Monday, August 06, 2012

On This Day : August 6

1656 - Samuel NEWBOLD born.  Samuel was the son of Michael NEWBOLD and Anne CLAYTON.


1674 - James PIERCE born in Woburn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.  James was the son of John PIERCE and Deborah CONVERS.


1721 - William Edwin CRANDALL born.  William was the son of Joseph CRANDALL and Ann LANGWORTHY.


1752 - Peleg MAXSON born.  Peleg was the son of Matthew MAXSON and Martha POTTER.


1760 - Johannes BYERS born in Warrington Township, York County, Pennsylvania.  Johannes was the son of Charles BYERS and Elizabeth ________.


1775 - Nancy MAXSON born.  Nancy was the daughter of Samuel MAXSON and Mary DOWNING.


1812 - Daniel FISHER married Susannah REEVES.  Daniel was the son of George FISHER and Mary ________.  Daniel was Eileen's 4x-great grandfather.


1812 - William WARDLAW died in Brownstown, Michigan.  William was the son of Robert WARDLAW and Janet DOWNEY.


1837 - Sarah Wilhelmina MAXSON born.  Sarah was the daughter of Jonathan MAXSON and Christiana DAVIS.


1847 - William D. KING born in Madison County, Indiana. William was the son of George Washington KING and Elizabeth HOWARD.


1848 - Alfred Annison SWAFFORD born.  Alfred was the son of Alfred Annison SWAFFORD and Nancy AHL.


1849 - Letha Jane MORRISTON born in Mason County, Virginia.  Letha was the daughter of Clemont MORRISTON and Catherine LEMASTERS.


1865 - Ellanora Jane McLANE born in Rimer, Putnam County, Ohio.  Ellanora was the daughter of William Fleming McLANE and Elizabeth GUFFY.


1872 - Thomas W. SWAFFORD born.  Thomas was the son of John Hubert SWAFFORD and Eliza WOODEN.


1890 - Amelia Matilda SAUER born in Vanderburgh County, Indiana.  Amelia was the daughter of Edward J. SAUER and Amelia RITT.  Amelia was Corinne's 2x-great grandmother.


1900 - Leslie GROENENDYKE born in Arkansas.  Leslie was the daughter of Frank GROENENDYKE and Lydia ROHLS.


1907 - Martha Helen CRANE born.  Martha was the daughter of Thomas Franklin CRANE and Mary Florence GILLILAND.


1908 - Walter WILDT married Augusta Elizabeth BURGDORF in Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Indiana.  Walter was the son of Johannes Heinrich WILD and Emilie DEUTSCH.


1910 - James Grover SWAFFORD born in Rayville, Missouri.  James was the son of Thomas A. SWAFFORD and Lora E. McCANLESS.


1959 - Wiley Riddle CHEW died.  Wiley was the son of Ezekiel Cooper CHEW and Mary Jane RIDDLE.

Sunday, August 05, 2012

On This Day : August 5

1698 - Joseph HADLEY born.  Joseph was the son of Simon HADLEY and Ruth ________.


1726 - Richard CHEW died in Deptford Township, Gloucester County, New Jersey.  Richard was the son of Richard CHEW and Frances WOODWARD.


1777 - Phebe SUMNER married Welcome GARRETT.  Phebe was the daughter of Robert SUMNER and Phoebe BEALS.


1798 - Daniel JACOBS born in Pennsylvania.  Daniel was the son of Michael JACOBS and Margaret ________.


1808 - James Thomas JACOBS married Isabella FEILY in Adams County, Ohio. James was the son of William JACOBS and Sibell LITTELL.  They were my 5x-great grandparents.


1830 - Amanda Cassandra MAXON born in Pennsylvania.  Amanda was the daughter of Jesse MAXON and Jane NANGLE.


1853 - George WRIGHT died in Brown County, Ohio.  George was the son of John WRIGHT and Sarah FLEMING.  George was my 5x-great grandfather.


1858 - John Aaron SWAFFORD born in Bradley County, Tennessee.  John was the son of Aaron SWAFFORD and Sarah SWAFFORD.


1878 - Mary Jane RICHARDS born.  Mary was the daughter of John Thomas RICHARDS and Mary Jane CROCKETT.


1880 - Thomas A. SWAFFORD born.  Thomas was the son of John Aaron SWAFFORD and Bell SEABORN.


1881 - Francis S. PIERCE died in Wayne County, Indiana.  Francis was the son of Gordon PIERCE and Thirsa SMALLEY.  Francis was my 4x-great grandfather.


1882 - Rebecca A. SWAFFORD married Andrew Woolsey COVEY in Richmond, Missouri.  Rebecca was the daughter of John B. SWAFFORD and Nancy Rowena MILLARD.


1893 - Benjamin Zellen KING married Elizabeth Ann SCHELL in Frankton, Madison County, Indiana.  Benjamin was the son of Daniel KING and Elizabeth SHAW.


1896 - Orville Bernard CHEW born in Jay County, Indiana.  Orville was the son of William Anderson CHEW and Emma Susan STRAIGHT.


1908 - Mary Josephine STURDEVANT born in Hamilton County, Indiana.  Mary was the daughter of Joel Dixon STURDEVANT and Lula INGERMANN.


1911 - Kermit Russell DAVIS died.  Kermit was the son of Winchester Journey DAVIS and Lula Iona DAVIS.


1930 - Joan Lemaster BILLING died in Piqua, Miami County, Ohio.  Joan was the daughter of George BILLING and Isabelle Helen LeMASTER.


1982 - James A. SWAFFORD died in Richmond, Missouri.  James was the son of James Calvin SWAFFORD and Louisa Catherine LEE.


1998 - Eva Louis DEVER died in Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Indiana.  Eva was the daughter of Mathias MILLER and Elizabeth SCHAEFFER.


2003 - Carrie Verle THORNBURG died in Muncie, Delaware County, Indiana.  Carrie was the daughter of Eli Weldon HALEY and Cora Belle METZNER.

Saturday, August 04, 2012

Surname Saturday : Fox

The FOX surname is in my paternal line.  The origins of the surname are unknown, though likely English.


Stories and history : 


Ahnentafel # 95 : Sally Fox (1788-1868).  Sally was born August 27, 1788 in Centre Harbor, New Hampshire.  She married in 1808 to Joel Philbrick (1781-1846).  Joel was born April 24, 1781.  They raised 10 children, moving to Licking County, Ohio.  Joel died March 1, 1846 in Licking County, Ohio.  Sally died 1868 in Johnstown, Licking County, Ohio.  


Ahnentafel # 190: John Fox (1755-1841).  John was born in 1755.  He married Sarah Worcester (1765-1849).  Sarah was born in 1765 and died in 1849.  John died in 1841.  Nothing further known at this point.






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