Events in My Family Tree: May 3

What is it like to be born on your parent's birthday?  Do you do shared birthday parties?

Births

Hannah Sellers, daughter of John Sellers and Anne Johnson, was born May 3, 1767 in Hilltown, Bucks County, Pennsylvania.  She is my 4th-great-grandaunt.

Charles S. Gaunt, son of Hananiah Selah Gaunt and Margaret S. Scott, was born May 3, 1886 in New Jersey, probably in Burlington County.  He is my 1st cousin 3x removed.

Rollin Henry Hoyer was born May 3, 1888 in Ripley County, Indiana.  He was married to Bessie Floreen Schwier, daughter of George Leonard Schwier and Lillie Belle Dorrell, who is my 5th cousin 2x removed on my Gauntt line through the Dorrells.

Anna Elizabeth Gauntt, daughter of Isaiah Gaunt and Louise Lemonyon, was born May 3, 1893 in Burlington County, New Jersey.  She is my 2nd cousin 2x removed.

Calvin William Hutson, son of Conner W. Hutson and Rosa A. Bultman, was born May 3, 1903 in Ripley County, Indiana.  He is my 5th cousin 2x removed on my Gauntt line through the Hutsons.

Emmitt Lewis Gaunt, son of Lewis Allen Gaunt and Sylvia Belle Black, was born May 3, 1907, possibly in Peru, Miami County, Indiana.  He is my 4th cousin 2x removed.

Elizabeth Frances Hoyer, daughter of Rollin Henry Hoyer and Bessie Floreen Schwier, was born May 3, 1919 in Batesville, Ripley County, Indiana on her father's 31st birthday.  She is my 6th cousin once removed on my Gauntt line through the Schwiers.

Everett Elwin Gaunt, son of Walter Everett Gaunt and Norma Marguerite Prusso, was born May 3, 1920 in Kings County, California.  He is my 4th cousin 2x removed.

Nancy Jernee Ellis, daughter of Samuel Naglee Ellis and Eleanor Jernee Thomas, was born May 3, 1944 in New Jersey.  She is my 2nd cousin on my Gauntt line through the Ellises.

Marriage

Jack Allen, son of Clifford F. Allen and Florence Hendrickson, and Gloria Funiccaro were married on May 3, 1952, possibly in New Jersey.  Jack is my 5th cousin on my Gauntt line through the Allens.

Deaths

Rachel Godshalk, daughter of Samuel Godshalk and Sidney Kelly, died May 3, 1894 at the age of 84 in Brooklyn, Kings County, New York.  She is my 3x-great-grandmother.

Robert Edward Wickham, son of Charles E. Wickham and Jane Lochrie, died May 3, 2001 at the age of 66 in Metutchen, Middlesex County, New Jersey.  He is the 2nd cousin once removed of my half-sister Laurie Sellers.

Events in My Family Tree: March 25

James Selover, still going strong at 89 years old, is another avid genealogist, who has been researching the Armstrong line for many years.

Births

Jacob E. Long was born March 25, 1815 in Bedford County, Pennsylvania.  He was married to Elizabeth Zook, daughter of David Zook and Nancy Mack, who is my 2nd cousin 5x removed via the Macks.

George W. Mosier was born March 25, 1859 in Ohio.  He was married to Mary Margaret Sellers, daughter of Joseph Sellers and Leah Crumrine, who is my 4th cousin 3x removed.

Elwood Allen, son of John Murdock Allen and Katherine Housell Space, was born March 25, 1915 in New Jersey, probably in Burlington County.  He is my 5th cousin on my Gauntt line through the Allens.

Maurice Allen, son of Elwood Lambert Allen and Beatrice Graham, was born March 25, 1929 in New Jersey.  He is my 5th cousin on my Gauntt line through the Allens.

James Carroll Selover was born March 25, 1929 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California.  He is the third husband of Mabel Ellen Elizabeth Brickel, daughter of James Newbill Armstrong and Beatrice Ruth Anne Swain, who is my 2nd cousin once removed on my Armstrong line through the Swains.

Clifford Adlain Gauntt, son of Clifford Benjamin Gauntt and Lillie May Pitts, was born March 25, 1947 in Alton, Madison County, Illinois.  He is my 4th cousin.

Jerry Wright, son of Alvin Wright and Dorothy Simcox, was born March 25, 1951.  He is the 2nd cousin of my 1st cousin Albert Lore on his Eckman line.

Herbert J. Gaunt, son of Charles Jacob Gaunt, Jr. and Ruth Ann Schinnerer, was born March 25, 1955, possibly in Indiana.  He is my 6th cousin.

