Tuesday, August 14, 2012

On This Day : August 14

1621 - Edward SCOTT died in Bradfield, Suffolk, England.  Edward was my 13x-great grandfather.

1656 - Thomas EATON married Martha KENT.  Thomas was my 9x-great grandfather.

1667 - Joseph WHITTEMORE born.  Joseph was the son of Thomas WHITTEMORE and Elizabeth PIERCE.

1684 - Abigail WITTER born in Stonington, Connecticut.  Abigail was the daughter of Josiah WITTER and Sarah CRANDALL.

1721 - Martha DAVIS born.  Martha was the daughter of John DAVIS and Elizabeth MAXSON.

1742 - Ruth HADLEY married John MARSHILL at Chester County, Pennsylvania. Ruth was the daughter of Joshua HADLEY and Mary ROWLAND.

1732 - Jeffrey CHEW married Amy DRIVER in Gloucester County, New Jersey.  Jeffrey was the son of Nathaniel CHEW and Mary CLARK.  Amy was the daughter of John DRIVER and Sarah ________.  They were my 7x-great grandparents.

1755 - Sarah GREENE born.  Sarah was the daughter of John Matthew GREENE and Judith MAXSON.

1772 - Alexander WRIGHT died in Fredericksburg, Virginia.  Alexander was the son of Robert WRIGHT and Elizabeth HENDERSON.

1773 - Amy LEWIS born.  Amy was the daughter of Daniel LEWIS.

1781 - John DAVIS born.  John was the son of Jonathan R. DAVIS and Elizabeth COVEY.

1788 - Esther STEVENS born.  Esther was the daughter of David STEVENS and Mary COOK.

1790 - Elizabeth WRIGHT died in Woolwich, Scotland.  Elizabeth was the daughter of Jessie WRIGHT and Phoebe RULY.

1794 - John WILLIAMS married Sarah WHEELER in Guilford County, North Carolina.  John was the son of Richard WILLIAMS and Prudence BEALS.

1807 - Rachel SUMNER married Phillip W. SPARGUR.  Rachel was the daughter of Bowater SUMNER and Rebeckah BURRAS.

1845 - Mary Abigail HEATON born in Taylor County, Iowa.  Mary was the daughter of Alexander S. HEATON and Jemima SHAW.

1846 - Calvin S. WELCH born.  Calvin was the son of Lucas WELCH and Alma PIERCE.

1852 - Phebe Ann BEALS married Jesse J. BALDWIN.  Phebe was the daughter of Daniel BEALS and Catherine JACKSON.

1853 - Prudence MAXSON married Seymour CHIPMAN.  Prudence was the daughter of Ephraim MAXSON and Mary SMITH.

1862 - Margaret GARRETT died.  Margaret was the daughter of Samuel BOND and Elizabeth BEALS.

1867 - Anna Marie Louise RITTERMEIER died.  Anna was the daughter of Christian Friedrich KAHRE and Anna Marie Catherine BRINKHOFF.

1869 - Petrus Theodore RIEBER died in Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Indiana.  Petrus was Corinne's 4x-great grandfather.

1873 - Daniel WILLIAMS died.  Daniel was the son of Richard WILLIAMS and Sarah BALDWIN.

1876 - Nancy POWER died in Bracken County, Kentucky.  Nancy was the daughter of John BYARS and Catherine HECK.

1882 - Orlie DAVIS born in Long Run, West Virginia.  Orlie was the son of Joseph Newton DAVIS and Almeda DAVIS.

1885 - Lavinia E. ABERNATHY died.  Lavinia was the daughter of John LOGAN and Rachel McPHEETERS.

1887 - Albert Smith RICHARDS born.  Albert was the son of John Thomas RICHARDS and Mary Jane CROCKETT.

1893 - Mila A. MORRISTON died.  Mila was the daughter of Alonzo T. MORRISTON and Amanda AMOS.

Monday, August 13, 2012

On This Day : August 13

1649 - Joseph PIERCE born.  Joseph was the son of Thomas PIERCE and Elizabeth COLE.


1758 - Joseph CHEW married Grace DESHON in New London, Connecticut.  Joseph was the son of Thomas CHEW and Martha TAYLOR.


1800 - James WRIGHT died in Logie, Perth, Scotland.  James was the son of Robert WRIGHT and Elizabeth HENDERSON.


1817 - John LEWIS born.  John was the son of Nathaniel LEWIS and Nancy Ann SNIDER.


1821 - Clarissa MAXON born in Fayette County, Pennsylvania.  Clarissa was the daughter of Joel MAXON and Hannah FIELDS.


1824 - Elizabeth Jane JACOBS born in Ripley, Ohio.  Elizabeth was the daughter of James Thomas JACOBS and Isabella FEILY.


1856 - Martha Ann BALES died.  Martha was the daughter of Aaron BALES and Susannah RUSSELL.


1873 - Mary M. MORRISTON born.  Mary was the daughter of Alonzo T. MORRISTON and Rebecca A. WAMSLEY.


1880 - LeRoy Garfield WEHRLY born in Madison Township, Jay County, Indiana.  LeRoy was the son of William P. WEHRLY and Olive Jane SMITH.


1889 - Oscar L. CHALFANT born in West Virginia.  Oscar was the son of Solomon Elija CHALFANT and Matilda Gregg MAXON.


1898 - Maronia MAXON born in Fayette County, Pennsylvania.  Maronia was the daughter of Joseph Lancaster MAXON and Josephine Agnes May GAMBLE.


1903 - Jewell FIELDS born in Richmond, Missouri.  Jewell was the son of Thomas Henry FIELDS and Dessie May LEE.


1950 - Frankie Cleveland GOSNELL died.  Frankie was the daughter of David KING and Litha Ann Trumilis D'Amsel MAY.


1994 - Doris Jean CHIVLARE died in Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Indiana.  Doris was the daughter of Taylor E. CHIVLARE and Nellie COX.

Sunday, August 12, 2012

On This Day : August 12

1683 - Elizabeth PRICE born.  Elizabeth was the daughter of Robert PRICE and Sarah WEBB.


1684 - Thomas FESSENDEN born in Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.  Thomas was the son of Nicholas FESSENDEN and Margaret CHENEY.


1700 - Samuel BROWN born.  Samuel was the son of William BROWN and Catherine WILLIAMS.


1704 - Ulrich RINEHART born in Sumiswald, Canton Bern, Switzerland.  Ulrich was Eileen's 7x-great grandfather.


1712 - Elizabeth BEESON born.  Elizabeth was the daughter of Edward BEESON and Elizabeth GRUBB.


1812 - James GROENENDYKE born in New Jersey.  James was the son of James GROENENDYKE and Joannah ANTONIDES.


1818 - Ruth MAXSON born in Freeport, Harrison County, Ohio.  Ruth was the daughter of David MAXSON and Sarah KINSEY.


1830 - Dinah CARSON born.  Dinah was the daughter of Jacob CARSON and Esther BEALS.


1832 - Peter ANTONIDES died.  Peter was the son of Cornelius ANTONIDES and Marie VAN SICKLEN.


1832 - Christian Friedrich KAHRE died.  Christian was the son of Johann Friedrich KAHRE and Anna Marie Wilhelmine KIRSCHOFF.


1855 - John Jacob HALEY born in Huron, Erie County, Ohio.  John was the son of George J. HALEY and Rachel GARY.


1860 - Levi WARDLOW married Nancy Ann WRIGHT in Brown County, Ohio.  Levi was the son of Arana WARDLOW and Adelina D. DENNIS.  Nancy was the daughter of John WRIGHT and Anna WARDLOW.


