On This Day : August 25

1675 - John CLARKE born in Westerly, Rhode Island.  John was the son of Joseph CLARKE and Bethiah HUBBARD.

1715 - John DAVIS married Elizabeth MAXSON in Westerly, Rhode Island.  John was the son of William DAVIS and Elizabeth BRISLEY.  Elizabeth was the daughter of John MAXSON and Judith CLARKE.  They were my 7x-great grandparents.

1727 - Simeon MAXSON born in Westerly, Rhode Island.  Simeon was the son of Joseph MAXSON and Bethia MAXSON.

1734 - Benjamin FESSENDEN born in Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.  Benjamin was the son of William FESSENDEN and Martha BROWN.

1736 - Joseph AARONSEN married Hannah FOLWELL in Burlington County, New Jersey.  Joseph was the son of John AARONSEN and Mary ________.  Hannah was the daughter of Nathan FOLWELL and Sarah MIDDLETON.  They were my 7x-great grandparents.

1744 - Johannes GROENENDYKE married Sarah Ann LAKE in New Jersey.  Johannes was the son of Petrus GROENENDYKE and Mayke VERKERK.  Sarah was the daughter of John LAKE and Martinah ______.  They were my 7x-great grandparents.

1752 - Hannah MILLS born.  Hannah was the daughter of Henry MILLS and Hannah THORNBURG.

1754 - Thomas ALLEN born in Chester County, Pennsylvania.  Thomas was the son of John ALLEN and Phebe SCARLETT.

1800 - Rebecca CHEW died in Orange County, Virginia.  Rebecca was the daughter of Joseph CHEW and Elizabeth THOMAS.

1808 - Uriah HUNT married Rebecca MASON.  Uriah was the son of John HUNT and Rachel HAWORTH.

1810 - Mary Ann HIGGINS born in Flemington, Hunterdon County, New Jersey. Mary was the daughter of Judiah HIGGINS and Mary QUICK.

1820 - Samuel SILLS born in Champaign County, Ohio.  Samuel was the son of Michael SILLS and Rosanna FETTERS.

1847 - Philander WARDLOW died.  Philander was the son of William WARDLAW and Isabel NESBIT.

1884 - Ora Amanda HALEY born in Jay County, Indiana.  Ora was the daughter of George Washington HALEY and Mary Jane SHERRICK.

1895 - Larfieler CUMMINGS married A.G. TAYLOR in Dyer County, Tennessee.  Larfieler was the daughter of Wyatt CUMMINGS and Margaret HENSON.

1910 - Mildred WILDT born in Vanderburgh County, Indiana.  Mildred was the daughter of Arthur WILDT and Anna Magdalena DAMM.

1911 - Lora BOYER born.  Lora was the daughter of Carlos J. BOYER and Cordie Bell WHITE.

On This Day : August 24

1684 - Barendje VERKERK married Nicholas VANDERGRIFT in Flatbush, Long Island, New York.  Barendje was the daughter of Jan Janse VERKERK and Mayke GYSBERTS.

1688 - Joseph PIERCE born in Woburn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.  Joseph was the son of John PIERCE and Deborah CONVERS.

1721 - Frances TAYLOR married Ambrose MADISON in Orange County, Virginia.  Frances was the daughter of James TAYLOR and Martha THOMPSON.

1733 - Richard BROWN married Mary NORTON.  Richard was the son of William BROWN and Ann MERCER.

1737 - Jonathan MAXSON born in Westerly, Rhode Island.  Jonathan was the son of John MAXSON and Tacy ROGERS.

1744 - Lydia BEALS born.  Lydia was the daughter of Jacob BEALS and Elizabeth GRIEST.

1769 - Nicholas ERB died.  Nicholas was the son of Nicholas ERB and Catherine ________.

1773 - George MAXSON born.  George was the son of Simeon MAXSON and Mary BABCOCK.

1816 - Jacob M. PETRY born in York County, Pennsylvania.  Jacob was the son of Henry PETRY.

1821 - Charlotte WOOLSTON died in Burlington County, New Jersey.  Charlotte was the daughter of Robert HAINES and Rachel VENICOMB.

1842 - William Harrison SWAFFORD born in Tennessee.  William was the son of James A. SWAFFORD and Polly Ann NAIL.

1845 - Sarah RINENHART died in Henry County, Indiana.  Sarah was the daughter of Daniel ADNEY and Anna COGER.

1854 - Peter GROENENDYKE died in Montgomery County, Indiana.  Peter was the son of James GROENENDYKE and Joannah ANTONIDES.

1859 - James HAWORTH married Rebecca Mahala BRUNER.  James was the son of Nathaniel HAWORTH and Anna OLIPHANT.

1868 - Ellen KING born in Frankton, Madison County, Indiana.  Ellen was the daughter of Daniel KING and Elizabeth SHAW.  Ellen was my 2x-great grandmother.

1869 - Julia C. COFFELT born in Cole County, Missouri.  Julia was the daughter of Daniel COFFELT and Rebecca A. SWAFFORD.

1882 - Ercie A. LEE born.  Ercie was the daughter of Reubin Brown LEE and Nancy A. CRAFT.

