Honoring the Nurse in My Family on National Nurses Day

I know of one registered nurse in my family to celebrate on National Nurses Day:  my grandaunt Florence Meckler.  Specifically, she was a pediatric RN.  She was one of my maternal grandfather's younger sisters.

Florence was born December 22, 1915 (coincidentally, the exact same date as my maternal grandmother's oldest brother) in Brooklyn, New York.  I don't know where she attended nursing school or when she graduated, but it must have been before 1939, because on January 1, 1939 there was a photo of her in the newspaper holding the first two children born in the new year at Beth El Hospital in Brooklyn.  I am lucky enough to have the newspaper clipping because my grandmother saved it and had it in her photo album.

Exactly two years after that brush with fame, Florence married Moshe Amine, on January 1, 1941, in Brooklyn.  Florence and Moshe had two children:  Yedida, who was born one year after my mother, also on Armistice Day (now called Veterans Day); and Beth, six years later.  Some years later Florence and Moshe divorced, and 20 years after that Florence married Max Stewart.

I don't know how long Florence worked as a nurse.  I really should ask my cousins about that, shouldn't I?

I never met Moshe, but I knew Florence and Max.  I visited them several times in Las Vegas, where they lived, when I went to conferences and trade shows there.  I continued to visit Florence after Max passed away.  We would usually go out to one of the big buffets in one of the casinos on the Strip.

Eventually, Florence moved to Scotts Valley, California, at the behest of her older daughter.  And then I visited her there, in the Santa Cruz Mountains.  I took her out for lunch and to go shopping.  I drove a cargo van at the time, and I remember she had trouble stepping up high enough to climb in (she was a tiny person), so I started bringing a step stool to make it easier for her.

During all that time, I don't think I knew that Florence had been a registered nurse.  But she definitely fussed over me about health stuff, trying to make sure I was taking care of myself.

And here's a photo of Florence holding me when I was about a year old, proving that we go back a long way.  The teenager next to her is her younger daughter, my cousin Beth, who recognized herself and told me that we were at Disneyland.

Significant Anniversaries of 2025

I haven't written about the milestones in my family tree for the past couple of years, but as I try to get back to a regular posting schedule, it's one of the topics I wanted to bring back.  I find it interesting to look at what happened years ago in my family (obviously, or I wouldn't be doing genealogy!), and I like to make sure these people and events are remembered.

200 Years Ago

In January 1825, my 3x-great-grandfather Abel A. Lippincott, son of Stacy B. Lippincott and Alice Parker, was born in New Jersey.  Because New Jersey is the real Quaker state, and because you can't go anywhere in New Jersey without tripping over lots of Lippincotts, I still don't have Abel's complete birth date or where in New Jersey he was born, because Lippincotts are just bloody hard to research.  I wish I could spend a month or two at the New Jersey State Archives and do some in-person research to sort all this out.  And if wishes were horses . . . .

150 Years Ago

Henry Heath, the great-great-grandfather of my aunt Mary McStroul and her sister Anna McStroul and the 3x-great-grandfather of my not-quite-cousin Angela Williams, died December 2, 1875 in Thurman, Warren County, New York.  He was originally from Surrey, England, born roughly between 1816 and 1819 in Haslemere, although I still need to nail that down.  He immigrated to the United States around 1838 and married Eliza Bullock in 1844 in Argyle, Washington County, New York.  I have names for his parents and grandparents but little information beyond that.  More research I need to catch up on!

100 Years Ago

My aunt Dorothy "Dottie" Mae Sellers, daughter of Bertram Lynn Sellers and Elizabeth Leatherberry Sundermier, was born October 29, 1925 in Trenton, Mercer County, New Jersey.  Technically Dottie was my half-aunt, because she was a child of my grandfather's first marriage.  Grampa was still married to Elizabeth while he and my grandmother were living together and my father came along.  (My father had no full siblings but had seven half-siblings, three from his mother and four from his father.)  I met Dottie when I was about 11 or 12 and then stayed in touch with her the rest of her life, through my moves and hers.  She lived to be 95 years old.  I'm still looking for the son she surrendered for adoption in 1945.