1876 - Rebecca SCISM died.  Rebecca was the daughter of William SCISM and Lucinda McPHEETERS.


1884 - Arthur F. MORRISTON died.  Arthur was the son of Alonzo T. MORRISTON and Rebecca A. WAMSLEY.


1886 - Ethel C. METZNER born in Jay County, Indiana.  Ethel was the daughter of Wesley T. METZNER and Mary Emma ROSER.


1890 - Mary SHAW died in Madison County, Indiana.  Mary was the daughter of Godfrey HECK and Elizabeth KIMMER.  Mary was my 4x-great grandmother.


1894 - Ernest SWAFFORD born in Tennessee.  Ernest was the son of George W. SWAFFORD and Elizabeth HAMILTON.


1913 - M. Oneida LeMASTER died in Jay County, Indiana.  Oneida was the daughter of Clarence Harrison LeMASTER and Ferry Mae BICKEL.


2005 - Clara Ellen HIGH died in Anderson, Madison County, Indiana.  Clara was the daughter of Virgil Lee WRIGHT and Edna Muriel PIERCE.

Saturday, August 11, 2012

Surname Saturday : Wardlow / Wardlaw

The WARDLOW / WARDLOW surname is in my maternal line.  The origins of the surname is Scottish.  The surname switches from Wardlaw to Wardlow in my line about the early 1800s in Brown County, Ohio.


Stories and history :


Ahnentafel # 97 : Anna Wardlow (1816-1893).  Anna was born April 23, 1816 in Brown County, Ohio.  She married John Wright (1814-1890) on September 9, 1834 in Brown County, Ohio.  John was born November 4, 1814 in Pleasant Township, Clermont (now Brown) County, Ohio.  They raised 6 children in Brown County, Ohio.  John died June 10, 1890 in Brown County, Ohio.  Anna died October 4, 1893 in Brown County, Ohio.  Both are buried in Wardlow Cemetery # 2, Washington Township, Brown County, Ohio.


Ahnentafel # 194 : Samuel Wardlaw (1773-1848). Samuel was born November 23, 1773 in Augusta County, Virginia.  He married Elizabeth Nesbit (c1776-aft1850) before 1800 in Rockbridge County, Virginia.  Elizabeth was born circa 1776 in Virginia.  They raised a family of 9 children in Clermont and Brown Counties, Ohio.  Elizabeth died after the 1850 census, probably Brown County, Ohio.  Samuel died May 8, 1848 in Brown County, Ohio.


Ahnentafel # 388 : Robert Wardlaw (c1745-1820).  Robert was born circa 1745 in Augusta County, Virginia.  He married Janet Downey (c1750-1817) circa 1786.  Robert served in  Capt. John Tate's Rockbridge County, Virginia Militia during the Revolutionary War. They raised 8 children in Augusta County, Virginia; Harrison County, Kentucky and Brown County, Ohio.  Janet died October 4, 1817 in Brown County, Ohio.  Robert died August 3, 1820 in Brown County, Ohio.


Ahnentafel # 776 : William Wardlaw (c1700-1762).  William was born circa 1700 in either Scotland or Ireland.   He married Jane Harper  (unk-unk) between 1728 and 1730.  They were the parents of at least 7 children.  William died in 1762 in Augusta County, Virginia.


Ahnentafel # 1552 : Robert Wardlaw (c1670-unk).  Robert was born circa 1670 near Glascow, Scotland.  Nothing further known.







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On This Day : August 11th

1703 - Joseph PHILLIPS born.  Joseph was the son of Bartholomew PHILLIPS and Mary CRANDALL.


1732 - Catherine VANDERVEER born.  Catherine was the daughter of Michael VANDERVEER and Belitja SNYDAM.  Catherine was my 6x-great grandmother.


1792 - Sally POTTER born.  Sally was the daughter of George POTTER and Mary STILLMAN.


1793 - Peter KIMMER born.  Peter was the son of Nicholas KIMMER and Sarah FAYLER.


1802 - Prudence HIATT married James STANLEY.  Prudence was the daughter of William HIATT and Charity WILLIAMS.


1813 - John HIGGINS born in Flemington, Hunterdon County, New Jersey.  John was the son of Judiah HIGGINS and Mary QUICK.


1821 - Orlando P. COY born.  Orlando was the son of John COY and Almina PIERCE.


1826 - Elvira HUNT married William W. BOWMAN in Guilford County, North Carolina.  Elvira was the daughter of Isom HUNT and Margaret BUNDY.


1841 - Christina LEWIS born in Wayne County, Indiana.  Christina was the daughter of Solomon LEWIS and Margaret RINEHART.


1846 - John Jackson CUMMINGS born in Winston County, Alabama.  John was the son of Abner CUMMINGS and Mary WRIGHT.


1855 - Hannah MILLS married Isaac S. POE in Morgan County, Indiana.  Hannah was the daughter of Henry MILLS and Hannah WOODWARD.  Isaac was the son of John W. POE and Elizabeth RAINS.  They were my 4x-great grandparents.


1856 - Samuel PHILBRICK died.  Samuel was the son of John PHILBRICK and Sally JEWETT.


1859 - Francis W. POE born in Morgan County, Indiana.  Francis was the son of Isaac S. POE and Hannah MILLS.


1862 - Jacob SHIRK died in Cocalico Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.  Jacob was the son of Michael SHIRK and Barbara FLICKINGER.


1869 - Alonzo H. MORRISTON born.  Alonzo was the son of Alonzo T. MORRISTON and Rebecca A. WAMSLEY.


1874 - Lula Iona DAVIS born in Doddridge County, West Virginia.  Lula was the daughter of Stillman Coon DAVIS and Keziah DAVIS.


1879 - Isaiah DUFFEY died.  Isaiah was the son of Daniel DUFFEY and Susanna FREEZE.


1894 - Wilbur DUFFEY born. Wilbur was the son of Isaac Fremont DUFFEY and Della BENJAMIN.


1904 - Ruby Gladys SWAFFORD born in Ray County, Missouri.  Ruby was the daughter of John William SWAFFORD and Viola Mae MILLER.


1921 - Lillian PIERCE died in Alexandria, Madison County, Indiana.  Lillian was the daughter of William Francis PIERCE and Clara PENISTEN.

1943 - Edna GAINES died.  Edna was the daughter of Reuben H. DAVIS and Sarah McCLOY.

Friday, August 10, 2012

On This Day : August 10

1674 - John STOCKTON born in Flushing, Queens County, New York.  John was the son of Richard STOCKTON and Abigail BLOOMFIELD.  John was my 8x-great grandfather.


1696 - John CORBIN married Elizabeth SMITH. John was the son of John CORBIN.  Elizabeth was the daughter of William SMITH and Grace M. ________.  They were my 10x-great grandparents.


1709 - John MENDENHALL married Susannah PIERSON in Chester County, Pennsylvania.  John was the son of John MENDENHALL and Elizabeth MARIS.  Susannah was the daughter of Thomas PIERSON and Rose DIXON.  They were my 8x-great grandparents.


1769 - Margaret WRIGHT born.  Margaret was the daughter of Peter WRIGHT and Robena CROUSE.


1771 - Sarah ELDRIDGE died in New Jersey.  Sarah was the daughter of Jeffrey CHEW and Amy DRIVER.


1774 - Thomas THORNBURGH married Martha BALLINGER in Guilford County, North Carolina.  Thomas was the son of Thomas THORNBURGH and Abigail BROWN.


