On This Day : March 12

1714 - John MAXSON born in Westerly, Rhode Island.  John was the son of Jonathan MAXSON and Content ROGERS.


1724 - Robert ELDERTON born in Westerly, Rhode Island.  Robert was the son of Roger ELDERTON and Lydia BABCOCK.


1758 - Joseph CHEW married Grace DESHON in New London, Connecticut.  Joseph was the son of Thomas CHEW and Martha TAYLOR.


1764 - Joshua G. DAVIS died.  Joshua was the son of Nathan DAVIS and Ann GIFFORD.


1781 - Nancy POTTER born.  Nancy was the daughter of George POTTER and Mary STILLMAN.


1797 - William BEALS married Rachel PIERCE.  William was the son of William BEALS and Rachel GREEN.


1807 - William METZNER born in Saxony.  William was the son of Jasper METZNER and Hannah REISENBURG.


1813 - Johannes NOLL died.  Johannes was the son of Johannes NOLL and Anna GERTRAUD.  Johannes was Corinne's 6x great-grandfather.


1816 - George MILLER born in York County, Pennsyvlania.  George was the son of George MILLER and Catherine PETRY.


1834 - William KING married Nancy OWENS in Wayne County, Indiana.  William was my 4x great-grandfather.


1835 - Miriam MILLS married David HAWORTH in Vermillion County, Indiana.  Miriam was the daughter of John MILLS and Charity MENDENHALL.


1848 - Joseph CHEW died in Andersonville, Ross County, Ohio.  Joseph was the son of James CHEW and Mary CALDWELL.


1853 - Rebecca Ann MATTHEWS born in Warrick County, Indiana.  Rebecca was the daughter of Job MATTHEWS and Christina BOYER.


1862 - Arana Marshall WARDLOW born in Brown County, Ohio.  Arana was the son of Levi WARDLOW and Nancy Ann WRIGHT.


1880 - Harriett Caroline SWAFFORD married JohnW. LILE in Ray County, Missouri.  Harriett was the daughter of John B. SWAFFORD and Nancy Rowena MILLARD.


1893 - Margaret R. KING born in Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana.  Margaret was the daughter of Eli KING and Laura Belle BLACK.


1900 - Boater BALES died in Blue River Township, Henry County, Indiana.  Boater was the son of Aaron BALES and Susannah RUSSELL.


1910 - Frankie Elizabeth KING born.  Frankie was the daughter of David Victor KING and Rosie Myrtle ETCHINSON.


1913 - Rachel CUNNINGHAM died in Portland, Jay County, Indiana.  Rachel was the daughter of Luman Walker LeMASTERS and Nancy YOUNG.


1916 - Vernon HALEY married Wilma FREEMYER in Jay County, Indiana.  Vernon was the son of Jacob HALEY.


1916 - Benjamin Franklin LEE died in Pikeville, Tennessee.  Benjamin was the son of Burrell Russell LEE and Louhaney SWAFFORD.


1949 - Walter Alden DILLON died in Culver, Marshall County, Indiana.  Walter was the son of Harry Alden DILLON and Edna Blanche PEEPLES.


1969 - John William LEE died in Richmond, Missouri.  John was the son of William Burrell LEE and Margaret Jane SWAFFORD.

FindAGrave Success : John W. Poe

FindAGrave contributor Slimbeaux was able to photograph the tombstones of my maternal 5x great-grandparents, John W. POE (1781-1850) and Elizabeth (RAINS) POE (1789-1840).  


Thanks to these photographs, I now have an exact date of death for Elizabeth.   In addition, I found a previously unknown daughter of the couple, Rebecca POE (1809-1838), who was also buried in the Poe Cemetery in Morgan County, Indiana.

On This Day : March 11

1678 - John WITTER born in Stonington, Connecticut.  John was the son of Josiah WITTER and Sarah CRANDALL.


1699 - Alice MARIS died in Springfield, Delaware County, Pennsylvania.  Alice was my 10x great-grandmother.


1715 - Susannah CRANDALL born.  Susannah was the daughter of Jeremiah CRANDALL and Priscilla WARNER.


1743 - Crandall HAWLEY born.  Crandall was the son of Samuel HAWLEY and Ruth CRANDALL.


1754 - William DAVIS born.  William was the son of James DAVIS and Judith MAXSON.


1777 - Charles TAYLOR married Sarah CONWAY.  Charles was the son of George TAYLOR and Rachel GIBSON.


1789 - Thomas HEATON married Susan TAYLOR in Faquier County, Virginia.  Thomas was the son of John HEATON and Abigail PAXTON.  Thomas was my 5x great-grandfather.


1808 - Luman Walker LEMASTERS born in Mason County, Virginia.  Luman was the son of Jacob LEMASTERS and Hannah ________.  Luman was my 3x great-grandfather.


1817 - Jesse H. HODGKINS born in Brown County, Ohio.  Jesse was the son of James HODGKINS and Hannah ALFORD.  


1819 - Nathan CHEW married Sarah WARD.  Nathan was the son of Nathaniel CHEW and Sarah SPRINGER.


1832 - Jemima LIPPENCOTT born in Clark County, Ohio.  Jemima was the daughter of Samuel LIPPENCOTT and Hannah MAXSON.


1841 - Adam YOUNG married Mary NOLAND.  Adam was the son of Phillip YOUNG and Nancy Ann McLANE.


1854 - Christian Ludwig KAHRE born.  Christian was the son of Karl Heinrich KAHRE and Anna Marie Ilsbein KROGER.


1859 - Daniel PENISTEN born.  Daniel was the son of George PENISTEN and Amanda Melvina CAWGILL.


1881 - Grace Estelle YOUNG born in Sandusky County, Ohio.  Grace was the daughter of Norton YOUNG and Delilah BRUNTHAVER.


1882 - Sarah Tira LIVINGSTON died in Owen County, Indiana.  Sarah was the daughter of David CROCKETT and Mary Ann NOSLER.


1885 - John William McLANE born.  John was the son of John McLANE and Emma Isabelle DINSMORE.


1895 - Frank GROENENDYKE married Lydia ROHLS.  Frank was the son of Enoch GROENENDYKE and Minerva Jane GREEN.


1897 - Eleanor HIGGINS died.  Eleanor was the daughter of Judiah HIGGINS and Mary QUICK.


1902 - Susanna WARDLOW died.  Susanna was the daughter of James R. HEATON and Elizabeth JACOBS.


1909 - Miles A. LEWIS born.  Miles was the son of James A. LEWIS and Myrtle M. HEMMINGS.


1913 - Harry Emerson BAILS born in Sullivan, Ashland County, Ohio.  Harry was the son of Milton F. BAILS and Esta ENSMINGER.


1926 - Abraham L. BAILS died in McComb County, Ohio.  Abraham was the daughter of Abraham W. BEALS and Rebecca ALLOWAY.


1939 - Joseph Houston CHIVLARE died in Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Indiana.  Joseph was the son of Taylor E. CHIVLARE and Nellie COX.