On This Day : October 30

1666 - Deborah PIERCE born in Woburn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.  Deborah was the daughter of John PIERCE and Deborah CONVERS.

1686 - Samuel CRANDALL born.  Samuel was the son of Samuel CRANDALL and Sarah COLBY.

1703 - Dorothy MAXSON born.  Dorothy was the daughter of John MAXSON and Judith CLARKE.

1710 - Joseph BROWN married Margaret SINKLER.  Joseph was the son of William BROWN and Dorothy ________.

1746 - John MAXSON married Sarah BURDICK.  John was the son of John MAXSON and Thankful RANDALL.

1774 - Jeremiah HAINES died in Burlington County, New Jersey.  Jeremiah was the son of William HAINES and Sarah PAINE.  Jeremiah was my 7x-great grandfather.

1781 - Rebecca MOULTON born.  Rebecca was the daughter of John MOULTON and Avis HURLBUT.

1804 - Mary HUNT born in Randolph County, North Carolina.  Mary was the daughter of Isom HUNT and Margaret BUNDY.

1816 - Hiram HUNT married Sally COOK in Guilford County, North Carolina.  Hiram was the son of Eleazer HUNT and Lydia WORLEY.

1845 - James W. ALDERMAN married Nancy J. WILSON in Greenville, Bond County, Illinois.  James was the son of James ALDERMAN and Martha CANTELL.

1862 - William E. SWAFFORD born in Bledsoe County, Tennessee.  William was the son of William Harrison SWAFFORD and Ann E. VICKERY.

1863 - Joel MAXON died in Pennsylvania.  Joel was the son of Stephen MAXON and Margaret BRANNON.

1870 - Hannah Melvina BECKETT married William Jacob COCKE.  Hannah was the daughter of Lemuel Daugherty BECKETT and Sarah Springer CHEW.

1894 - Lenora BOYER born.  Lenora was the daughter of Carlos J. BOYER and Cordie Bell WHITE.

1895 - Dessie May LEE married Thomas Henry FIELDS in Ray County, Missouri. Dessie was the daughter of William Burrell LEE and Margaret Jane SWAFFORD.

1898 - Leslie S. YOUNG married Matilda Agnes GREEN.  Leslie was the son of Sidney YOUNG and Mary Louisa BEAHLER.

1908 - Alvin Edward SWAFFORD born.  Alvin was the son of Albert SWAFFORD and Della Mae BURGESS.

1909 - Frederick P. WEHRLY died.  Frederick was the son of Johannes WEHRLY and Barbara PETRY.

1929 - Dora Ella GOODMAN died in Rayville, Missouri.  Dora was the daughter of Samuel Richard SWAFFORD and Susan Isabell McGAUGH.

1938 - Anna GROENENDYKE died in Liberty Township, Darke County, Ohio.  Anna was the daughter of George MILLER and Barbara BOLLINGER.

1971 - Ord Wehrly LeMASTER died in Bluffton, Wells County, Indiana.  Ord was the son of Luman Cooper LeMASTERS and Barbara Isabel WEHRLY.  Ord was my grandfather.

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.

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 .