1776 - William MILLIKAN married Elinor SMITH.  William was the son of William MILLIKAN and Jane WHITE.


1777 - Mary PHILBRICK born.  Mary was the daughter of John PHILBRICK and Sally JEWETT.


1792 - Joseph STILLMAN died.  Joseph was the son of George STILLMAN and Deborah CRANDALL.


1793 - Christian Friedrich KAHRE died in Kummerdingsen, Westphalia.  Christian was the son of Johann Karl Ludwig KAHRE and Anna Marie Ilsbein KROEGER.


1799 - Salome PETRY born in York County, Pennsylvania.  Salome was the daughter of George PETRY and Maria Catharina KALTREIDER.


1810 - Lewis DAVIS born.  Lewis was the son of John DAVIS and Marvel MAXSON.


1848 - Levi V. JACOBS married Mary E. REEVES in Brown County, Ohio.  Levi was the son of James Thomas JACOBS and Isabella FEILY.


1848 - Burrell Russell LEE married Elizabeth W. NAIL.  Burrell was the son of Burrell Russell LEE and Louhaney SWAFFORD.


1848 - Lydia Sophia SHERMAN born in Licking County, Ohio.  Lydia was the daughter of Lorenzo SHERMAN and Sophia Polly MOULTON.


1850 - Caroline Alvina DEUTSCH born in Klein Engerson, Saxony.  Caroline was the daughter of Johann Jacob DEUTSCH and Doris Elisabeth SCHUTTE.


1851 - Christian Friedrich KAHRE born.  Christian was the son of Heinrich Hermann KAHRE and Anna Maria Sophia RULLMANN.


1851 - Louisa Elizabeth RIEBER born in Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Indiana.  Louisa was the daughter of Petrus Theodore RIEBER and Elizabeth SCHUHMACHER.


1857 - Mary E. CUMMINGS born in Tennessee.  Mary was the daughter of Jacob CUMMINGS and Rebecca ________.


1862 - Nicholas H. SHAW married Elizabeth YEAMON in Iowa.  Nicholas was the son of William SHAW and Mary HECK.


1870 - George Washington IVEY married Sarah LEE in Marshall County, Kentucky.  George was the son of Thomas W. IVEY.  George was Eileen's 2x-great grandmother.


1871 - Lydia Sophia SHERMAN married John A. HANLIN.  Lydia was the daughter of Lorenzo SHERMAN and Sophia Polly MOULTON.


1872 - Sarah BEALS married Joel Thornburgh HILL in Hamilton County, Indiana.  Sarah was the daughter of John T. BEALS and Mary DAVIS.


1876 - Ida Belle LEE born in Bledsoe County, Tennessee.  Ida was the daughter of Benjamin Franklin LEE and Mary Isabella THURMAN.


1886 - William Anderson CHEW married Emma Susan STRAIGHT in Darke County, Ohio.  William was the son of Ezekiel Cooper CHEW and Caroline Bishop WOOLSTON.


1889 - Donovan R. CHEW married Bertha A. ADAMS in St. Joseph County, Indiana.  Donovan was the son of Ezekiel Cooper CHEW and Caroline Bishop WOOLSTON.


1892 - George Washington KING died in Madison County, Indiana.  George was the son of William KING and Sarah SULLIVAN.


1910 - Maud I. CHIVLARE married Edmund J. BRANCH in Warrick County, Indiana.  Maud was the daughter of Isaac C. CHIVLARE and Florence FOLLOWAY.


1910 - David MAXON died.  David was the son of Joseph Lancaster MAXON and Josephine Agnes May GAMBLE.


1921 - Silas Dunbar YOUNG died.  Silas was the son of Phillip YOUNG and Keziah CURTIS.


1985 - Virgil Forest SWAFFORD died in Kansas City, Missouri.  Virgil was the son of John William SWAFFORD and Viola Mae MILLER.

Thursday, August 09, 2012

On This Day : August 9

1730 - Anna Catharina VETTER born in Freinsheim, Palatine.  Anna was the daughter of Johann Michael VETTER and Maria Catharina WEBER.


1780 - Rachel HAWORTH married John HUNT in Guilford County, North Carolina.  Rachel was the daughter of Stephanus HAWORTH and Rachel BEESON.


1797 - Content POTTER born.  Content was the daughter of George POTTER and Mary STILLMAN.


1811 - Jacob CARSON married Alsa Abigail JACKSON.  Jacob was the son of John CARSON and Abigail SUMNER.


1820 - Lucinda NAUSLER born in Tennessee.  Lucinda was the daughter of Bostin NOSLER and Sarah KIRK.


1838 - Aletta ANTONIDES died.  Aletta was the daughter of Vincentius ANTONIDES and Antje BENNUM.


1871 - Elva DAVIS born in Miletus, West Virginia.  Elva was the daughter of Stillman Coon DAVIS and Keziah DAVIS.


1881 - Catherine MILLER died in Preble County, Ohio.  Catherine was the daughter of George PETRY and Maria Catharina KALTREIDER.


1886 - Charles Russell SWOFFORD born in Ray County, Missouri.  Charles was the son of James Calvin SWAFFORD and Louisa Catherine LEE.


1893 - Israel LEE died in Pikeville, Tennessee.  Israel was the son of William M. LEE and Elizabeth BROWN.


1908 - Eliza Jane SWAFFORD married Waymon HENRY.  Eliza was the daughter of George W. SWAFFORD and Elizabeth HAMILTON.


1911 - Portman SWAFFORD died in McMinn County, Tennessee.  Portman was the son of Abraham SWAFFORD and Jane HOWARD.

Wednesday, August 08, 2012

On This Day : August 8

1652 - Joseph SCHÃœRCH born.  Joseph was the son of Peter SCHÃœRCH and Anna REINHARD.


1706 - Nicholas FESSENDEN married Sarah Parker COOLEDGE.  Nicholas was the son of Nicholas FESSENDEN and Margaret CHENEY.


1707 - Thomas BROUGHTON born.  Thomas was the son of John BROUGHTON and Hannah BASCOM.


1711 - Esther WILLSON born.  Esther was the son of Samuel WILLSON and Hester OVERTON.


1722 - Rebecca ALLEN born.  Rebecca was the daughter of John ALLEN and Amy COX.


1725 - Ann LEWIS born.  Ann was the daughter of John LEWIS and Anna CLARKE.


1769 - Rebecca HILLYARD born in Burlington County, New Jersey.  Rebecca was the daughter of Isaac HILLIER and Sarah HAINES.


1787 - David OSBORNE married Lydia DAVIS in Guilford County, North Carolina.  David was the son of Matthew OSBORNE and Mary REYNOLDS.


1791 - John WRIGHT born.  John was the son of John WRIGHT and Sarah FLEMING.


1810 - Mary ROBINS married Samuel PANGBURN in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania.  Mary was the daughter of Obadiah ROBINS and Susannah HODGKINS.


1824 - Cornelius S. DAVIS born. Cornelius was the son of Nathan J. DAVIS and Keziah DAVIS.


1832 - Cornelius ANTONIDES died.  Cornelius was the son of Pieter ANTONIDES and Catherine VANDERVEER.


1836 - Robert Conway RINEHART died in Henry County, Indiana.  Robert was the son of Jacob RINEHART and Mary ADNEY.


1839 - Sarah Springer CHEW married Lemuel Daugherty BECKETT in Gloucester County, New Jersey.  Sarah was the daughter of Elisha Dunham CHEW and Elizabeth HERITAGE.


