Events in My Family Tree: December 12

The fact that my great-great-grandfather Gershon Novitsky died in 1948, rather than three weeks later in 1949, meant that I was able to obtain a copy of his death certificate much more easily.

Births

William Edward Gaunt, son of Samuel Gaunt, Jr. and Ann Horner, was born December 12, 1832 in New Jersey.  He is my 3rd cousin 4x removed via the Gaunts.

John Timothy Heath, son of Henry Heath and Eliza Bullock, was born December 12, 1855 in Thurman, Warren County, New York.  He is the great-grandfather of my aunt Mary McStroul and her sister Anna McStroul and the great-great-grandfather of my not-quite-cousin Angela Williams.

Rinaldo Wise Gaunt, son of David Wise Gaunt and Margaret A. Williams, was born December 12, 1902 in Jay County, Indiana.  He is my 5th cousin 1x removed via the Gaunts.

David Maxwell Votaw, son of Joseph Willet Votaw and Florence E. Barnett, was born December 12, 1906 in Indiana, possibly in Wabash County.  He is my 4th cousin 2x removed on my Gauntt line through the Votaws.

Mary Udashkin was born December 12, 1915 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.  She was the wife of Louis Kardash, son of Dovid Kardish and Etta Gorodetsky, who is my 1st cousin 2x removed on my Gorodetsky line.

Frank James Zelley, son of Wilmer Egee Zelley and Emma Pearl Lambert, was born December 12, 1917 in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah.  He is my 4th cousin 1x removed on my Gauntt line through the Zelleys.

Bernadette Allen, daughter of Raymond Charles Allen and Elizabeth Ray, was born December 12, 1954, probably in New Jersey.  She is my 5th cousin 1x removed on my Gauntt line through the Allens.

Brandon Mark Horn was born December 12, 1980.  He is my 5th cousin 2x removed.

Marriage

Jay Charles Dubell, son of Charles Barton Dubell and Myrtle Lydle Allen, and Jan Galey were married December 12, 1970 in New Jersey.  Jay is my 5th cousin 1x removed on my Gauntt line through the Allens.

Deaths

Gershon Itzhak Novitsky (originally Nowicki), son of Abraham Yaakov Nowicki and Sirke, died December 12, 1948 in Brooklyn, Kings County, New York at the age of about 90.  He is my great-great-grandfather.

Dustin Tryce Lore died December 12, 2010.  He is my half 1st cousin 1x removed.

Events in My Family Tree: December 9

Did Angela realize that she was getting married on her cousin's 12th wedding anniversary?

Births

Marjorie Diane Jacobson was born December 9, 1947, possibly in New York.  She is the wife of Mark E. Gershwind, son of Irving Lawrence Gershwind and Frances Perlman, who is my 2nd cousin 1x removed on my Nowicki line through the Perlmans.

Forrest Ronald Appleton, son of Jose Ramon Castaneda and Ruth Anne Appleton, was born December 9, 1959 in Miami, Dade County, Florida.  He is my half 1st cousin 1x removed on my Gauntt line through the Appletons.

Marriages

Walter Garland Dodge and Lois Elizabeth Higgins, daughter of Ervie Oscar Higgins and Elizabeth Opal Gaunt, were married December 9, 1940, possibly in Sutter County, California.  Lois is my 5th cousin 1x removed via the Gaunts.

Claire Calvin Mowrey and Gail Carol Dubell, daughter of Charles Barton Dubell and Myrtle Lydia Allen, were married December 9, 1961, possibly in Burlington County, New Jersey.  Gail is my 5th cousin 1x removed on my Gauntt line through the Allens.

John Joseph Preisner, Jr. and Sonja M. Cross were married December 9, 1999.  John is the nephew of my aunt Mary McStroul, the son of her sister Anna McStroul, and the 1st cousin of my not-quite-cousin Angela Williams.

Shawn Allen Brown and Angela Jean Williams were married December 9, 2011.  Angela is my not-quite-cousin and the niece of my aunt Mary McStroul and her sister Anna McStroul.

Deaths

Carol Alene Gauntt, daughter of James Kirkland Gauntt and Newita Wanda Scott, died December 9, 2004 in Lavaca, Sebastian County, Arkansas at the age of 71.  She is my 1st cousin 1x removed on my Gauntt line.

Mary Lotter died December 9, 2013, possibly in Fort Wayne, Allen County, Indiana, at the age of 91.  She was married to Edward Lee Gaunt, Jr., son of Edward Lee Gaunt and Ethyl Fay Davison, who is my 5th cousin 1x removed via the Gaunts.