Stacey L. Gordon was born March 25, 1961 iN San Diego County, California.  She is the 1st cousin once removed of my aunt Mary McStroul.

Deaths

Margaret K. Githens, daughter of Thomas Githens and Mary Gaunt, died March 25, 1900 at the age of 79, probably in Cumberland County, New Jersey.  She is my 2nd cousin 4x removed via the Gaunts.

Charles R. Gaunt, son of Benjamin Franklin Gaunt and Elizabeth K. Frazer, died March 25, 1906 at the age of 65 in Mount Holly, Burlington County, New Jersey.  He is my 2nd cousin 3x removed.

Jane Paxson Pearson, daughter of Hiram H. Pearson and Sidney Godshalk, died March 25, 1923 at the age of about 77, possibly in Pennsylvania.  She is my 1st cousin 4x removed via the Godshalks.

Catherine S. Dunn, daughter of Patrick J. Dunn and Catherine Bowden, died March 25, 1939 at the age of 71 in South Orange, Essex County, New Jersey.  She is the maternal great-grandmother of my half-sister Laurie Sellers.

Frank Eckman, son of John Eckman and Martha Johnson Atkinson, died March 25, 1964 at the age of 63 in Mount Holly, Burlington County, New Jersey.  He is the paternal granduncle of my 1st cousin Albert Lore.

Leon Furman, son of Benjamin Furman and Sarah Meckler, died March 25, 2008 at the age of 84, probably in New York.  He is my 1st cousin once removed through the Mecklers.

Events in My Family Tree: February 22

It's always nice to have a day with no deaths, and I apparently have none occurring on February 22 in my family tree.

Births

David Gaunt, son of John Gaunt and Mary Kinsey, was born February 22, 1789 in New Jersey.  He is my 1st cousin 5x removed.

Ruth Schumeister, daughter of Henry Schumeister and Celia Perlmutter, was born February 22, 1919 in St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota.  She is my 3rd cousin once removed on my Nowicki line through the Perlmutters.

Mary Lou Damico was born February 22, 1941.  She was married to Claude John Gauntt, son of Robert Elwood Gauntt and Elsie M. West, who is my 4th cousin once removed.

Joseph Rosenbaum was born February 22, 1949.  He is/was married to Renee Millstein, daughter of Irwin Millstein and Julia Baena, who is my 2nd cousin once removed on my Gordon line through the Millsteins.

Michael Cerone was born February 22, 1958.  He is/was married to Jean Wickham, who is the 3rd cousin of my half-sister Laurie Sellers.

Christopher Michael Ellis was born February 22, 1988 in New Jersey.  He is my 2nd cousin once removed on my Gauntt line.

Marriages

Jacob Leckrone and Agnes Mack, daughter of Jacob Mack and Nancy Moser, were married on February 22, 1818, probably in Pennsylvania.  Agnes is my 2nd cousin 5x removed.

Peter Franklin Sellers, son of Abraham Sellers and Sophia Bodder, and Rachel Godshalk, daughter of Samuel Godshalk and Sidney Kelly, were married on February 22, 1844 in Abington, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania.  They are my 3x-great-grandparents.

Alexander Mack Fox, son of John Fox and Catherine Fisher, and A. Mary Hall were married on February 22, 1848, probably in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania.  Alexander is my 3x-great-granduncle.

Morris Ferguson Sellers, son of Samuel C. Sellers and Anna C. Ferguson, and Bertha L. Elston were married on February 22, 1906 in Coatesville, Chester County, Pennsylvania.  Morris is my 4th cousin 3x removed.

Peter Allen Simmer and Beth Anne Gordon were married on February 22, 2004 in Hallandale Beach, Broward County, Florida.  Beth is my second cousin.

Events in My Family Tree: February 6

I think this list has the first politician in my family to appear (I don't have many).  William Godshalk was a Republican Congressman from Pennsylvania in the 19th century.

Births

Walter Clayton Gaunt, son of Arthur Lee Gaunt and Rachel Lavinia Stutsman, was born February 6, 1882 in Indiana.  He is my 4th cousin 2x removed.

Myrtle C. Gauntt, daughter of Harry K. Gauntt and Anna Bush, was born February 6, 1912, probably in New Jersey.  She is my 2nd cousin once removed.

Craig Lee Gaunt, son of James Earl Gaunt and Helen Burbank, was born February 6, 1941.  He is my 5th cousin once removed.

Richard Simon, son of Herbert Simon and Sylvia Pollack, was born February 6, 1946 in Brooklyn, Kings County, New York.  He is my 2nd cousin once removed on my Brainin line through the Pollacks.

