On This Day : August 15

1675 - John POWELL born in Northampton, England.  John was the son of Robert POWELL and Prudence ________.  John was my 8x-great grandfather.

1684 - Francis REYNOLDS born.  Francis was the son of Henry REYNOLDS and Prudence CLAYTON.

1725 - Zebulon MAXSON born.  Zebulon was the son of Joseph MAXSON and Bethiah MAXSON.

1732 - Hannah FESSENDEN born in Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.  Hannah was the daughter of William FESSENDEN and Martha BROWN.  Hannah was my 7x-great grandmother.

1744 - Johann Jurgen KAHRE married Catherine Margarethe KAMMEIER.  Johann was Corinne's 8x-great grandfather.

1747 - Daniel GROENENDYKE born in Kingston, Middlesex County, New Jersey.  Daniel was the son of Johannes GROENENDYKE and Sarah Ann LAKE.

1754 - Hannah HAINES died in Burlington County, New Jersey.  Hannah was the daughter of Robert BONNELL and Frances GOODWIN.  Hannah was my 7x-great grandmother.

1760 - Martha DAVIS born in Squam, Monmouth County, New Jersey.  Martha was the daughter of Thomas William DAVIS and Tacy CRANDALL.

1765 - Jemima MILLS married Strangeman STANLEY in Guilford County, North Carolina.  Jemima was the daughter of Hur MILLS and Rachel HARROLD.

1798 - Alexander WRIGHT died in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.  Alexander was the son of James WRIGHT and Betty HAMILTON.

1807 - William RAINS born.  William was the son of Anthony RAINS and Nancy GRAHAM.

1829 - Matilda HECK married Martin WINTERS in Bracken County, Kentucky.  Matilda was the daughter of John HECK and Catherine KIMMER.

1830 - Ann ROGERS died.  Ann was the daughter of Thomas HUNT and Ann BEALS.

1831 - John Peter SAUBEL died in York County, Pennsylvania.  John was the son of Leonard SAUBEL.  John was my 5x-great grandfather.

1847 - George Washington CROCKETT married Mary BRAY in Owen County, Indiana.  George was the son of David CROCKETT and Mary Ann NOSLER.

1849 - Melvin SMITH died in South Solon, Madison County, Ohio.  Melvin was the son of Seth SMITH and Nancy CLEMONS.

1853 - Emma P. PIERCE died.  Emma was the daughter of Francis S. PIERCE and Rebecca PAGE.

1857 - Wyatt CUMMINGS married Margaret HENSON in Winston County, Alabama.  Wyatt was the son of Spencer CUMMINGS and Gincy ________.  They were Eileen's great-grandparents.

1857 - David C. DUNAWAY married Margaret Emley PRINCE.  David was the son of Benjamin Evans DUNAWAY and Martha Hogg MIZE.  They were Eileen's 3x-great grandparents.

1867 - Ida Leone HUBER born.  Ida was the daughter of Walter F. HUBER and Emeline YOUNG.

1888 - Galen Glenn METZNER born in Jay County, Indiana.  Galen was the son of Louis Napoleon METZNER and Henrietta WEAVER.

1891 - John William WEHRLY married Esther L. WHITE.  John was the son of William P. WEHRLY and Olive Jane SMITH.

1892 - Eva May CHIVLARE born in Warrick County, Indiana.  Eva was the daughter of Isaac C. CHIVLARE and Florence FOLLOWAY.

1893 - Martha J. YOUNG died.  Martha was the daughter of Adam YOUNG and Sarah CRUM.

1895 - Charles Henry DAVIS born.  Charles was the son of Reuben H. DAVIS and Sarah McCLOY.

1909 - Clayton Langford MAXON born in Greene County, Pennsylvania.  Clayton was the son of Claude Leslie MAXON and Margaret L. LEONHART.

1972 - Jessie Earl KIRK died.  Jessie was the son of William Frank KIRK and Mary A. WRIGHT.

2007 - Albert Hanley PEFLEY died in Plano, Iowa.  Albert was the son of Homer Hanley PEFLEY and Flossie Irene LEWIS.

On This Day : August 14

1621 - Edward SCOTT died in Bradfield, Suffolk, England.  Edward was my 13x-great grandfather.

1656 - Thomas EATON married Martha KENT.  Thomas was my 9x-great grandfather.

1667 - Joseph WHITTEMORE born.  Joseph was the son of Thomas WHITTEMORE and Elizabeth PIERCE.

1684 - Abigail WITTER born in Stonington, Connecticut.  Abigail was the daughter of Josiah WITTER and Sarah CRANDALL.

1721 - Martha DAVIS born.  Martha was the daughter of John DAVIS and Elizabeth MAXSON.

1742 - Ruth HADLEY married John MARSHILL at Chester County, Pennsylvania. Ruth was the daughter of Joshua HADLEY and Mary ROWLAND.

