Monday, October 29, 2012

On This Day : October 29

1652 - Daniel EDGE born.  Daniel was the son of George EDGE and Joan ________.

1652 - Joseph EDGE born.  Joseph was the son of George EDGE and Joan ________.

1664 - Anton SCHWARTZ died in Egenhausen, Württemberg. Anton was the son of Hans SCHWARTZ and Catherina ________.  Anton was my 10x-great grandfather.

1678 - John BROUGHTON married Elizabeth WOODRUFF.  John was the son of John BROUGHTON and Hannah BASCOM.

1750 - Cornelius SUTTON born in New Jersey.  Cornelius was the son of Amos SUTTON and Jane CLAWSON.  Cornelius was my 5x-great grandfather.

1776 - Anna Catherine Louisa KAHRE born in Kummerdingsen, Westphalia.  Anna was the daughter of Johann Friedrich KAHRE and Anna Marie Wilhelmine KIRSCHOFF.

1797 - Susanna MAXSON married John PEABODY.  Susanna was the daughter of John MAXSON and Darcis NILES.

1813 - Lydia TYSON died.  Lydia was the daughter of William BEALS and Rachel GREEN.

1827 - Elizabeth SHAW born in Ohio.  Elizabeth was the daughter of William SHAW and Mary HECK.  Elizabeth was my 3x-great grandmother.

1834 - Lydia MILLER married Jacob M. PETRY.  Lydia was the daughter of George MILLER and Catherine PETRY.

1840 - Susanna WRIGHT married William Riley HALL in Brown County, Ohio.  Susanna was the daughter of George WRIGHT and Elizabeth ROBINS.

1840 - Melinda JACOBS married Henry S. KIMBALL in Ohio.  Melinda was the daughter of James Thomas JACOBS and Isabella FEILY.

1848 - Mary HEATON married Bennett KRATZER in Brown County, Ohio.  Mary was the daughter of James R. HEATON and Elizabeth JACOBS.

1851 - Mary Elizabeth HALL born.  Mary was the daughter of Joshua HALL and Rebecca CAMPBELL.

1873 - Elizabeth Rachel GEGENHEIMER born in Huron, Erie County, Ohio.  Elizabeth was the daughter of August GEGENHEIMER and Sarah C. HALEY.

1883 - Townsend W. HEATON born.  Townsend was the son of Townsend HEATON and Mary Louise WINTERS.

1900 - Elleiny LEWIS died in Huntington County, Indiana.  Elleiny was the daughter of Jacob LEWIS and Margaret COOK.

1900 - Everet B. LEWIS died in Dora, Wabash County, Indiana.  Everet was the son of Jacob LEWIS and Margaret COOK.

1908 - Robert C. WEHRLY born in Ridgeville, Randolph County, Indiana.  Robert was the son of John William WEHRLY and Esther L. WHITE.

1920 - Louisa WARDLOW died in Schuyler County, Missouri.  Louisa was the daughter of James R. HEATON and Elizabeth JACOBS.

1945 - Patricia Lou LeMASTER died in Portland, Jay County, Indiana.  Patricia was the daughter of Chesley Franklin LeMASTER and Clara Louise BURKEY.

Sunday, October 28, 2012

Sentimental Sunday : Senior Will


I, Travis J. LeMaster, of the senior class of 1987, being of questionable mind and unexplained body, do make, and publish, and declare the following to be my senior will.

To my little brother, Jason, I leave the legacy of the the nickname "Moe," and the uncanny ability to pass courses without doing any serious work.

To Chuck Tuite, I leave my collection of German folkmusic.

To Glenn Smock and Mark Naselroad, I leave my wrestling shoes (one for each).

To the senior class of 1988, I leave the responsibility of keeping S.U.R.F.F. alive and well.

To Ronnie Ross, I leave my "mooching" abilities, and to Lori Hannah, I leave my brains (she'll need some).

To Mike Lewis, I leave my typing skills, and to the rest of the study body, I leave my blessings and an open invitation to party with me at Ball State.


This was my "Senior Will" as published in the Tiger's Tale, the school newspaper of Alexandria-Monroe High School.  I came across this while looking for pictures for my 25th class reunion.

S.U.R.F.F. stood for "Student's United Revolutionary Freedom Fighters" and was a spoof that was done for the yearbook.  Featuring a para-military takeover of the school, complete with camo and weapons, it was something that would not be tolerated in today's post-Columbine world.