Sheryl Joy Podolsky was born February 6, 1960 in Jersey City, Hudson County, New Jersey.  She is my 3rd cousin through my Gordon line.

Rebecca Kelly was born February 6, 1961 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California.  She is the 1st cousin once removed of my aunt Mary McStroul.

Sarah Reene Asulnik was born February 6, 1994 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.  She is my 3rd cousin through my Gorodetsky line.

Marriages

Joseph H. Sellers, son of George Sellers and Magdalena Shirk, and Elizabeth Waggoner were married on February 6, 1841 in Summit County, Ohio.  Joseph is my 3rd cousin 4x removed.

Vivian Brainin

Jack Siegel and Vivian M. Brainin, daughter of Max Joseph Brainin and Nellie Doctor, were married on February 6, 1946 in Brooklyn, Kings County, New York.  Vivian is my 1st cousin 2x removed.

Gerald Robert Parker and Gloria Jean Allen, daughter of Clarence Allen and Agnes Viola Ledger, were married on February 6, 1960.  Gloria is my 5th cousin on my Gauntt line through the Allens.

Deaths

Ann Ridgway, daughter of Thomas Ridgway and Ann Pharo, died February 6, 1794 at the age of 83, probably in New Jersey.  She is my 6th great-grandmother.

Mary Mack, daughter of Jacob Mack and Nancy Moser, died February 6, 1844 at the age of 31 in Pennsylvania.  She is my 2nd cousin 5x removed.

William Godshalk, son of Samuel Godshalk and Sidney Kelly, died February 6, 1891 at the age of 73 in New Britain, Bucks County, Pennsylvania.  He is my 3rd great-granduncle.

Abner H. Gaunt, son of Hananiah Selah Gaunt and Abigail Atkinson, died February 6, 1892 at the age of 58 in Mount Holly, Burlington County, New Jersey.  He is my 2nd great-granduncle.

Events in My Family Tree: January 18

The trouble with doing a daily meme is that it is really easy to fall behind!  Somehow the last two days just slipped away, and I wasn't able to post anything to my blog.  Luckily, it isn't that difficult to catch up, which is what I'm doing now.  January 18, of course, proved to be a busy day for events in my family.

Births

Alexander Mack, son of Alexander Mack and Ekuzabeth Neis, was born January 18, 1758 in Germantown, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania.  He is my 5th great-granduncle through my Sellers line.

Susannah Mack, daughter of Jacob Mack and Hannah Englehart, was born January 18, 1768, probably in Pennsylvania.  She is my 2nd cousin 2x removed through my Sellers line.

Sarah Ann Mock, daughter of John Mock and Mary Brown, was born January 18, 1835 in Knox County, Ohio.  She is my 4th cousin 4x removed through my Sellers line.

Pearson Mathews, son of Edmund R. Mathews and Rachel Godshalk, was born January 18, 1838, possibly in Pennsylvania.  He is my 2nd great-granduncle through my Sellers line.

Frederick Cleworth Dunstan, son of Richard Dunstan and Jane Coleclough, was born January 18, 3838 in Deansgate, Manchester, Lancashire, England.  He is my great-great-grandfather.

Emma E. Githens, daughter of Alfred T. Githens and Margaret Middleton, was born January 18, 1848.  She is my 3rd cousin 3x removed via my Gauntt line.

William Theodore Sellers, son of Samuel Sellers and Ann Cressman, was born January 18, 1852 in Pennsylvania.  He is also my 3rd cousin 3x removed.

Emma Augusta Sellers, daughter of William H. Sellers and Nancy L. Derr, was born January 18, 1862, probably in Pennsylvania.  She is my 4th cousin 3x removed.

Daniel Gaunt, son of Walter Clayton Gaunt and Lulu Sherman, was born January 18, 1917.  He is my 5th cousin once removed.

Kenneth Lee Thurman, son of Rothell Leaton Thurman and Bertha May Gaunt, was born January 18, 1936.  He is also my 5th cousin once removed, coincidentally through the Gaunts.

Renee Glass, daughter of Abraham Glass and Sarah Bornkind, was born January 18, 1937 in Brooklyn, Kings County, New York.  She is married to Victor Bernstein, son of Sam Bernstein and Rose Gordon, who is my 1st cousin 2x removed via the Gordons.

Naomi Wendy Brainin, daughter of William David Brainin and Beatrice Horowitz, was born January 18, 1953 in The Bronx, Bronx County, New York.  She is my 2nd cousin once removed.

