Events in My Family Tree: December 6

Two more relatives of my cousin Albert Lore!

Births

Laura Jane Gaunt, daughter of Chauncey P. Gaunt and Martha Nora Martin, was born December 6, 1923 in Lafayette, Tippecanoe County, Indiana.  She is my 5th cousin 1x removed via the Gaunts.

Shirley Hirt was born December 6, 1939 in Estevan, Saskatchewan, Canada.  She is married to Chaim Avraham Birnboim, son of Menashe Birnboim and Sophie Garfinkel, who is my 3x cousin 1x removed on my Meckler line through the Garfinkels.

Guy Edward Allen, son of Clarence Allen, Jr. and Grace L.Stagnato, was born December 6, 1948 in New Jersey.  He is my 5th cousin 1x removed on my Gauntt line through the Allens.

Howard Bruce Chesler was born December 6, 1951, probably in New York.  He is the husband of Sheryl Debra Gordon, daughter of Sidney Gordon and Beatrice Roll, who is my 1st cousin 1x removed on my Gordon line.

Adam Eckman was born December 6, 1980.  He is the 2nd cousin 1x removed of my half 1st cousin Albert Lore.

Nicholas Cosme was born December 6, 1982.  He is also the 2nd cousin 1x removed of my half 1st cousin Albert Lore.

Marriage

William Branin and Achsah Gaunt, daughter of Samuel Gaunt and Achsah Taylor, were married December 6, 1825, probably in New Jersey.  Achsah is my 2nd cousin 5x removed via the Gaunts.

Deaths

Emma A. Gaunt, daughter of Reuben T. Gaunt and Mary Budd, died December 6, 1864, probably in New Jersey, at the age of about 19.  Emma is my 1st cousin 4x removed via the Gaunts.

Luetta Lesher died December 6, 1915 in Miami County, Indiana at the age of 52.  She was married to Homer Kirtlan, son of Homer Astwood Kirtlan and Elizabeth H. Gaunt, who is my 3rd cousin 3x removed via the Gaunts.

Catherine Allean Hutson, daughter of Earl Morris Hutson and Catherine Corenne Utley, died December 6, 2006 in Inverness, Citrus County, Florida at the age of 87.  She is my 6th cousin 1x removed on my Gauntt line through the Hutsons.

Events in My Family Tree: November 21

I love it when spelling of a family name changes from one generation to the next.  I'm looking at you, Mildred Gauntt!

Births

Benjamin Franklin Gaunt, son of Isaac Gaunt and Susannah Webb, was born November 21, 1817 in New Jersey, probably in Burlington County.  He is my 1st cousin 4x removed via the Gaunts.

Elizabeth Evans Githens, daughter of Thomas Githens and Mary Gaunt, was born November 21, 1832 in New Jersey.  She is my 2nd cousin 4x removed via the Gaunts.

Vera Vanaman, daughter of Charles Milton Vanaman and Julia Ann Gaunt, was born November 21, 1916 in Quinton, Salem County, New Jersey.  She is my half 2nd cousin 2x removed via the Gaunts.

Walter Scott Haines was born November 21, 1917 in Masonville, Burlington County, New Jersey.  He is the husband of Mildred Marian Gauntt, daughter of Mark Lewallen Gaunt, Jr. and May Ethyl Lake, who is my 4th cousin 1x removed on my Gauntt line.

John Kushner, son of Myrim Kushner and Chaye Golubchik, was born November 21, 1935 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.  He is my 3rd cousin 1x removed on my Meckler line through the Golubchiks.

Georgina Corene Ellis was born November 21, 1977.  She is my 2nd cousin 1x removed.

Marriage

Edward C. Ogden and Anna Elizabeth Gaunt, daughter of George Horner Gaunt and Emily A. Miller, were married November 21, 1893 in New Jersey, possibly in Gloucester County.  Anna is my 4th cousin 3x removed via the Gaunts.

Deaths

Lucy Marian Fuller, daughter of Lyman Fuller and Eliza, died November 21, 1891, probably in Stony Creek, Warren County, New York, at the age of about 52.  She is the great-great-grandaunt of my aunt Mary McStroul and the 3x-great-grandaunt of my not-quite-cousin Angela Williams on their Fuller line.

