Events in My Family Tree: March 28

After March 27 having so many family events, now it's back to a short list.  What was special about March 27?  On the other hand, it's always nice to have a date with no deaths.

Births

Daniel Gantt (origiinally Gaunt), son of Joseph Gaunt and Mary A. Lobaugh, was born March 28, 1797, possibly in Perry County, Pennsylvania.  He is my 1st cousin 5x removed.

Annie T. Gaunt, daughter of Clayton Decou Gaunt and Sarah E. Edwards, was born March 28, 1851 in Gloucester County, New Jersey.  She is my 4th cousin 3x removed.

Matilda C. Githens, daughter of Thomas Githens and Mary Gaunt, was born March 28, 1859 in New Jersey.  She is my 2nd cousin 4x removed via the Gaunts.

Mary Etta Smith, daughter of James Smith and Orpha Baker, was born March 28, 1866 in Thurman, Warren County, New York.  She is the great-grandmother of my aunt Mary McStroul.

Paul Yates, son of Charles Yates and Grace Allen, was born March 28, 1958, probably in Burlington County, New Jersey.  He is my 5th cousin once removed on my Gauntt line through the Allens.

Dean Von Schmidt was born March 28, 1975.  He is my 5th cousin 2x removed on my Gauntt line.

Tobias Samuel Linkin was born March 28, 2005 in Miami, Dade County, Florida.  He is my 2nd cousin once removed on my Gordon line.

Marriage

David Floyd McHenry and Madeline Rochelle Redtfeldt, daughter of Gordon Ardel Redtfeldt and Lucille J. Vaughn, were married on March 28, 1970 in Los Angeles County, California.  Rochelle is my 5th cousin once removed on my Gauntt line through the Vaughns.

Events in My Family Tree: March 7

I had not realized until I looked up these relationships that I had four cousins named Reuben Lewallen Gauntt.

Births

Benjamin Gaunt, son of Jacob Gaunt and Hannah Holmes, was born March 7, 1804 in Pennsylvania.  He is my 1st cousin 5x removed.

Margaret Sellers, daughter of George Sellers and Magdalena Shirk, was born March 7, 1805 in Pennsylvania.  She is my 3rd cousin 4x removed.

Catherine Gantt, daughter of Joseph Gantt (originally Gaunt) and Mary A. McGowan, was born March 7, 1830, probably in Pennsylvania.  She is my 2nd cousin 4x removed.

Lucy Sellers, daughter of John Wengard Sellers and Mary Melissa Conkle, was born March 7, 1873, probably in Ohio.  She is my 4th cousin 3x removed.

Reuben Lewallen Gauntt, son of William Bounds Gauntt and Rebecca Zulker, was born March 7, 1922.  He is my 4th cousin once removed.

Harry Mark Gaunt III, son of Harry Mark Gaunt, Jr. and Lavonda Imogene Blaylock, was born March 27, 1947 in Long Beach, Los Angeles County, California.  He is my 6th cousin.

Jack Allen (possibly a Junior) was born March 7, 1969.  He is my 5th cousin once removed on my Gauntt line.

Robert Eric Linkin was also born March 7, 1969, in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts.  He is married to my 2nd cousin Stacy Ilene Gordon.

Shana Cohen was born March 7, 1977 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.  She is my 3rd cousin on my Gorodetsky line.

Marriage

Solomon Ferguson Sellers, son of Samuel G. Sellers and Anna C. Ferguson, and Ella Shivery(?) were married on March 7, 1898 in Kennett Square Borough, Chester County, Pennsylvania.  Solomon is my 4th cousin 3x removed.

Deaths

Jacob Sellers, son of Paul Sellers and Elizabeth Hofmen, died March 7, 1841 at the age of about 78 in Carroll County, Maryland.  He is my 1st cousin 6x removed.

John Mack, son of Jacob Mack and Nancy Moser, died March 7, 1877 at the age of 76 in Perry County, Ohio.  He is my 2nd cousin 5x removed.

Events in My Family Tree: January 22

Woo hoo!  I'm almost caught up.  I'm not sure why, but what I noticed about this list of events was the divorces.  My Aunt Ruth was married three times, as my nephew Joel has been.  I've often wondered if my family runs higher than average for divorce; in four generations of Sellerses I once counted twenty divorces.

Births

Solomon Gorgas, son of Jacob Gorgas and Christina Mack, was born January 22, 1764 in Ephrata, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.  He is my 2nd cousin 6x removed through the Macks.

Jacob Gaunt, son of Joseph Gaunt and Elizabeth Borton, was born January 22, 1765 in Little Egg Harbor, Burlington County, New Jersey.  He is my 4th great-granduncle.

Ann Cressman was born January 22, 1821.  She was married to Samuel Sellers, son of Peter Sellers and Susanna, who is my 2nd cousin 4x removed.

Francis M. Elder Stirling, son of George Howard Stirling and Mary Sellers, was born January 22, 1901 in Garrison Station, Green Spring Valley, Baltimore County, Maryland.  He is my 5th cousin 2x removed.

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Stradling

Elmer Peterson was born January 22, 1909, possibly in Minnesota.  He was the third husband of Ruth Carrie Stradling, daughter of Charles Cooper Stradling and Anna Gauntt, who is my paternal aunt.

Abraham Snyder, son of Sam Schneiderman and Annie Rachel Petranovsky, was born January 22, 1910 in Manhattan, New York County, New York.  He is my 1st cousin 3x removed through the Schneidermans.

Oliver Franklin Flynn, son of Roscoe Sherman Flynn and Edna May Gauntt, was born January 22, 1931 in Burlington County, New Jersey.  He is my 1st cousin once removed.

Betty Lorraine Ellett, daughter of Ernest Alexander Douglas Ellett and Sadie Elizabeth Clark, was born January 22, 1935 in Fremantle, Western Australia, Australia.  She is the mother of Jeff Gordon, my 2nd cousin once removed.

Gary Von Schmidt was born January 22, 1974.  He is my 5th cousin 2x removed through my Gauntt line.

Caroline Louise Speir Thomson was born January 22, 1976 in Johannesburg, Transvaal, South Africa.  She was the second wife of Joel Richard Kent III, my nephew.

Noah Isaac Linkin was born January 22, 2003 in Miami, Dade County, Florida.  He is my 2nd cousin once removed through my Gordon line.

Marriage

Samuel Gaunt, Jr., son of Samuel Gaunt, Sr. and Achsah Taylor, and Ann Horner were married on January 22, 1823, probably in New Jersey.  Samuel Jr. is my 2nd cousin 5x removed.

Deaths

Leah Heinley died January 22, 1901 at the age of 75 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania.  She was married to Mahlon Absolom Sellers, son of Tobias Sellers and Elizabeth Faber, who is my 1st cousin 4x removed.

George B. Gaunt, son of Benjamin Franklin Gaunt and Mary A. Woolman, died January 22, 1902 at the age of 16 in Burlington, Burlington County, New Jersey.  He is my 3rd cousin 2x removed.

Chasey Joseph Chase, son of Alfred Joseph Chase and Emma Naylor, died January 22, 1998 at the age of 72 in Beverly, Burlington County, New Jersey.  He is my 3rd cousin once removed on my Gauntt line through the Naylors.