Saturday, September 08, 2012

Surname Saturday : Jenkins

The JENKINS surname is in my maternal line.  The origins of the surname are unknown at this point.

Stories and history : 

Ahnentafel # 107 : Nancy Jenkins (1817-1856).  Nancy was born in 1817 in North Carolina.  She married Elias Groenendyke (1818-1906) on July 28, 1839 in Fayette County, Indiana.  Elias was born May 20, 1818 in Fayette County, Indiana.  They raised 9 children in Madison County, Indiana.  Elias died May 23, 1906 in Darke County, Ohio.  Nancy died May 11, 1856 in Madison County, Indiana.

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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.

On This Day : September 8

1647 - John BACON born in Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts.  John was the son of Daniel BACON and Mary READE.

1671 - Moses HUTCHINSON born in Northampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts.  Moses was the son of Ralph HUTCHINSON and Alice ________.

1709 - William CLARKE married Joan BLIVEN in Westerly, Rhode Island.  William was the son of Joseph CLARKE and Bethiah HUBBARD.

1763 - Ruth MILLS born.  Ruth was the daughter of Henry MILLS and Hannah THORNBURG.

1787 - Zebulon MAXSON died in Shrewsbury, Monmouth County, New Jersey.  Zebulon was the son of Joseph MAXSON and Bethia MAXSON.

1798 - Hannah HAWORTH born.  Hannah was the daughter of Absalom HAWORTH and Mary WEST.

1800 - Elizabeth OLIPHANT married Gravenor MARSH.  Elizabeth was the daughter of John OLIPHANT and Hannah AMOS.

1811 - Anna Marie Elisabeth KAHRE born in Kummerdingsen, Westphalia.  Anna was the daughter of Johann Friedrich KAHRE and Anna Marie Wilhelmine KIRSCHOFF.

1824 - Martha J. YOUNG born.  Martha was the daughter of Adam YOUNG and Sarah CRUM.

1845 - Sarah MAXSON married Andrew MARSHALL in Cass County, Michigan.  Sarah was the daughter of Ephraim MAXSON and Mary SMITH.

1860 - Nancy BALES married Amos MAIN.  Nancy was the daughter of Aaron BALES and Susannah RUSSELL.

1892 - Hester Ann TOLLETT born.  Hester was the daughter of Major C. TOLLETT and Amanda SWAFFORD.

1902 - John Franklin CHIVLARE died.  John was the son of Alpha Revis CHIVLARE and Clara Belle FOLLOWAY.

1906 - Clinton Franklin SWOFFORD married Lucy F. STEVA in Richmond, Missouri.  Clinton was the son of James Calvin SWAFFORD and Louisa Catherine LEE.

1911 - Estella Frances McOWEN born in Putnam County, Ohio.  Estella was the daughter of William Francis McOWEN and Bessie Elizabeth McLANE.

1923 - Hannah Melvina ROSE died in Glendale, Los Angeles County, California.  Hannah was the daughter of Lemuel Daugherty BECKETT and Sarah Springer CHEW.

1950 - Thomas Harmon SWAFFORD died in Liberty, Missouri.  Thomas was the son of John Marshall SWAFFORD and Mary Elizabeth LEE.

Friday, September 07, 2012

On This Day : September 7

1682 - Henry SEWALL born.  Henry was the son of John SEWALL and Hannah FESSENDEN.

1691 - Daniel BACON died in Newton, Suffolk County, Massachusetts.  Daniel was the son of Michael BACON and Alice BOWERS.  Daniel was my 10x-great grandfather.

1719 - Abigail REED died.  Abigail was the daughter of Thomas PIERCE and Elizabeth COLE.

1740 - John WITTER married Anne DAVIS.  John was the son of John WITTER and Sarah TEFFT.

1747 - Elisabeth BRAND born. Elisabeth was the daughter of William BRAND and Elizabeth DAVIS.

1797 - William WARDLAW married Isabel NESBIT in Harrison County, Kentucky.  William was the son of Robert WARDLAW and Janet DOWNEY.  

1800 - Rebecca CHEW born in Orange County, Virginia.  Rebecca was the daughter of Joseph CHEW and Elizabeth THOMAS.

1806 - Barbara SILLS born in Bedford County, Pennsylvania.  Barbara was the daughter of Michael SILLS and Rosanna FETTERS.

1807 - Mary CHEW born.  Mary was the daughter of Andrew CHEW and Anna Marie BARTHUS.

1812 - Phebe SILLS born in Champaign County, Ohio.  Phebe was the daughter of Michael SILLS and Rosanna FETTERS.

1821 - Japeth B. DEACON born in Burlington County, New Jersey.  Japeth was the son of Joseph DEACON and Beulah HAINES.

1829 - Aaron LEWIS born in Hagerstown, Wayne County, Indiana.  Aaron was the son of Nathaniel LEWIS and Nancy Ann SNIDER.

1845 - Elizabeth Ann BOYER married David PERKINS in Warrick County, Indiana.  Elizabeth was the daughter of Martin BOYER and Anna BENNETT.

1855 - William JACOBS married Catherine EICHELBERGER in Ashland County, Ohio.  William was the son of David JACOBS and Barbara BYERS.

1856 - Laura Ellen MAXON born in Jamestown, Greene County, Pennsylvania.  Laura was the daughter of William L. MAXON and Adaline ANDERSON.

1871 - Martha SMITH married Stephen BUNNELL in White County, Indiana.  Martha was the daughter of Seth SMITH and Nancy CLEMONS.

1873 - Caroline F. CHEW born in Darke County, Ohio.  Caroline was the daughter of Nathaniel Durbin CHEW and Margaret H. HEISTAND.

1924 - James Aaron SWAFFORD died in Bledsoe County, Tennessee.  James was the son of James Aaron SWAFFORD and Nancy Alice SHERRIL.

1961 - Fred MILLER died in Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Indiana.  Fred was the son of Mathias MILLER and Elizabeth SCHAEFFER.

1967 - Clinton Franklin SWOFFORD died in Richmond, Missouri.  Clinton was the son of James Calvin SWAFFORD and Louisa Catherine LEE.

1998 - Nellie R. SMITH died in Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Indiana.  Nellie was the daughter of Alpha Revis CHIVLARE and Clara Belle FOLLOWAY.