My great-great-grandfather Victor Gordon, originally Avigdor Gershovich Gorodetsky, died January 26, 1925 in Brooklyn, Kings County, New York.  He immigrated to the United States from the Russian Empire in 1914, bringing his two youngest sons with him but leaving his second wife behind (I was told by cousins that she did not want to come).  He lived long enough to see his second-youngest daughter (of eight children) get married, on December 31, 1924, for which occasion a wonderful oversized family photograph with about three dozen people in it was made.  I have a two-piece photocopy of the photograph; I'm working on getting it scanned and tiled so I can share it.

Henry Crawford, son of Wallace Crawford and Louisa, died April 25, 1925 in Upatoi, Muscogee County, Georgia at the age of about 69.  He is the great-great-grandfather of my not-quite-cousin Angela Williams on her father's side.  Henry was Black and born enslaved.  In 1917 he and four family members sued Standard Oil for gross negligence for having misrepresented an explosive for kerosene lamp oil.  Standard Oil settled out of court and they received payment for damages.

75 Years Ago

Richard Wesley Preuss, son of Richard Preuss and Donna Potter, was born March 14, 1950 in Missoula, Missoula County, Montana.  He is my stepfather.  He married my mother December 19, 1977 in Villa Tasso, Walton County, Florida, a small unincorporated community which might have had a grand total of about 200 people living in it.  He used to be a paint and body man, and I learned a great appreciation for car bodywork because of him (although I still don't know why he painted my father's Chevelle BFY).

50 Years Ago

This is one of those years when there was a significant birth, marriage, and death.

In 2021 I wrote about my first cousin Andy Meckler turning 50.  This time around, it's his brother, Todd Meckler, who turns 50.  They're the cousins I knew the most growing up, and it makes me feel really old to know that both of them will have hit the half-century mark.

Also on my mother's side of the family, her 1st cousin Yedida Marcia Amine, daughter of Moshe S. Amine and Florence Meckler, married Richard J. Merrill on December 24, 1975 in San Francisco, San Francisco County, California.  Aviva was born exactly one year after my mother, on Armistice Day, so they had a special connection.

The other notable event of 1975 for my family was the death of my grandfather's brother, George Moore "Dickie" Sellers, on March 26.  One day Grampa was out of town, and when I asked why, my mother told me that his brother had died.  To which my stunned reaction was, "Grampa has a brother?"  It was the first I had heard of him.  Several years later I met their youngest sister, Betty, who told me that his nickname Dickie came from the Dickie Do Flicker.  When I Google that, however, nothing comes up.  When I get no results from Google, I tend to think something is wrong.  Maybe it was an inside family joke.

Events in My Family Tree: December 24

This day's list includes the three spelling variants of Gantt, Gaunt, and Gauntt that I know of in my family.

Births

Paul Avery Gantt, son of Daniel Taylor Gantt and Phoebe Thomas, was born December 24, 1898 in Steele City, Jefferson County, Nebraska.  He is my 3rd cousin 3x removed via the Gantts.

Joseph Frederick Baer was born December 24, 1914 in Roebling, Burlington County, New Jersey.  He was married to Nellie Elizabeth Sellers, daughter of Cornelius Elmer Sellers and Laura May Armstrong, who is my grandaunt.

Floyd Richard Williams, son of Floyd Richard Williams and Susie Lee Adams, was born December 24, 1930 in Columbus, Muscogee County, Georgia.  He is the father of my not-quite-cousin Angela Williams.

Chris Eve Meeks, daughter of Donald Wayne Meeks and Mary Lu Sherman, was born December 24, 1954, probably in Indiana.  She is my 6th cousin 1x removed on my Gauntt line through the Shermans.

Simon Berkowitz was born December 24, 1958.  He is married to Sheryl Millstein, daughter of Irwin Millstein and Julia Baena, who is my 2nd cousin 1x removed on my Gorodetsky line through the Millsteins.