Events in My Family Tree: October 19

Of these thirteen events, only two are not connected to my Gaunt/Gauntt line.

Births

Susannah Horner Gaunt, daughter of Samuel Gaunt, Jr. and Ann Horner, was born October 19, 1823 in Mullica Hill, Gloucester County, New Jersey.  She is my 3rd cousin 4x removed via the Gaunts.

Rebecca C. Zulker was born October 19, 1886 in New Jersey, probably in Waterford, Camden County.  She was the wife of William Bounds Gauntt, Sr., son of Robert Lewallen Gauntt and Lucy Bounds, who is my 3rd cousin 3x removed on my Gauntt line.

Jay Charles Dubell, son of Charles Barton Dubell and Myrtle Lydia Allen, was born October 19, 1949, probably in New Jersey.  He is my 5th cousin 1x removed on my Gauntt line via the Allens.

Thomas Michael Spencer was born October 19, 1977.  He is my 5th cousin 2x removed.

Susan Jeanette Swaim was born October 19, 1978.  She is also my 5th cousin 2x removed.

Marriages

Francis Marion Thackeray, son of Selector Thackeray and Louisa Moody, and Emma Sophia Busch were married October 19, 1897 in Marion County, Indiana.  Francis is my 4th cousin 3x removed on my Gauntt line through the Thackerays.

Cecil Thurman Phillips, Jr. and Martha Ann Surran, daughter of William Earl Surran and Martha Ann Naylor, were married October 19, 1946 in Clark County, Indiana.  Martha is my 3rd cousin 1x removed on my Gauntt line via the Naylors.

Joseph Roger Cucinotta and Nancy Jernee Ellis, daughter of Samuel Naglee Ellis and Eleanor Jernee Thomas, were married October 19, 1968 in New Jersey.  Nancy is my 2nd cousin on my Gauntt line through the Ellises.

Randy William Hutchison and Deborah Lynn Lore were married October 19, 1985.  Debbie is my half 1st cousin.

Joseph Gilbert Bonifas, son of Joseph W. Bonifas and Delores Gilbert, and Catherine Sue Goshorn were married October 19, 2001 in Fort Wayne, Allen County, Indiana.  Joseph is my 6th cousin 1x removed on my Gauntt line through the Bonifases.

Deaths

Wilbert R. Warner died October 19, 1910 in Baltimore, Maryland at the age of 43.  He was the second husband of Rachel Anna Armstrong, daughter of Joel Armstrong and Sarah Ann Deacon Lippincott, who is my great-grandaunt.

Charles Edward Gaunt, son of Ner Gaunt and Elizabeth G. Miller, died October 19, 1913 in Lawrenceburg, Lawrence County, Tennessee at the age of 44.  He is my 3rd cousin 3x removed via the Gaunts.

Susan J. Yates, daughter of Charles Yates and Grace Allen, died October 19, 2015 in Mount Holly, Burlington County, New Jersey at the age of 63.  She is my 5th cousin 1x removed on my Gauntt line via the Allens.

Events in My Family Tree: August 27

So soon after recording my first war-related death, I added another one.

Births

Ira P. Weaver, son of Walton Weaver, was born August 27, 1818 in Stony Creek, Warren County, New York.  He is the great-great-grandfather of my aunt Mary McStroul and her sister Jean McStroul and the 3x-great-grandfather of my not-quite-cousin Angela Williams.

Estella A. Horner was born August 27, 1899 in New Jersey, probably in Burlington County.  She was the wife of Russell Roberts Allen, son of George N. Allen and Ada E. Mason, who is my 4th cousin once removed on my Gauntt line through the Allens.

Courtland Ward Major, son of Clayton Major, Jr. and Ida May Lippincott, was born August 27, 1906 in New Jersey, almost definitely in Burlington County.  He is my 1st cousin 3x removed via the Lippincotts.

Clarence Merrill Gaunt, son of Clarence Meridith Gaunt and Mary Grace Stewart, was born August 27, 1927 in Kern County, California.  He is my 4th cousin 2x removed via the Gaunts.

John Elwood Gauntt, son of Robert Elwood Gauntt and Elsie May West, was born August 27, 1927 in New Jersey, possibly in Burlington County.  He is my 4th couxin once removed on my Gauntt line.