1853 - Nathan HUNT died.  Nathan was the son of William HUNT and Sarah MILLS.


1856 - James Smith MAXSON born in Wisconsin.  James was the son of Jonathan MAXSON and Christiana DAVIS.


1860 - Charles Alexander West CHEW born in Darke County, Ohio.  Charles was the son of Ezekiel Cooper CHEW and Caroline Bishop WOOLSTON.


1881 - Franklin Ault LEE born in Bledsoe County, Tennessee.  Franklin was the son of William M. LEE and Elizabeth BROWN.


1902 - Erma M. RANTS born.  Erma was the daughter of Homer RANTS and Caroline KADERLY.


1905 - Erma Rhea BERGMAN born in Jay County, Indiana.  Erma was the daughter of George Calvin BERGMAN and Nora May STOLZ.


1905 - Anderson LEE died in Bledsoe County, Tennessee.  Anderson was the son of Burrell Russell LEE and Louhaney SWAFFORD.


1921 - Opul Louise CUMMINGS died in Clay Township, Dunklin County, Missouri.  Opul was the daughter of John James CUMMINGS and Zella May MEREDITH.

Tuesday, August 07, 2012

On This Day : August 7

1681 - Roelof Janse VERKERK married Catherine SIMONS in Flatbush, Long Island, New York.  Roelof was the son of Jan Janse VERKERK and Mayke GYSBERTS.  They were my 9x-great grandparents.


1692 - James HIGGINS born.  James was the son of Jedediah HIGGINS and Mary NEWBOLD.


1746 - Anna CHIPMAN died.  Anna was the daughter of Nicholas FESSENDEN and Margaret CHENEY.


1746 - Benjamin FESSENDEN died.  Benjamin was the son of Nicholas FESSENDEN and Margaret CHENEY.


1750 - Anna DAVIS born.  Anna was the daughter of Joseph DAVIS and Anna BABCOCK.


1767 - Mary MAXSON born.  Mary was the daughter of Matthew MAXSON and Martha POTTER.


1772 - Ebenezer LUNDY born.  Ebenezer was the son of Amos LUNDY and Ann COLLINS.


1784 - Daniel BEALS born in York County, Pennsylvania.  Daniel was the son of  Jacob BEALS and Elizabeth BLACKBURN.


1817 - Joseph DEACON born in Burlington County, New Jersey.  Joseph was the son of Joseph DEACON and Beulah HAINES.

1821 - Milton CARTER born in Guilford County, North Carolina.  Milton was the son of Jesse CARTER and Nancy KENDALL.


1831 - Friedrich Wilhelm KAHRE born in Kummerdingsen, Westphalia.  Friedrich was the son of Heinrich Wilhelm KAHRE and Marie Caroline Wilhelmina KORFF.


1868 - William F. GEGENHEIMER born in Vermillion, Erie County, Ohio.  William was the son of August GEGENHEIMER and Sarah C. HALEY.


1872 - Mary Ann LAYMAN died in Owen County, Indiana.  Mary was the daughter of Conrad NOSLER and Sarah PAINS.  Mary was my 5x-great grandmother.


1881 - Elizabeth Angeline KING married Eli Bird THOMAS in Edwards County, Kansas.  Elizabeth was the daughter of John Wesley KING and Mary Catherine HENDRICKS.


1919 - Fern PIERPONT died in Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana.  Fern was the daughter of Joseph Gilbert PIERPONT and Lena Leato ORCUTT.


1960 - Chesley Franklin LeMASTER died in Jay County, Indiana.  Chesley was the son of Luman Cooper LeMASTERS and Barbara Isabel WEHRLY.

Monday, August 06, 2012

On This Day : August 6

1656 - Samuel NEWBOLD born.  Samuel was the son of Michael NEWBOLD and Anne CLAYTON.


1674 - James PIERCE born in Woburn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.  James was the son of John PIERCE and Deborah CONVERS.


1721 - William Edwin CRANDALL born.  William was the son of Joseph CRANDALL and Ann LANGWORTHY.


1752 - Peleg MAXSON born.  Peleg was the son of Matthew MAXSON and Martha POTTER.


1760 - Johannes BYERS born in Warrington Township, York County, Pennsylvania.  Johannes was the son of Charles BYERS and Elizabeth ________.


1775 - Nancy MAXSON born.  Nancy was the daughter of Samuel MAXSON and Mary DOWNING.


1812 - Daniel FISHER married Susannah REEVES.  Daniel was the son of George FISHER and Mary ________.  Daniel was Eileen's 4x-great grandfather.


1812 - William WARDLAW died in Brownstown, Michigan.  William was the son of Robert WARDLAW and Janet DOWNEY.


1837 - Sarah Wilhelmina MAXSON born.  Sarah was the daughter of Jonathan MAXSON and Christiana DAVIS.


1847 - William D. KING born in Madison County, Indiana. William was the son of George Washington KING and Elizabeth HOWARD.


1848 - Alfred Annison SWAFFORD born.  Alfred was the son of Alfred Annison SWAFFORD and Nancy AHL.


1849 - Letha Jane MORRISTON born in Mason County, Virginia.  Letha was the daughter of Clemont MORRISTON and Catherine LEMASTERS.


1865 - Ellanora Jane McLANE born in Rimer, Putnam County, Ohio.  Ellanora was the daughter of William Fleming McLANE and Elizabeth GUFFY.


1872 - Thomas W. SWAFFORD born.  Thomas was the son of John Hubert SWAFFORD and Eliza WOODEN.


1890 - Amelia Matilda SAUER born in Vanderburgh County, Indiana.  Amelia was the daughter of Edward J. SAUER and Amelia RITT.  Amelia was Corinne's 2x-great grandmother.


1900 - Leslie GROENENDYKE born in Arkansas.  Leslie was the daughter of Frank GROENENDYKE and Lydia ROHLS.


1907 - Martha Helen CRANE born.  Martha was the daughter of Thomas Franklin CRANE and Mary Florence GILLILAND.


1908 - Walter WILDT married Augusta Elizabeth BURGDORF in Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Indiana.  Walter was the son of Johannes Heinrich WILD and Emilie DEUTSCH.


1910 - James Grover SWAFFORD born in Rayville, Missouri.  James was the son of Thomas A. SWAFFORD and Lora E. McCANLESS.


1959 - Wiley Riddle CHEW died.  Wiley was the son of Ezekiel Cooper CHEW and Mary Jane RIDDLE.

Sunday, August 05, 2012

On This Day : August 5

1698 - Joseph HADLEY born.  Joseph was the son of Simon HADLEY and Ruth ________.


1726 - Richard CHEW died in Deptford Township, Gloucester County, New Jersey.  Richard was the son of Richard CHEW and Frances WOODWARD.


1777 - Phebe SUMNER married Welcome GARRETT.  Phebe was the daughter of Robert SUMNER and Phoebe BEALS.


1798 - Daniel JACOBS born in Pennsylvania.  Daniel was the son of Michael JACOBS and Margaret ________.


1808 - James Thomas JACOBS married Isabella FEILY in Adams County, Ohio. James was the son of William JACOBS and Sibell LITTELL.  They were my 5x-great grandparents.


1830 - Amanda Cassandra MAXON born in Pennsylvania.  Amanda was the daughter of Jesse MAXON and Jane NANGLE.


1853 - George WRIGHT died in Brown County, Ohio.  George was the son of John WRIGHT and Sarah FLEMING.  George was my 5x-great grandfather.