Dora Kirtlan, daughter of Homer Astwood Kirtlan and Elizabeth H. Gaunt, died November 21, 1933 in Peru, Miami County, Indiana at the age of 60.  She is my 3rd cousin 3x removed via the Gaunts.

William Alvin Gaunt, son of James Knox Polk Gaunt and Sarah Naomi Boone, died November 21, 1952 in Kings County, California at the age of 73.  He is my 3rd cousin 3x removed via the Gaunts.

Maud Elizabeth Gaunt, daughter of Jacob B. Gaunt and Sarah C. Plume, died November 21, 1978 in Mendocino County, California, possibly in Ukiah, at the age of 84.  She is my half 3rd cousin 1x removed via the Gaunts.

Events in My Family Tree: November 20

I've been learning more about my grandfather's first wife recently and am in contact with relatives on her side of the family.

Births

Elizabeth Leatherberry Sundermier was born November 20, 1905 in Burlington, Burlington County, New Jersey.  She was the first wife of Bertram Lynn Sellers, son of Cornelius Elmer Sellers and Laura May Armstrong, who is my paternal grandfather.

Benny Austin Votaw, son of Millard F. Votaw and Ida May Fisher, was born November 20, 1912 in Wabash County, Indiana.  He is my 4th cousin 2x removed on my Gauntt line through the Votaws.

Mary Helen Burbank was born November 20, 1914 in Peru, Miami County, Indiana.  She was married to James Earl Gaunt, son of Lewis Allen Gaunt and Sylvia Belle Black, who is my 4th cousin 2x removed via the Gaunts.

Milton L. Barnett, Jr., son of Milton L. Barnett and Ethyl May Votaw, was born November 20, 21 in Indiana, possibly in Wabash County.  He is also my 4th cousin 2x removed on my Gauntt line through the Votaws.

Randy William Hutchison was born November 20, 1966 in Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware.  He is married to Deborah Lynn Lore, who is my half-1st cousin 1x removed.

Jeffrey Alan Moss was born November 20, 1968.  He is my 4th cousin.

Ari D. Schneiderman was born November 20, 1977.  He is my 3x cousin 1x removed.

Yazmine Gabriela Gingras was born November 20, 1989.  She is my 2nd cousin.

Marriage

Frederick Cleworth Dunstan, son of Frederick Dunstan and Anna Waltz Horner, and Mary Emma Richardson were married November 20, 1920 in Mount Holly, Burlington County, New Jersey.  Frederick is my 1st cousin 2x removed on my Dunstan line.

Deaths

Benjamin Gaunt, son of Jacob Gaunt and Hannah Holmes, died November 20, 1852 in Ohio at the age of 48.  He is my 1st cousin 5x removed via the Gaunts.

Charles Jacob Gaunt, son of Arthur Lee Gaunt and Rachel Lavinia Stutsman, died November 20, 1941 in Fort Wayne, Allen County, Indiana at the age of 61.  He is my 4th cousin 2x removed via the Gaunts.

Lewis C. Galbraith died November 20, 1968 in Peru, Miami County, Indiana at the age of 93.  He is the husband of Dora Ann Kirtlan, daughter of Homer Astwood Kirtlan and Elizabeth H. Gaunt, who is my 3rd cousin 3x removed via the Gaunts.

Ruth Ellen Hutson, daughter of Conner W. Hutson and Rosa Adeline Bultman, died November 20, 1999 in Fayette County, Indiana at the age of 73.  She is my 5th cousin 2x removed on my Gauntt line through the Hutsons.

Events in My Family Tree: September 22

Gilbert Lewis Clark was born on his parents' 8th wedding anniversary.  But according to Wikipedia, the traditional gift for the 8th anniversary is salt, not a son.

Births

Martha Elizabeth Bowen, daughter of John Bowen and Martha Baden, was born September 22, 1859 in Massachusetts.  She is the great-grandaunt of my half-sister Laura Sellers.