Ruth Pauline Schwartz was born August 27, 1928 in Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut.  She was the wife of Harold Leon Brainin, son of Benjamin Brainin and Yetta Braunstein, who is my 1st cousin 2x removed on my Brainin line.

Myrtle Augusta Higgins, daughter of Ervie Oscar Higgins and Elizabeth Opal Gaunt, was born August 27, 1933 in Sutter County, California.  She is my 5th cousin once removed via the Gaunts.

Stephen Jay Dubell was born August 27, 1971.  He is my 5th cousin 2x removed.

Myles Russell was born August 27, 1994.  He is my 4th cousin 2x removed.

Hannah Ashley Ali was born August 27, 1997.  She is my 4th cousin once removed.

Marriage

Thomas B. Thackeray, son of Ezra Thackeray and Phoebe Cramer, and Eliza Gant(?) were married August 27, 1916 in Franklin County, Indiana.  Thomas is my 3rd cousin 4x removed on my Gauntt line through the Thackerays.

Deaths

Moses Gaunt, son of Hananiah Gaunt and Rebecca Mulliner, died August 27, 1870 in Camden County, New Jersey at the age of 80.  He is my 3x-great-granduncle.

Jerome Elkins, son of David Elkins and Edith McStroul, died August 27, 1965 in Quảng Tri Province, South Vietnam at the age of 27.  He was a 1st Leiutenant in the U.S. Air Force during the Vietnam War.  He is the first cousin of my aunt Mary McStroul.

Lawrence Everett Hutson, son of Earl Morris Hutson and Catherine Corenne Utley, died August 27, 1974 in Hialeah, Dade County, Florida at the age of 59.  He is my 6th cousin once removed on my Gauntt line through the Hutsons.

Viola Rebecca Allen, daughter of Cyrus Kunze Allen, Jr. and Clara Barton Shinn, died August 27, 1990 in Hamilton Township, Mercer County, New Jersey at the age of 85.  She is my 4th cousin once removed on my Gauntt line through the Allens.

Events in My Family Tree: June 27

This date has a lot more births than marriages.  Maybe marriages slow down toward the end of the month?

Births

Elwood Votaw, son of Daniel W. Votaw and Louisa Gaunt, was born June 27, 1878 in Wabash County, Indiana.  He is my 3rd cousin 3x removed via the Gaunts.

Thomas J. Allen, son of George N. Allen and Ada E. Mason, was born June 27, 1889 in Lumberton, Burlington County, New Jersey.  He is my 4th cousin once removed on my Gauntt line through the Allens.

Frederick Charles Dunstan, son of Frederick Cleworth Dunstan and Mary Emma Richardson, was born June 27, 1929 in Avalon, Cape May County, New Jersey.  He is my 2nd cousin once removed on my Dunstan line.

David Bernard Garfield, son of Harry David Garfield and Susan Loffler, was born June 27, 1957 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts.  He is my 4th cousin on my Meckler line.

Rachel Janine Dubell was born June 27, 1973.  She is my 5th cousin 2x removed.

Emily Aislinn Boyle was born June 27, 1977.  She is my 3rd cousin.

David Wollock was born June 27, 1988.  He is also my 3rd cousin.

Ashley Megan Youssiem was born June 27, 1993.  She is my 4th cousin once removed.

Marriages

Loran Clarence Gaunt, son of Clarence Meridith Gaunt and Mary Grace Stewart, and Bernadette B. Czaja were married June 27, 1945 in Manhattan, New York County, New York.  Loran is my 4th cousin 2x removed via the Gaunts.

Robert Francis Bowen, son of Francis Maria Bowen and Louise Elsie Gaynor, and Jean Drake were married on June 27, 1951, possibly in Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon.  Robert is the uncle of my half-sister Laura Sellers.

Herbert Frederick Landis and Barbara Ruth Snyder, daughter of Lyle O. Snyder and Gertrude Elnora Gaunt, were married June 27, 1959 in Tiffin, Seneca County, Ohio.  Barbara is my 5th cousin once removed via the Gaunts.

Deaths

Tillie Steinberg died June 27, 1983 in Ontario, Ottawa, Canada at the age of 62.  She was the wife of Samuel Kardish, son of Dovid Kardish and Etta Gorodetsky, who is my 1st cousin 2x removed on my Gorodetsky line.

Elizabeth Frances Hoyer, daughter of Rollin Henry Hoyer and Bessie Floreen Schwier, died June 27, 2003 in Aspers, Adams County, Pennsylvania at the age of 84.  She is my 6th cousin once removed on my Gauntt line through the Schwiers.