1858 - John Aaron SWAFFORD born in Bradley County, Tennessee.  John was the son of Aaron SWAFFORD and Sarah SWAFFORD.


1878 - Mary Jane RICHARDS born.  Mary was the daughter of John Thomas RICHARDS and Mary Jane CROCKETT.


1880 - Thomas A. SWAFFORD born.  Thomas was the son of John Aaron SWAFFORD and Bell SEABORN.


1881 - Francis S. PIERCE died in Wayne County, Indiana.  Francis was the son of Gordon PIERCE and Thirsa SMALLEY.  Francis was my 4x-great grandfather.


1882 - Rebecca A. SWAFFORD married Andrew Woolsey COVEY in Richmond, Missouri.  Rebecca was the daughter of John B. SWAFFORD and Nancy Rowena MILLARD.


1893 - Benjamin Zellen KING married Elizabeth Ann SCHELL in Frankton, Madison County, Indiana.  Benjamin was the son of Daniel KING and Elizabeth SHAW.


1896 - Orville Bernard CHEW born in Jay County, Indiana.  Orville was the son of William Anderson CHEW and Emma Susan STRAIGHT.


1908 - Mary Josephine STURDEVANT born in Hamilton County, Indiana.  Mary was the daughter of Joel Dixon STURDEVANT and Lula INGERMANN.


1911 - Kermit Russell DAVIS died.  Kermit was the son of Winchester Journey DAVIS and Lula Iona DAVIS.


1930 - Joan Lemaster BILLING died in Piqua, Miami County, Ohio.  Joan was the daughter of George BILLING and Isabelle Helen LeMASTER.


1982 - James A. SWAFFORD died in Richmond, Missouri.  James was the son of James Calvin SWAFFORD and Louisa Catherine LEE.


1998 - Eva Louis DEVER died in Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Indiana.  Eva was the daughter of Mathias MILLER and Elizabeth SCHAEFFER.


2003 - Carrie Verle THORNBURG died in Muncie, Delaware County, Indiana.  Carrie was the daughter of Eli Weldon HALEY and Cora Belle METZNER.

Saturday, August 04, 2012

Surname Saturday : Fox

The FOX surname is in my paternal line.  The origins of the surname are unknown, though likely English.


Stories and history : 


Ahnentafel # 95 : Sally Fox (1788-1868).  Sally was born August 27, 1788 in Centre Harbor, New Hampshire.  She married in 1808 to Joel Philbrick (1781-1846).  Joel was born April 24, 1781.  They raised 10 children, moving to Licking County, Ohio.  Joel died March 1, 1846 in Licking County, Ohio.  Sally died 1868 in Johnstown, Licking County, Ohio.  


Ahnentafel # 190: John Fox (1755-1841).  John was born in 1755.  He married Sarah Worcester (1765-1849).  Sarah was born in 1765 and died in 1849.  John died in 1841.  Nothing further known at this point.






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On This Day : August 4

1677 - Ebenezer STEBBINS born.  Ebenezer was the son of Benoni STEBBINS and Mary BROUGHTON.


1699 - Robert BONNELL married Esther WARDWELL in Shrewsbury, Monmouth County, New Jersey.  Robert was my 8x-great grandmother.


1723 - Alexander WRIGHT born in Freuchie, Fife, Scotland.  Alexander was the son of Robert WRIGHT and Elizabeth HENDERSON.


1742 - Benjamin ALLEN born.  Benjamin was the son of John ALLEN and Amy COX.


1753 - Hannah GREENE born.  Hannah was the daughter of John Matthew GREENE and Judith MAXSON.


1753 - Anna Marie Dorothea KAMMEIER born.  Anna was the daughter of Heinrich Hermann KAMMMEIER and Anna Catherina KAHRE.


1761 - Sarah BURDICK born in South Kingston, Rhode Island.  Sarah was the daughter of Oliver BURDICK and Lydia ELDERTON.


1773 - Samuel WOOLSTON died.  Samuel was the son of Samuel WOOLSTON and Susanna BUDD.  Samuel was my 6x-great grandfather.


1800 - Sarah BEALS married Jesse HIATT.  Sarah was the daughter of Daniel BEALS and Susanna JACKSON.


1825 - James Wesley WARDLAW born.  James was the son of James WARDLAW and Eleanor IRWIN.


1842 - Howard HAWORTH married Cammalino RIPLEY.  Howard was the son of Absalom HAWORTH and Mary WEST.


1847 - Jacob RINEHART died in Henry County, Indiana.  Jacob was the son of Peter RINEHART and Margaret MINGA. Jacob was Eileen's 4x-great grandfather.


1864 - Rebecca A. SWAFFORD born in Missouri.  Rebecca was the daughter of John B. SWAFFORD and Nancy Rowena MILLARD.


1866 - William P. WEHRLY married Olive Jane SMITH in Jay County, Indiana. William was the son of Johannes WEHRLY and Barbara PETRY.  Olive was the daughter of William P. SMITH and Prudence MAXSON.  They were my 2x-great grandparents.


1875 - Abijah D. MORRISTON born.  Abijah was the son of Alonzo T. MORRISTON and Rebecca A. WAMSLEY.


1879 - Cora B. LEMASTERS born in Indiana.  Cora was the daughter of Jacob LEMASTERS and Sarah Ann HALFHILL.


1881 - Charles Alexander West CHEW married Rebecca F. SHUMAKER in Jay County, Indiana.  Charles was the son of Ezekiel Cooper CHEW and Caroline Bishop WOOLSTON.


1883 - Mary P. LeMASTERS married John PETRY in Jay County, Indiana.  Mary was the daughter of Luman Walker LEMASTERS and Nancy YOUNG.


1886 - W.J. CUMMINGS died in Tennessee.  W.J. was the son of John Jackson CUMMINGS and Mary Jane MATLOCK.


1889 - Martha PIERCE married John M. JOHNSON in Madison County, Indiana.  Martha was the daughter of Edmund G. PIERCE and Catherine GROENENDYKE.


1901 - Orlie DAVIS born.  Orlie was the son of Joseph Newton DAVIS and Almeda DAVIS.


1905 - Ralph Eugene FISHER born in Cicero, Hamilton County, Indiana.  Ralph was the son of Francis Franklin FISHER and Maud LAMBERTSON.


1907 - Thomas Clinton SWAFFORD born in Bledsoe County, Tennessee.  Thomas was the son of James Aaron SWAFFORD and Nancy Alice SHERRIL.


1952 - Katherine MIGUET died.  Katherine was the daughter of Judson JARRETT and Jane WOODS.  Katherine was Corinne's 3x-great grandmother.


1970 - Pearl May LAMBERTSON died in Elwood, Madison County, Indiana.  Pearl was the daughter of Nathan Thomas BEALS and Elizabeth Caroline POE.  Pearl was my 2x-great grandmother.

Friday, August 03, 2012

On This Day : August 3

1694 - John ALLEN born in Ireland.  John was the son of John ALLEN.  John was my 9x-great grandfather.


1730 - William ALLEN born.  William was the son of John ALLEN and Amy COX.


1763 - Moses HURLBUT died in Roxbury, Connecticut.  Moses was the son of Joseph HURLBUT and Mary CASTLE.  Moses was my 7x-great grandfather.


1778 - Rachel SMITH born in Frederick County, Virginia.  Rachel was the daughter of Jacob SMITH and Patience BALLINGER.


1782 - Torey MAXSON married Betsey CHAMPLAIN.  Torey was the son of Torey MAXSON and Martha LANPHERE.