Agnes Ruth Fell was born September 22, 1884 in Herkimer, Herkimer County, New York.  She was the wife of Harley Heath, son of William Augusta Heath and Mary Codner, who is the 1st cousin 2x removed of my aunt Mary McStroul and her sister Jean McStroul and the 1st cousin 3x removed of my 1st cousin Todd Meckler and my not-quite-cousin Angela Williams.

Lela Vanessa Gaunt, daughter of David Wise Gaunt and Margaret Williams, was born September 22, 1901 near Portland, Jay County, Indiana.  She is my 5th cousin once removed via the Gaunts.

Gilbert Lewis Clark, son of Oren Wilson Clark and Anna G. Gaunt, was born September 22, 1915 in Richvalley, Wabash County, Indiana.  He is my 4th cousin 2x removed via the Gaunts.

Barbara Joan Gaunt, daughter of Edward Lee Gaunt and Ethyl Fay Davison, was born September 22, 1929 in Indiana, possibly in Allen County.  She is my 5th cousin once removed via the Gaunts.

Angela Marie Morgan was born September 22, 1976.  She is my 6th cousin.

Marriages

Oren Wilson Clark and Anna G. Gaunt, daughter of Lewis Cass Gaunt and Mary A. Kindlesparger, were married September 22, 1907 in Peru, Miami County, Indiana.  Anna is my 3rd cousin 3x removed via the Gaunts.

Frederick H. Brusnahan and Viola Rebecca Allen, daughter of Cyrus Kunze Allen, Jr. and Clara Barton Shinn, were married September 22, 1928, probably in Mercer County, New Jersey.  Viola is my 4th cousin once removed on my Gauntt line through the Allens.

Deaths

Sarah Ann Whitacre died September 22, 1884 in Wabash County, Indiana at the age of 65.  She was the wife of Uz Gaunt, son of Jacob Gaunt and Hannah Holmes, who is my 1st cousin 5x removed via the Gaunts.

Ruth Thackeray, daughter of Joseph Thackeray and Mary Dubois, died September 22, 1910 in Laughery, Ripley County, Indiana at the age of 76.  She is my 3rd cousin 4x removed on my Gauntt line through the Thackerays.

James P. Gaynor, son of Mr. Gaynor and Jane Langley, died September 22, 1913 in Manhattan, New York County, New York at the age of 66.  He is the great-great-grandfather of my half-sister Laura Sellers.

Homer Kirtlan, son of Homer Astwood Kirtlan and Elizabeth H. Gaunt, died September 22, 1941 in Wabash County, Indiana at the age of 80.  He is my 3rd cousin 3x removed via the Gaunts.

Itzhak Kardish, son of Dovid Kardish and Etta Gorodetsky, died September 22, 1991 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada at the age of about 68.  He is my 1st cousin 2x removed on my Gorodetsky line.

Events in My Family Tree: August 6

Jimmy Bowen was born on his grandfather John Francis Gaynor's 62nd birthday.  I hope they celebrated together more than once.

Births

John Miller Gaunt, son of George Horner Gaunt and Emily A. Miller, was born August 6, 1858 in Greenwich Township, Gloucester County, New Jersey.  He is my 4th cousin 3x removed via the Gaunts.

Lewis C. Galbraith was born August 6, 1875 in Indiana.  He was the husband of Dora Ann Kirtlan, daughter of Homer Astwood Kirtlan and Elizabeth H. Gaunt, who is my 3rd cousin 3x removed via the Gaunts.

John Francis Gaynor, son of James P. Gaynor and Mary Guynan, was born August 6, 1879 in New York, probably in Manhattan.  He is the great-grandfather of my half-sister Laura Sellers.

Mary Virginia Gaunt, daughter of Hananiah Selah Gaunt and Margaret S. Scott, was born August 6, 1881 in New Jersey, probably in Burlington County.  She is my 1st cousin 3x removed via the Gaunts.

James Paul Bowen, son of Paul Sayer Bowen and Catherine C. Corley, was born August 6, 1941 in Newark, Essex County, New Jersey.  Jimmy is the 1st cousin once removed of my half-sister Laura Sellers on her Bowen line.

Alon Joshua Halbrich was born August 6, 1982.  He is my 4th cousin once removed.

