Events in My Family Tree: December 31 (at last!)

I have a copy of a big family photo that was taken on the occasion of Anna's wedding in 1924.  Hymie died on the 40th anniversary of his sister Anna's wedding.

Births

Edmund Hoffman was born December 31, 1825 in Pennsylvania.  He was the husband of Mary Gaunt, daughter of David Gaunt and Pamela Plummer, who is my 2nd cousin 4x removed via the Gaunts.

Clarence Eugene Easlick, son of Allen Severs Easlick and Mary E. Shemeley, was born December 31, 1912 in New Jersey, probably in Burlington County.  He is my 3rd cousin 1x removed on my Gauntt line through the Easlicks.

Carol Alene Gauntt, daughter of James Kirkland Gauntt and Newita Wanda Scott, was born December 31, 1940 in San Bernardino, San Bernardino County, California.  She is my 1st cousin 1x removed on my Gauntt line.

Marriages

Henry C. Buckley and Ella Gaunt, daughter of Benjamin Franklin Gaunt and Elizabeth K. Frazer, were married December 31, 1868, probably in Burlington County, New Jersey.  Ella is my 2nd cousin 3x removed via the Gaunts.

John B. Gaunt, son of James Gauntt and Amelia Gibson, and Sarah V. Woolston were married December 31, 1876 in Mount Holly, Burlington County, New Jersey.  John is my great-granduncle.

William B. Gaunt, son of Abner H. Gaunt and Emeline Severs, and Fannie Rebecca Hall were also married December 31, 1876, but I don't know where.  It was likely New Jersey or Pennsylvania.  William is my 1st cousin 3x removed via the Gaunts.

William Lippincott Gaunt, son of Benjamin Franklin Gaunt and Mary A. Woolman, and Clara M. Taggart were married December 31, 1921, probably in Burlington County, New Jersey.  This William is my 3rd cousin 2x removed via the Gaunts.

Gabriel William Lederman and Anna Gordon (originally Chana Gorodetsky), daughter of Avigdor Gorodetsky and Esther Leah Schneiderman, were married December 31, 1924 in Brooklyn, Kings County, New York.  Anna is my great-grandaunt.

Jose "Uchey" Yngber and Edie Ida Jakowszycka, daughter of Aaron Samuel Jakowszyck and Findle "Novinska" (probably Nowicka?), were married December 31, 1939, probably in Cuba.  Edie is likely my 2nd cousin 2x removed on my Nowicki line.

Philip Charles Alexander and Jessie Utley Easlick, daughter of Vinton Thompson Easlick and Beulah Anna Elizabeth Bozarth, were married December 31, 1951 in Burlington County, New Jersey.  Jessie is my 4th cousin on my Gauntt line through the Easlicks.

Melvin Cecil Gordon, son of Alexander Gordon and Roslyn Rubin, and Marcia Urrutia were married December 31, 1982 in Dade County, Florida.  Melvin is my 1st cousin 1x removed on my Gordon line.

Joel Ian Katz and Leala Rona Birnboim, daughter of Chaim Avraham Birnboim and Shirley Hirt, were married December 31, 1989 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.  Leala is my 4th cousin on my Meckler line through the Birnboims.

Deaths

Hyman Gordon (originally Chaim Gorodetsky), son of Avigdor Gorodetsky and Esther Leah Schneiderman, died December 31, 1964, probably in Manhattan, New York County, New York, at the age of 65.  He is my great-granduncle.

John F. Kelly, son of Joseph Kelley and Martha W. Lawrence, died December 31, 1975 in New Jersey.  He is the 2nd cousin 1x removed of my half 1st cousin Albert Lore on his Eckman line through the Lawrences.

Events in My Family Tree: October 21

My parents were married five days after my father's divorce from his first wife was finalized.  Not that they were in a hurry or anything.

Births

Mary Scott Selvidge, daughter of Scott Selvidge and Lenore Corinne Gaunt, was born October 21, 1927 in Marietta, Love County, Oklahoma.  She is my 5th cousin 1x removed via the Gaunts.