1786 - Frances CHEW married Gabriel SISTARE.  Frances was the daughter of Joseph CHEW and Grace DESHON.


1803 - West HAWORTH born.  West HAWORTH was the son of Absalom HAWORTH and Mary WEST.


1807 - Reuben MILLS died.  Reuben was the son of Thomas MILLS and Elizabeth HARROLD.


1815 - James HODGKINS married Sarah CROSLEY in Clermont County, Ohio.  James was the son of James HODGKINS and Hannah ALFORD.


1820 - Robert WARDLOW died in Brown County, Ohio.  Robert was the son of William WARDLAW and Jane HARPER.  Robert was my 6x-great grandfather.


1821 - Jesse MAXON married Jane NANGLE in Washington County, Pennsylvania.  Jesse was the son of Stephen MAXON and Margaret BRANNON.


1826 - Petrus Theodore RIEBER born.  Petrus was Corinne's 4x-great grandfather.


1886 - Ward W. LAMBERTSON born in Farmersville, Montgomery County, Ohio. Ward was the son of John Vorhees LAMBERTSON and Annie E. OLIVER.


1890 - Rebecca Ann Haines DEACON died in Westhampton Township, Burlington County, New Jersey.  Rebecca was the daughter of Abel B. WOOLSTON and Rachel WOOLSTON.


1909 - Seth W. BEALS died.  Seth was the son of Nathan C. BEALS and Elizabeth CHEW.


1911 - William W. HALEY died in Claridon Township, Marion County, Ohio.  William was the son of George J. HALEY and Rachel H. GARY.


1912 - Jethro Ayres HATCH died in Victoria, Victoria County, Texas.  Jethro was the son of Jethro HATCH and Minerva P. PIERCE.


1928 - Rebecca Ann WHITE died in Warrick County, Indiana.  Rebecca was the daughter of Job MATTHEWS and Christina BOYER.


1945 - Robert O. LEE died in Eden, Utah.  Robert was the son of Benjamin Franklin LEE and Mary Isabella THURMAN.


1960  - Thomas Clinton SWAFFORD died in Bledsoe County, Tennessee.  Thomas was the son of James Aaron SWAFFORD and Nancy Alice SHERRIL.


1970 - Pearl May LAMBERTSON died in Elwood, Madison County, Indiana.  Pearl was the daughter of Nathan Thomas BEALS and Elizabeth Caroline POE.

Thursday, August 02, 2012

On This Day : August 2

1675 - William PRITCHARD died in New Braintree, Massachusetts.  William was my 9x-great grandfather.


1689 - Mary STEBBINS died in Deerfield, Hampshire County, Massachusetts.  Mary was the daughter of John BROUGHTON and Hannah BASCOM.  Mary was my 9x-great grandmother.


1697 - George REED born.  George was the son of George REED and Abigail PIERCE.


1755 - Thankful MAXSON born.  Thankful was the daughter of John MAXSON and Sarah BURDICK.


1760 - Hubbard TAYLOR born.  Hubbard was the son of James TAYLOR and Ann HUBBARD.


1772 - Ernst Heinrich KAHRE died in Kummerdignsen, Westphalia.  Ernst was the son of Johann Friedrich KAHRE and Anna Marie Wilhelmine KIRSCHOFF.


1792 - Phebe STEVENS born.  Phebe was the daughter of David STEVENS and Mary COOK.


1793 - Philander McPHEETERS born.  Philander was the son of James Moore McPHEETERS and Elizabeth COALTER.


1812 - Mary PETRY born.  Mary was the daughter of Henry PETRY and Elizabeth WEHRLY.


1836 - Thomas J. BEALS born in Hamilton County, Indiana.  Thomas was the son of Nathan C. BEALS and Elizabeth CHEW.


1877 - John W. DAVIS died in Hamilton County, Indiana.  John was the son of Charles DAVIS and Hannah PIGGOTT.  John was my 5x-great grandfather.


1878 - Walter Joshua CARTER born in Cherokee County, Kansas.  Walter was the son of Emory CARTER and Elma COX.


1900 - Lyford L. CHEW born in Jay County, Indiana.  Lyford was the son of William Anderson CHEW and Emma Susan STRAIGHT.


1900 - Ida MORRIS died in Clay Township, Owen County, Indiana.  Ida was the daughter of James Austin DAVIS and Mary Ellen SWAFFORD.  Ida was my 2x-great grandmother.


1902 - Gladys Marie McLANE born.  Gladys was the daughter of John McLANE and Lillie Mae McGUFFEY.


1903 - Evelyn RUBLE born.  Evelyn was the daughter of John RUBLE and Malissa E. MORRISTON.


1933 - Helen Morris MAXON died in Greene Couny, Pennsylvania.  Helen was the daughter of Thomas Alexander MAXON and Lenora Belle BROWN.


1967 - Dean JUDSON died in Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie County, Iowa.  Dean was the son of Elza Carlisle JUDSON and Bertha RICHARDS.

Wednesday, August 01, 2012

On This Day : August 1

1695 - Eva PIERCE died.  Eva was the daughter of William PIERCE and Abigail WARRIN.


1705 - Hannah PRITCHARD died in Andover, Massachusetts.  Hannah was my 9x-great grandmother.


1716 - Elizabeth HAINES born.  Elizabeth was the daughter of William HAINES and Sarah PAINE.


1737 - Elizabeth CHAMNESS born in Baltimore County, Maryland.  Elizabeth was the daughter of Anthony CHAMNESS and Sarah COLE.


1762 - George PETRY born in Strausburg, Germany.  George was the son of Steffan PETRY.  George was my 4x-great grandfather.


1774 - Taylor HANCOCK died.  Taylor was the son of Zachary TAYLOR and Elizabeth LEE.


1801 - Maria CAMPBELL born.  Maria was the daughter of William CAMPBELL and Elizabeth McPHEETERS.


1808 - Jane GAMBLE died.  Jane was the daughter of John GAMBLE and Rebecca McPHEETERS.


1815 - George BROWN born in London, Middlesex, England.  George was the son of George BROWN and Isabelle NEALE.


1829 - Burrell Russell LEE born in Bledsoe County, Tennessee.  Burrell was the son of Burrell Russell LEE and Louhaney SWAFFORD.


1830 - William C. DAVIS married Mary STEARNS.  William was the son of Ananias DAVIS and Rebecca CLAYTON.


1830 - John Daniel SWAFFORD born in Bledsoe County, Tennessee.  John was the son of James A. SWAFFORD and Elizabeth HALL.


1843 - Laury Edelia ANDERSON born in Crawford County, Pennsylvania.  Laury was the daughter of William Earl ANDERSON and Frances AUSTIN.


1856 - Cheney ERVIN born.  Cheney was the son of Moses ERVIN and Martha SMITH.


1861 - John Marlin SWAFFORD born in Cole County, Missouri.  John was the son of James SWAFFORD and Rebecca Ann BALLARD.


1882 - Susannah THORNBURGH died.  Susannah was the daughter of Daniel BEALS and Susanna JACKSON.


1884 - Albert Eli THOMAS born.  Albert was the son of Eli Bird THOMAS and Elizabeth Angeline KING.


1899 - Delmar Glenn PATTERSON born in LaCygne, Linn County, Kansas.  Delmar was the son of Norman Delmar PATTERSON and Nellie O. WILCOX.