Todd Louis Yurkovic was born August 6, 1991.  He is my 3rd cousin once removed.

Adam Escher Sellers was born August 6, 2012.  He is my nephew.

Deaths

Clara Mae Wright, daughter of George B. McClellan Wright and Pearl Ellen Slentz, died August 6, 1986 in Muncie, Delaware County, Indiana at the age of 90.  She is my 5th cousin once removed on my Gauntt line through the Slentzes.

Lavonda Imogene Blaylock died August 6, 1992 in Fort Wayne, Allen County, Indiana.  She was the wife of Harry Mark Gaunt, Jr., son of Harry Mark Gaunt, Sr. and Sarah Gayle Kirkendall, who is also my 5th cousin once removed, but directly through the Gaunts.

Events in My Family Tree: August 4

My mother, who was born in 1940, was named after her grandmother:  Myra for Minnie, with Mushe as her Hebrew name.

Births

Celia Adel Galbraith, daughter of Lewis C. Galbraith and Dora Ann Kirtlan, was born August 4, 1905 in Indiana.  She is my 4th cousin 2x removed on my Gauntt line through the Kirtlans.

Edith Loraine Gantt, daughter of Carl Thomas Gantt and Mabelle Yost, was born August 4, 1914 in Great Falls, Cascade County, Montana.  She is my 4th cousin 2x removed via the Gantts.

Bertram Ezra Sellers, son of Bertram Lynn Sellers and Elizabeth Leatherberry Sundermeier, was born August 4, 1924 in Trenton, Mercer County, New Jersey.  He is my half-uncle.

Mirta Mata was born August 4, 1936 in Habana, Cuba.  She was the first wife of Max Socherman, son of William Socherman (originally Szocherman) and Tania Jakowszycka, who is my 4th cousin on my Nowicki line through the Szochermans.

Jonathan Robert Bonifas, son of Charles D. Bonifas, Jr. and Janell Wilkinson, was born August 4, 1950 (or possibly August 15), probably in Indiana.  He is my 6th cousin once removed on my Gauntt line through the Bonifases.

Marriages

Stacy Biddle Armstrong, son of Joel Armstrong and Sarah Ann Deacon Lippincott, and Lydia Smith Haines were married August 4, 1898 in Burlington, Burlington County, New Jersey.  Stacy is my great-granduncle.

Evan Allan Diamond and Carol Patricia Tennenhouse, daughter of Arnold Tennenhouse and Faye Garfinkel, were married August 4, 1980 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.  Carol is my 4th cousin on my Meckler line through the Garfinkels.

Elliot Kushner, son of George Kushner and Ruth Rebecca Segal, and Jane Armendariz were married August 4, 1994 in Downey, Los Angeles County, California.  Elliot is also my 4th cousin on my Meckler line, but through the Kushners.

Deaths

Minnie Zelda Nowicki, daughter of Gershon Itzhak Nowicki and Dora Yelsky, died August 4, 1936 in Brooklyn, Kings County, New York at the age of 56.  She is my great-grandmother.

Frederick Cleworth Dunstan, son of Frederick Dunstan and Anna Waltz Horner, died August 4, 1965 in New Jersey, probably in Burlington County, at the age of 70.  He is my 1st cousin once removed on my Dunstan line.

Sydney Brainin, son of Max Joseph Brainin and Nellie Doctor, died August 4, 1969 in Poughkeepsie, Dutchess County, New York.  He is my 1st cousin 2x removed on my Brainin line.

Nolan Sidney Gaunt, son of Walter Everett Gaunt and Norma Marguerite Prusso, died August 4, 1999, possibly in Miranda, Humboldt County, California.  He is my 4th cousin 2x removed via the Gaunts.

Events in My Family Tree: August 2

Levi Ellis died four days after his 55th wedding anniversary.  I hope it wasn't anything to do with the anniversary celebration.

Births

Joseph Gaunt, son of Jacob Gaunt and Hannah Holmes, was born August 2, 1799 in New Jersey.  He is my 1st cousin 5x removed via the Gaunts.

