Joseph STILLMAN and Mary MAXSON.


1748 - Sarah WINSTON born.  Sarah was the daughter of Anthony WINSTON and Alice TAYLOR.


1778 - Ann DAVIS born.  Ann was the daughter of Nathan DAVIS and Ann GIFFORD.


1751 - Martha ROGERS born.  Martha was the daughter of Nathan ROGERS and Martha DAVIS.


1815 - Samuel SLADE married Lydia JENNINGS in Clermont County, Ohio.  Samuel was the son of Ezekiel SLADE and Mary HODGKINS.


1838 - Barbara ALGEO died.  Barbara was the daughter of Vincentius ANTONIDES and Antje BENNUM.


1839 - Japeth B. DEACON died in Burlington County, New Jersey.  Japeth was the son of Joseph DEACON and Beulah HAINES.


1850 - Austin DAVIS married Fanny REYNOLDS in Monroe County, Indiana.  Austin was the son of John DAVIS and Susannah ________.  Fanny was the daughter of Jesse REYNOLDS and Mary PUTMAN.  They were my 4x great-grandparents.


1850 - William Walter COOK born in Mansfield, Richland County, Ohio.  William was the son of George COOK and Matilda JACOBS.


1858 - Sarah Ann HENDRIXSON died in Brown County, Ohio.  Sarah was the daughter of George WRIGHT and Elizabeth ROBBINS.


1865 - Edward Clarkson BALES born in LaGrande, Iowa.  Edward was the son of Nathan Williams BALES and Minerva Jane UNDERHILL.


1870 - Amos SUTTON died in Clarke County, Ohio.  Amos was the son of Cornelius SUTTON and Elizabeth APPLEGATE.


1873 - Rachel Brown LEE married Peter Horry HINDS.  Rachel was the daughter of Burrell Russell LEE Jr. and Elizabeth W. NAIL.


1883 - John William LEE born in Ray County, Missouri.  John was the son of William Burrell LEE and Margaret Jane SWAFFORD.


1885 - Sarah FRANKLIN died.  Sarah was the daughter of Benjamin H. CROCKETT and Elizabeth THOMAS.


1898 - William B. JACOBS died in Brown County, Ohio.  William was the son of James Thomas JACOBS and Isabella FEILY.


1901 - Josiah H. BRITTON married Minnie Nancy FISHER.  Josiah was the son of Josiah Cole BRITTON and Eleanor Creveling EWING.


1904 - Pearl Louise WRIGHT born in Alexandria, Madison County, Indiana.  Pearl was the daughter of Edward E. WRIGHT and Martha Jane STARR.


1935 - Thomas Jefferson PEFLEY died in Dana, Jackson County, Indiana.  Thomas was the son of Solomon PEFLEY and Elizabeth ROOF.  Thomas was Eileen's 2x great-grandfather.


1975 - Goldie Marie PORTER died in Huntington Park, Los Angeles County, California.  Goldie was the daughter of James Alfred KING and Ella Mae LOWERY.



Wednesday, February 08, 2012

Wordless Wednesday: School Days 1956-57

Gloria Jean Wright, Alexandria, Indiana

On This Day : February 8

1561 - Anne WALLER born in Rattlesden, Suffolk, England.  Anne was the daughter of John WALLER and Jane ________.  Anne was my 12x great-grandmother.


1680 - Jerusha WOODBURY born in Beverly, Essex County, Massachusetts.  Jerusha was the daughter of Peter WOODBURY and Sarah DODGE.


1720 - John ALLEN born in London Grove, Chester County, Pennsylvania.  John was the son of John ALLEN and Amy COX.  John was my 8x great-grandfather.


1734 - Joseph FESSENDEN died.  Joseph was the son of Nicholas FESSENDEN and Margaret CHENEY.


1784 - Uriah BALDWIN married Hannah HUNT.  Uriah was the son of William BALDWIN and Elizabeth SMITH.


1787 - Elizabeth HAWORTH born.  Elizabeth was the daughter of Absalom HAWORTH and Mary WEST.


1801 - Elijah PIERCE married Patty MOULTON.  Elijah was the son of Seth PIERCE and Bethiah FIELD.


1804 - Martha McPherson HIGGINS born in Amwell, Hunterdon County, New Jersey.  Martha was the daughter of Judiah H. HIGGINS and Rachel McPHERSON.


1809 - Samuel HUTCHINSON died in Norwich, Vermont.  Samuel was my 7x great-grandfather.


1810 - Nathan JOHNSON married Mary GUYER.  Nathan was the son of Tarlton JOHNSON and Sarah MILLS.


1811 - Heinrich Wilhelm KAHRE born in Holsen, Westphalia.  Heinrich was the son of Christian Friedrich KAHRE and Anna Marie Catherine BRINKHOFF.


1811 - Sarah GIBBONS died in Granville, Massachusetts.  Sarah was the daughter of Thomas GREEN and Mary JOHNSON. Sarah was my 6x great-grandmother.


1846 - Elsah Ann RHOADABCK born in Pennsylvania.  Elsah was the daughter of William RHOADABACK and Clarissa MAXON.


1847 - Catherine B. SHERRICK born in Ashland County, Ohio.  Catherine was the daughter of David SHERRICK and Susan JACOBS.


1852 - Elizabeth PETRY died in Preble County, Ohio.  Elizabeth was the daughter of Heinrich WEHRLY and Catherine MOSER.


1855 - Mary Ann CROCKETT married John LAYMAN in Owen County, Indiana.  Mary was the daughter of Conrad NOSLER and Sarah PAINS.  Mary was my 5x great-grandmother.


1869 - John H. SIGLER born in Pipe Creek Township, Madison County, Indiana.  John was the son of Andrew Jackson SIGLER and Almira P. PIERCE.


1871 - Mary Jane KING married Leroy YOUNG.  Mary was the daughter of Daniel KING and Elizabeth SHAW.


1899 - Allen SWAFFORD married Elizabeth R. DRAVENSTOTT in Hallard, Missouri.  Allen was the son of John B. SWAFFORD and Nancy Rowena MILLARD.


1914 - Crystal E. KING born.  Crystal was the daughter of James Alfred KING and Rosie M. DILL.


1930 - Ida Jane COPLEY died in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.  Ida was the daughter of William JACOBS and Catherine EICHELBERGER.