Events in My Family Tree: December 19

Jennie Kardish died on her nephew Louis' 39th birthday.

Births

John Gaunt, son of Samuel Gaunt and Achsah Taylor, was born December 19, 1794 in Pilesgrove Township, Salem County, New Jersey.  He is my 2nd cousin 5x removed via the Gaunts.

Lulu May Sherman was born December 19, 1882 in Portland, Jay County, Indiana.  She was married to Walter Clayton Gaunt, son of Arthur Lee Gaunt and Rachel Lavinia Stutsman, who is my 4th cousin 2x removed via the Gaunts.

Louise Henrietta Smith was born December 19, 1885 in New York City, New York.  She was married to William James Bowen, son of William H. Bowen and Mary, who is the half-granduncle of my half-sister Laurie Sellers and her half-sister Shanyn James.

Samuel Allen Vanaman, son of Charles Milton Vanaman and Julia Ann Gaunt, was born December 19, 1892 in Vincentown, Burlington County, New Jersey.  He is my half 2nd cousin 2x removed via the Gaunts.

Louis Kardish, son of Itzak Kardish and Shirley Bordelay, was born December 19, 1953 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.  He is my 2nd cousin 1x removed on my Gorodetsky line through the Kardishes.

Raquel Margot Francis was born December 19, 1971.  She is married to Jason Christopher Ellis, who is my 2nd cousin 1x removed.

Marriage

Myra Roslyn Meckler, daughter of Abram Meckler and Lillyan E. Gordon, and Richard Wesley Preuss were married December 19, 1977 in Villa Tasso, Walton County, Florida.  Myra is my mother.

Deaths

Emma Gaunt, daughter of George Horner Gaunt and Emily A. Miller, died December 19, 1870 in Gloucester County, New Jersey at the age of 7.  She is my 4th cousin 3x removed via the Gaunts.

William H. Bowen, son of John Bowen and Martha Baden(?), died December 18, 1910 in South Orange, Essex County, New Jersey.  He is the great-grandfather of my half-sister Laurie Sellers and her half-sister Shanyn James.

Norma Marguerite Prusso died December 19, 1982 in Shasta County, California.  She was married to Walter Everett Gaunt, son of James Knox Polk Gaunt and Sarah Naomi Boone, who is my 3rd cousin 3x removed via the Gaunts.

Jennie Kardish, daughter of Dovid Kardish and Etta Gorodetsky, died December 19, 1992, probably in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.  She is my 1st cousin 2x removed on my Gorodetsky line.

Events in My Family Tree: February 11

I think this is the first tme that the deaths for a date have outnumbered the births and marriages, in this case even added together.  And I'm actually caught up!

Births

Franklin M. Dobbs, son of James Mussina Dobbs and Mary Frances Sellers, was born February 11, 1892 in New York.  He is my 1st cousin 3x removed.

Edwin Bunting Eckman, son of John Eckman and Martha Johnson Atkinson, was born February 11, 1913 in New Jersey, possibly in Burlington County.  He is the granduncle of my 1st cousin Albert Lore.  He was married to Catherine Marie Sellers, daughter of Cornelius Elmer Sellers and Laura May Armstrong, who is my grandaunt.

Jacob Aaron Gordon was born February 11, 1998.  He is the 1st cousin 2x removed of my aunt Mary McStroul.


Marriages

Benjamin Louis Kushner, son of Myrim Kushner and Chaye Golubchik, and Gladys Shindelman were married on February 11, 1951 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.  Ben is my 3rd cousin once removed on my Meckler line through the Kushners.

David Allen Meyers and Jean Ellen Carty, daughter of Wilmer Shreve Carty and Etta Marion Allen, were married on February 11, 1961.  Jean is my 5th cousin once removed on my Gauntt line through the Allens.

Deaths

Samuel Gaunt, Jr., son of Samuel Gaunt and Achsah Taylor, died February 11, 1880 at the age of 83 in New Jersey, probably in Gloucester County.  He is my 2nd cousin 5x removed.

William O. Sellers, son of Franklin Peter Sellers and Rachel M. Owen, died February 11, 1892 at the age of about 15 in Brooklyn, Kings County, New York.  He is my 1st cousin 3x removed.

Sarah Naomi Boone died February 11, 1903 at the age of 47 in California, probably in Kings County.  She was married to James Knox Polk Gaunt, son of Uz Gaunt and Sarah Ann Whitacre, who is my 2nd cousin 4x removed.

Amelia Hall Fox, daughter of Alexander Mack Fox and A. Mary Hall, died February 11, 1912 at the age of about 61 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania.  She is my 1st cousin 4x removed.

Catherine Clark Henderson died February 11, 1916 at the age of about 58 in Hainesport, Burlington County, New Jersey.  She was married to Robert Montgomery Johnson, son of John Daniel Johnson and Catherine Fox, who is my 1st cousin 4x removed via the Foxes.

Louisa L. Gaunt, daughter of Reuben Lewallen Gaunt and Jane Weatherby, died February 11, 1939 at the age of about 87.  She is my 2nd cousin 3x removed.