Helen Elizabeth Galbraith, daughter of Lewis C. Galbraith and Dora Ann Kirtlan, was born August 2, 1903 in Richvalley, Wabash County, Indiana.  She is my 4th cousin 2x removed on my Gauntt line through the Kirtlans.

Stephen Gershwind, son of Irving Lawrence Gershwind and Frances Perlman, was born August 2, 1941 in Brooklyn, Kings County, New York.  He is my 2nd cousin once removed on my Nowicki line through the Perlmans.

Dawn Eileen Gauntt was born August 2, 1969.  She is my 5th cousin once removed.

Michael Randell was born August 2, 1973.  He is the 3rd cousin of my half-sister Laura Sellers.

Stephen Maddox was born August 2, 1982.  He is my 5th cousin 2x removed.

Marriage

Geoffrey Philip McStroul and Arianne Noel Rosencranz were married August 2, 2003.  Geoffrey is the 1st cousin once removed of my aunt Mary McStroul.

Deaths

Amos Gaunt, son of John Gaunt and Elizabeth Kirby, died August 2, 1886 in Gloucester County, New Jersey at the age of 56.  He is my 3rd cousin 4x removed via the Gaunts.

Isaiah Allen Gaunt, son of Benjamin Selah Gaunt and Mary A. Allen, died August 2, 1938, possibly in Burlington, Burlington County, New Jersey, at the age of 81.  He is my half 1st cousin 3x removed via the Gaunts.

Levi Ellis died August 2, 1969 in Medford, Burlington County, New Jersey at the age of 83.  He was the husband of Carrie Florence Gauntt, daughter of Thomas Kirkland Gauntt and Jane Dunstan, who is my grandaunt.

Events in My Family Tree: July 18

I have learned that Egyud is apparently a Hungarian surname.

Births

Homer Kirtlan, son of Homer Astwood Kirtlan and Elizabeth H. Gaunt, was born July 18, 1861 in Ohio.  He is my 3rd cousin 3x removed via the Gaunts.

Paul B. Lavin, son of Bernard J. Lavin and Mary E. Gaynor, was born July 18, 1933 in East Orange, Essex County, New Jersey.  He is the half 1st cousin once removed of my half-sister Laura Sellers via the Gaynors.

Sidney Alan Gaunt, son of Nolan Sidney Gaunt and Marjorie Ellen Harris, was born July 18, 1942 in Alameda County, California.  He is my 5th cousin once removed via the Gaunts.

Jane Wickham, daughter of Charles Wickham and Sarah Temple, was born July 18, 1855, possibly in New Jersey.  She is the 3rd cousin of my half-sister Laura Sellers on her Bowen line through the Wickhams.

Marriages

Harry Eldridge Paxson and Hazel Pearl Gaunt, daughter of Ross B. Gaunt and Mary Ann Dale, were married July 18, 1945 in Angola, Steuben County, Indiana.  Hazel is my 4th cousin 2x removed via the Gaunts.

Louis A. Egyud and Hila Jewel Allen, daughter of Clifford F. Allen and Florence Hendrickson, were married July 18, 1953 in New Jersey, likely in Burlington County.  Hila is my 5th cousin on my Gauntt line through the Allens.

Charles Edward Swaim, son of Robert William Swaim and Jeanette Allen, and Katherine Caroline Dayton were married July 18, 1964.  Charles is my 5th cousin once removed on my Gauntt line through the Allens.

Stephen William Allen, son of Jack Allen and Gloria Funiccaro, and Charlene Geerhart were married July 18, 1981.  Stephen is also my 5th cousin once removed on my Gauntt line through the Allens.  (Jack Allen is Hila Allen's brother.)

Richard Bruce Sellers, Jr. and Nina Yvonne Hostettler were married July 18, 1990 in Charlotte County, Florida.  Richard is my half 2nd cousin on my Sellers line.

Death

Caroline Ella Estella Oler died July 18, 1921 in Battle Creek, Calhoun County, Michigan at the age of 38.  She was the wife of James Edward Slentz, son of Ephraim Slentz and Zilpha Emily Gaunt, who is my 4th cousin 2x remoed via the Gaunts.