Tuesday, January 03, 2012

On This Day : January 3

1755: Charles TAYLOR born.  Charles was the son of George TAYLOR and Rachel GIBSON.


1759: Elisha STILLMAN married Mary DAVIS.  Elisha was the son of George STILLMAN and Deborah CRANDALL.


1779: Sarah SUTTON born in Shrewsbury, Monmouth County, New Jersey. She was the daughter of Cornelius SUTTON and Elizabeth APPLEGATE.  She was my 4x great-grandmother.


1784: Anna SCHLOTHAUER born.  Anna was the daughter of Johann Michael SCHLOTHAUER and Elizabeth PETRY.


1789: Amos MAXSON married Hannah POTTER.  Amos was the son of Torey MAXSON and Martha LANPHERE.


1835: William WARDLAW born.  William was the son of James WARDLAW and Susanna GREEN.


1885: Arthur WILDT born in Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Indiana.  Arthur was the son of Johannes Heinrich WILD and Emilie DEUTSCH.  Arthur was Corinne's 2x great-grandfather.


1899: Goldsborough Francis SWAFFORD born in Bledsoe County, Tennessee.  Goldsborough was the son of James Aaron SWAFFORD and Nancy Alice SHERRIL.


1910: Edwin Isaac BUTLER married Cecilla Morse MILLER in San Diego, San Diego County, California.  Edwin was the son of Frank Carlos BUTLER and Clara LEMASTERS.


1917: Nicholas H. SHAW died in Denver, Colorado.  Nicholas was the son of William SHAW and Mary HECK.


1937: John Phillips WILSON died in Auburn, Nebraska.  John was the son of Senator Winfield PHILLIPS and Una Maude LEMASTERS.



Monday, January 02, 2012

On This Day : January 2

1589: Alice BOWERS born.  Alice was my 11x great-grandmother.


1646/47: John CLARK married Elizabeth STEBBINS.  They were my 9x great-grandparents.


1659: Thomas EATON married Unice SINGLETARY in Andover, Massachusetts.  They were my 9x great-grandparents.


1742: Ruth BEALS married William UNDERWOOD.  Ruth was the daughter of William BEALS and Rebecca CHAMBERS.


1743: William BEALS died in Nottingham, Chester County, Pennsylvania.  William was the son of John BEALS and Mary CLAYTON.


1750: John OLIPHANT born in Amwell, New Jersey.  John was the son of Ephraim OLIPHANT and Sarah Higgins STOUT.


1757: Samuel OLIPHANT born.  Samuel was the son of Ephraim OLIPHANT and Sarah Higgins STOUT.


1769: George TAYLOR died.  George was the son of George TAYLOR and Rachel GIBSON.


1785: Jonathan MAXSON married Mary MAGDILINE in Monmouth County, New Jersey.  Jonathan was the son of Moser MAXSON and Tacy ________.


1792: Christian Friedrich KAHRE born in Kummerdingsen, Westphalia.  Christian was the son of Johann Karl Ludwig KAHRE and Anna Marie Ilsbein KROEGER.


1796: Jacob STICKEL died in Warrington Township, York County, Pennsylvania. Jacob was my 6x great-grandfather.


1826: William CROCKETT married Sarah SOPHER in Owen County, Indiana.  William was the son of Alexander CROCKETT and Elizabeth WATKINS.


1827: Anne Marie Louise Charlotte BOLLING died in Schnathorst, Westphalia.  Anne Marie was the daughter of Christian Friedrich KAHRE and Anna Marie Catherine BRINKHOFF.


1835: Jacob BABCOCK died.  Jacob was the son of Thomas BABCOCK and Martha DAVIS.


1847: Mary J. PENISTEN born.  Mary was the daughter of George PENISTEN and Amanda Melvina CAWGILL.


1854: Martha SMALLEY died.  Martha was the daughter of Capt. Thomas William DAVIS and Tacy CRANDALL.


1877: Elizabeth RAGAN died in Shelby County, Ohio.  Elizabeth was the daughter of Phillip YOUNG and Nancy Ann McLANE.


1878: Malissa E. MORRISTON born.  Malissa was the daughter of Alonzo T. MORRISTON and Rebecca A. WAMSLEY.


1896: David Edward BIRDWELL married Phebe FLANAGAN in Van Zandt, Texas. David was the son of William Ezekiel BIRDWELL and Dora Alice FLANAGAN.


1896: Mabel M. CUNNINGHAM born.  Mabel was the daughter of John William CUNNINGHAM and Leona A. DRAKE.


1914: Wayne Baker AILES born in Jackson Center, Shelby County, Ohio.  Wayne was the son of Sidney Dewitt AILES and Lina BAKER.


1962: Milton F. BAILS died in Ashland County, Ohio.  Milton was the son of William H. BAILS and Mary E. PENDLETON.



Obituary: Samantha (Metzner) Orcutt

Evangelical Messenger, September 23, 1890 page 603
ORCUTT. - Died near Portland, Jay Co., Ind., Sept. 13, 1890, Sister Samantha Orcutt, wife of James Orcutt, aged 33 y., 2 m. and 9 d.  She became a member of the Ev. Lutheran Church at the age of 20 years, and about 6 years since she united with the Ev. Association, and has ever since led a consistent Christian life.  She leaves husband, three children and many friends to mourn her departure.  They sorrow in hope, for our sister died in the Lord.  May the Lord comfort the bereaved friends and help them to meet in a better world.  Funeral by the writer.  H.H. Reingehl.

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Samantha E. METZNER was born July 4, 1857 in Jay County, Indiana, the daughter of John METZNER and Catherine YOUNG.  She married James ORCUTT on May 12, 1878 in Jay County, Indiana.  Samantha is buried in the Mt. Zion Cemetery, Noble Township, Jay County, Indiana.
Though not named, the three children were: George Albert (b. 1881); Lena Leato (b. 1883) and Mamie Elnora (b. 1889).  One son, Melvin Elias (d. 1889) preceded her in death.
Samantha was the grandmother of Harry Pierpont.