On This Day : July 5

1663 - John PIERCE married Deborah CONVERS.  John was the son of Thomas PIERCE and Elizabeth COLE.


1682 - Thomas MENDENHALL died in London, Middlesex, England.  Thomas was the son of Francis MILDENHALL.  Thomas was my 10x-great grandfather.



1704 - Peter WOODBURY died in Beverly, Essex County, Massachusetts.  Peter was the son of John WOODBURY and Agnes NAPPER.  Peter was my 10x-great grandfather.


1705 - Anna Maria HERBACH born in Otterberg, Bayern.  Anna was the daughter of Johann Peter HERBACH and Anna Maria ________.  Anna was my 7x-great grandmother.


1721 - Samuel PIERCE died in Woburn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.  Samuel was the son of Thomas PIERCE and Elizabeth COLE.  Samuel was my 9x-great grandfather.


1728 - Sarah HAINES died.  Sarah was the daughter of John PAINE.  Sarah was my 8x-great grandmother.


1775 - Lucy BABCOCK died.  Lucy was the daughter of Samuel MAXSON and Ruth ROGERS.


1779 - Silas BAILEY born in West Greenwich, Rhode Island.  Silas was the son of Silas BAILEY and Amy STILLMAN.


1793 - Daniel PHILBRICK born.  Daniel was the son of John PHILBRICK and Sally JEWETT.


1796 - Abner BEALS died in Grayson County, Virginia.  Abner was the son of John BEALS and Mary CARTER.


1813 - David KEENEY born.  David was the son of John S. KEENEY and Magdalena PETRY.


1820 - Eleanor Ann WARDLOW born.  Eleanor was the daughter of James WARDLAW and Eleanor IRWIN.


1831 - George G. LAMBERTSON born in Warren County, New Jersey.  George was the son of John LAMBERTSON and Sarah A. WILLSON.


1848 - John BEALS died in Hamilton County, Indiana.  John was the son of Thomas BEALS and Sarah ANTRIM.  John was my 6x-great grandfather.


1855 - John Ballinger SMITH married Rebecca Ann MAHIN in Fayette County, Ohio.  John was the son of Seth SMITH and Nancy CLEMONS.


1860 - Nancy Margaret CUNNINGHAM born in Jay County, Indiana.  Nancy was the daughter of William E. CUNNINGHAM and Rachel LeMASTERS.


1866 - Emeline YOUNG married Walter F. HUBER.  Emeline was the daughter of Noah YOUNG and Orlintha BROWN.


1869 - Hester Ann LEE born in Bledsoe County, Tennessee.  Hester was the daughter of Benjamin Franklin LEE and Mary Isabella THURMAN.


1890 - Benny CRAWFORD born in Bienville, Louisiana.  Benny was the son of George Netwon CRAWFORD and Mary Elizabeth BIRDWELL.


1898 - Karl Ludwig RITT died in Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Indiana.  Karl was Corinne's 4x-great grandfather.


1904 - Emma RITT born in Vanderburgh County, Indiana.  Emma was the daughter of Louis E. RITT and Mary A. HOLTMAN.


1906 - Frederick W. PIERPONT born in Muncie, Delaware County, Indiana.  Frederick was the son of Joseph Gilbert PIERPONT and Lena Leato ORCUTT.


1929 - Esther Miller BETZ died.  Esther was the daughter of Phillip YOUNG and Keziah CURTIS.


1944 - Levi Bertis DEMPSEY died in Yankeetown, Warrick County, Indiana.  Levi was the son of Daniel Andrew DEMPSEY and Nancy CHIVLARE.

Wordless Wednesday : Star Spangled Banner

Old Glory Flying over Ft. McHenry

On This Day : July 4

1677 - Hannah SEWALL died.  Hannah was the daughter of John SEWALL and Hannah FESSENDEN.


1713 - Peter CRANDALL born.  Peter was the son of Peter CRANDALL and Susannah TEFFT.


1758 - Andrew CALDWELL died in Frederick County, Virginia.  Andrew was my 8x-great grandfather.


1787 - Robert WRIGHT born.  Robert was the son of John WRIGHT and Sarah FLEMING.


1794 - Phoeba MOULTON born.  Phoeba was the daughter of John MOULTON and Avis HURLBUT.


1798 - Sally MOULTON born.  Sally was the daughter of John MOULTON and Avis HURLBUT.


1812 - Isabella PATRICK born.  Isabella was the daughter of John PATRICK and Janett McPHEETERS.


1831 - David MIZE died in Pike County, Illinois.  David was the son of Isaac MIZE and Elizabeth ________.  David was Eileen's 5x-great grandfather.


1832 - Heinrich Friedrich KAHRE born.  Heinrich was the son of Heinrich Wilhelm KAHRE and Marie Caroline Wilhelmina KORFF.


1843 - James C. LEE born in Tennessee.  James was the son of Burrell Russell LEE and Louhaney SWAFFORD.


1850 - Margaret Ann MILLS born.  Margaret was the daughter of Aaron MILLS and Catherine FARMER.


1857 - Jane C. PATTERSON born in Bucyrus, Crawford County, Ohio.  Jane was the daughter of James C. PATTERSON and Amanda Cassandra MAXON.


1872 - Magdalena PETRY died in Falls City, Richardson County, Nebraska.  Magdalena was the daughter of Stephen PETRY.


1875 - Joseph J. COCKE born.  Joseph was the son of William Jacob COCKE and Hannah Melvina BECKETT.


1875 - Josephine COCKE born.  Josephine was the daughter of William Jacob COCKE and Hannah Melvina BECKETT.


1888 - Elizabeth REEVES died in Wabash County, Indiana.  Elizabeth was the daughter of William JACOBS and Sibell LITTELL.


1895 - Maume Green THACKER born.  Maume was the daughter of Charles A. THACKER and Mary SWAFFORD.


1900 - Jessie Helen SWAFFORD born in Vibbard, Missouri.  Jessie was the daughter of Landon Marcellus SWAFFORD and Bertie Belle MARSH.


1920 - Montgomery GROENENDYKE died in Marion, Grant County, Indiana.  Montgomery was the son of James GROENENDYKE and Barbara BUCK.


1945 - John Reese WRIGHT died in Pike Township, Brown County, Ohio.  John was the son of Samuel Pangburn WRIGHT and Rebecca Ruth HALL.


1985 - Ada Bell AULT died in Bledsoe County, Tennessee.  Ada was the daughter of Aaron SWAFFORD and Nancy Alice PATTON.


1993 - Jack Wandell MILLER died in Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Indiana.  Jack was the son of Arthur MILLER and Hallie Marie CHIVLARE.