Friday, November 23, 2012

On This Day : November 23

1702 - Thomas PIERCE born.  Thomas was the son of Benjamin PIERCE and Mary REED.

1723 - William REYNOLDS married Mary BROWN.  William was the son of Henry REYNOLDS and Prudence CLAYTON.  Mary was the daughter of William BROWN and Catherine WILLIAMS.  They were my 8x-great grandparents.

1734 - Jacob STICKEL married Maria SCHWARTZ in Egenhausen, Württemberg. Jacob was the son of Christoph STICKEL and Anna BRAÜN.  Maria was the daughter of Martin ________ and Magdalena SCHWARTZ.  They were my 7x-great grandparents.

1739 - Mary MAXSON born.  Mary was the daughter of John MAXSON and Hannah MAXSON.

1743 - Claus Heinrich KAHRE died.  Claus was the son of Johann Jurgen KAHRE and Anna Katherine STEINMEIER.

1753 - Samuel GROENENDYKE died in Flatbush, Long Island.  Samuel was the son of Pieter GROENENDYKE and Marrittie de LA NOY.  Samuel was my 8x-great grandfather.

1761 - Johannis ANTONIDES married Sarah VAN DORN.  Johannis was the son of Johannis ANTONIDES and Johanna KOUWENHOVEN.

1773 - Samuel WARDLAW born in Augusta County, Virginia.  Samuel was the son of Robert WARDLAW and Janet DOWNEY.  Samuel was my 5x-great grandfather.

1795 - Thomas SUMNER born in Surry County, North Carolina.  Thomas was the son of Bowater SUMNER and Rebeckah BURRAS.

1806 - Martha HARVEY died in Orange County, North Carolina.  Martha was the  daughter of Nathaniel NEWLIN and Jane WOODWARD.

1807 - John SUTTON married Rachel DAVIS in Harrison County, Virginia.  John was the son of Cornelius SUTTON and Elizabeth APPLEGATE.

1816 - Nathan JACKSON married Susan POTTER.  Nathan was the son of Curtis JACKSON and Ruth BEALS.

1828 - Amos BOYER born in Franklin County, Ohio.  Amos was the son of Martin BOYER and Anna BENNETT.

1872 - John Arthur BRITTON born.  John was the son of Josiah Cole BRITTON and Elenor Creveling EWING.

1874 - William Henry METZNER married Angeline MEED in Jay County, Indiana.  William was the son of William METZNER and Barbara POWELL.

1878 - James A. STOUT died.  James was the son of Jesse STOUT and Sarah MORRISON.

1881 - Lola M. DUFFEY born.  Lola was the daughter of Daniel F. DUFFEY and Susannah LEEDY.

1894 - Fred Marion BIRDWELL born in Kilgore, Gregg County, Texas.  Fred was the son of William Ezekiel BIRDWELL and Dora Alice FLANAGAN.

1897 - Orvey Vincie LEE born.  Orvey was the son of William Nation LEE and Laura Belle COX.

1912 - Mary DWIGGINS married Everett DYER.  Mary was the daughter of James H. DWIGGINS and Eliza Margaret KING.

1967 - Charles Riggs WRIGHT died.  Charles was the son of Joseph W. WRIGHT and Rebecca Ann HEATON.

Thursday, November 22, 2012

Thank you for following

On Thanksgiving, I wanted to give a thank-you to those of you who have been following this blog in one manner or another.  

My intention is to have more content and better quality posts after the first of the year and I complete the "On This Day" series.

Hope you and yours have a wonderful holiday season and much success in family history research in the coming year.

Please take a moment and let me know how we are connected in the comments.  I would also be interested to know how you follow the blog and how you found it.

On This Day : November 22

1640 - Magdalena CALMBACH born.  Magdalena was the daughter of Hans CALMBACH and Christina ________.  Magdalena was my 9x-great grandmother.

1740 - Esther STILLMAN born.  Esther was the daughter of Joseph STILLMAN and Mary MAXSON.

1773 - Sarah OLIPHANT married John WOOLSEY. Sarah was the daughter of Ephraim OLIPHANT and Sarah Higgins STOUT.

1799 - Martha BOND married Nathan BALLARD.  Martha was the daughter of Samuel BOND and Elizabeth BEALS.

1814 - Michael SILLS died in Bedford County, Pennsylvania.  Michael was Eileen's 5x-great grandfather.

1820 - Sarah Ann WRIGHT born in Brown County, Ohio.  Sarah was the daughter of George WRIGHT and Elizabeth ROBINS.

1823 - Sally CARSON married Enos GEORGE.  Sally was the daughter of John CARSON and Abigail SUMNER.

1829 - Jabert FAULKNER born.  Jabert was the son of Solomon FAULKNER and Ruth BEALS.

1829 - Jason FAULKNER born.  Jason was the son of Solomon FAULKNER and Ruth BEALS.

1832 - Benjamin Evans DUNAWAY married Matilda Hogg MIZE in Pittsfield, Pike County, Illinois.  Benjamin was the son of Benjamin DUNAWAY and Sarah EVANS.  Matilda was the daughter of David MIZE and Hannah PETER.  They were Eileen's 4x-great grandparents.

1832 - Hannah LEMASTERS born in Shelby County, Ohio.  Hannah was the daughter of Luman Walker LEMASTERS and Nancy YOUNG.

1834 - Hannah JACOBS died.  Hannah was the daughter of Michael JACOBS and Margaret ________.

1843 - Julia M. COY born.  Julia was the daughter of John COY and Almina PIERCE.

1845 - Theophilius WALKER died.  Theophilius was the son of Joseph WALKER and Martha McPHEETERS.

1849 - Dialtha Adaline SWAFFORD married John R. KING in Monroe County, Indiana.  Dialtha was the daughter of Larkin SWAFFORD and Nancy ________.

1855 - John Blackburn BALES married Hester Ann MARVEL in Fulton County, Illinois.  John was the son of Solomon BEALS and Elizabeth JOHN.

1857 - Elizabeth WRIGHT died in Brown County, Ohio.  Elizabeth was the daughter of Obadiah ROBINS and Susannah HODGKINS.  Elizabeth was my 5x-great grandmother.

1857 - Eliza Margaret KING born in Frankton, Madison County, Indiana.  Eliza was the daughter of Daniel KING and Elizabeth SHAW.

1880 - Salome WEHRLY died.  Salome was the daughter of George PETRY and Maria Catharina KALTREIDER.

1881 - Henriette WILD died in Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Indiana. Henriette was the daughter of Johann Paul GONDOLF and Anna Getraud NOLL.  Henriette was Corinne's 4x-great grandmother.

1895 - James Clarence HUNT born.  James was the son of John A. HUNT and Elnora Jane McLANE.

1903 - Reason Lefestus SWAFFORD married Geneva Lenora COX in Ray County, Missouri.  Reason was the son of Samuel Richard SWAFFORD and Susan Isabell McGAUGH.