Linda Sue Gauntt, daughter of David Lester Gauntt and Virginia Carolyn Petersen, was born December 24, 1962, possibly in New Jersey.  She is my 5th cousin 1x removed on my Gauntt line.

Bobby Wollock was born December 24, 1985.  He is my 3rd cousin.

Marriages

Reuben T. Gaunt, son of Hananiah Gaunt and Rebecca Mulliner, and Hannah S. Lewallen were married December 24, 1807 in Waterford, Gloucester County, New Jersey.  Reuben is my 3rd-great-granduncle.

Benjamin Gaunt, son of Benjamin Selah Gaunt and Hannah Ann Peters, and Mary Elizabeth Sever were married December 24, 1868 in Southampton, Burlington County, New Jersey.  Benjamin is my half 1st cousin 3x removed via the Gaunts.

Samuel W. Thackeray and Virginia R. Gaunt, daughter of Benjamin Franklin Gaunt and Elizabeth K. Frazer, were married December 24, 1885, probably in Burlington County, New Jersey.  Virginia is my 2nd cousin 3x removed via the Gaunts.

Herbert McGinnis and Mary Jane Gaunt, daughter of James Knox Polk Gaunt and Sarah Naomi Boone, were married December 24, 1902, probably in California.  Mary is my 3rd cousin 3x removed via the Gaunts.

Richard J. Merrill and Yedida Marcia Amine, daughter of Moshe Amine and Florence Meckler, were married December 24, 1975 in San Francisco, San Francisco, California.  Yedida is my 1st cousin 1x removed on my Meckler line.

Deaths

Claudia L. Githens, daughter of Thomas G. Githens and Emma D. Runyan, died December 24, 1908, probably in New Jersey, at the age of 18.  She is my 5th cousin 1x removed on my Gauntt line through the Githenses.

Phoebe Emily Gaunt, daughter of Redden N. Gaunt and Pauline E. Smoot, died December 24, 1928 in Perth, Sumner County, Kansas at the age of 82.  She is my 3rd cousin 3x removed via the Gaunts.

John Clendon Vaughn, son of John E. Vaughn and Bertha Florence Gaunt, died December 24, 1979 in Butte County, California at the age of 69.  He is my 4th cousin 2x removed via the Gaunts.

Events in My Family Tree: November 11

Besides making sure that all three of her children knew that November 11 was Armistice Day, my mother enjoyed sharing her birthday with her 1st cousin Yedida.

Births

Eugene Victor Gaunt, son of Joseph Harley Gaunt and Settie Inez Horn, was born November 11, 1907 in Knox Township, Jay County, Indiana.  He is my 5th cousin 1x removed via the Gaunts.

Myra Roslyn Meckler, daughter of Abraham Meckler and Lillyan E. Gordon, was born November 11, 1940 in Brooklyn, Kings County, New York.  She is my mother.

Yedida Marcia Amine, daughter of Moshe Amine and Florence Meckler, was born November 11, 1941 in Washington, D.C.  She is my 1st cousin 1x removed on my Meckler line.

Harvey Joseph Gaunt III, son of Harvey Joseph Gaunt, Jr. and Dorothy Mary Avis, was born November 11, 1944 in Haddonfield, Camden County, New Jersey.  He is my 3rd cousin via the Gaunts.

Linda Carol Griffith was born November 11, 1945 in Bridgeton, Cumberland County, New Jersey.  She was the first wife of Albert Lynn Lore, son of Frank Everett Eckman and Dorothy Mae Sellers, who is my half 1st cousin on my Sellers line.

Bonnie Fay Gaunt, daughter of Mark Wayne Gaunt and Minnie Louise Lotter, was born November 11, 1955, probably in Fort Wayne, Allen County, Indiana.  She is my 6th cousin via the Gaunts.

Danielle Shay Sapers-Moss was born November 11, 1989.  She is my 4th cousin 1x removed.

