On This Day : August 31

1683 - Susannah CLARKE born in Westerly, Rhode Island.  Susannah was the daughter of Joseph CLARKE and Bethiah HUBBARD.

1702 - Mary BABCOCK born.  Mary was the daughter of Robert BABCOCK and Lydia CRANDALL.

1771 - William WARDLAW born in Augusta County, Virginia.  William was the son of Robert WARDLAW and Janet DOWNEY.

1773 - Gordon PIERCE born in Hardwick, Worcester County, Massachusetts.  Gordon was the son of Seth PIERCE and Bethiah FIELD.  Gordon was my 5x-great grandfather.

1794 - Nancy Ann SNIDER born in Colchester Township, Essex County, Ontario, Canada.  Nancy was Eileen's 4x-great grandmother.

1796 - James WRIGHT born.  James was the son of Alexander WRIGHT and Elizabeth WRIGHT.

1798 - John WHITE died.  John was the son of John WHITE and Rebecca HAINES.

1814 - Hancock TAYLOR married Anna Hornsby LEWIS.  Hancock was the son of Richard TAYLOR and Sarah Dabney STROTHER.

1816 - Melinda JACOBS born in Adams County, Ohio.  Melinda was the daughter of James Thomas JACOBS and Isabella FEILY.

1822 - Betsy Ann BALES born.  Betsy was the daughter of Solomon BEALS and Elizabeth JOHN.

1834 - Lucien COY born.  Lucien was the son of John COY and Almina PIERCE.

1840 - Elizabeth HENDRIXSON born in Brown County, Ohio.  Elizabeth was the daughter of Allen HENDRIXSON and Sarah Ann WRIGHT.

1877 - Mark PIERCE born.  Mark was the son of Albert Orlando PIERCE and Elizabeth Williams PIKE.

1877 - Mark PIERCE died.  Mark was the son of Albert Orlando PIERCE and Elizabeth Williams PIKE.

1884 - Blaine Pearle WEHRLY born in Madison Township, Jay County, Indiana. Blaine was the son of William P. WEHRLY and Olive Jane SMITH.

1902 - Minerva SIGLER died in Elwood, Madison County, Indiana.  Minerva was the daughter of Francis S. PIERCE and Rebecca PAGE.

1940 - Martha Ann HEATH died in Richmond, Missouri.  Martha was the daughter of John B. SWAFFORD and Nancy Rowena MILLARD.

1944 - James Dillon PATTERSON died in Copeland, Gray County, Kansas.  James was the son of Norman Delmar PATTERSON and Alice Elizabeth LAVELY.

1978 - Margaret LEMLEY died in Washington, Washington County, Pennsylvania.  Margaret was the daughter of John F. RICKARD and Alene MAXON.

On This Day : August 30

1659 - John MENDENHALL born in Mildenhall, England.  John was the son of Thomas MENDENHALL and Joane STROADE.  He was my 9x-great grandfather.

1779 - Mary DAVIS born.  Mary was the daughter of Nathan DAVIS and Ann GIFFORD.

1801 - Curtis BEALS married Hannah EVANS.  Curtis was the son of Daniel BEALS and Susanna JACKSON.

1825 - Commodore Richard TAYLOR died.  Commodore was the son of George TAYLOR and Rachel GIBSON.

1828 - Henry PUTMAN married Agnes Ann W. JAMES in Bracken County, Kentucky.  Henry was the son of James PUTMAN and Elizabeth KENDRICK.

1858 - Ann JESSOP died.  Ann was the daughter of Richard WILLIAMS and Prudence BEALS.

1859 - Cornelius SUTTON died in Jackson Township, Randolph County, Indiana.  Cornelius was the son of Cornelius SUTTON and Elizabeth APPLEGATE.

1863 - Michael SILLS married Matilda Mary SHELLY in Wabash County, Indiana.  Michael was the son of George SILLS and Mary GRIMES.  Matilda was the daughter of Jacob SHELLY and Elizabeth RICKERT.

1870 - Edwin Michael HINSHAW born in Westfield, Hamilton County, Indiana.  Edwin was the son of Solomon HINSHAW and Elizabeth J. BEALS.

1870 - Mary E. PETRY died in Jay County, Indiana.  Mary was the daughter of Charles PETRY and Susannah WEHRLY.

