Sunday, November 04, 2012

Sentimental Sunday : News and Notes


The Tiger's Tale was our student newspaper at Alexandria-Monroe High School in Alexandria, Indiana.  I came across this story in a copy of the newspaper that I had saved from my school days.  Am planning to donate the copies of the newspaper along with other photographs to the local historical society.

I can remember the computer class at Ball State University, and believe there is a photograph of the whole group somewhere.  At the time, I was promised that completing the course would earn me some college credit.  However, the course never appeared on my college transcripts.


Sentimental Sunday – discuss a sentimental story or memory about an ancestor, or maybe even a family tradition that touches you. This is an ongoing series at GeneaBloggers  and was suggested by Renate Sanders at Into the Light .

On This Day : November 4

1722 - Phebe SCARLETT born in Chester County, Pennsylvania.  Phebe was my 8x-great grandmother.

1743 - Moses MILLS born.  Moses was the son of Henry MILLS and Hannah THORNBURG.

1756 - Ann CHAMNESS born in Orange County, North Carolina.  Ann was the daughter of Anthony CHAMNESS and Sarah COLE.

1779 - Reuben TAYLOR born.  Reuben was the son of James TAYLOR and Ann HUBBARD.

1785 - Rachel SUMNER born in Surry County, North Carolina.  Rachel was the daughter of Bowater SUMNER and Rebeckah BURRAS.

1792 - George TAYLOR died.  George was the son of James TAYLOR and Martha THOMPSON.

1802 - Anna BOND married Abram BUNKER.  Anna was the daughter of Edward BOND and Elizabeth Ann MILLS.

1814 - John WRIGHT born in Pleasant Township, Brown County, Ohio.  John was the son of George WRIGHT and Elizabeth ROBINS.  John was my 4x-great grandfather.

1818 - John HECK married Catherine HECK in Bracken County, Kentucky.  John was the son of Jacob HECK and Elizabeth ________.

1839 - John METZNER married Catharine YOUNG in Newark, Licking County, Ohio.  John was the son of Jasper METZNER and Hannah REISENBURG.  Catharine was the daughter of Nicholas YOUNG and Salome ________.  They were my 3x-great grandparents.

1848 - Franklin MILLHOUS born near Colerain, Ohio.  Franklin was the son of Joshua Vickers MILLHOUS and Elizabeth Price GRIFFITH.

1849 - Matilda POE married William SHAWVER in Morgan County, Indiana.  Matilda was the daughter of John W. POE and Elizabeth RAINS.

1862 - Jesse BOND died.  Jesse was the son of Edward BOND and Elizabeth Ann MILLS.

1865 - Silas HIATT died.  Silas was the son of William HIATT and Charity WILLIAMS.

1869 - Townsend HEATON married Nancy Jane HALE in Schuyler County, Missouri.  Townsend was the son of James R. HEATON and Elizabeth JACOBS.

1872 - Elijah CHEW died.  Elijah was the son of Nathaniel CHEW and Sarah SPRINGER.

1873 - Israel LEE born.  Israel was the son of William M. LEE and Elizabeth BROWN.

1877 - John Hubert SWAFFORD born.  John was the son of John Hubert SWAFFORD and Eliza WOODEN.

1893 - Mary Adoline SWAFFORD born in Brunswick, Missouri.  Mary was the daughter of Landon Marcellus SWAFFORD and Bertie Belle MARSH.

1906 - Albert SWAFFORD married Della Mae BURGESS in Ray County, Missouri.  Albert was the son of Allen Aaron SWAFFORD and Meda LILES.

1907 - Jesse Clarence LEE married Hattie Deana SMART.  Jesse was the son of William Burrell LEE and Margaret Jane SWAFFORD.

1932 - George COOK died in Larned, Pawnee County, Kansas.  George was the son of George COOK and Matilda JACOBS.

Saturday, November 03, 2012

On This Day : November 3

1703 - Lydia BABCOCK born in Westerly, Rhode Island.  Lydia was the daughter of Robert BABCOCK and Lydia CRANDALL.

1763 - Mary BEALS died in York County, Pennsylvania.  Mary was the daughter of John BROOKSBY and Mary ________.

1773 - Amy CHEW died in Gloucester County, New Jersey.  Amy was the daughter of John DRIVER and Sarah ________.  Amy was my 7x-great grandmother.

1813 - Samuel WOOLSTON died in Burlington County, New Jersey.  Samuel was the son of Samuel WOOLSTON and Cyllania WOOLSTON.  Samuel was my 5x-great grandfather.

1817 - Samuel MILLIKAN died in Randolph County, North Carolina.  Samuel was the son of William MILLIKAN and Jane WHITE.  Samuel was my 7x-great grandfather.

1819 - Stephen HUNT married Mary HUSSEY in Guilford County, North Carolina.  Stephen was the son of Eleazer HUNT and Lydia WORLEY.

1822 - Sarah Ann H. DEACON born in Burlington County, New Jersey.  Sarah was the daughter of Joseph DEACON and Beulah HAINES.

1842 - Henry METZNER born in Licking County, Ohio.  Henry was the son of John METZNER and Catharine YOUNG.

1845 - Willard MAXSON born in Muscatine County, Iowa.  Willard was the son of William MAXSON and Delilah BOWLAND.

1848 - Louis Napoleon METZNER born in St. Louisville, Licking County, Ohio.  Louis was the son of John METZNER and Catharine YOUNG.

1874 - Jane Elizabeth McPHEETERS died.  Jane was the daughter of William McPHEETERS and Margaret Ann Curry McDANIEL.

1879 - Russell BRITTON born.  Russell was the son of Josiah Cole BRITTON and Elenor Creveling EWING.

1880 - Abraham Leander SHERRICK married Ruth M. THOMAS in Ashland County, Ohio.  Abraham was the son of David SHERRICK and Susan JACOBS.

1887 - Andrew Frank HALEY married Emma Catherine LEONARD in Jay County, Indiana.  Andrew was the son of George Washington HALEY and Mary Jane SHERRICK.

1888 - Lucy Grace SWAFFORD born.  Lucy was the daughter of Samuel Richard SWAFFORD and Susan Isabell McGAUGH.

1898 - Opal Woolston CHEW born.  Opal was the daughter of William Anderson CHEW and Emma Susan STRAIGHT.

1906 - Frank Edwin WEHRLY born.  Frank was the son of Alva Monroe WEHRLY and Emma C. YAEGER.

1912 - Ulysses Grant SWAFFORD married Mary GRAHAM in Jasper, Marion County, Tennessee.  Ulysses was the son of James Andrew SWAFFORD and Rebecca Jane SHERRILL.