Marriages

Harold Leroy Davis, Sr. and Dorothy Mae Sellers, daughter of Bertram Lynn Sellers, Sr. and Elizabeth Leatherberry Sundermeier, were (possibly) married November 11, 1954 in Bridgeton, Cumberland County, New Jersey.  Dottie is my half-aunt on my Sellers line.

Frederick D. Allen, son of Mervin Gauntt Allen and Ellen Swain Bentz, and Kathleen E. Bushta were married November 11, 1979 in Hillsdale, Bergen County, New Jersey.  Frederick is my 5th cousin 1x removed on my Gauntt line through the Allens.

Dwight Roger Earehart, son of Denzel Rowland Earehart and Almeada Kathryn Cain, and Wanda Lou Biggs were married November 11, 1990 in Bennett Spring State Park, Bennett Springs, Laclede County, Missouri.  Dwight is my 6th cousin on my Gauntt line through the Eareharts.

Deaths

Sarah Anna Hartman died November 11, 1933 in Pennville, Jay County, Indiana at the age of 71.  She was the wife of Michael Willett Rowland, son of Samuel Rowland and Elizabeth Ann Gaunt, who is my 3rd cousin 3x removed via the Gaunts.

Lester Reed died November 11, 1962 in Chesterfield, Burlington County, New Jersey at the age of 51.  He was the husband of Dorothy Pamela Allen, daughter of William Daily Allen and Fannie Goldsboro Brown, who is my 5th cousin on my Gauntt line through the Allens.

Dorothy Gaynor, daughter of John Francis Gaynor and Wally Mary Ruppert, died November 11, 1991 in Newark, Essex County, New Jersey at the age of 73.  She is the half-grandaunt of my half-sister Laura Sellers.

Events in My Family Tree: September 2

I wasn't expecting such an explosion of marriages for September 2.  Is there something special about the date that I don't know about?

Births

Jane Gaunt, daughter of John Gaunt and Jean Satterthwaite, was born September 2, 1760 in Little Egg Harbor Townsh, Burlington County, New Jersey.  She is my 1st cousin 6x removed via the Gaunts.

Elizabeth Gaunt, daughter of Samuel Gaunt, Jr. and Ann Horner, was born September 2, 1826 in Woolwich, Gloucester County, New Jersey.  She is my 3rd cousin 4x removed via the Gaunts.

Raymond Merle Darr, son of Raymond A. Darr and Ethel K. Gaunt, was born September 2, 1923 in Delanco, Burlington County, New Jersey.  He is my 2nd cousin once removed via the Gaunts.

Bruce Phillip Alexander, son of Phillip Charles Alexander and Jessie Ozley Easlick, was born September 2, 1954 in Hokkaido, Japan.  He is my 4th cousin once removed on my Gauntt line via the Easlicks.

Sandra Janelle Jordan was born September 2, 2009.  She is the niece of my sister-in-law Sandra Farrier.

Marriages

William M. Zelley, son of Ridgway Zelley and Rebecca Gaunt, and Emeline Hampton were married September 2, 1860 in Southampton Township, Burlington County, New Jersey.  William is my 2nd cousin 3x removed via the Gaunts.

Thomas Kirkland Gauntt, son of James Gauntt and Amelia Gibson, and Jane Dunstan, daughter of Frederick Cleworth Dunstan and Martha Winn, were married September 2, 1891 in Greenland, Burlington County, New Jersey.  They are my great-grandparents.

Donald Walsh and Charlotte Perlman, daughter of Abraham Sam Perlman and Stella Joffe, were married September 2, 1955 in Brooklyn, Kings County, New York.  Charlotte is my 3rd cousin once removed on my Nowicki line through the Perlmans.

Hans Joachim Rocke and Yedida Marcia Amine, daughter of Moshe Amine and Florence Meckler, were married September 2, 1962 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California.  Yedida is my 1st cousin once removed on my Meckler line.

