On This Day : February 11

1541 - John CLARKE born in Westhorpe, Suffolk, England.  John was the son of John CLARKE and Margaret ________.  John was my 11x great-grandfather.


1637 - Elizabeth CLAYTON born in Boxgrove Parish, Susex, England.  Elizabeth was the daughter of William CLAYTON and Joan SMITH.


1677 - Elizabeth ROBEY died.  Elizabeth was the daughter of Thomas PHILBRICK and Elizabeth ________.


1720 - Remember BABCOCK born.  Remember was the daughter of Robert BABCOCK and Lydia CRANDALL.


1745 - James WRIGHT died in Scotland.  James was the son of Alexander WRIGHT and Mary FERGUS.


1742 - Sarah CHAMNESS born in Frederick County, Maryland.  Sarah was the daughter of Anthony CHAMNESS and Sarah COLE.


1758 - Sarah MAXSON born in Hopkington, Rhode Island.  Sarah was the daughter of John MAXSON and Sarah BURDICK.


1779 - Charity MILLS married Samuel HOGGATT.  Charity was the daughter of Henry MILLS and Hannah THORNBURG.


1758 - Milety BURDICK born.  Milety was the daughter of Nathan BURDICK and Goodeth MAXSON.


1758 - Esther STILLMAN married George STILLMAN.  Esther was the daughter of Joseph STILLMAN and Mary MAXSON.


1790 - Prudence MAXSON married Benjamin STILLMAN.  Prudence was the daughter of Torey MAXSON and Martha LANPHERE.


1790 - Mary ROBINS born.  Mary was the daughter of Obadiah ROBINS and Susannah HODGKINS.


1838 - Mehala NAUSLER married Bill ALLISON in Hendricks County, Indiana.  Mehala was the daughter of Bostin NOSLER and Sarah KIRK.


1839 - Margaret JACOBS born in Congress Township, Wayne County, Ohio.  Margaret was the daughter of David JACOBS and Barbara BYERS.


1840 - Jemima UNTHANK died in Guilford County, North Carolina.  Jemima was the daughter of Thomas HUNT and Ann BEALS.


1849 - Nancy J. PENISTEN born.  Nancy was the daughter of George PENISTEN and Amanda Melvina CAWGILL.


1852 - Mahlon WILLSON died in Sussex County, New Jersey.  Mahlon was the son of Samuel WILLSON and Deborah COLLINS.  Mahlon was my 6x great-grandfather.


1857 - Jethro Randolph DAVIS born.  Jethro was the son of Cornelius S. DAVIS and Elizabeth Johnson SUTTON.


1858 - William Dorson JACOBS born in Perry Township, Ashland County, Ohio.  William was the son of William JACOBS and Catherine EICHELBERGER.


1869 - Mary BYERS married William HAGEN in Wayne County, Ohio.  Mary was the daughter of Abraham BYERS and Mary STICKEL.


1869 - James A. SLOAN married Laura Elizabeth SANDERSON.  James was the son of Henderson SLOAN and Rebecca A. SWAFFORD.


1885 - Minnie Belle LANGWELL married John M. DAVIS in Owen County, Indiana.  Minnie was the daughter of Joseph LANGWELL and Fanny REYNOLDS.


1888 - Cleta SWAFFORD born.  Cleta was the daughter of James J. SWAFFORD and Elizabeth Ann Gant HANKINS.


1900 - Ethel Mabel BEALS died in Hamilton County, Indiana.  Ethel was the daughter of Nathan Thomas BEALS and Elizabeth Caroline POE.

On This Day : February 10

1590 - John STANLEY married Susan LANCOCKE in Ashford, Kent, England.  John was the son of Peter STANLEY and Joane MASTERSON.  They were my 12x great-grandparents.


1625 - Joanna NEWBOLD died in Yorkshire, England.  Joanna was the daughter of Matthew SYMS.  Joanna was my 10x great-grandmother.


1655 - Thomas BOWATER born in Bromsgrove, Worchester, England.  Thomas was the son of John BOWATER and Ann ________.  Thomas was my 9x great-grandfather.


1691 - Elizabeth SPOFFORD died in Bradford, Essex County, Massachusetts.  Elizabeth was the daughter of Thomas SCOTT and Elizabeth STRUTT.  Elizabeth was my 10x great-grandmother.


1700 - Esther BROUGHTON born.  Esther was the daughter of John BROUGHTON and Hannah BASCOM.