1884 - Lucinda SCISM died in Stoddard County, Missouri.  Lucinda was the daughter of Samuel McPHEETERS and Lucretia BARRETT.

1885 - Gertie LEE born.  Gertie was the daughter of John Edward LEE and Sarah SWAFFORD.

1885 - William Everett GILLILAND born in Elletsville, Monroe County, Indiana. William was the son of Robert Farrell GILLILAND and Mary Ellen SWAFFORD.

1904 - John Harvey SWAFFORD born in Anthony, Kansas.  John was the son of James Wesley SWAFFORD and Emma SMITH.

1909 - Wade A. CHEW born in Jay County, Indiana.  Wade was the son of Virgil Cooper CHEW and Esther V. ABEL.

1914 - Susannah HOOVER died in Pomona, California.  Susannah was the daughter of Solomon PEFLEY and Frances ROOF.

1941 - Emma Rose GARNER died.  Emma was the daughter of Alexander Young MAXON and Margaret ROSE.

1948 - John Robert WILDT died in Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Indiana.  John was the son of Edward Ferdinand WILDT and Miriam Ruth MIGUET.

On This Day : August 23

1635 - Joan CLAYTON born in Boxgrove Parish, Sussex, England.  Joan was the daughter of William CLAYTON and Joan SMITH.

1681 - Abraham de LA NOY married Cornelia TOLL in New York, New York.  Abraham was the son of Abraham de LA NOY and Marrittie LUBBERTS.

1692 - James CRANDALL born.  James was the son of Samuel CRANDALL and Sarah COLBY.

1692 - Jane CRANDALL born.  Jane was the daughter of Samuel CRANDALL and Sarah COLBY.

1749 - Enoch PIERCE born.  Enoch was the son of Enoch PIERCE and Mary MASON.

1805 - Christian Friedrich KAHRE born in Kummersdingsen, Westphalia.  Christian was the son of Heinrich Hermann KAHRE and Anna Marie Elisabeth KAHRE.

1819 - Alfred FISHER born.  Alfred was the son of Daniel FISHER and Susannah REEVES.

1827 - Sarah Ann YOUNG born. Sarah was the daughter of Phillip YOUNG and Keziah CURTIS.

1830 - Mary PANGBURN died in Brown County, Ohio.  Mary was the daughter of Obadiah ROBINS and Susannah HODGKINS.

1840 - John Adam METZNER born in Licking County, Ohio.  John was the son of John METZNER and Catharine YOUNG.  John was my 2x-great grandfather.

1840 - Agnes Barbara HOFFHER born.  Agnes was Corinne's 4x-great grandmother.

1844 - William Hamilton SMITH born in Madison County, Ohio.  William was the son of Seth SMITH and Nancy CLEMONS.

1862 - Daniel LEWIS born in Huntington County, Indiana.  Daniel was the son of Solomon LEWIS and Margaret RINEHART.

1874 - Homer Herschel BEALS born.  Homer was the son of Thomas Elwood BEALS and Eliza Matilda HODGIN.

1880 - Alfred Andrew HALEY born in Huron Township, Erie County, Ohio.  Alfred was the son of Benjamin H. HALEY and Louisa HUTTENBOCKER.

1890 - Clarence O. HALEY born.  Clarence was the son of Andrew Frank HALEY and Emma Catherine LEONHARD.

1892 - Nancy BISHOP died.  Nancy was the daughter of Andrew CHEW and Anna Marie BARTHUS.

1893 - Charles Welsey HALEY died in Jay County, Indiana.  Charles was the son of George Washington HALEY and Mary Jane SHERRICK.

1894 - Jacob M. PETRY died in Preble County, Ohio.  Jacob was the son of Henry PETRY.

1895 - Mary Annettie HALEY born in Jay County, Indiana.  Mary was the daughter of Eli Weldon HALEY and Cora Belle METZNER.

1896 - Henry Leonard WEHRLY married Mamie M. SALISBURY.  Henry was the son of William P. WEHRLY and Olive Jane SMITH.

1900 - Arthur Augustus METZNER married Laura D. REID in Jay County, Indiana.  Arthur was the son of Louis Napoleon METZNER and Henrietta WEAVER.

1902 - Mary MILLER born in Vanderburgh County, Indiana.  Mary was the daughter of Mathias MILLER and Elizabeth SCHAEFFER.

1904 - Eva Louise MILLER born in Vanderburgh County, Indiana.  Eva was the daughter of Mathias MILLER and Elizabeth SCHAEFFER.

1919 - William Albert CUMMINGS died in Lawrence County, Tennessee.  William was the son of John Jackson CUMMINGS and Mary E. CUMMINGS.

1946 - Carl Ethan WEHRLY died in Portland, Jay County, Indiana.  Carl was the son of Alva Monroe WEHRLY and Emma C. YAEGER.

1948 - Louise Eliane LeMASTERS died.  Louise was the daughter of Vernon Walker LeMASTERS and Helene Louise GARMHAUSEN.

1949 - Mary THACKER died in Ray County, Missouri.  Mary was the daughter of John B. SWAFFORD and Nancy Rowena MILLARD.

1991 - Charles D. PIERCE died in Alexandria, Madison County, Indiana.  Charles was the son of William Francis PIERCE and Vida MADDOX.