Tuesday, July 31, 2012

On This Day : July 31

1603 - William CHENEY born in Lambourn, Berkshire, England.  William was the son of William CHENEY.  William was my 11x-great grandfather.


1693 - Bethia MAXSON born.  Bethia was the daughter of John MAXSON and Judith CLARKE.  Bethia was my 6x-great grandmother.


1727 - Pieter ANTONIDES born.  Pieter was the son of Johannis ANTONIDES and Johanna KOUWENHOVEN.  Pieter was my 6x-great grandfather.


1743 - Samuel PIERCE born.  Samuel was the son of Samuel PIERCE and Abigail ________.


1749 - Mary BROWN died in Nottingham, Chester County, Pennsylvania.  Mary was my 9x-great grandmother.


1780 - George WRIGHT born in Pennsylvania.  George was the son of John WRIGHT and Sarah FLEMING.  George was my 5x-great grandfather.


1792 - Andrew WARDLAW married Margaret FULTON in Augusta County, Virginia.  Andrew was the son of James WARDLAW and Martha STEELE.


1823 - Jonathan MAXSON died in Newport, Rhode Island.  Jonathan was the son of John MAXSON and Tacy ROGERS.


1826 - Hannah COOK died.  Hannah was the daughter of John CARSON and Abigail SUMNER.


1840 - John PHILBRICK died in Weare, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire.  John was the son of John PHILBRICK and Judith SANBORN.  John was my 5x-great grandfather.


1872 - Heinrich Hermann KAHRE died in Hoyleton, Illinois.  Heinrich was the son of Christian Friedrich KAHRE and Anna Marie Catherine BRINKHOFF.


1872 - Hollis E. LEWIS born in Jefferson Township, Huntington County, Indiana.  Hollis was the son of Jacob LEWIS and Laura GROFF.


1876 - Effie Eudora HINDS born.  Effie was the daughter of Peter Horry HINDS and Rachel Brown LEE.


1889 - Jessie Mae PATTERSON died in LaCygne, Linn County, Kansas.  Jessie was the daughter of Norman Delmar PATTERSON and Alice Elizabeth LAVELY.


1891 - Hoy Hubert KING born in Madison County, Indiana.  Hoy was the son of David KING and Litha Ann Trumilis D'Amsel MAY.


1912 - Florence GROENENDYKE born in New Marion, Ripley County, Indiana.  Florence was the daughter of Frank GROENENDYKE and Lydia ROHLS.


1920 - William SILLS died in Wabash County, Indiana.  William was the son of George SILLS and Mary GRIMES.


1965 - Harry Daniel KING died in Anderson, Madison County, Indiana.  Harry was the son of Benjamin Zellen KING and Elizabeth Ann SCHELL.


1971 - Homer Hanley PEFLEY died.  Homer was the son of Albert Duffey PEFLEY and Sarah May PEEPLES.


2001 - Leota Marie PEFLEY died in Marion, Grant County, Indiana.  Leota was the daughter of Lawrence Solomon LEWIS and Ruth Alice SILLS.  Leota was Eileen's grandmother.

Monday, July 30, 2012

On This Day : July 30

1798 - Catherine TAYLOR married Peter FONTAINE.  Catherine was the daughter of Commodore Richard TAYLOR and Catherine DAVIS.


1799 - George TAYLOR married Sally FISHBACK.  George was the son of Jonathan TAYLOR and Ann BERRY.


1826 - Phillip YOUNG married Keziah CURTIS in Pickaway County, Ohio.  Phillip was the son of Charles YOUNG and Catherine Elizabeth KINT.  Phillip was my 4x-great grandfather.


1870 - Sarah JOHNSTON died in Brown County, Ohio.  Sarah was the daughter of James Thomas JACOBS and Isabella FEILY.


1873 - Elizabeth C. LeMASTERS born in Indiana.  Elizabeth was the daughter of Jacob LeMASTERS and Sarah Ann HALFHILL.


1886 - George Washington ALDERMAN born in Greenville, Bond County, Illinois.  George was the son of James William ALDERMAN and Mary Emeline KIMBRO.


1911 - John M. SWAFFORD died in Bledsoe County, Tennessee.  John was the son of Howard SWAFFORD and Nancy NARRMORE.


1971 - Dora Alice HOLLISTER died in Wills Point, Van Zandt County, Texas.  Dora was the daughter of William Ezekiel BIRDWELL and Dora Alice FLANAGAN.

Sunday, July 29, 2012

On This Day : July 29

1627 - Thomas CLARKE died in Westhorpe, Suffolk, England.  Thomas was the son of John CLARKE and Katherine COOKE.  Thomas was my 10x-great grandfather.


1724 - Jane CHENEY died.  Jane was my 10x-great grandmother.


1720 - Joseph CRANDALL married Elizabeth CHURCH.  Joseph was the son of Samuel CRANDALL and Sarah COLBY.


1768 - Catherine Elizabeth KINT born in Germany.  Catherine was my 5x-great grandmother.


1772 - Thomas PIERSON died in East Caln, Chester County, Pennsylvania.  Thomas was the son of Thomas PIERSON and Susanna ________.  Thomas was my 9x-great grandfather.


1787 - Jesse HUNT born in Guilford County, North Carolina. Jesse was the son of Isaiah HUNT and Elizabeth FLOYD.


1802 - Elizabeth CHEW born in Clinton County, Ohio.  Elizabeth was the daughter of Andrew CHEW and Anna Marie BARTHUS.  Elizabeth was my 5x-great grandmother.


1810 - Josephus GRIMES born.  Josephus was the son of Benjamin GRIMES and Catherine HAYNES.


1820 - Hanna Maria WOOLSTON born.  Hannah was the daughter of Abel B. WOOLSTON and Rachel WOOLSTON.


1822 - Mary HECK married Joseph TAYLOR.  Mary was the daughter of Jacob HECK and Elizabeth ________.


1834 - Nancy Ann LEMASTERS born in Shelby County, Ohio.  Nancy was the daughter of Luman Walker LEMASTERS and Nancy YOUNG.


1847 - Selina HAWORTH married Andrew Jackson BRUNER.  Selina was the daughter of Nathaniel HAWORTH and Anna OLIPHANT.


1871 - Martha Jane SWAFFORD born in Bledsoe County, Tennessee.  Martha was the daughter of Aaron SWAFFORD and Eliza Jane TAYLOR.


1877 - Albert P. COFFELT born in Cole County, Missouri.  Albert was the son of Daniel COFFELT and Rebecca A. SWAFFORD.


1896 - Mabel M. CUNNINGHAM died.  Mabel was the daughter of John William CUNNINGHAM and Leona A. DRAKE.


1920 - Horrace Frederick CHEW died.  Horrace was the son of Ezekiel Cooper CHEW and Minnie I. SAFFORD.


1937 - Andrew Frank HALEY died in Oak Park, Cook County, Illinois.  Andrew was the son of George Washington HALEY and Mary Jane SHERRICK.


1981 - Charles E. WOOD died in Putnam County, Ohio.  Charles was the son of Walter W. WOOD and Ella E. SYFERT.


1986 - Ida May HARRISON died.  Ida was the daughter of Paul TILLEY and Dora Ann CUMMINGS.


2000 - Gilbert D. WILDT died in Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Indiana.  Gilbert was the son of Arthur WILDT and Anna Magdalena DAMM.

Saturday, July 28, 2012

Surname Saturday : Reisenburg

The REISENBURG surname is in my paternal line.  The origins of the surname are German, though much is unknown at this point.  There is also the possibility that the surname should be Wissenborn, and is a mis-interpretation from a 19th century mug book.