Joellen Carol Townsend was born January 18, 1971.  She is my 5th cousin 2x removed through my Gauntt line.

Marriages

Albert Sellers, son of Samuel Sellers and Elizabeth Barton, and Emma C. Mowery were married on January 18, 1891 in Auglaize County, Ohio.  He is my 4th cousin 3x removed.

Benjamin Brainin, son of Mendel Hertz Brainin and Ruchel Dwojre Brainin, and Yetta Braunstein were married on January 18, 1920 in The Bronx, Bronx County, New York.  He is my great-granduncle, youngest brother of my maternal great-grandmother.

Russell Eli Smith and Blanche Catherine Gauntt, daughter of Robert Elwood Gauntt and Elsie M. West, were married on January 18, 1941 in Moorestown, Burlington County, New Jersey.  She is my 4th cousin once removed.

Roy Howard Eckert and Mary Elma Easlick, daughter of Daniel Leon Easlick and Ella Ritchie Mingen, were married on January 18, 1947 in Mount Holly, Burlington County, New Jersey.  She is my 4th cousin through my Gauntt line.

Jack Lowell Gaunt, son of Walter Everett Gaunt and Norma Marguerite Prusso, and Rosemary Ann Trindade were married on January 18, 1953 in Alameda County, California.  He is my 4th cousin 2x removed.

Deaths

Moses Mulliner died January 18, 1821 at the age of about 80 in Tuckerton, Burlington County, New Jersey.  He is my 5th great-grandfather and one of my American Revolution patriot ancestors.

Mary Githens died January 18, 1867 at the age of 87 in Haddonfield, Gloucester County, New Jersey.  She was married to Daniel Gaunt, son of John Gaunt and Jean Satterthwaite, who is my 1st cousin 6x removed.

Wayne Gaunt, son of Walter Clayton Gaunt and Lulu Sherman, died January 18, 1913 at the age of 1 1/2.  Like his brother Daniel Gaunt, listed in the births above, he is my 5th cousin once removed.

John Howard Flynn, son of Roscoe Sherman Flynn and Edna May Gauntt, died January 18, 1958 at the age of 20 in Ocala, Marion County, Florida.  He is my 1st cousin once removed.

Arthur Barnett died January 18, 1977 at the age of 69 in Venicem Sarasota County, Florida.  He was the third (and final) husband of Catherine Marie Sellers, daughter of Cornelius Elmer Sellers and Laura May Armstrong, who is my grandaunt, sister of my paternal grandfather.

Saturday Night Genealogy Fun: Best Discovery in May

I wasn't sure if Randy Seaver was going to post a Saturday Night Genealogy Fun challenge this week, as he's having so much fun at Jamboree, but he managed to squeeze in the time for one.

1)  I am away at the SCGS genealogy Jamboree this weekend, having too much fun (I hope!).

2)  What was your best genealogy research "find" in May 2015?  It could be a record, it could be a photograph, etc.  Whatever you judge to be your "best."

3)  Tell us about it in a blog post of your own, or in a comment to this blog post, or in a Facebook or google+ post.

There's no question my best find in May for my family research was the online index to deaths published in the Belvidere (New Jersey) Apollo/Intelligencer, hosted at the Warren County Library.  I found listings for my great-great-grandfather Cornelius Godshalk Sellers, third-great-grandfather Franklin P. Sellers (two obituaries!), third-great-grandmother Rachel G. Sellers, Franklin Sellers' brother Dr. Tobias Sellers, and five more relatives.  Not only that, the library doesn't charge for copies of the obituaries!

** genealogy happy dance **

I plan to post about the information I learn from the obituaries after I receive the copies from the library.  Oh, I hate to wait . . . .

Randy Seaver's Saturday Night Genealogy Fun: Where My Ancestors Were 150 Years Ago

This week for Saturday Night Genealogy Fun, Randy Seaver suggested people locate their ancestors 150 years ago:

1)  Determine where your ancestral families were on 16 May 1865 - 150 years ago.

2)  List your ancestors, their family members, their birth and death years, and their residence location (as close as possible).  Do you have a photograph of their residence from about that time, and does the residence still exist?

3)  Tell us all about it in your own blog post, in a comment to this post, or in a Facebook Status or Google+ Stream post.

I discovered I don't have any specific information for where people were living just after the American Civil War officially ended.  I've found most of the U.S. ancestors in the decennial censuses but not the in-between years.  For my Jewish ancestors, who were all still in Eastern Europe, I have no real information on locations but can make educated guesses.

Rachel (Godshalk) Sellers (1809–1894), my 3rd great-grandmother, was probably living in Belvidere, Warren County, New Jersey (where she was in 1860) or in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (where she lived in 1870).

