On This Day : April 4

1598 - John CLARKE died in Suffolk County, England.  John was the son of John CLARKE and Margaret ________.  John was my 11x great-grandfather.


1650 - Isaac BACON born in Bridgewater, Plymouth Colony, Massachusetts.  Isaac was the son of Daniel BACON and Mary READE.


1670 - Joseph CLARKE born.  Joseph was the son of Joseph CLARKE and Bethiah HUBBARD.


1716 - Joseph WITTER born.  Joseph was the son of John WITTER and Sarah TEFFT.


1723 - Hannah TAPPAN died in York, Maine.  Hannah was the daughter of Robert FESSENDEN and Mary ________.


1765 - Aaron MENDENHALL died in East Caln, Pennsylvania.  Aaron was the son of John MENDENHALL and Elizabeth MARIS.


1784 - Robert PATRICK died.  Robert was the son of John PATRICK and Janett McPHEETERS.


1827 - Michael SHIRK died.  Michael was the son of Ulrich SCHERCH and Anna SWARR.


1834 - Ruth BALES married Isaiah RICE.  Ruth was the daughter of William BEALS and Rachel JOHNSON.


1838 - Nelson J. LAMBERTSON born in Stillwell Corner, Butler County, Ohio.  Nelson was the son of John LAMBERTSON and Sarah A. WILLSON.


1838 - Jane NEWBY died.  Jane was the daughter of Richard WILLIAMS and Susanna PAINTER.


1841 - William H.H. PIERCE born.  William was the son of Royal Storrs PIERCE and Juliet MORTON.


1843 - Curtis THORNBURG married Mahala CLEVENGER.  Curtis was the son of John THORNBURGH and Elizabeth BEALS.


1856 - Jasper METZNER born in Bearcreek Township, Jay County, Indiana.  Jasper was the son of William METZNER and Barbara POWELL.


1858 - William Anderson CHEW born in Darke County, Ohio.  William was the son of Dr. Ezekiel Cooper CHEW and Caroline Bishop WOOLSTON.


1866 - Charles Morton POE born in Morgan County, Indiana.  Charles was the son of Isaac S. POE and Hannah MILLS.


1867 - Hubert LEMASTERS born in Indiana.  Hubert was the son of Jacob LEMASTERS and Sarah Ann HALFHILL.


1874 - Elizabeth MOORE died in Madison County, Indiana.  Elizabeth was the daughter of Isaac PENISTEN and Sarah Elizabeth ________.


1886 - Millard F. LYST died in Madison County, Indiana.  Millard was the son of John LYST and Sarah Wilson LAMBERTSON.


1890 - Josephus BOYER died in Warrick County, Indiana.  Josephus was the son of Christopher C. BOYER and Nancy Ann McCOOL.


1891 - Joseph SUMNER died.  Joseph was the son of Absalom SUMNER and Pricilla JACKSON.


1905 - Pina BOYER married Pearl BATES.  Pina was the daughter of Christopher C. BOYER and Amanda F. ________.


1905 - Madeline DAVIS born.  Madeline was the daughter 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.


1909 - William Francis PIERCE married Vida MADDOX in Madison County, Indiana.  William was the son of Edmund G. PIERCE and Catherine GROENENDYKE.  William was my 2x great-grandfather.


1932 - Sarah May PEFLEY died in Argos, Marshall County, Indiana.  Sarah was the daughter of George PEEPLES and Katherine McMILLEN.  Sarah was Eileen's great-grandmother.


1935 - Mary Jane YOUNG died in Orestes, Madison County, Indiana.  Mary was the daughter of Daniel KING and Elizabeth SHAW.

Wordless Wednesday: Spring Break 1982

Spring Break 1982
Alexandria, Indiana
(L-R) Jason LeMaster, Travis LeMaster, Michelle LeMaster

Spring Break 1982 we had snow in April. Indiana weather. Sign states April 6, 1982 Chattanooga or Bust.  We were going down to visit my cousins in Tennessee.

On This Day : April 3

1671 - Abigail WOODBURY born in Beverly, Essex County, Massachusetts.  Abigail was the daughter of Peter WOODBURY and Sarah DODGE.


1688 - John MENDENHALL born in Chester County, Pennsylvania.  John was the son of John MENDENHALL and Elizabeth MARIS.  John was my 8x great-grandfather.


1701 - Johannes SCHERCH born.  Johannes was the son of Ulrich SCHURCH and Barbara GRUNDBACHER.


1739 - John CHEW married Ann JENNINGS.  John was the son of Richard CHEW and Frances TATEM.


1744 - Col. Richard TAYLOR born in Orange County, Virginia.  Richard was the son of Zachary TAYLOR and Elizabeth LEE.


1753 - Tacy MAXSON born.  Tacy was the daughter of John MAXSON and Sarah BURDICK.


1787 - Anna Nancy PETRY born in York, York County, Pennsylvania.  Anna was the daughter of George PETRY and Maria Catharina KALTREIDER.


1822 - Jonathan B. HIGGINS born in Flemington, Hunterdon County, New Jersey.  Jonathan was the son of Judiah HIGGINS and Mary QUICK.


1834 - Frances CHEW married Joshua COIT.  Frances was the daughter of Coleby CHEW and Frances LEARNED.


1853 - Peter Kirkpatrick SWAFFORD married Mary Ann CROCKETT in Owen County, Indiana.  Peter was the son of Larkin SWAFFORD and Nancy ________.  Mary Ann was the daughter of David CROCKETT and Mary Ann NOSLER.  They were my 4x great-grandparents.


1858 - Henry Mills POE born in Morgan County, Indiana.  Henry was the son of Isaac S. POE and Hannah MILLS.


1861 - Pleasant E. POE born in Morgan County, Indiana.  Pleasant was the son of Isaac S. POE and Hannah MILLS.


1880 - Isaac C. CHIVLARE married Emily J. PHILLIPS in Yankeetown, Warrick County, Indiana.  Isaac was the son of Miles CHIVLARE and Louisa Jane BOYER.


1889 - Jessie May PATTERSON born in LaCygne, Linn County, Kansas.  Jessie was the daughter of Norman Delmar PATTERSON and Alice Elizabeth LACEY.


1893 - William SYFERT born.  William was the son of George B. SYFERT and Margaret Ann McLANE.


1910 - Matilda P. DAMM married Marion KING in Vanderburgh County, Indiana.  Matilda was the daughter of Frederick Henry DAMM and Wilhelmina SCHNEIDER.