1732 - Jeffrey CHEW married Amy DRIVER in Gloucester County, New Jersey.  Jeffrey was the son of Nathaniel CHEW and Mary CLARK.  Amy was the daughter of John DRIVER and Sarah ________.  They were my 7x-great grandparents.

1755 - Sarah GREENE born.  Sarah was the daughter of John Matthew GREENE and Judith MAXSON.

1772 - Alexander WRIGHT died in Fredericksburg, Virginia.  Alexander was the son of Robert WRIGHT and Elizabeth HENDERSON.

1773 - Amy LEWIS born.  Amy was the daughter of Daniel LEWIS.

1781 - John DAVIS born.  John was the son of Jonathan R. DAVIS and Elizabeth COVEY.

1788 - Esther STEVENS born.  Esther was the daughter of David STEVENS and Mary COOK.

1790 - Elizabeth WRIGHT died in Woolwich, Scotland.  Elizabeth was the daughter of Jessie WRIGHT and Phoebe RULY.

1794 - John WILLIAMS married Sarah WHEELER in Guilford County, North Carolina.  John was the son of Richard WILLIAMS and Prudence BEALS.

1807 - Rachel SUMNER married Phillip W. SPARGUR.  Rachel was the daughter of Bowater SUMNER and Rebeckah BURRAS.

1845 - Mary Abigail HEATON born in Taylor County, Iowa.  Mary was the daughter of Alexander S. HEATON and Jemima SHAW.

1846 - Calvin S. WELCH born.  Calvin was the son of Lucas WELCH and Alma PIERCE.

1852 - Phebe Ann BEALS married Jesse J. BALDWIN.  Phebe was the daughter of Daniel BEALS and Catherine JACKSON.

1853 - Prudence MAXSON married Seymour CHIPMAN.  Prudence was the daughter of Ephraim MAXSON and Mary SMITH.

1862 - Margaret GARRETT died.  Margaret was the daughter of Samuel BOND and Elizabeth BEALS.

1867 - Anna Marie Louise RITTERMEIER died.  Anna was the daughter of Christian Friedrich KAHRE and Anna Marie Catherine BRINKHOFF.

1869 - Petrus Theodore RIEBER died in Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Indiana.  Petrus was Corinne's 4x-great grandfather.

1873 - Daniel WILLIAMS died.  Daniel was the son of Richard WILLIAMS and Sarah BALDWIN.

1876 - Nancy POWER died in Bracken County, Kentucky.  Nancy was the daughter of John BYARS and Catherine HECK.

1882 - Orlie DAVIS born in Long Run, West Virginia.  Orlie was the son of Joseph Newton DAVIS and Almeda DAVIS.

1885 - Lavinia E. ABERNATHY died.  Lavinia was the daughter of John LOGAN and Rachel McPHEETERS.

1887 - Albert Smith RICHARDS born.  Albert was the son of John Thomas RICHARDS and Mary Jane CROCKETT.

1893 - Mila A. MORRISTON died.  Mila was the daughter of Alonzo T. MORRISTON and Amanda AMOS.

On This Day : August 13

1649 - Joseph PIERCE born.  Joseph was the son of Thomas PIERCE and Elizabeth COLE.


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


1800 - James WRIGHT died in Logie, Perth, Scotland.  James was the son of Robert WRIGHT and Elizabeth HENDERSON.


1817 - John LEWIS born.  John was the son of Nathaniel LEWIS and Nancy Ann SNIDER.


1821 - Clarissa MAXON born in Fayette County, Pennsylvania.  Clarissa was the daughter of Joel MAXON and Hannah FIELDS.


1824 - Elizabeth Jane JACOBS born in Ripley, Ohio.  Elizabeth was the daughter of James Thomas JACOBS and Isabella FEILY.


1856 - Martha Ann BALES died.  Martha was the daughter of Aaron BALES and Susannah RUSSELL.


1873 - Mary M. MORRISTON born.  Mary was the daughter of Alonzo T. MORRISTON and Rebecca A. WAMSLEY.


1880 - LeRoy Garfield WEHRLY born in Madison Township, Jay County, Indiana.  LeRoy was the son of William P. WEHRLY and Olive Jane SMITH.


1889 - Oscar L. CHALFANT born in West Virginia.  Oscar was the son of Solomon Elija CHALFANT and Matilda Gregg MAXON.


1898 - Maronia MAXON born in Fayette County, Pennsylvania.  Maronia was the daughter of Joseph Lancaster MAXON and Josephine Agnes May GAMBLE.


1903 - Jewell FIELDS born in Richmond, Missouri.  Jewell was the son of Thomas Henry FIELDS and Dessie May LEE.


1950 - Frankie Cleveland GOSNELL died.  Frankie was the daughter of David KING and Litha Ann Trumilis D'Amsel MAY.


1994 - Doris Jean CHIVLARE died in Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Indiana.  Doris was the daughter of Taylor E. CHIVLARE and Nellie COX.