Wednesday, March 21, 2012

On This Day : March 21

1735 - Mordecai MENDENHALL married Charity BEESON in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.  Mordecai was the son of John MENDENHALL and Susannah PIERSON.  Charity was the daughter of Richard BEESON and Charity GRUBB.  They were my 7x great-grandparents.


1754 - Nathaniel KENYON married Eleanor UTTER.  Nathaniel was the son of Peter KENYON and Naomi WELLS.


1770 - Jacob LEMASTERS born in Pennsylvania.  Jacob was my 4x great-grandfather.


1663 - George MENDENHALL born in Mildenhall, Wiltshire, England.  George was the son of Thomas MENDENHALL and Joane STRODE.


1669 - John MARIS born in Inkborough, Worchestershire, England.  John was the son of George MARIS and Alice ________.


1681 - Mary PRICE born.  Mary was the daughter of Robert PRICE and Sarah WEBB.


1735 - Elizabeth WRIGHT born in Dairsie, Fife, Scotland.  Elizabeth was the daughter of Robert WRIGHT and Elizabeth HENDERSON.


1749 - Anna Catherine Elisabeth RULLMANN born in Schnathorst, Westphalia.  Anna was the daughter of Heinrich Hermann RULLMANN and Catherine Marie KAHRE.


1771 - Molly PATRICK born.  Molly was the daughter of John PATRICK and Janett McPHEETERS.


1793 - Alexander CROCKETT married Elizabeth WATKINS in Jefferson County, Tennessee.  Alexander was the son of David CROCKETT and Elizabeth ________.  Elizabeth was the daughter of David WATKINS and Hannah ________.  They were my 6x great-grandparents.


1801 - Joseph SILLS born in Pennsylvania.  Joseph was the son of Joseph SILLS.


1817 - Amos SUTTON married Sarah LIPPENCOTT in Greene County, Ohio.  Amos was the son of Cornelius SUTTON and Elizabeth APPLEGATE.


1852 - Martha HECK married Walter P. TAYLOR in Bracken County, Kentucky.  Martha was the daughter of William HECK and Phoebe WILEY.


1852 - Daniel T. COY died.  Daniel was the son of John COY and Almira PIERCE.


1867 - Edmund W. PIERCE born.  Edmund was the son of Albert Orlando PIERCE and Elizabeth Williams PIKE.


1868 - James J. SWAFFORD born in Ray County, Missouri. James was the son of John B. SWAFFORD and Nancy Rowena MILLARD.


1871 - Joel BALES married Merry C. ABBOTT.  Joel was the son of Amer Jackson BEALS and Harriett HIGGINBOTHAM.


1876 - Emma C. WHITE born in Warrick County, Indiana.  Emma was the daughter of Thomas WHITE and Rebecca Ann MATTHEWS.


1878 - Lulu Blanch HUBER born.  Lulu was the daughter of Walter F. HUBER and Emeline YOUNG.


1882 - Levi JACOBS died in Effingham County, Illinois.  Levi was the son of William JACOBS and Sibell LITTELL.


1893 - John Aaron SWAFFORD born in Cumberland County, Tennessee.  John was the son of James Andrew SWAFFORD and Rebecca James SHERRILL.


1897 - Joseph Oscar SWAFFORD born.  Joseph was the son of James Wesley SWAFFORD and Emma SETH.


1908 - Roy CHIVLARE married Annie BEASLEY in Vanderburgh County, Indiana.  Roy was the son of Alpha Revis CHIVLARE and Clara Belle FOLLOWAY.


1948 - Jesse Walter SWAFFORD died in Hutchinson, Kansas.  Jesse was the son of Aaron W. SWAFFORD and Elizabeth SHIRLEY.

Wordless Wednesday : May 1978

Travis LeMaster, May 1978

Tuesday, March 20, 2012

On This Day : March 20

1687 - Prudence REYNOLDS born.  Prudence was the daughter of Henry REYNOLDS and Prudence CLAYTON.


1704 - James TAYLOR born.  James was the son of Col. James TAYLOR and Martha THOMPSON.


1729 - Anne Margueritte CHERDRON died in Otterberg, Bayern.  Anne was the daughter of Pierre VIELLARD and Catherine BOYE.  Anne was my 8x great-grandmother.


1749 - Nicholas GROENENDYKE born in Kingston, Middlesex County, New Jersey.  Nicholas was the son of Johannes GROENENDYKE and Sarah Ann LAKE.


1771 - Sarah CLARKE married Silas MAXSON.  Sarah was the daughter of Joseph CLARKE and Deborah PENDLETON.


1771 - William SUMNER married Eleanor EDWARDS.  William was the son of Robert SUMNER and Phoebe BEALS.


1780 - John SMITH born in Frederick County, Virginia.  John was the son of Jacob SMITH and Patience BALLINGER.


1790 - Lydia STEVENS born.  Lydia was the daughter of David STEVENS and Mary COOK.


1803 - Jesse MAXSON married Sophia CLARKE.  Jesse was the son of Jesse MAXSON and Elizabeth CLARKE.


1818 - Susannah YOUNG born.  Susannah was the daughter of Phillip YOUNG and Nancy Ann McLANE.


1821 - Rachel HAWORTH born.  Rachel was the daughter of Nathaniel HAWORTH and Anna OLIPHANT.


1832 - Elizabeth BYERS died in Franklin Township, York County, Pennsylvania.  Elizabeth was my 6x great-grandmother.


1840 - Amos CARSON born.  Amos was the son of Jacob CARSON and Esther BEALS.


1843 - Daniel F. DUFFEY born.  Daniel was the son of Daniel DUFFEY and Susanna FREEZE.


1854 - Ira F. HENDRIXSON born in New Hope, Ohio.  Ira was the son of Allen HENDRIXSON and Sarah Ann WRIGHT.


1855 - Manomey CUMMINGS born.  Manomey was the daughter of Abner CUMMINGS and Mary WRIGHT.


1864 - Ruth MAXSON died.  Ruth was the daughter of Phineas CRANDALL.


1871 - Adam YOUNG died in Shelby County, Ohio.  Adam was the son of Charles YOUNG and Catherine Elizabeth KINT.


1895 - Emeline Sarah IRICK died in Burlington County, New Jersey.  Emeline was the daughter of Japeth BISHOP and Rachel HAINES.


1902 - Mabel CHIVLARE born in Yankeetown, Warrick County, Indiana.  Mabel was the daughter of Isaac C. CHIVLARE and Viola FOLLOWAY.


1917 - Kirts MAXSON died in Iowa.  Kirts was the son of William MAXSON and Delilah BOWLAND.


1929 - Joseph Garrett CROCKETT died.  Joseph was the son of Joseph CROCKETT and Elizabeth JAMES.


1933 - Samantha SILLS died in Grant County, Indiana.  Samantha was the daughter of Jacob SHELLY and Elizabeth RICKERT.  Samantha was Eileen's 2x great-grandmother.


1951 - June Kirk LAMBERTSON died in Elwood, Madison County, Indiana.  June was the daughter of Ida DAVIS.  June was my great-grandmother.