Events in My Family Tree: December 1

Emma Brinck was born on her aunt Margaret Middleton Githens' 29th birthday, and Harry Gaunt was born on his uncle Samuel Gaunt's 12th birthday.

Births

Margaret Middleton was born December 1, 1818 in New Jersey.  She was the wife of Alfred T. Githens, son of Thomas Githens and Mary Gaunt, who is my 2nd cousin 4x removed via the Gaunts.

Emma Armenious Brinck, daughter of Philander C. Brinck and Margaret K. Githens, was born December 1, 1847 in Camden County, New Jersey.  She is my 3rd cousin 3x removed on my Gauntt line through the Githenses.

Samuel T. Gaunt, son of James Gauntt and Amelia Gibson, was born December 1, 1873 in Lumberton, Burlington County, New Jersey.  He is my great-granduncle.

Harry K. Gaunt, son of James Gaunt and Sallie Bender, was born December 1, 1885 in New Jersey.  He is my 1st cousin 2x removed on my Gauntt line.

Prudence Harriet Gaunt, daughter of Arthur Lee Gaunt and Rachel Lavinia Stutsman, was born December 1, 1897 in Indiana.  She is my 2nd cousin 4x removed via the Gaunts.

Marriage

Sol Gilman and Lillian Millstein, daughter of Nathan Millstein and Sarah Gordon (originally Sora Gorodetsky), were married December 1, 1934 in Bronx, Bronx County, New York.  Lillian is my 1st cousin 2x removed on my Gorodetsky line.

Death

Emma Kelley, daughter of Joseph Kelley and Martha W. Lawrence, died December 1, 1993 in Mount Holly, Burlington County, New Jersey at the age of 81.  She is the 2nd cousin 1x removed of my 1st cousin Albert Lore on his Eckman line through the Lawrences.

Events in My Family Tree: November 24

Viola Votaw died on her sister Phoebe's 15th wedding anniversary.

Births

Claudia L. Githens, daughter of Thomas G. Githens and Emma D. Runyan, was born Novembe 24, 1899 in New Jersey.  She is my 5th cousin 1x removed on my Gauntt line through the Githenses.

John Oren Clark, son of Gilbert Lewis Clark and Helen Opal Abbott, was born November 24, 1946 in Indiana.  He is my 5th cousin 1x removed on my Gauntt line through the Clarks.

Zachary Berkowitz was born November 24, 1989.  He is my 3rd cousin.

Amber Lynn Hutchison was born November 24, 1992.  She is my half 1st cousin 2x removed.

Marriages

John Gaunt, son of Hananiah Gaunt and Ann Ridgway, and Jean Satterthwaite were married November 24, 1756, probably in Burlington County, New Jersey.  John is my 5th-great-granduncle via the Gaunts.

William Augusta Heath, son of Henry Heath and Eliza Bullock, and Mary Codner were married November 24, 1879 in Thurman, Warren County, New York.  William is the great-granduncle of my aunt Mary McStroul and the great-great-granduncle of my not-quite-cousin Angela Williams.

William Lewis Baldwin, Sr. and Phoebe Elizabeth Votaw, daughter of Daniel W. Votaw and Louisa Gaunt, were married November 24, 1910 in Wabash County, Indiana.  Phoebe is my 3rd cousin 3x removed via the Gaunts.

Howard Bruce Chesler and Sheryl Debra Gordon, daughter of Sidney Gordon and Beatrice Roll, were married November 24, 1974 in Flushing, Queens, New York.  Sheryl is my 1st cousin 2x removed on my Gordon line.

Deaths

Effie F. Gaunt, daughter of Charles R. Gaunt and Anna B. Folwell, died November 24, 1895 in Mount Holly, Burlington County, New Jersey at the age of 26.  She is my 3rd cousin 2x removed via the Gaunts.

Albertine P. Gaunt, daughter of Henry Plummer Gaunt and Emma Smith, died November 24, 1913, possibly in Gloucester, Camden County, New Jersey, at the age of 58.  She is my 3rd cousin 3x removed via the Gaunts.

