Sunday, September 09, 2012

On This Day : September 9

1680 - Pierre VIELLARD died in Otterberg, Bayern.  Pierre was the son of Pierre VIELLARD.  Pierre was my 9x-great grandfather.

1751 - Anna ELDERTON married John HAWK.  Anna was the daughter of Roger ELDERTON and Lydia BABCOCK.

1771 - Frances HILLYARD born in Burlington County, New Jersey.  Frances was the daughter of Isaac HILLIER and Sarah HAINES.

1798 - Rebecca SUMNER born in Stokes County, North Carolina.  Rebecca was the daughter of Thomas SUMNER and Hannah HIATT.

1813 - Lydia MILLER born in York County, Pennsylvania.  Lydia was the daughter of George MILLER and Catherine PETRY.

1815 - Martha Hill HIGGINS born in Fleminton, Hunterdon County, New Jersey. Martha was the daughter of Judiah HIGGINS and Mary QUICK.

1818 - Caleb CARSON married Delilah JESSUP.  Caleb was the son of John CARSON and Abigail SUMNER.

1827 - Elisha MAXSON died.  Elisha was the son of Samuel MAXSON and Ruth ROGERS.

1829 - Charity HOGGATT died in Clinton County, Ohio.  Charity was the daughter of Bowater BEALS and Sarah Ann COOK.

1834 - John WRIGHT married Anna WARDLOW in Brown County, Ohio.  John was the son of George WRIGHT and Elizabeth ROBINS.  Anna was the daughter of Samuel WARDLAW and Elizabeth NESBIT.  They were my 4x-great grandparents.

1839 - Sarah Tira CROCKETT married Peter F. LIVINGSTON in Owen County, Indiana.  Sarah was the daughter of David CROCKETT and Mary Ann NOSLER.

1841 - Cornelius KING married Mary Ann BARNETT in Marion County, Indiana.  Cornelius was the son of William KING and Sarah SULLIVAN.

1844 - Wilson Jackson LAMBERTSON died in Butler County, Ohio.  Wilson was the son of John LAMBERTSON and Sarah A. WILLSON.

1852 - William MAXSON married Hannah KEISLER in Iowa.  William was the son of Jonathan MAXSON and Mary MAGDILINE.

1853 - Sibell JACOBS died in Adams County, Ohio.  Sibell was my 6x-great grandmother.

1852 - William MAXSON married Hannah KEISLER in Iowa.  William was the son of Jonathan MAXSON and Mary MAGDILINE.

1855 - Friedrich Wilhelm KAHRE married Louise RENNEKE in Warrenton, Indiana.  Friedrich was the son of Heinrich Wilhlem KAHRE and Marie Caroline Wilhelmina KORFF.

1866 - John Franklin BEALS born in Westfield, Hamilton County, Indiana.  John was the son of John T. BEALS and Mary DAVIS.

1866 - Beulah Sarah LeMASTERS born in Jay County, Indiana.  Beulah was the daughter of Luman Walker LeMASTERS and Mary Keziah CHEW.

1869 - Franklin Weldon JACOBS born in Perry Township, Ashland County, Ohio.  Franklin was the son of William JACOBS and Catherine EICHELBERGER.

1870 - Jessie PENISTEN born in Madison County, Indiana.  Jessie was the daughter of John PENISTEN and Jane Ann ALDERMAN.

1882 - Dewitt Clinton LEMASTERS born.  Dewitt was the son of Isaac LEMASTERS and Sarah Ann HESTON.

1886 - Jonas T. LEMASTERS born in Nebraska.  Jonas was the son of Jacob LEMASTERS and Sarah Ann HALFHILL.

1895 - Benjamin Franklin WEHRLY died.  Benjamin was the son of William P. WEHRLY and Olive Jane SMITH.

1928 - Elizabeth J. HINSHAW died.  Elizabeth was the daughter of John T. BEALS and Mary DAVIS.

1936 - Milton James MAXON died in Mt. Morris, Greene County, Pennsylvania.  Milton was the son of Thomas Alexander MAXON and Lenora Belle BROWN.

1942 - Franklin Andrew HALEY died in Sandusky, Erie County, Ohio.  Franklin was the son of George J. HALEY and Rachel H. GARY.

1985 - Edward Ferdinand WILDT died in Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Indiana.  Edward was the son of Arthur WILDT and Anna Magdalena DAMM.  Edward was Corinne's great-grandfather.

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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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.