The Newest Twig

Today I joined the grandparents club when the newest twig on my family tree came into the world:  Piper Rayne came in at 12:02 p.m. weighing 7lbs. 13oz. and was 21 1/4" long.  Mom and baby are doing fine.

She looks a lot like how her momma looked when she was born.  

I can't wait to see her and hold her for myself.  A work conference has me in Ft. Lauderdale for a few days.

Now I have to get used to being called "Grandpa."  I think I can handle that.

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.

Wordless Wednesday: School Days 1956-57

Gloria Jean Wright, Alexandria, Indiana