Jeffrey Lawrence Kushner, son of John Kushner and Shelley, was born October 21, 1961 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.  He is my 4th cousin on my Meckler line through the Kushners.

Sindy Lynn Allen was born October 21, 1979.  She is my 5th cousin 2x removed.

Dillon Tryce Lore was born October 21, 1992.  He is my half 1st cousin 2x removed.

Noah Hall was born October 21, 1999.  He is my 3rd cousin 1x removed.

Marriage

Bertram Lynn Sellers, Jr., son of Bertram Lynn Sellers, Sr. and Anna Gauntt, and Myra Roslyn Meckler, daughter of Abraham Meckler and Lillyan E. Gordon, were married October 21, 1961 in Miami, Dade County, Florida.  They are my parents.

Deaths

Ner Gaunt, son of Ner Gaunt and Agnes Corwin, died October 21, 1894 in Lawrence County, Tennessee at the age of 52.  He is my 2nd cousin 4x removed via the Gaunts.

Daisy May Gage, daughter of James W. Gage and Mary Rosella Hutson, died October 21, 1950 in Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio at the age of 75.  She is my 5th cousin 2x removed on my Gauntt line via the Hutsons.

Ruth Pollack, daughter of Isaac Pollack and Bessie Brainin, died October 21, 1998, possibly in Little Neck, Queens County, New York at the age of 72.  She is my 1st cousin 2x removed on my Brainin line.

Events in My Family Tree: October 20

Vinton Thompson Easlick had a nephew also named Vinton Thompson Easlick.  I'm pretty sure they are the only two people in the history of the world with that name.

Births

Jacob B. Gaunt, son of Benjamin Gaunt and Sarah C. Plume, was born October 20, 1869 in New Jersey, probably in Burlington County.  He is my 2nd cousin 2x removed via the Gaunts.

Richard Wright Gaunt, Jr., son of Richard Wright Gaunt and Abbye P. Faulkner, was born October 20, 1929 in Los Angeles County, California.  He is my 5th cousin 1x removed via the Gaunts.

Norman Farbman, son of Murray Farbman and Etta Millstein, was born October 20, 1943, probably in Bronx, Bronx County, New York.  He is my 2nd cousin 1x removed on my Gorodetsky line via the Millsteins.

Michael Leonard McStroul, son of Darwin Monroe McStroul and Rose Ruth Bloom, was also born October 20, 1943, albeit in Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin.  He is the 1st cousin of my aunt Mary McStroul and her sister Jean McStroul and the 1st cousin 1x removed of my 1st cousin Todd Meckler, my not-quite-cousin Angela Williams, and Mindy McStroul.

Shirley Hunt, daughter of John Hunt and Lois Adele Weaver, was born October 20, 1950, probably in Burlington County, New Jersey.  She is my 5th cousin 1x removed on my Gauntt line via the Weavers.

John Facenda Hall, son of William George Facenda, Jr. and Mabel Ellen Elizabeth Brickel, was born October 10, 1955 in Alexandria, Virginia.  He is my 3rd cousin on my Armstrong line through his mother.

John Randell was born October 20, 1965.  He is the 3rd cousin of my half-sister Laura Sellers.

Mary Eileen Wickham was born October 20, 1969.  She is also the 3rd cousin of my half-sister Laura Sellers.

Marriages

Benjamin Franklin Gaunt, son of Isaac Gaunt and Susannah Webb, and Elizabeth K. Frazer were married October 20, 1839 in Gloucester County, New Jersey.  Benjamin is my 1st cousin 4x removed via the Gaunts.

William Edward Gaunt, Sr., son of Samuel Gaunt, Jr. and Ann Horner, and Frances E. Fithian were married October 20, 1853 in Gloucester County, New Jersey.  William is also my 3rd cousin 4x removed via the Gaunts.

Vinton Thompson Easlick, son of Allen Severs Easlick and Mary E. Shemeley, and Beaulah Anna Elizabeth Bozarth were married October 20, 1926 in New Jersey.  Vinton is my 3rd cousin 1x removed on my Gauntt line through the Easlicks.