Viola Votaw, daughter of Daniel W. Votaw and Louisa Gaunt, died November 24, 1925 in Wabash County, Indiana at the age of 50.  She is my 3rd cousin 3x removed on my Gauntt line through the Votaws.

Lulu Harris, daughter of Robert Miller Harris and Blanche Gaunt, died November 24, 1959 in Kokomo, Howard County, Indiana at the age of 65.  She is my 4th cousin 2x removed via the Gaunts.

Ida Mekler, daughter of Eliezer Mekler and Esther Baila, died November 24, 1959 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada at the age of about 75.  She is my 1st cousin 3x removed via the Meklers.

Orville James Gage, son of James W. Gage and Mary Rosella Hutson, died November 24, 1975 in Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio at the age of 78.  He is my 5th cousin 2x removed on my Gauntt line through the Hutsons.

William Hymell Kelley, son of Joseph Kelley and Martha W. Lawrence, died November 24, 2006, possibly in Seminole, Pinellas County, Florida, at the age of 80.  He is the 2nd cousin 1x removed of my 1st cousin Albert Lore on his Eckman line through the Lawrences.

Events in My Family Tree: April 28

My sister's grandfather is one among four generations of Bowen men who did not live to see the age of 60.

Births

John Gaunt, son of Joseph Gaunt and Elizabeth Borton, was born April 28, 1767 in Little Egg Harbor, Burlington County, New Jersey.  He is my 4th-great-granduncle.

Henry Sellers, son of George Sellers and Magdalena Shirk, was born April 28, 1813, probably in Pennsylvania.  He is my 3rd cousin 4x removed.

William Enos Gantt, son of Joseph Gantt (originally Gaunt) and Mary Ann McGowan, was born April 28, 1845 in Pennsylvania, possibly in Perry County.  He is my 1st cousin 5x removed.

Jane Dunstan, daughter of Frederick Cleworth Dunstan and Martha Winn, was born April 28, 1871 in Manchester, Lancashire, England.  She is my paternal great-grandmother.

Lillie Lawrence, daughter of Alfred Lawrence and Harriet Rebecca Eckman, was born April 28, 1890 in New Jersey.  She is the 1st cousin 2x removed of my 1st cousin Albert Lore.

Vivian M. Brainin, daughter of Max Joseph Brainin and Nellie Doctor, was born April 28, 1920 in New Bedford, Bristol County, Connecticut.  She is my 1st cousin 2x removed.

Ann Kardish, daughter of Dovid Kardish and Etta Gorodetsky, was born April 28, 1931 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.  She is my 1st cousin 2x removed via the Gorodetskys.

Sandra Lee Dunn was born April 28, 1961 in Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri.  She is my 2nd cousin on my Gauntt line.

Michael Roger Farrier was born April 28, 1979 in San Fernando, Trinidad, Trinidad and Tobago.  He is the brother of my sister-in-law, Sandra Farrier.

Marriage

Samuel W. McCutcheon and Mary Ann Fox, daughter of John Fox and Catherine Fisher, were married on April 28, 1829.  Mary is my 3rd-great-grandaunt.

Deaths

Rachel Anna Wells died April 28, 1902 at the age of 69 in Stony Creek, Warren County, New York.  She was married to Joel Chester Fuller, son of Lyman Fuller and Eliza, who is the 2nd-great-granduncle of my aunt Mary McStroul.

George Weldon Walker, Jr., son of George Weldon Walker and Mildred Taylor, died April 28, 1944 at the age of 7 months in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania.  He is my 4th cousin once removed on my Gauntt line through the Taylors.

Francis Maria Bowen, son of William H. Bowen and Catherine S. Dunn, died April 28, 1951 at the age of 49.  He is the maternal grandfather of my half-sister Laurie Sellers in Newark, Essex County, New Jersey.

Events in My Family Tree: April 20

I always find it interesting when a date occurs in two closely or relatively closely related families.  I wonder how aware they were of the coincidences.

Births

Anna Margarethe Kling was born April 20, 1680 in Europe, possibly in Baden.  She was married to Alexander Mack, son of Johann Philip Mack and Christina Fillbrun, who is my 7th-great-grandfather.