Stories and history :


Ahnentafel # 89 : Hannah Reisenburg (     -bef1839).  Hannah was born in Helbourg, Saxony and died before 1839 there.  She married Jasper Metzner (c1780-1838).  Jasper was born circa 1780 and died 1838 at sea.  They were the parents of 8 children, at least 3 of whom emigrated to America.  Nothing further known at this point.  The Biographical and Historical Record of Jay and Blackford Counties, Indiana (Lewis Publishing, Chicago, 1887, pp. 585-6) states that John Metzner's parents were Jasper and Hannah (Reisenberg) Metzner, and that Jasper died at sea.  


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Surname Saturday – create a post in which you discuss a surname and mention its origins, its geographical location(s) and how it fits into your genealogy research. Surname Saturday is an ongoing series at GeneaBloggers.

On This Day : July 28

1689 - Jacob BEALS born in Nottingham, Chester County, Pennsylvania.  Jacob was the son of John BEALS and Mary CLAYTON.


1697 - Jane KOUWENHOVEN born.  Jane was the daughter of Pieter Willemse VAN KOUWENHOVEN and Patience DAWS.


1775 - Craddock TAYLOR born.  Craddock was the son of Francis TAYLOR and Mildred Ann CRADDOCK.


1787 - Sarah BEALS born in Jefferson County, Tennessee.  Sarah was the daughter of John BEALS and Mary CARTER.


1792 - Mordecai BOND born in Surry County, North Carolina.  Mordecai was the son of Samuel BOND and Elizabeth BEALS.


1818 - Content MAXSON died.  Content was the daughter of John MAXSON and Tacy ROGERS.


1825 - Eleanor HODGKINS married Thomas MEFFORD in Brown County, Ohio.  Eleanor was the daughter of James HODGKINS and Hannah ALFORD.


1830 - Asenath WRIGHT died in Brown County, Ohio.  Asenath was the daughter of George WRIGHT and Elizabeth ROBINS.


1839 - Elias GROENEDYKE married Nancy JENKINS in Fayette County, Indiana. Elias was the son of James GROENENDYKE and Joannah ANTONIDES.  They were my 4x-great grandparents.


1846 - Mary Ann MILLS born in Jefferson County, Tennessee.  Mary was the daughter of John MILLS and Mary JANEWAY.


1846 - William BALES married Esther RUSSELL.  William was the son of Aaron BALES and Alice MANIFOLD.


1864 - Karl Ludwig RITT married Anna Maria Louisa Catherine KAHRE in Vanderburgh County, Indiana.  Anna was the daughter of Heinrich Wilhelm KAHRE and Marie Caroline Wilhelmina KORFF.  They were Corinne's 4x-great grandparents.


1865 - Sarah Josephine GROENENDYKE born in Darke County, Ohio.  Sarah was the daughter of Elias GROENENDYKE and Hester TEAFORD.


1866 - Carlos J. BOYER born in Indiana.  Carlos was the son of Christopher C. BOYER and Nancy Ann McCOOL.


1868 - James Andrew SWAFFORD born in Tennessee.  James was the son of John Daniel SWAFFORD and Mary Elizabeth KEARLEY.


1882 - Christopher C. COFFELT born in Cole County, Missouri.  Christopher was the son of Daniel COFFELT and Rebecca A. SWAFFORD.


1884 - Mary SWAFFORD born.  Mary was the daughter of James Newton SWAFFORD and Nancy C. LITTLE.


1885 - Omer W. LAMBERTSON born in Darke County, Ohio.  Omer was the son of James Wilson LAMBERTSON and Eva Jane BUSH.


1887 - James William ALDERMAN married Vashti KIMBRO in Greenville, Bond County, Illinois.  James was the son of William Perry ALDERMAN and Elizabeth Ann LEE.


1888 - Chase Sexton THOMAS born in Rush County, Indiana.  Chase was the son of Eli Bird THOMAS and Elizabeth Angeline KING.


1890 - Nathan CHEW died.  Nathan was the son of Nathaniel CHEW and Sarah SPRINGER.


1892 - Thomas John CHEW died in Iowa.  Thomas was the son of Samuel CHEW and Mary SABIN.


1894 - Robert Aron SWAFFORD born in Ray County, Missouri.  Robert was the son of Allen Aaron SWAFFORD and Anna S. COVEY.


1933 - John R. HEATON died in Independence Township, Schuyler County, Missouri.  John was the son of James R. HEATON and Elizabeth JACOBS.


1937 - Elizabeth MILLER died in Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Indiana.  Elizabeth was the daughter of Charles SCHAEFFER and Mary Victoria RIEBER.  Elizabeth was Corinne's 2x-great grandmother.


1973 - Carrie CROWLEY died.  Carrie was the daughter of John Marshall SWAFFORD and Mary Elizabeth LEE.


1974 - Claude Leslie MAXON died in Waynesburg, Greene County, Pennsylvania.  Claude was the son of John Winfield MAXON and Pleasant Jane BAREMORE.

Friday, July 27, 2012

Metzner Family Blog

Cousin Paula Metzner has created a new blog for her genealogy/family history.    The blog is entitled Linnea's Legacy and will focus on her Metzner and allied lines.


Paula's Metzner line diverges from mine a few generations back, and after leaving Ohio and Jay County, Indiana ended up in Ft. Wayne, Indiana and Michigan.


Paula's research into the Metzner line has discovered the possible clues to the family in Germany, as mentioned in a previous post.


Please stop by and start following her blog.

On This Day : July 27

1676 - Hannah FESSENDEN born in Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. Hannah was the daughter of Nicholas FESSENDEN and Margaret CHENEY.

1739 - Prudence BROWN born.  Prudence was the daughter of William BROWN and Elizabeth HAINES.

1794 - Isaiah HUNT born in Guilford County, North Carolina.  Isiah was the son of Isaiah HUNT and Elizabeth FLOYD.

1807 - Rebecca GAMBLE born.  Rebecca was the daughter of John GAMBLE and Rebecca McPHEETERS.

1811 - Isaac MILLS married Rachel BEALS.  Isaac was the son of Aaron MILLS and Charity MENDENHALL.

1813 - John DAVIS born.  John was the son of Ananais DAVIS and Rebecca CLAYTON.

1824 - Achsak MAXON born in Fayette County, Pennsylvania.  Achsak was the daughter of Joel MAXON and Hannah FIELDS.

1826 - Mary ELLIS died in Brown County, Ohio.  Mary was the daughter of James HODGKINS and Hannah ALFORD.

1826 - John DAVIS born.  John was the son of Nathan J. DAVIS and Keziah DAVIS.

1833 - Elizabeth FLANAGAN born in Dallas, Alabama.  Elizabeth was the daughter of William Jackson FLANAGAN and Elizabeth JACKSON.

1839 - Joshua G. DAVIS died.  Joshua was the son of Nathan DAVIS and Ann GIFFORD.

1890 - Dora Ann CUMMINGS married Paul TILLEY in Dyer County, Tennessee.  Dora was the daughter of Wyatt CUMMINGS and Margaret HENSON.

1893 - Heinrich Friedrich Wilhelm KAHRE died in Vanderburgh County, Indiana.  Heinrich was the son of Heinrich Wilhelm KAHRE and Marie Caroline Wilhelmina KORFF.

1949 - Edith Mabel MEINHOLTZ died in Colorado Springs, Colorado.  Edith was the daughter of Luman Walker LeMASTERS and Mary Keziah CHEW.