On This Day : April 29

1794 - Stephen MAXSON died.  Stephen was the son of John MAXSON and Thankful RANDALL.


1836 - Russell LEE born.  Russell was the son of Robert LEE and Matilda SWAFFORD.


1847 - Carey W. LAMBERTSON born in Butler County, Ohio.  Carey was the son of John LAMBERTSON and Sarah A. WILLSON.  Carey was my 3x-great grandfather.


1847 - Aaron BALES died in Henry County, Indiana.  Aaron was the son of William BEALS and Rachel GREEN.


1847 - Peter EWING born.  Peter was the son of John G. EWING and Hannah Kuhl HIGGINS.


1848 - Eli DAVIS married Elizabeth E. WALKER in Monroe County, Indiana.  Eli was the son of John DAVIS and Susannah ________.


1853 - Alexander Young MAXON married Margaret ROSE in Pennsylvania.  Alexander was the son of Joel MAXON and Hannah FIELDS.


1854 - Beulah WOOLSTON died in Burlington County, New Jersey.  Beulah was the daughter of Abel BRIGGS and Lettice WOOLSTON.  Beulah was my 5x-great grandmother.


1862 - Peter Miller YOUNG married Martha Ann PORTER.  Peter was the son of Phillip YOUNG and Keziah CURTIS.


1919 - Elizabeth Jane ELLIS died in Brown County, Ohio.  Elizabeth was the daughter of James Thomas JACOBS and Isabella FEILY.


1986 - Frank Edwin WEHRLY died in Marion, Grant County, Indiana.  Frank was the son of Alva Monroe WEHRLY and Emma C. YAEGER.

Surname Saturday : McLane

The McLANE line is in my paternal line.  The origins of the surname are unknown at this point.


Stories and history: 


Ahnentafel # 67 : Nancy Ann McLane (c1790-1825).  Nancy was born circa 1790 in Martinsburg, Berkeley County, Virginia. She married circa 1806 to Phillip Young (1787-1850). Phillip was born October 11, 1787 in Berkeley County, Virginia.  They had 11 children and lived in Pickaway County, Ohio.  Phillip died May 29, 1850 in Shelby County, Ohio.  Nancy died May 1825 in Pickaway County, Ohio.


Ahnentafel # 134: Jacob McLane (bef1770-     ).  Jacob was born before 1770 in Virginia.  He was the father of 6 children and was an early settler of Pickaway County, Ohio coming to Madison Township in 1810.




Surname Saturday – create a post in which you discuss a surname and mention its origins, its geographical location(s) and how it fits into your genealogy research. Surname Saturday is an ongoing series at GeneaBloggers.

Spring Rummages & Family History

Spring is here and time for the rummage sales to begin.  For the past few years, mom and dad have been downsizing since retirement.  They've even been able to get me into the act, as per my previous post.  These rummage sales seem to turn into a family event, with the grandkids (my nieces) eager to help out.  Though my preference is an auction, rummages still hold a special place.  Our town's rummage date is always the third weekend in June.


Mom shared with me in an email some thoughts on rummages :

Every spring many people start cleaning out and holding rummage sales.  I remember the many rummage sales my mother and I organized for the church.   We would have one in the spring and fall.   They were very popular.  We had a fun doing them and then it seemed that after awhile, churches stopped having rummage sales.  I imagine it was because they are a lot of work and no one wanted to organize or help with them.   They have been reappearing in a few churches in the recent years.  

 We decided to do one this year and it got to me to thinking about the difference in generations.   My generation (baby boomers) collected and accumulated things possibly because of the way our parents were raised.   My parents were children during the depression and therefore, they didn’t throw anything away unless they couldn’t figure a new use of an item.   I can remember my mother would always remove buttons, zippers, elastic, and usable trim from a garment before she threw it away.    She would figure out how to make something new out of an item even if it she only painted it.   She would upholster furniture instead of buying new.   So I guess I continued on with the way I was raised by accumulating and redoing instead of throwing items away.   I’ve noticed that today’s generation don’t accumulated or collect.   I'm trying to be like today's generation and getting rid of all this stuff that I no longer need or use...wish me luck.

(P.S. I've inherited the same 'bug', just take a look at my garage.  Need to declutter myself....)