Gene Dawson Champ, son of Ralph Champ and Lucille Claycomb, died June 27, 2017 in Winchester, Randolph County, Indiana at the age of 94.  He is my 5th cousin once removed on my Gauntt line through the Claycombs.

Events in My Family Tree: June 9

Because I just wrote about it yesterday, I noticed that Wilhelmina Atkinson died one day before her 75th birthday.

Births

Lenore Corinne Gaunt, daughter of Charles Gaunt and Pearl E. Cory, was born June 9, 1904 in Richvalley, Wabash County, Indiana.  She is my 4th cousin 2x removed via the Gaunts.

Wilhelmina Atkinson was born June 9, 1907, possibly in New Jersey.  She was the wife of John Edward Lawrence, son of Alfred Lawrence and Harriet Rebecca Eckman, who is the 1st cousin 2x removed of my cousin Al Lore via the Eckmans.

George Trombulak, Jr. was born June 9, 1922 in Aliquippa, Beaver County, Pennsylvania.  He was the husband of Elizabeth Ann Funk, daughter of Earl G. Funk and Hazel Pauline Gauntt, who is my 3rd cousin once removed via the Gauntts.

Claire Calvin Mowry was born June 9, 1939.  He was the husband of Gail Carol Dubell, daughter of Charles Barton Dubell and Myrtle Lydia Allen, who is my 5th cousin once removed on my Gauntt line through the Allens.

Michael Albert Leonard, son of Louis Mark Leonard and Elsie Meckler, was born June 9, 1953 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California.  He is my 1st cousin once removed via the Mecklers.

William Thomas Guy, Jr., son of William Thomas Guy, Sr. and Patricia Claire Gauntt, was born June 9, 1956.  He is my 5th cousin once removed via the Gauntts.

Michael Jarzyk was born June 9, 1960.  He is my 5th cousin once removed.

Jacob Isaac "Jake" Socherman was born June 9, 1969.  He is my 4th cousin once removed.

Sandra Nicole Farrier was born June 9, 1977.  She is my sister-in-law.

Emma Lynn Baker was born June 9, 2007.  She is my 2nd cousin 2x removed.

Marriage

Irving Lawrence Gershwind and Frances Perlman, daughter of Louis Perlman and Jennie Novitsky, were married June 9, 1937 in Brooklyn, Kings County, New York.  Frances is my 1st cousin 2x removed via the Novitskys.

Deaths

Mary Rosella Hutson, daughter of Thomas Robert(?) Hutson and Ruth Thackeray, died June 9, 1934 in Franklin County, Indiana at the age of 78.  She is my 4th cousin 3x removed on my Gauntt line through the Thackerays.

Harold Levi Ellis, son of Levi Ellis and Carrie Florence Gauntt, died June 9, 2003 in Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia at the age of 84.  He is my 1st cousin once removed via the Gauntts.

Events in My Family Tree: May 6

It's very frustrating not to be able to find birth and marriage locations, but I'm always telling people that not everything is online.

Births

Samuel Sellers, son of John Sellers and Anne Johnson, was born May 6, 1765, probably in Bucks County, Pennsylvania.  He is my 4th-great-granduncle.

Catharine Sellers, daughter of John Sellers and Maria(?), was born May 6, 1784, possibly in Pennsylvania.  She is my 1st cousin 5x removed.

Dorothy Fox, daughter of Emanuel Fox and Anna Margarethe Mack, was born May 6, 1785, probably in Germantown, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania.  She is my 4th-great-grandaunt.

Anna Marshall Gaunt, daughter of Dellaplain Gaunt and Mary Isaac, was born May 6, 1851 in Orange County, New York.  She is my 3rd cousin 4x removed.

Elwell Gauntt Allen, son of Cyrus Kunze Allen and Hannah Ann Gaunt, was born May 6, 1859, probably in New Jersey.  He is my 3rd cousin 2x removed via the Gaunts.

Mildred Carter McCall, daughter of Richard Coxe McCall and Ellen Jaquett Sellers, was born May 6, 1918 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania.  She is my 6th cousin once removed via the Sellerses.

Gail Carol Dubell, daughter of Charles Barton Dubell and Myrtle Lydia Allen, was born May 6, 1940, probably in New Jersey.  She is my 5th cousin once removed on my Gauntt line through the Allens.

