On This Day : November 20

1660 - Abigail PIERCE born.  Abigail was the daughter of Thomas PIERCE and Elizabeth COLE.

1662 - Hannah BASCOM married William JANES.  Hannah was the daughter of Thomas BASCOM.  Hannah was my 10x-great grandmother.

1717 - Jonathan HARROLD born in Chester County, Pennsylvania.  Jonathan was the son of Richard HARROLD and Mary Ann BEALS.

1717 - Sarah WITTER born.  Sarah was the daughter of John WITTER and Sarah TEFFT.

1732 - Jonathan MAXSON died in Westerly, Rhode Island.  Jonathan was the son of John MAXSON and Mary MOSHER.

1752 - George Frederick PENCE born in Lancaster, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.  George was the son of Jacob PENCE and Barbara ________. George was Eileen's 5x great-grandfather.

1767 - Sarah PIERCE born.  Sarah was the daughter of Seth PIERCE and Bethiah FIELD.

1772 - Elizabeth FIELD died in Mansfield, Windham County, Connecticut.  Elizabeth was the daughter of Thomas SPOFFORD and Bethiah HAZELTINE.  Elizabeth was my 7x-great grandmother.

1772 - Michael JACOBS born.  Michael was the son of Johann Michael JACOBS and Maria Catherine CHERDRON.  Michael was my 5x-great grandfather.

1777 - Experience DAVIS married Hezekiah WEST.  Experience was the daughter of John DAVIS and Bethia ROGERS.

1777 - Thomas DAVIS married Polly WEST.  Thomas was the son of John DAVIS and Bethia ROGERS.

1779 - Rachel HAINES born in Burlington County, New Jersey.  Rachel was the daughter of Robert HAINES and Rachel VENICOMB.

1798 - Robert Haines WOOLSTON born in Burlington County, New Jersey.  Robert was the son of Samuel WOOLSTON and Hannah HAINES.

1807 - Margaret KIMMER born.  Margaret was the daughter of Nicholas KIMMER and Sarah FAYLER.

1815 - Delila SILLS was born Champaign County, Ohio.  Delila was the daughter of Michael SILLS and Rosanna FETTERS.

1835 - Barbara Helen HALEY born in Goshen, Hardin County, Ohio.  Barbara was the daughter in George J. HALEY and Rachel H. GARY.

1845 - Anna Marie Ilsbein KAHRE born in Tengern, Westphalia.  Anna was the daughter of Heinrich Hermann KAHRE and Anna Maria Sophia RULLMANN.

1855 - Joel PHILBRICK married Carrie E. BROWN.  Joel was the son of Joel PHILBRICK and Sally FOX.

1870 - Sarah Elnora LeMASTERS born in Jay County, Indiana.  Sarah was the daughter of William Wesley LeMASTERS and Milinda Margaret HALFHILL.

1881 - Willie DAVIS born.  Willie was the son of Reuben H. DAVIS and Sarah McCLOY.

1887 - Rebecca HALL died in Des Moines, Iowa.  Rebecca was the daughter of William CAMPBELL and Elizabeth McPHEETERS.

1891 - Ulysses Grant LeMASTERS married Lizzie FLOYD.  Ulysses was the son of Isaac LEMASTERS and Sarah Ann HESTON.

1902 - Imo C. CHEW born in Jay County, Indiana.  Imo was the daughter of William Anderson CHEW and Emma Susan STRAIGHT.

1909 - Isaac S. POE died in Norton, Norton County, Kansas.  Isaac was the son of John W. POE and Elizabeth RAINS.  Isaac was my 4x-great grandfather.

1910 - Charles Valentine SWAFFORD married Ulva WRAY.  Charles was the son of Landon Marcellus SWAFFORD and Bertie Belle MARSH.

1910 - George Walker YAEGER born in Brazil, Clay County, Indiana.  George was the son of John Henry YAEGER and Bertha Fidelia LeMASTERS.

1932 - Frances ELLIOTT died in San Jose, Santa Clara County, California.  Frances was the daughter of Elijah W. CHEW and Sarah MILLER.

1936 - Pleasant MILLS died in Mooresville, Indiana.  Pleasant was the son of Aaron MILLS and Catherine FARMER.

1966 - Anna Margaret NICHOLS died in Mt. Morris, Greene County, Pennsylvania.  Anna was the daughter of Thomas Alexander MAXON and Lenora Belle BROWN.

