On This Day : August 24

1684 - Barendje VERKERK married Nicholas VANDERGRIFT in Flatbush, Long Island, New York.  Barendje was the daughter of Jan Janse VERKERK and Mayke GYSBERTS.

1688 - Joseph PIERCE born in Woburn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.  Joseph was the son of John PIERCE and Deborah CONVERS.

1721 - Frances TAYLOR married Ambrose MADISON in Orange County, Virginia.  Frances was the daughter of James TAYLOR and Martha THOMPSON.

1733 - Richard BROWN married Mary NORTON.  Richard was the son of William BROWN and Ann MERCER.

1737 - Jonathan MAXSON born in Westerly, Rhode Island.  Jonathan was the son of John MAXSON and Tacy ROGERS.

1744 - Lydia BEALS born.  Lydia was the daughter of Jacob BEALS and Elizabeth GRIEST.

1769 - Nicholas ERB died.  Nicholas was the son of Nicholas ERB and Catherine ________.

1773 - George MAXSON born.  George was the son of Simeon MAXSON and Mary BABCOCK.

1816 - Jacob M. PETRY born in York County, Pennsylvania.  Jacob was the son of Henry PETRY.

1821 - Charlotte WOOLSTON died in Burlington County, New Jersey.  Charlotte was the daughter of Robert HAINES and Rachel VENICOMB.

1842 - William Harrison SWAFFORD born in Tennessee.  William was the son of James A. SWAFFORD and Polly Ann NAIL.

1845 - Sarah RINENHART died in Henry County, Indiana.  Sarah was the daughter of Daniel ADNEY and Anna COGER.

1854 - Peter GROENENDYKE died in Montgomery County, Indiana.  Peter was the son of James GROENENDYKE and Joannah ANTONIDES.

1859 - James HAWORTH married Rebecca Mahala BRUNER.  James was the son of Nathaniel HAWORTH and Anna OLIPHANT.

1868 - Ellen KING born in Frankton, Madison County, Indiana.  Ellen was the daughter of Daniel KING and Elizabeth SHAW.  Ellen was my 2x-great grandmother.

1869 - Julia C. COFFELT born in Cole County, Missouri.  Julia was the daughter of Daniel COFFELT and Rebecca A. SWAFFORD.

1882 - Ercie A. LEE born.  Ercie was the daughter of Reubin Brown LEE and Nancy A. CRAFT.

1884 - Lucinda SCISM died in Stoddard County, Missouri.  Lucinda was the daughter of Samuel McPHEETERS and Lucretia BARRETT.

1885 - Gertie LEE born.  Gertie was the daughter of John Edward LEE and Sarah SWAFFORD.

1885 - William Everett GILLILAND born in Elletsville, Monroe County, Indiana. William was the son of Robert Farrell GILLILAND and Mary Ellen SWAFFORD.

1904 - John Harvey SWAFFORD born in Anthony, Kansas.  John was the son of James Wesley SWAFFORD and Emma SMITH.

1909 - Wade A. CHEW born in Jay County, Indiana.  Wade was the son of Virgil Cooper CHEW and Esther V. ABEL.

1914 - Susannah HOOVER died in Pomona, California.  Susannah was the daughter of Solomon PEFLEY and Frances ROOF.

1941 - Emma Rose GARNER died.  Emma was the daughter of Alexander Young MAXON and Margaret ROSE.

1948 - John Robert WILDT died in Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Indiana.  John was the son of Edward Ferdinand WILDT and Miriam Ruth MIGUET.

On This Day : August 23

1635 - Joan CLAYTON born in Boxgrove Parish, Sussex, England.  Joan was the daughter of William CLAYTON and Joan SMITH.

1681 - Abraham de LA NOY married Cornelia TOLL in New York, New York.  Abraham was the son of Abraham de LA NOY and Marrittie LUBBERTS.

1692 - James CRANDALL born.  James was the son of Samuel CRANDALL and Sarah COLBY.

1692 - Jane CRANDALL born.  Jane was the daughter of Samuel CRANDALL and Sarah COLBY.

1749 - Enoch PIERCE born.  Enoch was the son of Enoch PIERCE and Mary MASON.

1805 - Christian Friedrich KAHRE born in Kummersdingsen, Westphalia.  Christian was the son of Heinrich Hermann KAHRE and Anna Marie Elisabeth KAHRE.

1819 - Alfred FISHER born.  Alfred was the son of Daniel FISHER and Susannah REEVES.

1827 - Sarah Ann YOUNG born. Sarah was the daughter of Phillip YOUNG and Keziah CURTIS.

1830 - Mary PANGBURN died in Brown County, Ohio.  Mary was the daughter of Obadiah ROBINS and Susannah HODGKINS.

1840 - John Adam METZNER born in Licking County, Ohio.  John was the son of John METZNER and Catharine YOUNG.  John was my 2x-great grandfather.

1840 - Agnes Barbara HOFFHER born.  Agnes was Corinne's 4x-great grandmother.

1844 - William Hamilton SMITH born in Madison County, Ohio.  William was the son of Seth SMITH and Nancy CLEMONS.

1862 - Daniel LEWIS born in Huntington County, Indiana.  Daniel was the son of Solomon LEWIS and Margaret RINEHART.

1874 - Homer Herschel BEALS born.  Homer was the son of Thomas Elwood BEALS and Eliza Matilda HODGIN.

1880 - Alfred Andrew HALEY born in Huron Township, Erie County, Ohio.  Alfred was the son of Benjamin H. HALEY and Louisa HUTTENBOCKER.