Samuel Lee Faust was born May 6, 1946 in Indiana.  He was married to Deanna Clark, daughter of Charles Robert Clark and Dorthea Virginia Lynch, who is also my 5th cousin once removed on my Gauntt line but through the Clarks.

Thomas Edward Gauntt, Jr., son of Thomas Edward Gauntt and Edna Michalis, was born May 6, 1953, possibly in New Jersey.  He is my 5th cousin.

David Michael Gauntt was born May 6, 1964.  He is my 5th cousin once removed.

Elana Caplan was born May 6, 1969 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.  She is my 3rd cousin on my Gorodetsky line.

Marriages

William Elmer Archer and Yvonne Ann Allen, daughter of Raymond Charles Allen and June Yvonne Johnson, were married on May 6, 1967.  Yvonne is my 5th cousin once removed on my Gauntt line through the Allens.

Steven Hammonds and Linda Louise Gaunt, daughter of Burman J. Gaunt and Gretchen K. C. Hopman, were married on May 6, 1973.  Linda is my 6th cousin.

Clifford Allen and Catherine Spicer were married on May 6, 1972, the day after Clifford's birthday.  Clifford is another 5th cousin once removed on my Gauntt line through the Allens.

Deaths

Elizabeth Neis died May 6, 1811 at the age of 84, probably in Germantown, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania.  She was married to Alexander Mack, Jr., son of Alexander Mack and Anna Margarethe Kling, who is my 6th-great-grandfather.

Elizabeth Holsinger, daughter of John Holsinger and Elizabeth Mack, died May 6, 1833 at the age of 17, probably in Pennsylvania.  She is my 2nd cousin 5x removed via the Macks.

Christina Mock, daughter of Jacob Mock and Margarethe Jacob, died May 6, 1856 at the age of 51 in Elkhart County, Indiana.  She is my 3rd cousin 5x removed.

David Harry Brainin, son of Morris Brainin and Rose Dorothy Jaffe, died May 6, 1971 at the age of about 83 in Vineland, Cumberland County, New Jersey.  He is my great-granduncle.

Events in My Family Tree: April 26

What a great gift to have a child born on your wedding anniversary!

Births

Luella F. Gaunt, daughter of Reuben Lewallen Gaunt and Lucy Bounds, was born April 26, 1893 in New Jersey, probably in Burlington County.  She is my 3rd cousin 2x removed.

Jeffrey Seth Ross, son of Lyman Ross and Esther Segal, was born April 26, 1957 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.  He is my 4th cousin on my Meckler line through the Rosses.

Matthew R. Saavedra was born April 26, 1973 in Shasta County, California.  He is married to Jennifer Elizabeth Gordon, who is my 2nd cousin once removed.

Jessica Rae Dubell was born April 26, 1985.  She is my 5th cousin 2x removed on my Gauntt line.

Marriages

Reuben Lewallen Gaunt, son of Joseph L. Gaunt and Elizabeth Hopkins, and Lucy Bounds were married on April 26, 1874 in Haddonfield Township, Camden County, New Jersey.  Reuben is my 2nd cousin 3x removed.

Richard Coxe McCall and Ellen Jaquett Sellers, daughter of Edwin Jaquett Sellers and Blanche Bingham Ehret, were married on April 26, 1915 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania.  Ellen is my 5th cousin 2x removed.

William Alvin Gaunt, Jr., son of William Alvin Gaunt and Mamie B. Mitchell, and Ellna Regina Henkle were married on April 26, 1951 in Tillamook County, Oregon.  William is my 4th cousin 2x removed.

Deaths

Hannah Ann Gaunt, daughter of Benjamin Selah Gaunt and Hannah Ann Peters, died April 26, 1852 at the age of 2 days in Burlington County, New Jersey.  She is my 1st cousin 3x removed.

Elizabeth Ann Gaunt, daughter of Hananiah Selah Gaunt and Abigail Atkinson, died April 26, 1888 at the age of 59 in Westhampton, Burlington County, New Jersey.  She is my 2nd-great-grandaunt.

Nellie Elizabeth Sellers, daughter of Cornelius Elmer Sellers and Laura May Armstrong, died April 26, 2004 at the age of 92 in Florida, possibly in St. Petersburg, Pinellas County.  She is my grandaunt.

Alan Ross Hutson, son of Roscoe Freeman Hutson and Bessie Leone Scifert, died April 26, 2009 at the age of 61 in Lafayette, Tippecanoe County, Indiana.  He is my 7th cousin on my Gauntt line through the Hutsons.