Raymond Henry Robins, Jr. and Sydney Lee Carter, daughter of Luther Edmund Carter and Jacqueline Lee Funk, were married September 2, 1967 in Mechanicsville, Hanover County, Virginia.  Jacqueline is my 4th cousin on my Gauntt line via the Funks.

Dale Lederman, son of Victor Lederman and Edith Albert, and Denise Fagan were married September 2, 1973 in Huntington, Suffolk County, New York.  Dale is my 2nd cousin once removed on my Gorodetsky line through the Ledermans.

Dennis Yurkovic and Janet Beth Podolsky, daughter of Arthur Podolsky and Harriet Farbman, were married September 2, 1989 in Maywood, Bergen County, New Jersey.  Janet is my 3rd cousin on my Gorodetsky line via the Farbmans.

Larry James Hagan and Carol Roberta Rudin, daughter of Raymond Harold Rudin and Ruth Garfinkel, were married September 2, 1995 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.  Carol is my 4th cousin on my Meckler line via the Garfinkels.

Barry James Garfield, son of Irwin Garfield (originally Garfinkel) and Lenore Schachter, and Ellen Gilfix were married September 2, 1999 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.  Barry is also my 4th cousin on my Meckler line via the Garfinkels.

Deaths

David K. Githens, son of Thomas Githens and Mary Gaunt, died September 2, 1823 in New Jersey at the age of 6 weeks.  He is my 2nd cousin 4x removed via the Gaunts.

Benjamin Franklin Gaunt, son of Isaac Gaunt and Susannah Webb, died September 2, 1881 in Burlington, Burlington County, New Jersey at the age of 63.  He is my 1st cousin 4x removed via the Gaunts.

John Corwin Gaunt, son of Ner Gaunt and Agnes Corwin, died September 2, 1914 in Perth, Sumner County, Kansas at the age of 75.  He is my 2nd cousin 4x removed via the Gaunts.

Sarah D. Pelham died September 2, 1934, probably in Jay County, Indiana, at the age of 77.  She was the wife of Joseph Freeman Rowland, son of Samuel Rowland and Elizabeth Ann Gaunt, who is my 3rd cousin 3x removed via the Gaunts.

Events in My Family Tree: August 25

There are lots of simultaneous events in this list.  Three marriages on the same day (and all on my mother's side of the family).  Karen Hendren is being born while Milton Hutson is getting married.  Doris Allen is born the same day that Harry Gaunt dies.  Then 1st cousins Milton Hutson and Lyle Snyder choose to marry on August 25, five years apart, and August 25 is Milton's sister's birthday.

Births

Sarah Anna Gauntt, daughter of James Gauntt and Amelia Gibson, was born August 25, 1864 in Buddtown, Burlington County, New Jersey.  She is my great-grandaunt.

Mabel Major, daughter of Clayton Major, Jr. and Ida May Lippincott, was born August 25, 1895 in Burlington, Burlington County, New Jersey.  She is my 1st cousin 3x removed via the Lippincotts.

Ida Hutson, daughter of Conner W. Hutson and Rosa A. Bultman, was born August 25, 1914 in Indiana, probably in Ripley County.  She is my 5th cousin 2x removed on my Gauntt line through the Hutsons.

Luther Edmund Carter was born August 25, 1919 in Lincolnia, Fairfax County, Virginia.  He was the husband of Jacqueline Lee Funk, daughter of Earl G. Funk and Hazel Pauline Gauntt, who is my 3rd cousin once removed via the Gauntts.

William Murphy was born August 25, 1943 in Virginia.  He was the third husband of Patricia Ann Lore, daughter of Clarence Newcomb Lore and Dorothy Mae Sellers, who is my half 1st cousin.

Karen Sue Hendren, daughter of Jack R. Hendren and Mary Scott Selvidge, was born August 25, 1951, possibly in Oklahoma.  She is my 6th cousin on my Gauntt line through the Selvidges.