Kenneth Michael Meraw II and Maryann Austria Leoncio were married October 20, 2007.  Kenneth is my 2nd cousin 1x removed.

Deaths

John Gaunt, son of Reuben T. Gaunt and Hannah Lewallen, died October 20, 1821 in Burlington County, New Jersey as an infant.  He is my 1st cousin 4x removed via the Gaunts.

Harry T. Gaunt, son of Isaac H. Gaunt and Emma Trowbridge, died October 20, 1918 in Camden County, New Jersey, at the age of 52.  He is my 3rd cousin 2x removed via the Gaunts.

Garry Travis Doerner died October 20, 2012 in San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas at the age of 29.  He is my nephew.

Events in My Family Tree: August 21

August 21 certainly seems to be an important day in my aunt's family:  three birthdays and a marriage!

Births

Ephraim F. Gaunt, son of Reuben Lewallen Gaunt and Jane Weatherby, was born August 21, 1848 in New Jersey, probably in Burlington County.  He is my 2nd cousin 3x removed via the Gaunts.

Irene Elizaberth Allen, daughter of George N. Allen and Ada E. Mason, was born August 21, 1906 in New Jersey, probably in Burlington County.  She is my 4th cousin once removed via the Gaunts.

Rachel Lovena Gaunt, daughter of Charles Jacob Gaunt and Clara Rathert, was born August 21, 1919 in Fort Wayne, Allen County, Indiana.  She is my 5th cousin once removed via the Gaunts.

Cathleen Constance Canty was born August 21, 1944.  She is the wife of Michael Leonard McStroul, son of Darwin Monroe McStroul and Rose Bloom, who is the 1st cousin of my aunt Mary McStroul.

Bonnie Lee Mich, daughter of Francis W. Mich and Janet Edna Weaver, was born August 21, 1950, possibly in New Jersey.  She is my 5th cousin once removed on my Gauntt line through the Weavers.

Virginia Eileen Gauntt, daughter of David Lester Gauntt and Virginia Carolyn Petersen, was born August 21, 1961, possibly in Pennsylvania.  She is my 5th cousin once removed on my Gauntt line.

Jason Dale Preisner was born August 21, 1979.  He is the nephew of my aunt Mary McStroul.

Benjamin Taylor Payne was born August 21, 1992.  He is the 1st cousin 2x removed of my aunt Mary McStroul.

Kylie Hall was born August 21, 2003.  She is my 3rd cousin once removed.

Marriages

Joseph Devalt and Catherine Diane Mallow, daughter of David Wade Mallow and Mary Alice Gauntt, were married August 21, 1982 in Maryland.  Catherine is my 2nd cousin on my Gauntt line.

Ronald Gregory Myhan and Rebecca Kelly, daughter of Richard J. Kelly and Lois Elaine McStroul, were also married August 21, 1982, but on the other side of the country in Calabasas, Los Angeles County, California.  Rebecca is the 1st cousin once removed of my aunt Mary McStroul.

Deaths

Susannah Horner Gaunt, daughter of Samuel Gaunt, Jr. and Ann Horner, died August 21, 1892 in Pilesgrove, Salem County, New Jersey at the age of 68.  She is my 3rd cousin 4x removed via the Gaunts.

Floyd Richard Williams, son of Preston Frank William and Priscilla Crawford, died August 21, 1936 in Muscogee County, Georgia at the age of 26.  He is the grandfather of my not-quite-cousin Angela Williams.

Tina Rae Alexander, daughter of Phillip Charles Alexander and Jessie Ozley Easlick, died August 21, 1975 in Maryland at the age of 16.  She is my 4th cousin once removed on my Gauntt line through the Easlicks.

Bessie Brainin, daughter of Morris Brainin and Dorothy Rose Jaffe, died August 21, 1979, probably in New York, at the age of about 84.  She is my great-grandaunt.