1890 - Clarence O. HALEY born.  Clarence was the son of Andrew Frank HALEY and Emma Catherine LEONHARD.

1892 - Nancy BISHOP died.  Nancy was the daughter of Andrew CHEW and Anna Marie BARTHUS.

1893 - Charles Welsey HALEY died in Jay County, Indiana.  Charles was the son of George Washington HALEY and Mary Jane SHERRICK.

1894 - Jacob M. PETRY died in Preble County, Ohio.  Jacob was the son of Henry PETRY.

1895 - Mary Annettie HALEY born in Jay County, Indiana.  Mary was the daughter of Eli Weldon HALEY and Cora Belle METZNER.

1896 - Henry Leonard WEHRLY married Mamie M. SALISBURY.  Henry was the son of William P. WEHRLY and Olive Jane SMITH.

1900 - Arthur Augustus METZNER married Laura D. REID in Jay County, Indiana.  Arthur was the son of Louis Napoleon METZNER and Henrietta WEAVER.

1902 - Mary MILLER born in Vanderburgh County, Indiana.  Mary was the daughter of Mathias MILLER and Elizabeth SCHAEFFER.

1904 - Eva Louise MILLER born in Vanderburgh County, Indiana.  Eva was the daughter of Mathias MILLER and Elizabeth SCHAEFFER.

1919 - William Albert CUMMINGS died in Lawrence County, Tennessee.  William was the son of John Jackson CUMMINGS and Mary E. CUMMINGS.

1946 - Carl Ethan WEHRLY died in Portland, Jay County, Indiana.  Carl was the son of Alva Monroe WEHRLY and Emma C. YAEGER.

1948 - Louise Eliane LeMASTERS died.  Louise was the daughter of Vernon Walker LeMASTERS and Helene Louise GARMHAUSEN.

1949 - Mary THACKER died in Ray County, Missouri.  Mary was the daughter of John B. SWAFFORD and Nancy Rowena MILLARD.

1991 - Charles D. PIERCE died in Alexandria, Madison County, Indiana.  Charles was the son of William Francis PIERCE and Vida MADDOX.

On This Day : August 22

1720 - William PIERCE died.  William was the son of Thomas PIERCE and Elizabeth COLE.

1768 - Samuel WOOLSTON born in Burlington County, New Jersey.  Samuel was the son of Samuel WOOLSTON and Cyllania WOOLSTON.

1779 - Samuel PHILBRICK born.  Samuel was the son of John PHILBRICK and Sally JEWETT.

1846 - Susannah LEWIS married James W. DUNBAR in Henry County, Indiana. Susannah was the daughter of Nathaniel LEWIS and Nancy Ann SNIDER.

1849 - Elisha CHEW died.  Elisha was the son of Jesse CHEW and Mary RICHARDS.

1856 - Mary Angeline FISHER born.  Mary was the daughter of Lewis W. FISHER and Rebecca MARSHALL.

1862 - Harry LAMBERTSON born in Butler County, Ohio.  Harry was the son of Nelson J. LAMBERTSON and Eliza Jane JOHNSON.

1863 - George Elmer HALEY born in Marion County, Ohio.  George was the son of William W. HALEY and Jane Elizabeth OWEN.

1867 - Sarah H. STOUT died.  Sarah was the daughter of Moses B. STOUT and Nancy PARKER.

1872 - Robert Emmitt SWAFFORD died.  Robert was the son of M. P. SWAFFORD and Jurusha Ann CLARK.

1880 - Nettie Belle STOUT married Torrence Iliff FULLER in Palestine, Crawford County, Illinois.  Nettie was the daughter of Moses B. STOUT and Nancy PARKER.

1881 - Elisha Dunham BECKETT died in Guadalupe, California.  Elisha was the son of Lemuel Daugherty BECKETT and Sarah Springer CHEW.

1881 - Clarence PATTERSON born in LaCygne, Linn County, Kansas.  Clarence was the son of Norman Delmar PATTERSON and Alice Elizabeth LAVELY.

1887 - Sidney Dewitt AILES born in Montra, Shelby County, Indiana.  Sidney was the son of John Forsythe AILES and Rebecca Lovina DRUMM.

1898 - Edgar J. CHEW born in New Jersey.  Edgar was the son of William Tatem CHEW and Lucretta VAN DEXTER.

1899 - Christopher C. BOYER died in Anderson Township, Warrick County, Indiana.  Christopher was the son of Martin BOYER and Anna BENNETT.  Christopher was Corinne's 4x-great grandfather.

1890 - Wyatt CUMMINGS died in Colbert County, Alabama.  Wyatt was the son of Spencer CUMMINGS and Gincy ________.  Wyatt was Eileen's great-grandfather.

1904 - William Clifford LeMASTER born in Montrose, Colorado.  William was the son of William Clifford LeMASTER and Lella Edith LEWIS.

1904 - William L. WARDLOW died.  William was the son of Henry WARDLOW and Mary L. PURDUM.

1906 - William Goldsborough SWAFFORD married Gertrude May KELLEY.  William was the son of Aaron SWAFFORD and Eliza Jane TAYLOR.

1910 - Isabelle Helen LeMASTER born.  Isabelle was the daughter of Ord Otterbein LeMASTER and Emma W.G. GARMHAUSEN.

1935 - Miles CHIVLARE died in Michigan City, Indiana.  Miles was the son of Isaac C. CHIVLARE and Viola FOLLOWAY.