Doris Allen, daughter of Thomas Gerald Allen and Doris Filer, was born August 25, 1957, maybe in New Jersey.  She is my 5th cousin once removed on my Gauntt line through the Allens.

Marriages

Clifford Ellsworth Hutson, son of Bateman Hutson and Lorinda Brown, and Alta Ada Gipson were married August 25, 1922 in Lafayette, Tippecanoe County, Indiana.  Clifford is my 5th cousin 2x removed on my Gauntt line through the Hutsons.

Milton Conner Hutson, son of Conner W. Hutson and Rosa A. Bultman, and Doris Wiedeman were married August 25, 1951 in Penntown, Ripley County, Indiana.  Milton is my 5th cousin 2x removed on my Gauntt line through the Hutsons, just as his sister Ida (above) is.

Lyle Carlton Snyder, son of Lyle Oscar Snyder and Gertrude Elnora Gaunt, and Evelyn Hemminger were married August 25, 1956 in North Baltimore, Wood County, Ohio.  Lyle is my 5th cousin once removed via the Gaunts.

Gary Steve Meckler, son of Abraham Meckler and Lillyan E. Gordon, and Tammy Renee Cameron were married August 25, 1985 in Reno, Washoe County, Nevada.  Gary is my uncle.

Rolando Castro Gingras and Yedida Zelda Amine, daughter of Moshe Amine and Florence Meckler, also were married August 25, 1985, but in Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara County, California.  Yedida is my 1st cousin once removed via the Mecklers and the 1st cousin of Gary Meckler (above).

Seymour R. Schachter and Janet Beth Podolsky, daughter of Arthur Podolsky and Harriet Farbman, were also married August 25, 1985, but they were in New Jersey.  Janet is my 3rd cousin on my Gorodetsky line through the Farbmans.

Deaths

Allen Gaunt, son of Joseph L. Gaunt and Elizabeth Hopkins, died August 25, 1864 at the age of 27 at the Second Battle of Ream's Station, fought during the Siege of Petersburg in Dinwiddie County, Virginia, during the American Civil War.  He is my 2nd cousin 3x removed via the Gaunts.

Solomon Fuller, brother of Lyman Fuller, died August 25, 1886, probably in Warren County, New York, at the age of about 76.  He is the 3x-great-granduncle of my aunt Mary McStroul and her sister Jean McStroul, and 4x-great-granduncle of my not-quite-cousin Angela Williams.

John Miller Gaunt, son of George Horner Gaunt and Emily A. Miller, died August 25, 1909 in Gloucester County, New Jersey at the age of 51.  He is my 4th cousin 3x removed via the Gaunts.

Walter Barker died August 25, 1955 in Muscogee County, Georgia at the age of 53.  He was the husband of Carrie Bell Carwford, daughter of Henry Crawford and America Brooks, who is the great-grandaunt of my not-quite-cousin Angela Williams.

Harry Mark Gaunt, son of Arthur Lee Gaunt and Rachel Lavinia Stutsman, died August 25, 1957, probably in Fort Wayne, Allen County, Indiana, at the age of 64.  He is my 4th cousin 2x removed via the Gaunts.

Events in My Family Tree: August 3

Because I so rarely have more than one Perlman event on the same day, I had to check to see how these two men are related.  William David was married on the 48th birthday of his 1st cousin once removed Julian Saul.  I wonder if Julian was at the wedding?

Births

Ella Ritchie Mingen was born August 3, 1889 in Camden County, New Jersey.  She was the wife of Daniel Leon Easlick, son of Allen Severs Easlick and Mary E. Shemeley, who is my 3rd cousin once removed on my Gauntt line through the Easlicks.

Julian Saul Perlman, son of Abraham Sam Perlman and Stella Joffe, was born August 3, 1926 in Brooklyn, Kings County, New York.  He is another 3rd cousin once removed, but on my Nowicki line through the Perlmans.

Richard J. Merrill was born August 3, 1941 in San Mateo, San Mateo County, California.  He is the second husband of Yedida Marcia Amine, daughter of Florence Meckler and Moshe Amine, who is my 1st cousin once removed via the Mecklers.