1706 - Elizabeth WITTER born.  Elizabeth was the daughter of John WITTER and Sarah TEFT.


1709 - Robert WILLSON died in Chesterfield, Burlington County, New Jersey.  Robert was the son of Stephen WILLSON and Sarah BAKER.  Robert was my 10x great-grandfather. 


1711 - George TAYLOR born.  George was the son of Col. James TAYLOR and Martha THOMPSON.


1727 - John WRIGHT born in Freuchie, Falkland Parish, Fife, Scotland.  John was the son of Robert WRIGHT and Elizabeth HENDERSON.  John was 7x great-grandfather.


1732 - Eber CRANDALL married Mary LONG.  Eber was the son of Eber CRANDALL and Patience LAMPHERE.


1742 - Abraham LEMASTER born in Charles County, Maryland.  Abraham was the son of Abraham LEMASTER and Martha KERRICK.


1757 - George POTTER born.  George was the son of George POTTER and Content MAXSON.


1758 - Catlett MADISON born.  Catlett was the daughter of James MADISON and Eleanor Rose CONWAY.


1788 - Josiah PIERCE died.  Josiah was the son of Samuel PIERCE and Abigail JOHNSON.


1799 - Anna Catherine Elisabeth KAHRE died.  Anna was the daughter of Johann Karl Ludwig KAHRE and Anna Marie Ilsbein KROEGER.


1800 - William J. JACOBS born in Fleming County, Kentucky.  William was the son of William JACOBS and Sibell LITTELL.


1802 - Alma PIERCE born.  Alma was the daughter of Elijah PIERCE and Patty MOULTON.


1803 - Mary HILLIER married Joseph BURR in Burlington County, New Jersey. Mary was the daughter of John HILLIER and Frances HAINES.


1813 - William B. JACOBS born in Adams County, Ohio.  William was the son of James Thomas JACOBS and Isabella FEILY.


1815 - Jeremiah H. WOOLSTON died.  Jeremiah was the son of Michael WOOLSTON and Charlotte HAINES.


1817 - Hannah PIERCE died.  Hannah was the daughter of Enoch PIERCE and Mary MASON.


1825 - Eliza PIERCE married William PEPPER.  Eliza was the daughter of Samuel PIERCE and Persis BARROWS.


1829 - Minerva P. PIERCE married Jethro HATCH.  Minerva was the daughter of Gordon PIERCE and Thirsa SMALLEY.


1835 - Anna Maria Ilsben Katherina KAHRE born in Kummersdingen, Westphalia.  Anna was the daughter of Heinrich Wilhelm KAHRE and Marie Caroline Wilhelmina KORFF.


1850 - Martha Ann CROCKETT married David ABERNATHY in Owen County, Indiana.  Martha was the daughter of David CROCKETT and Mary Ann NOSLER.


1851 - Ephraim C. BECKETT died.  Ephraim was the son of Lemuel Daugherty BECKETT and Sarah Springer CHEW.


1858 - George W. SWAFFORD born in Tennessee.  George was the son of Aaron SWAFFORD and Eliza Jane TAYLOR.


1863 - William B. LEE born.  William was the son of William M. LEE and Elizabeth BROWN.


1868 - Sallie L. LEE born in Bledsoe County, Tennessee.  Sallie was the daughter of William M. LEE and Elizabeth BROWN.


1872 - Nancy J. SWAFFORD married James P. SCROGGINS in Bradley County, Tennessee.  Nancy was the daughter of Thomas SWAFFORD and Millie HALL.


1892 - John Brown MAXON born in Greene County, Pennsylvania.  John was the son of Thomas Alexander MAXON and Lenora Belle BROWN.


1897 - Hester Ann LEE married William WOOD Jr.  Hester was the daughter of Benjamin Franklin LEE and Mary Isabella THURMAN.


1915 - Robert D. LAMBERTSON born in Elwood, Madison County, Indiana.  Robert was the son of Bert Sigler LAMBERTSON and Marie WILLIAMS.


1933 - Luman Cooper LeMASTERS died in Madison Township, Jay County, Indiana.  Luman was the son of Luman Walker LeMASTERS and Mary Keziah CHEW.  Luman was my great-grandfather.


1961 - Cora Della JACKLEY died. Cora was the daughter of David KING and Litha Ann Trumilis D'Amsel MAY.

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.