Peter Sellers, son of Samuel Sellers and Catharine Bodder, was born April 20, 1787, probably in Pennsylvania.  He is my 1st cousin 5x removed.

Emma Cora Worth was born April 20, 1881 in Pennsylvania.  She was married to Washington Ferguson Sellers, son of Samuel G. Sellers and Anna C. Ferguson, who is my 4th cousin 3x removed.

Leroy Gantt, son of Carl Thomas Gantt and Mabelle Yost, was born April 20, 1916 in York County, Nebraska.  He is my 4th cousin 2x removed.

Joan Barbara Haypak was born April 20, 1935 in New Jersey.  She was married to George Russell Sellers, son of George Moore Sellers and Bertha Poinsett Eckman, who is my 1st cousin once removed.

Jeffrey Howard Baker, son of Sidney Baker and Adele Garfinkel, was born April 20, 1959 in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.  He is my 3rd cousin once removed.

Lynn Marie Church was born April 20, 1966 in Pasadena, Los Angeles County, California.  She is my 6th cousin on my Gauntt line.

Andrew Eugene Meckler was born April 20, 1971 in South Miami, Dade County, Florida.  He is my first cousin.

Joshua Patrick Fitsimmons was born April 20, 1972.  He is my 5th cousin 2x removed on my Gauntt line.

William Ledger Allen III was born April 20, 1980.  He is my 5th cousin once removed on my Gauntt line.

Jessica Gabriel Hoffmann was born April 20, 1985 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.  She is my 4th cousin once removed on my Meckler line.

Marriages

Alfred T. Githens, son of Thomas Githens and Mary Gaunt, and Margaret Middleton were married on April 20, 1843 in Gloucester County, New Jersey.  Alfred is my 2nd cousin 4x removed via the Gaunts.

Alfred Winfield Asay and Sarah Anna Gaunt, daughter of James Gaunt and Amelia Gibson, were married on April 20, 1885 in Mount Holly, Burlington County, New Jersey.  Sarah is my great-grandaunt.

Robert Senior, Jr. and Virginia Eileen Gauntt were married on April 20, 1985.  Virginia is my 5th cousin once removed.

Deaths

Joseph Hopkins Gaunt, son of Joseph L. Gaunt and Elizabeth Hopkins, died April 20, 1865 at the age of about 22 in Newark, Essex County, New Jersey.  He is my 2nd cousin 3x removed.

Henry August Sellers, son of Tobias Sellers and Elizabeth Faber, died April 20, 1868 at the age of 47, probably in Pennsylvania.  He is my 1st cousin 4x removed.

Sarah J. Gaskill died April 20, 1901 at the age of 54, probably in New Jersey.  She was married to Samuel Eckman, son of John Eckman, who is the 2nd-great-grandfather of my 1st cousin Albert Lore.

Mary E. James died April 20, 1943 at the age of about 77 in Jay County, Indiana.  She was married to John L. Claycomb, son of George F. Claycomb and Hannah Holmes Gaunt, who is my 3rd cousin 3x removed via the Gaunts.

Morris Ferguson Sellers, son of Samuel G. Sellers and Anna C. Ferguson, died April 20, 1946 at the age of about 75, probably in Pennsylvania.  He is my 4th cousin 3x removed and is the brother of Washington Ferguson Sellers (above), so he died on his sister-in-law's birthday.

John Edward Lawrence, son of John Edward Lawrence and Wilhelmina Atkinson, died April 20, 1963 at the age of 34, possibly in New Jersey.  He is the 1st cousin 2x removed of my 1st cousin Albert Lore on his Eckman line through the Lawrences.  He is also the 1st cousin once removed of George Russell Sellers, mentioned above in the births, and therefore died on his cousin's wife's birthday.

Sarah Meckler, daughter of Moishe Meckler and Mushe Zelda Nowicki, died April 20, 1980 at the age of about 79, possibly in Far Rockaway, Queens County, New York.  She is my grandaunt.

Events in My Family Tree: March 3

After two days of only a few items, suddenly there's an explosion of events for March 3, eight of which are Gaunt/Gauntt cousins.