Evan Jay Pollack, son of Murray Harold Pollack and Ruth Claire Ergas, was born August 3, 1956 in Far Rockaway, Queens County, New York.  He is my 2nd cousi once removed on my Brainin line through the Pollacks.

Brenda Sue Gauntt was born August 3, 1962.  She is my 2nd cousin.

Marriages

William Alvin Gaunt, son of James Knox Polk Gaunt and Sarah Naomi Boone, and Leota Pearl McGinnis were married August 3, 1901, probably in Indiana or California.  William is my 3rd cousin 3x removed via the Gaunts.

William David Perlman, son of Morton Eli Perlman and Doris Bash, and Mary Linden Smith were married August 3, 1974 in Northport, Suffolk County, New York.  William is my 2nd cousin once removed on my Nowicki line through the Perlmans.

Deaths

Mary Emma Votaw, daughter of Daniel M. Votaw and Louisa Gaunt, died August 3, 1881 in Wabash County, Indiana at the age of only 16 weeks.  She is my 3rd cousin 3x removed via the Gaunts.

Jean Kumple died August 3, 2011, possibly in Burlington County, New Jersey.  She was the wife of Joseph Russell Allen, son of Russell Roberts Allen and Estella A. Horner, who is my 5th cousin on my Gauntt line through the Allens.

Events in My Family Tree: July 15

Murray and Bryna were married four days after Bryna's birthday.  Not quite as easy to remember as being married on her birthday, but pretty close!

Births

Edna May Gauntt, daughter of Thomas Kirkland Gauntt and Jane Dunstan, was born July 15, 1902, in Masonville, Burlington County, New Jersey.  She is my grandaunt.

Edith Jemmima Gaunt, daughter of David Clinton Gaunt and Martha Sophronia Hartman, was also born July 15, 1902, but in Jay County, Indiana.  She is my 4th cousin 2x removed via the Gaunts.

Howard Pearson Gaunt, son of Calvert Gaunt and Annette Pearson, was born July 15, 1914 in Wabash County, Indiana.  He is another of my 4th cousins 2x removed via the Gaunts.

Elaine Fensterwald was born July 15, 1929 in Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee.  She was the wife of Julian Saul Perlman, son of Abraham Sam Perlman and Stella Joffe, who is my 3rd cousin once removed on my Nowicki line through the Perlmans.

Rolando Castro Gingras was born July 15, 1946 in Los Angeles County, California.  He was the husband of Beth Zelda Amine, daughter of Moshe Amine and Florence Meckler, who is my 1st cousin once removed on my Meckler line.

Carole A. Mich, daughter of Francis Mich and Janet Edna Weaver, was born July 15, 1955, possibly in New Jersey.  She is my 5th cousin once removed on my Gauntt line through the Weavers.

Michael David Baker, Sr. was born July 15, 1956 in Richmond, Wayne County, Indiana.  He is the husband of Carol Sue Dunn, daughter of Harold Edwin Dunn, Jr. and Ruth Clara Ellis, who is my 2nd cousin on my Gauntt line through the Ellises.

Eleanor Kardish, daughter of Itzak Kardish and Shirley Bordelay, was born July 15, 1960 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.  She is my 2nd cousin once removed on my Gorodetsky line through the Kardishes.

Amy Jean Ellis was born July 15, 1988.  She is my 2nd cousin once removed.

Carver Levi Fettig was born July 15, 1989.  He is my 2nd cousin 2x removed.

Nicholas Francis Neborsky was born July 15, 1991.  He is my half 1st cousin once removed.

Marriages

John Kivett and Sarah Ann Gaunt, daughter of Nathan Gaunt and Sarah Coles, were married July 15, 1858 in Mullica Hill, Gloucester County, New Jersey.  Sarah is my 3rd cousin 4x removed via the Gaunts.

