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Friday, March 16, 2012

On This Day : March 16

1662 - John BROUGHTON died in Northampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts.  John was the son of Thomas BROUGHTON and Mary BRISCOE.  John was my 10x great-grandfather.


1678 - Thomas SPOFFORD born in Bradford, Essex County, Massachusetts.  Thomas was the son of Samuel SPOFFORD and Sarah BURPBEE.  Thomas was my 8x great-grandfather.


1692 - Mary MAXSON died in Westerly, Rhode Island.  Mary was the daughter of John MAXSON and Judith CLARKE.


1720 - Amos MAXSON born in Westerly, Rhode Island.  Amos was the son of John MAXSON and Hannah MAXSON.


1743 - Catherine Marie KAHRE born.  Catherine was the daughter of Johann Jurgen KAHRE and Katherine Marie KUHLMEYER.


1749 - Hannah HAINES born.  Hannah was the daughter of Jeremiah HAINES and Hannah BONNELL.


1752 - Johannes NOLL born in Berghofen.  Johannes was the son of Johannes NOLL and Anna GERTRAUD.  Johannes was Corinne's 6x great-grandfather.


1778 - Charity BEALS born in Guilford County, North Carolina.  Charity was the daughter of Bowater BEALS and Sarah Ann COOK.


1786 - Daniel PIERCE born.  Daniel was the son of Seth PIERCE and Bethiah FIELD.


1787 - Abigail PIERCE died in Mansfield, Windham County, Connecticut.  Abigail was the daughter of William JOHNSON and Esther WISWELL.  Abigail was my 8x great-grandmother.


1796 - Anne WOOLSTON born in Burlington County, New Jersey.  Anne was the daughter of Samuel WOOLSTON and Hannah HAINES.


1801 - Anna Catherine Elisabeth KAHRE died.  Anna was Corinne's 7x great-grandmother.


1820 - Rachel HUNT married Samuel STAFFORD.  Rachel was the daughter of John HUNT and Rachel HAWORTH.


1822 - Hannah DAVIS died.  Hannah was the daughter of Nathan J. DAVIS and Keziah DAVIS.


1825 - Enoch CARTER married Asenath KENDALL.  Enoch was the son of John CARTER and Sarah BEALS.


1825 - Prudence STILLMAN died.  Prudence was the daughter of Torey MAXSON and Martha LANPHERE.


1833 - Henry MILLS died in Morgan County, Indiana.  Henry was the son of Aaron MILLS and Charity MENDENHALL.  Henry was my 5x great-grandfather.


1852 - Joseph BALES married Ann DAVIS.  Joseph was the son of Aaron BALES and Alice MANIFOLD.


1864 - Jesse Leonard CHEW married Susanna Tatem WOOD in Blackwood, New Jersey.  Jesse was the son of Thomas Atkinson CHEW and Abigail A. LEONARD.


1874 - Eva Dora WEHRLY died in Jay County, Indiana.  Eva was the daughter of John P. WEHRLY and Catherine E. LeMASTERS.


1875 - Jennie G. CHEW born in Darke County, Ohio.  Jennie was the daughter of Nathaniel Durbin CHEW and Margaret H. HEISTAND.


1882 - Lulu Grace HEATON born in Mound City, Holt County, Missouri.  Lula was the daughter of Joseph Wesley HEATON and Clara Emaline OGLE.


1888 - Mary CHEW died.  Mary was the daughter of Joseph CHEW and Elizabeth THOMAS.


1902 - Eva May CHIVLARE married Sylvester Tillman BRIODY.  Eva was the daughter of Miles CHIVLARE and Louisa Jane BOYER.


1903 - Fred KING born in Madison County, Indiana.  Fred was the son of Suman Douglas KING and Amanda Louisa FOX.


1914 - Donald Cooper LeMASTER born in Jay County, Indiana.  Donald was the son of Chesley Franklin LeMASTER and Clara Louise BURKEY.


1920 - St. Patrick Merlin CUMMINGS married Bessie Lee IVEY in Sedgwick, Lawrence County, Arkansas.  Patrick was the son of Wyatt CUMMINGS and Margaret HENSON.  Bessie was the daughter of Samuel H. IVEY and Emma E. CARTER.  They were Eileen's grandparents.


1920 - George Harner WRIGHT died in Washington Township, Brown County, Ohio.  George was the son of Samuel Pangburn WRIGHT and Rebecca Ruth HALL.


1922 - Bertha Fidelia YEAGER died in Clay County, Indiana.  Bertha was the daughter of Luman Walker LeMASTERS and Mary Keziah CHEW.


1923 - Sarah HIXENBAUGH died in Roscoe, Washington County, Pennsylvania.  Sarah was the daughter of Melford Joseph MAXON and Mary E. LANCASTER.


1930 - Warren Melvin MARSHALL died in Eugene, Oregon.  Warren was the son of Andrew MARSHALL and Sarah MAXSON.


1959 - Cledith Orion GRAVES died in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois.  Cledith was the son of Arthur E. GRAVES and Carrie Mae HALEY.

Saturday, February 06, 2010

Surname Saturday: Sills

The SILLS surname is Eileen's maternal line.  The surname has origins in Hesse-Darmstadt area of Germany.

Stories and History:

Ahnentafel # 15: Ruth Alice SILLS (1889-1959).  Ruth was born March 29, 1889 in Dora, Wabash County, Indiana.  She married Lawrence Solomon LEWIS on February 24, 1906 in Dora, Wabash County, Indiana.  Lawrence was born March 30, 1885 in Lancaster, Huntington County, Indiana.  They raised 12 children in Dora, Lagro Township, Wabash County, Indiana.  After Lawrence's death, Ruth married Elsworth G. STAFFORD and Owen Earl STEVENS

Ahnentafel # 30: Christopher SILLS (1840-1913).  Christopher was born February 15, 1840 in Jackson Township, Champaign County, Ohio.  He married Samantha SHELLY on May 21, 1872 in Wabash County, Indiana.  Samantha was born December 16, 1848 in Dora, Wabash County, Indiana.  They had 5 children.  Christopher died March 19, 1913 in Dora, Wabash County, Indiana.

Ahnentafel # 60: George SILLS (1809-1880).  George was born December 1, 1809 in Bedford County, Pennsylvania.  He married Mary GRIMES on February 16, 1832 in Champaign County, Ohio.  Mary was born April 19, 1809 in Middleton, Clearfield County, Pennsylvania.  By 1860, they were living in Wabash County, Indiana.  They had 6 children.  George died June 9, 1880 in Dora, Wabash County, Indiana.

Ahnentafel # 120: Michael SILLS (1777-1845).  Michael was born June 4, 1777 in Bedford County, Pennsylvania.  He married Rosanna FETTERS on February 1, 1803.  Rosanna was born circa 1784 in Bedford County, Pennsylvania.  After the War of 1812, they moved to Champaign County, Ohio.  They had 7 children.  Michael died January 18, 1845 in Jackson Township, Champaign County, Ohio.


Ahnentafel # 240: Michael SILLS (1735-1814).  Michael was born December 19, 1735 in Bingen, Hesse-Darmstadt.  He married Barbara RHOADES before 1767 in Pennsylvania.  Barbara was born circa 1735 in Germantown, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania.  They had at least 2 children.  Michael died November 22, 1814 in Bedford County, Pennsylvania.