Births

Catherine Fahnestock was born March 3, 1774, probably in Pennsylvania.  She was married to Solomon Gorgas, son of Jacob Gorgas and Christina Mack, who is my 2nd cousin 6x removed via the Macks.

Elizabeth Darstein, daughter of Abraham Darstein and Catherine Sellers, was born March 3, 1778 in Hilltown Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania.  She is my 2nd cousin 5x removed via the Sellerses.

Clayton Decou Gaunt, son of John Gaunt and Elizabeth Kirby, was born March 3, 1820, possibly in New Jersey.  He is my 3rd cousin 4x removed.

Edwin Elias Sellers, son of Samuel Sellers and Barbara Ann Wampole, was born March 3, 1840 in Spring Garden, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania.  He is also my 3rd cousin 4x removed.

John Edward Lawrence, Jr. was born March 3, 1929, probably in New Jersey.  He is the 2nd cousin once removed of my 1st cousin Albert Lore.

Mary Lu Sherman, daughter of Warren Sherman and Merle Gaunt, was born March 3, 1934.  She is my 6th cousin via the Gaunts.

Thomas Samuel Ellis, son of Samuel Naglee Ellis and Eleanor Jernee Thomas, was born March 3, 1947 in New Jersey.  He is my 2nd cousin on my Gauntt line.

Loretta Sue Gaunt, daughter of Everett Elwin Gaunt and Selma Loretta Larson, was born March 3, 1950 in Kings County, California.  She is my 5th cousin once removed.

Linda Susan McStroul, daughter of Darwin Monroe McStroul and Rose Ruth Bloom, was also born March 3, 1950, but in Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin.  She is the 1st cousin of my aunt Mary McStroul.

Lourdes Maria Martinez was born March 3, 1954.  She is the second wife of Samuel Socherman, son of William Socherman (originally Szocherman) and Anna Tania Jakowszycka, who is my 4th cousin on my Nowicki line through the Szochermans.

Robert Graham Armstrong was born March 3, 1966 in North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.  He is married to Beverly Ann Moss, who is my 4th cousin on my Meckler line.

Alexander J. Niemann was born March 3, 1996.  He is the 3rd cousin once removed of my half-sister Laurie Sellers.

Marriages

James Gale and Hannah Gaunt, daughter of John Gaunt and Jean Satterthwaite, were married on March 3, 1774, probably in New Jersey.  Hannah is my 1st cousin 6x removed.

John B. Gaunt, son of John Gaunt and Euphemia Thornton, and Priscilla Dye were married on March 3, 1849 in Miamin County, Ohio.  John is my 2nd cousin 4x removed.

John Dunstan, son of Richard Dunstan and Jane Coleclough, and Frances Ashton were married on March 3, 1856 in Manchester, Lancashire, England.  John is my great-great-granduncle.

Joseph Russell Allen, son of Russell Allen and Stella Horner, and Jean Kumple were married on March 3, 1950.  Joseph is my 5th cousin on my Gauntt line through the Allens.

Kenneth Lawrence and Barbara Ann Leonard were married on March 3, 1960.  Kenneth is the brother of John Edward Lawrence, Jr. (above) and also the 2nd cousin once removed of my 1st cousin Albert Lore.  Kenneth must have liked his brother a lot to have married on his birthday.

Mark Gershwind, son of Irving Lawrence Gershwind and Frances Perlman, and Marjorie Diane Jacobson were married on March 3, 1968.  Mark is my 2nd cousin once removed on my Nowicki line thorugh the Perlmans.

Deaths

Samuel Gaunt, son of Reuben T. Gaunt and Hannah Lewallen, died March 3, 1839 at the age of about 12, probably in New Jersey.  He is my 1st cousin 4x removed.

George W. Moore died March 3, 1920 at the age of 79 in Mount Holly, Burlington County, New Jersey.  He was the second husband of Catherine Fox Owen, daughter of William Owen and Sarah Fox, who is my great-great-grandmother.

Lewis Allen Gaunt, son of Lewis Cass Gaunt and Mary A. Kindlesparger, died March 3, 1947 at the age of 59 in Peru, Miami County, Indiana.  He is my 3rd cousin 3x removed.