Murray Cohen, son of Louis Cohen and Jennie Kardish, and Bryna Polonsky were married July 15, 1973 in Montreal, Québec, Canada.  Murray is my 2nd cousin once removed on my Gorodetsky line through the Kardishes, and is a 1st cousin to Eleanor (above).

Death

Jessie Douglas Crawford, son of Preston Crawford and Annie Mariah Dixon, died July 15, 2014 in Upatoi, Muscogee County, Georgia.  He is the 2nd cousin once remoed of my not-quite-cousin Angela Williams on her Crawford line.

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Events in My Family Tree: March 20

It struck me that on this day's list, all of the dates were in the 1900's but two of the deaths.

Births

Verling Milton Votaw, son of Joseph Willet Votaw and Florence E. Barnett, was born March 20, 1904 in Wabash County, Indiana.  He is my 4th cousin 2x removed on my Gauntt line through the Votaws.

Minnie Louise Lotter was born March 20, 1924.  She was married to Mark Wayne Gaunt, son of Edward Lee Gaunt and Ethyl Fay Davison, who is my 5th cousin once removed.

Thomas Gerald Allen, son of Elwood Lambert Allen and Beatrice Graham, was born March 20, 1931 in Little Egg Harbor, Burlington County, New Jersey.  He is my 5th cousin on my Gauntt line through the Allens.

Ruth Clara Ellis, daughter of Levi Ellis and Carrie Florence Gauntt, was born March 20, 1937 in Medford, Burlington County, New Jersey.  She is my 1st cousin once removed via the Gauntts.

Edward Mervin Allen, son of Mervin Gaunt Allen and Ellen Bentz, was born March 20, 1945, probably in New Jersey.  He is my 5th cousin once removed on my Gauntt line through the Allens.

Beth Zelda Amine, daughter of Moshe Amine and Florence Meckler, was born March 20, 1947 in Torrance, Los Angeles County, California.

Barbara Joy Brainin, daughter of Harold Leon Brainin and Ruth Pauline Schwartz, was born March 20, 1952 in Bronx, Bronx County, New York.  She is my 2nd cousin once removed.

Steven Edward Reilly, son of Edward Reilly and Eileen Gaynor, was born March 20, 1955.  He is the 1st cousin once removed of my half-sister Laurie Sellers.

Marc Daniel Grobler was born March 20, 1975.  He is my 4th cousin once removed on my Nowicki line.

Tara Nicole Labinski was born March 20, 1981.  She is my 5th cousin 2x removed on my Gauntt line.

Marriages

Edwin Foote Sellers, son of Edwin Elias Sellers and Olive Lay Foote, and Anna Scott Wallington were married on March 20, 1909 in Towson, Baltimore County, Maryland.  Edwin is my 4th cousin 3x removed.

David Clinton Gaunt, son of Burman J. Gaunt and Gretchen K. C. Hopman, and Carole Larene Porter were married on March 20, 1968 in Salt Lake County, Utah.  David is my 6th cousin. 

Neil Bennett and Patricia Ann Lore, daughter of Clarence Newcomb Lore and Dorothy Mae Sellers, were married on March 20, 1971 in Bridgeton, Cumberland County, New Jersey.  Pattie is my 1st cousin.

Deaths

Alexander Mack, Jr., son of Alexander Mack and Anna Margarethe Kling(en), died March 20, 1803 at the age of 90, probably in Germantown, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania.  He is my 6th-great-grandfather.

Daniel W. Votaw died March 20, 1924 at the age of 76 in Noble Township, Wabash County, Indiana on his grandson's birthday (see Verling Votaw above).  He was married to Louisa Gaunt, daughter of Uz Gaunt and Sarah Ann Whitacre, who is my 2nd cousin 4x removed.

Mervin Gauntt Allen, son of John Murdock Allen and Katherine H. Space, died March 20, 2004 at the age of 86 in Jackson, Ocean County, New Jersey, on his son's birthday (see above).  He is my 4th cousin 2x removed on my Gauntt line through the Allens.

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