Wednesday, September 22, 2021

Events in My Family Tree: September 22

Gilbert Lewis Clark was born on his parents' 8th wedding anniversary.  But according to Wikipedia, the traditional gift for the 8th anniversary is salt, not a son.

Births

Martha Elizabeth Bowen, daughter of John Bowen and Martha Baden, was born September 22, 1859 in Massachusetts.  She is the great-grandaunt of my half-sister Laura Sellers.

Agnes Ruth Fell was born September 22, 1884 in Herkimer, Herkimer County, New York.  She was the wife of Harley Heath, son of William Augusta Heath and Mary Codner, who is the 1st cousin 2x removed of my aunt Mary McStroul and her sister Jean McStroul and the 1st cousin 3x removed of my 1st cousin Todd Meckler and my not-quite-cousin Angela Williams.

Lela Vanessa Gaunt, daughter of David Wise Gaunt and Margaret Williams, was born September 22, 1901 near Portland, Jay County, Indiana.  She is my 5th cousin once removed via the Gaunts.

Gilbert Lewis Clark, son of Oren Wilson Clark and Anna G. Gaunt, was born September 22, 1915 in Richvalley, Wabash County, Indiana.  He is my 4th cousin 2x removed via the Gaunts.

Barbara Joan Gaunt, daughter of Edward Lee Gaunt and Ethyl Fay Davison, was born September 22, 1929 in Indiana, possibly in Allen County.  She is my 5th cousin once removed via the Gaunts.

Angela Marie Morgan was born September 22, 1976.  She is my 6th cousin.

Marriages

Oren Wilson Clark and Anna G. Gaunt, daughter of Lewis Cass Gaunt and Mary A. Kindlesparger, were married September 22, 1907 in Peru, Miami County, Indiana.  Anna is my 3rd cousin 3x removed via the Gaunts.

Frederick H. Brusnahan and Viola Rebecca Allen, daughter of Cyrus Kunze Allen, Jr. and Clara Barton Shinn, were married September 22, 1928, probably in Mercer County, New Jersey.  Viola is my 4th cousin once removed on my Gauntt line through the Allens.

Deaths

Sarah Ann Whitacre died September 22, 1884 in Wabash County, Indiana at the age of 65.  She was the wife of Uz Gaunt, son of Jacob Gaunt and Hannah Holmes, who is my 1st cousin 5x removed via the Gaunts.

Ruth Thackeray, daughter of Joseph Thackeray and Mary Dubois, died September 22, 1910 in Laughery, Ripley County, Indiana at the age of 76.  She is my 3rd cousin 4x removed on my Gauntt line through the Thackerays.

James P. Gaynor, son of Mr. Gaynor and Jane Langley, died September 22, 1913 in Manhattan, New York County, New York at the age of 66.  He is the great-great-grandfather of my half-sister Laura Sellers.

Homer Kirtlan, son of Homer Astwood Kirtlan and Elizabeth H. Gaunt, died September 22, 1941 in Wabash County, Indiana at the age of 80.  He is my 3rd cousin 3x removed via the Gaunts.

Itzhak Kardish, son of Dovid Kardish and Etta Gorodetsky, died September 22, 1991 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada at the age of about 68.  He is my 1st cousin 2x removed on my Gorodetsky line.

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