Saturday (Sunday!) Night Genealogy Fun: My Best Genealogy Research Find in May 2016

I was at Jamboree this weekend, and it's amazing how much time it took, not only in being at the conference during the day, but recovering from all the fun every evening when I went home.  I didn't even see Randy Seaver all weekend!  And I was just too pooped last night to take him up on this week's challenge for Saturday Night Genealogy Fun:

For this week's mission (should you decide to accept it), I challenge you to:

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 2016?  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, in a comment to this blog post, or in a Facebook or Google+ post.

I think by far my best "genealogy" find this past May was when I was watching Antiques Roadshow on PBS and saw the segment with drawings of twelve young black students from 1864 Baton Rouge, Louisiana.  On May 25 I posted about the drawings and on June 1 about the teacher's narrative describing events in the area.  It doesn't matter that the information has nothing to do with my family.  I am happy I was able to capture good images of all but one of the children, and Schalene Dagutis has added the post to the Slave Name Roll Project.  I hope publicizing the information helps some researchers connect to images of their relatives.

Mary Lawrence, aged 12 years Baton Rouge Aug. 30 1864 A good scholar, pleasant girl

"Contraband" Scholars in 1864 Baton Rouge

The new episode of Antiques Roadshow that aired on Monday, May 23, 2016 — the third hour from the visit to Cleveland that was filmed on July 11, 2015 — had an incredible item.  A man brought in some papers that came from a box of stuff that he bought for $2 at a rummage sale about 15 years ago.  The items are an amazing piece of black history from Louisiana during the Civil War.

A man named George Tallman, possibly a colonel in the Union army (according to the guest), was in Baton Rouge after the Union forces had taken it over.  He sent for his wife, Susan Carhart Tallman, who was a teacher, so she could set up a school to teach some of the children of the slaves who had been freed in the area.  Somehow, some of her papers ended up in the box from the rummage sale.  The man brought in a photo of George and Susan Tallman, a school attendance sheet with a narrative written over it, and Susan Tallman's drawings of twelve of her students.  She called them her "contraband scholars."

The students' names are Henry and Horace, Ellen's sons; Melvina Blufus; Comfort Holmes; Frederick Johnson; Mary Lawrence; Tilda Ann Mingo; Julia Morris; Alice Parkins; Earnest Scott; and Susanna Thomas.  Of the twelve drawings, only one, that of Comfort Holmes, was not shown clearly enough for me to capture the image.  One drawing, of a 7-year-old boy, did not have a name on it.

Oct. 1864 Baton Rouge La Henry, Ellen's three year old boy. Sweet, forward

Horace, Ellen's son aged 5 Oct 3d 1864 Baton Rouge La

Frederick Johnson

Alice Parkins aged 11 A tenderhearted, affectionate neat girl,
good to work & studious, but slow about learning Baton Rouge La

Aged about 7 A handsome pleasant little boy Intelligent, but not too forward Oct 24 1864 Baton Rouge La

Earnest Scott, aged 10 Baton Rouge, La. Aug 1864 A left-handed little artist

Tilda Ann Mingo aged 9 Sept 30th, 1864, Baton Rouge La

Julia Morris aged 10 Baton Rouge Aug. 1864 Sings like a mockingbird. black. A real Gipsy. deceiftul quick

Mary Lawrence, aged 12 years Baton Rouge Aug. 30 1864 A good scholar, pleasant girl

Susanna Thomas aged 13 Baton Rouge Aug 30, 1864

Melvina Blufus aged 15 Baton Rouge, La Aug 1864

Comfort Holmes Sept 1864 Age 14 Baton Rouge La

I hope that someone finds a family member in these drawings.

There might have originally been more than these twelve drawings.  Several of the drawings have numbers in the upper-left corners; that of Frederick Johnson has a 16.

I'm working on transcribing the letter and hope to post it soon.

If you visit the link to this appraisal on the Antiques Roadshow site, you can watch the video and read the transcript.

Update:  The transcription of Susan Carhart Tallman's narrative has been posted!