Cornelius Godshalk Sellers (1845–1877), my 2nd-great-grandfather, had not yet been mustered out of the army after the end of the Civil War; he mustered out on June 6.  He was somewhere in the Washington, D.C. area.  (I really need to get his unit's morning reports.)

John Fox (1786–1880) and Catherine (Fisher) Fox (1789–1877), my 4th great-grandparents, were living in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.  I don't know exactly where.

William Owen (~1809–1878) and Sarah Fox (1816–1878), my 3rd-great-grandparents, were living in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania with their daughter, Catherine Fox Owen (1849–1923), my 2nd-great-grandmother.  I don't know exactly where.

Catherine (Stackhouse) Armstrong (born 1796–1800), my 4th great-grandmother, may or may not have been alive.  I have narrowed down her death to 1860–1870.  If she was alive, she was living somewhere in Burlington County, New Jersey.

Franklin Armstrong (1825–after 1870), my 3rd-great-grandfather, was living in Mansfield Township, Burlington County, New Jersey with his son, Joel Armstrong (1849–~1921), my 2nd-great-grandfather.

Abel Amos Lippincott (1825–after 1885) and Rachel (Stackhouse) Lippincott (~1825–after 1885), my 3rd-great-grandparents, were living in Burlington County, New Jersey.  I don't know exactly where.

Sarah Deacon Lippincott (1860–after 1904), my 2nd-great-grandmother, was almost definitely living somewhere in Burlington County, New Jersey.  In the 1860 census she was not yet born and in the 1870 census she was not with her parents, however.

James Gauntt (1831–1889) and Amelia (Gibson) Gauntt (1831–1908), my 2nd-great-grandparents, were almost definitely living in Burlington County, New Jersey.  I don't know exactly where.

Frederick Cleworth Dunstan (1840–1873) and Martha (Winn) Dunstan (1837–1884), my 2nd-great-grandparents, were living in one of the suburbs of Manchester, Lancashire, England.  I don't know exactly where.

Zvi (died before 1903) and Esther Mekler, my 3rd-great-grandparents, were probably living in Kamenets Litovsk, Russia (now Kameniec, Belarus), with their son Simcha Dovid Mekler (died before 1903), my 2nd-great-grandfather.

Bela (died before 1924) (I don't know her maiden name), my 2nd-great-grandmother, who would later marry Simcha Mekler, was probably somewhere in the area of Kamenets Litovsk, but that's just a guess.  She would have been young, maybe between 5–10 years old, and probably living with her parents, but I don't know their names.

Abraham Yaakov (died before 1896) and Sirke (died before 1893) Nowicki, my 3rd-great-grandparents, were probably living in Porozowo, Russia (now Porozovo, Belarus) with their son Gershon Itzhak Nowicki (~1858–1948), my 2nd-great-grandfather.

Ruven Yelsky (~1838–~1898) and Frieda (Bloom) Yelsky (~1838–~1898), my 3rd-great-grandparents, were probably living in Porozowo, Russia with their daughter Dora Yelsky (~1858–1936), my 2nd-great-grandmother.

Gersh Wolf Gorodetsky and Etta (Cohen) Gorodetsky (died before 1891), my 3rd-great-grandparents, were almost definitely living in Podolia gubernia, Russia, probably near Kamenets Podolsky (now Kamyanets Podilskyy, Ukraine).  Their son Isaac/Avigdor Gorodetsky (died 1925), my 2nd-great-grandfather, may have been with them; I have approximated his birth year to 1864–1868.

Joine (died before 1893) and Chane Etta (died before 1891) Schneiderman, my 3rd-great-grandparents, also were likely living in Podolia gubernia, Russia, probably in the area of Kamenets Podolsky.

Solomon (died before 1909) and Yetta Brainin, my 3rd-great-grandparents, were probably living near Kreuzburg, Russia (now Krustpils, Latvia) with their son Mendel Hertz Brainin (~1862–1930), my 2nd-great-grandfather.

I don't have photographs of any of the residences and don't know if any of them still exist.  (I hardly have any photos of the ancestors in this list!  I think I have photos of eight of them.)  I suspect none of the homes in Eastern Europe are still there, though.

It appears that I had 36 (maybe only 34) ancestors who were alive on May 16, 1865.  The breakdown is:
• 3 4th-great-grandparents
• 18 3rd-great-grandparents
• 15 2nd-great-grandparents

None of my great-grandparents had been born yet.

This was an interesting exercise.  It really pointed out to me how many birth and death years I am lacking for my mother's ancestors.