Sentimental Sunday – discuss a sentimental story or memory about an ancestor, or maybe even a family tradition that touches you. This is an ongoing series at GeneaBloggers  and was suggested by Renate Sanders at Into the Light .

On This Day : October 28

1689 - Mary FESSENDEN born in Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.  Mary was the daughter of Nicholas FESSENDEN and Margaret CHENEY.

1748 - John MAXSON died in Westerly, Rhode Island.  John was the son of John MAXSON and Mary MOSHER.  John was my 7x-great grandfather.

1762 - Lydia BEALS married William GARRETSON.  Lydia was the daughter of Jacob BEALS and Elizabeth GRIEST.

1763 - Anna Christian Ilsbein KAHRE born.  Anna was the daughter of Johann Jurgen KAHRE and Anna Catherine Elisabeth OBERMEIER.

1788 - Hannah WOOLSTON died in Burlington County, New Jersey.  Hannah was the daughter of Joseph AARONSEN and Hannah FOLWELL.  Hannah was my 6x-great grandmother.

1790 - Selah MOULTON born in Rutland County, Vermont.  Selah was the son of John MOULTON and Avis HURLBUT.  Selah was my 4x-great grandfather.

1805 - Christian Friedrich KAHRE died.  Christian was the son of Heinrich Hermann KAHRE and Anna Marie Elisabeth KAHRE.

1807 - William McPHEETERS died in Augusta County, Virginia.  William was the son of William McPHEETERS and Rebecca THOMPSON.

1824 - Levi COFFIN married Catherine S. WHITE.  Levi was the son of Levi COFFIN and Prudence WILLIAMS.

1828 - Mary NESBIT died in Livonia, Washington County, Indiana.  Mary was the daughter of John BERRY.  Mary was my 6x-great grandmother.

1831 - Mary C. JACOBS born in Brown County, Ohio.  Mary was the daughter of James Thomas JACOBS and Isabella FEILY.

1832 - John B. SWAFFORD born in Bledsoe County, Tennessee.  John was the son of Aaron W. SWAFFORD.

1845 - William Bennett LEE born in Tennessee.  William was the son of T. Aron LEE.

1847 - David BALES born in Randolph County, Indiana.  David was the son of Amer Jackson BALES and Harriett HIGGINBOTHAM.

1857 - Bowater SUMNER died in Knox County, Illinois.  Bowater was the son of Thomas SUMNER and Hannah HIATT.

1860 - Eliza Annette MAXON born.  Eliza was the daughter of Alexander Young MAXON and Margaret ROSE.

1873 - Benjamin Franklin WEHRLY born in Madison Township, Jay County, Indiana.  Benjamin was the son of William P. WEHRLY and Olive Jane SMITH.

1879 - Mary Elizabeth MAXON married Joseph Arthur GARNER in Greene County, Pennsylvania.  Mary was the daughter of Alexander Young MAXON and Margaret ROSE.

1883 - Myrtle L. SWAFFORD born.  Myrtle was the daughter of Samuel Richard SWAFFORD and Susan Isabell McGAUGH.

1892 - William MAXON died in Pennsylvania.  William was the son of Alexander Young MAXON and Margaret ROSE.

1893 - Gladys Amorel LeMASTER born in Jay County, Indiana.  Gladys was the daughter of William Clifford LeMASTER and Lella Edith LEWIS.

1895 - Margaret LEWIS died in Lancaster, Huntington County, Indiana.  Margaret was the daughter of Jacob RINEHART and Mary ADNEY.  Margaret was Eileen's 3x-great grandmother.

1896 - Milton CARTER died in Cherokee County, Kansas.  Milton was the son of Jesse CARTER and Nancy KENDALL.

1907 - Lillian Fern KING born in Madison County, Indiana.  Lillian was the daughter of David Victor KING and Rosie Myrtle ETCHISON.

1918 - Mary Elizabeth MATTHEWS died in Marion County, Tennessee.  Mary was the daughter of John Daniel SWAFFORD and Mary Elizabeth KEARLEY.

1946 - Ella Maude FIELDS died.  Ella was the daughter of William Burrell LEE and Margaret Jane SWAFFORD.

1956 - William Mathias MILLER died in Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Indiana.  William was the son of Mathias MILLER and Elizabeth SCHAEFFER.