1880 - Nellie Myrtle BEALS born in Humboldt, Richardson County, Nebraska.  Nellie was the daughter of Nathan Thomas BEALS and Elizabeth Caroline POE.

1885 - Okey DAVIS born in Long Run, West Virginia.  Okey was the son of Joseph Newton DAVIS and Almeda DAVIS.

1898 - John Lawrence METZNER died in Portland, Jay County, Indiana.  John was the son of William Henry METZNER and Angeline MEED.

1899 - Susannah J. HALDEMAN died in Morrow County, Ohio.  Susannah was the daughter of George J. HALEY and Rachel H. GARY.

1903 - Zella Frances LEE married Jesse Clinton WHITE.  Zella was the daughter of William Nation LEE and Flora Bell COX.

1928 - Catherine B. OVERS died in Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio.  Catherine was the daughter of David SHERRICK and Susan JACOBS.

1939 - Benjamin H. HALEY died in Huron, Erie County, Ohio.  Benjamin was the son of George J. HALEY and Rachel H. GARY.

1942 - Thomas Alexander MAXON died in Mt. Morris, Greene County, Pennsylvania.  Thomas was the son of Alexander Young MAXON and Margaret ROSE.

1990 - Emma Mabel JOHNSON died in Anderson, Madison County, Indiana.  Emma was the daughter of Charles Riggs WRIGHT and Bertha Cordelia LEONARD.

On This Day : August 29

1747 - Sarah HUNT born in Guilford County, North Carolina.  Sarah was the daughter of Thomas HUNT and Ann BEALS.

1787 - John NESBIT married Sarah HUNTER in Augusta County, Virginia.  John was the son of Samuel NESBIT and Mary BERRY.

1792 - John DAVIS died in Bristol, Connecticut.  John was the son of John DAVIS and Elizabeth MAXSON.

1799 - James PUTMAN married Elizabeth KENDRICK in Bourbon County, Kentucky.  James was the son of Henry PUTMAN and Elizabeth KENDRICK.  Elizabeth was the daughter of Benjamin KENDRICK and Frances CORBIN.  They were my 6x-great grandparents.

1801 - Thomas BEALS died in Highland County, Ohio.  Thomas was the son of John BEALS and Sarah BOWATER.  Thomas was my 7x-great grandfather.

1812 - Newton M. WALKER born.  Newton was the son of Joseph WALKER and Martha McPHEETERS.

1816 - Martin BOYER married Anna BENNETT in Franklin County, Ohio.  Martin was the son of Jacob BOYER and Magdalene STRADER.  Anna was the daughter of Joseph BENNETT.  They were Corinne's 5x-great grandparents.

1822 - William SHAW married Mary HECK in Brown County, Ohio.  Mary was the daughter of Godfrey HECK and Elizabeth KIMMER.  They were my 4x-great grandparents.

1822 - Frances HILLIER died in Burlington County, New Jersey.  Frances was the daughter of Jeremiah HAINES and Hannah BONNELL.

1835 - Henry M. PETRY born in Preble County, Ohio.  Henry was the son of Jacob M. PETRY and Lydia MILLER.

1850 - Job MATTHEWS born.  Job was the son of Job MATTHEWS and Christina BOYER.

1884 - W.J. CUMMINGS born in Tennessee.  W.J. was the son of John Jackson CUMMINGS and Mary Jane MATLOCK.

1886 - Bert Sigler LAMBERTSON born in Tipton County, Indiana.  Bert was the son of Carey W. LAMBERTSON and Clara E. COOK.

1903 - Marietta COOK married James C. POE in Wabash County, Indiana.  Marietta was the daughter of Robert COOK and Sarah DOLES.  Marietta was Eileen's 2x-great grandmother.

1909 - John COVEY married Liva SHELTON in Ray County, Missouri.  John was the son of Andrew Woolsey COVEY and Rebecca A. SWAFFORD.

1922 - John Farley BECKETT died.  John was the son of Lemuel Daugherty BECKETT and Sarah Springer CHEW.

1935 - Andrew Jackson GATTS died in Schuyler County, Missouri.  Andrew was the son of Perry GATTS and Isabella HEATON.

1988 - William ALDERMAN died in Madison, Wisconsin.  William was the son of William ALDERMAN and Ida E. HOGA.