2009 - Vicki Lynn SEAMANS died in Florida.  Vicki was the daughter of Robert Earl WALSH and Ruby Jane LAMBERTSON.

On This Day : November 19

1691 - John BROUGHTON married Hannah BASCOM.  John was the son of John BROUGHTON and Hannah BASCOM.

1692 - Michael NEWBOLD died in Burlington, New Jersey.  Michael was the son of Thomas NEWBOLD and Joanna SYMMS.  Michael was my 9x-great grandfather.

1722 - Johann Jurgen KAHRE married Anna Katherine STEINMEIER in Kummerdingsen, Westphalia.  Johann was Corinne's 8x-great grandfather.

1738 - Anna PHILBRICK married Ebenezer SHAW.  Anna was the daughter of Thomas PHILBRICK and Abigail ________.

1747 - Hannah PIERCE born.  Hannah was the daughter of Josiah PIERCE and Miriam COOK.

1762 - Martha TAYLOR died in Orange County, Virginia.  Martha was the daughter of Roger THOMPSON.  Martha was my 9x-great grandfather.

1769 - Anne HAINES born in Burlington County, New Jersey.  Anne was the daughter of Robert HAINES and Rachel VENICOMB.

1771 - Jeremiah HAINES born.  Jeremiah was the son of Robert HAINES and Rahcel VENICOMB.

1777 - Levi HEATON married Phebe COOK.  Levi was the son of Samuel HEATON.

1823 - Sarah SWAFFORD born.  Sarah was the daughter of Thomas SWAFFORD and Nellie HOWARD.

1857 - Abraham B. JACOBS married Harriette RIFE in Wayne County, Ohio.  Abraham was the son of David JACOBS and Barbara BYERS.

1867 - William Augustus McPHEETERS married Laura WALWORTH.  William was the son of James Augustus McPHEETERS and Maria DUNBAR.

1873 - Sarah Agnes PETRY died.  Sarah was the daughter of Levi W. PETRY and Susannah COFFMAN.

1885 - William H. BAILS married Mary E. PENDLETON in McComb County, Ohio.  William was the son of Abraham L. BAILS and Elizabeth HART.

1886 - Hannah GROENENDYKE died.  Hannah was the daughter of Thomas BEARD and Elizabeth DICKS.

1887 - Nancy Jane TOLLETT born.  Nancy was the daughter of Major C. TOLLETT and Amanda SWAFFORD.

1900 - William SWAFFORD born in Tennessee.  William was the son of William E. SWAFFORD and Mary Lou SHERRILL.

1901 - Vernon SIGLER born in Madison County, Indiana.  Vernon was the son of John H. SIGLER and Nelia KIMMERLING.

1902 - Lowell Leslie PEFLEY born in Wabash County, Indiana.  Lowell was the son of Albert Duffey PEFLEY and Sarah May PEEPLES.

1907 - Ernest Ovid LEWIS born in Dora, Wabash County, Indiana.  Ernest was the son of Lawrence Solomon LEWIS and Ruth Alice SILLS.

1908 - Frank Raymond LAMBERTSON born in Hamilton County, Indiana.  Frank was the son of Bert Sigler LAMBERTSON and Marie WILLIAMS.

Sunday's Obituary : William Haley (1860-1933)

Source: Commerical-Review, Portland, Indiana, October 27, 1933, page 1.

William Haley Dies in Noble

Heart Trouble-Dropsy are Fatal to Former Resident of Portland

William Haley, 73, died this morning at his home near Bellefontaine, death being due to heart trouble and dropsy.  He had been in failing health since February and seriously for three weeks.

Mr. Haley was born September 12, 1860, in Noble township and resided on the farm where he was born northeast of Portland until locating in this city in 1918 and residing here until last February.  His parents were Sebastian and Lydia (Rader) Haley.

In 1884 he was married to Jennie Laicock, who died April 1, 1929, and remarried February 12, 1933 to Nora Hoadeschell, who survives.  Mrs. Hazel Thornburg of Portland is a daughter.  There are three grandchildren, Katherine, Ruth and William Thornburg, and one sister, Mrs. Eli Haffner of Portland.

Funeral services will be Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock at the residence in charge of Rev. Russell Haley of Peru, assisted by Rev. J.O. Lewis of Portland.  Burial in Green Park cemetery.