Events in My Family Tree: August 7

Half of the people on today's list are spouses of my relatives, which is unusual.

Births

Priscilla Dye was born August 7, 1828 in Ohio.  She was the wife of John B. Gaunt, son of John Gaunt and Euphemia Thornton, who is my 2nd cousin 4x removed via the Gaunts.

Norma Marguerite Prusso was born August 7, 1901 in California, possibly in Alameda County.  She was the wife of Walter Everett Gaunt, son of James Knox Polk Gaunt and Sarah Naomi Boone, who is my 3rd cousin 3x removed via the Gaunts.

James Kirkland Gauntt, son of Thomas Kirkland Gauntt and Jane Dunstan, was born August 7, 1905 in Masonville, Burlington County, New Jersey.  He is my granduncle.

David Wylie Hall was born August 7, 1964.  He is my 3rd cousin.

Mariah Lorraine Gordon was born August 7, 1993.  She is my 3rd cousin also.

Marriage

Murray Elliot Perlman, son of Abraham Sam Perlman and Stella Joffe, and Helen Ruth Greenebaum were married August 7, 1949 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California.  Murray is my 3rd cousin once removed on my Nowicki line through the Perlmans.

Deaths

Jacob Persoff died August 7, 1989 in Manhattan, New York County, New York at the age of 77.  He was the husband of Frieda Schneiderman, daughter of Sam Schneiderman and Annie Rachel Petranovsky, who is my 1st cousin 3x removed on my Schneiderman line.

Charles Robert Clark, son of Oren Wilson Clark and Anna G. Gaunt, died August 7, 2007 in La Fontaine, Wabash County, Indiana at the age of 86.  He is my 4th cousin 2x removed via the Gaunts.

Frederick T. Bodenberg died August 7, 2009 in Chambersburg, Franklin County, Pennsylvania at the age of 90.  He was the husband of Elizabeth Frances Hoyer, daughter of Rollin Henry Hoyer and Bessie Florence Schwier, who is my 6th cousin once removed on my Gauntt line through the Schwiers.

Events in My Family Tree: June 24

So Raymond Wickham died on the 30th wedding anniversariy of his brother Richard Wickham.  I hope it wasn't at the anniversary party.

Births

Charles Yates was born June 24, 1910, probably in New Jersey.  He was the husband of Grace Allen, daughter of Russell Roberts Allen and Estella A. Horner, who is my 5th cousin on my Gauntt line through the Allens.

Ruth Murphy was born June 24, 1918 in Convoy, Van Wert County, Ohio.  She was the wife of David Arthur Gaunt, son of Edward Lee Gaunt and Ethyl Fay Davison, who is my 5th cousin once removed via the Gaunts.

Shirley Mae Hutson, daughter of Calvin William Hutson and Berdella Martha Elisa Abplanalp, was born June 24, 1935 in Penntown, Ripley County, Indiana.  She is my 6th cousin once removed on my Gauntt line through the Hutsons.

Patrick Kirkland Gauntt, son of James Kirkland Gauntt and Cornelia, was born June 24, 1948, possibly in New Jersey.  He is my 1st cousin once removed on my Gauntt line.

Chloe Laura Hall was born June 24, 1991.  She is my 3rd cousin once removed.

Marriages

Lyle O. Snyder and Gertrude Elnora Gaunt, daughter of Brinton Jerome Gaunt and Mabel Dobson, were married June 24, 1929, probably in Ohio.  Gertrude is my 4th cousin 2x removed via the Gaunts.

Richard James Wickham, son of Charles E. Wickham and Jane Lochrie, and Eileen Elizabeth McCann were married June 24, 1967 in Cape Cod, Barnstable County, Massachusetts.  Richard is the 2nd cousin once removed of my half-sister Laura Sellers.

Death

Raymond Henry Wickham, son of Charles E. Wickham and Jane Lochrie, died June 24, 1997 in East Nassau, Rensselaer County, New York at the age of 64.  He is the brother of Richard James Wickham and also the 2nd cousin once removed of my half-sister Laura Sellers.