Events in My Family Tree: April 18

Two days in a row with no marriages, which is unusual.  Also unusual is that there are no Sellers births, only deaths.

Births

Hannah Ann Peters was born April 18, 1826 in New Jersey.  She was married to Benjamin Selah Gaunt, son of Hananiah Selah Gaunt and Mary Elizabeth Rose, who is my 2nd-great-granduncle.

Jacob M. Gantt, son of Joseph Gantt (originally Gaunt) and Mary A. McGowan, was born April 18, 1832 in Pennsylvania, probably in Perry County.  He is my 2nd cousin 4x removed.

Lavonda Imogene Blaylock was born April 18, 1924 in Hammon, Custer or Roger Mills County, Oklahoma.  She was married to Harry Mark Gaunt, Jr., son of Harry Mark Gaunt and Sarah Gayle Kirkendall, who is my 5th cousin once removed.

Clifford W. Hanner, Jr., son of Clifford W. Hanner and Sarah Alice Gaunt, was born April 18, 1924 in Kings County, California.  He is also my 5th cousin once removed.

Lynn Silverberg Sapers was born April 18, 1958 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.  She married Larry Charles Moss, who is my 4th cousin on my Meckler line.

Andrea Tolone was born April 18, 1968 in Staten Island, Richmond County, New York.  She married Bradley Sterling Mankin, who is the half-brother of my 2nd cousin once removed Jeff Gordon.

Debi Chase was born April 18, 1969.  She is my 4th cousin once removed on my Gauntt line.

John Joseph Preisner, Jr. was born April 18, 1973 in Tucson, Pima County, Arizona.  He is the nephew of my aunt Mary McStroul.

Allyson Denby McStroul was born April 18, 1975 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California.  She is the 1st cousin once removed of my aunt Mary McStroul.

Samantha Dylan Ortiz was born April 18, 1991 in Nassau County, New York.  She is my 3rd cousin on my Gordon line.

Twins Ryan and Zachary Maraw were born April 18, 1997.  They are my 2nd cousins 2x removed on my Sellers line.

Deaths

Catherine Darstein, daughter of Abraham Darstein and Catherine Sellers, died April 18, 1855 at the age of 72 in Hilltown Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania.  She is my 2nd cousin 5x removed via the Sellerses.

Daniel Travis Coxe, son of Travis Coxe and Gertrude Leisenring Neale, died April 18, 1995 at the age of 43 in Marina del Rey, Los Angeles County, California.  He is my 7th cousin on my Sellers line through the Coxes.

Events in My Family Tree: February 24

Almost everyone today is related to me via the Gauntts.  There are more names I didn't remember, but now I know I have Losito and Rundell cousins!

Births

James Gaunt, son of James Gauntt and Amelia Gibson, was born February 24, 1861 in Buddtown, Southampton Township, Burlington County, New Jersey.  He is my great-granduncle.

Edward James Ellis, son of Harold Levi Ellis and Josephine Fiori, was born February 24, 1953 in New Jersey.  He is my 2nd cousin on my Gauntt line through the Ellises.

Dawn Losito, daughter of William Losito and Genevieve Allen, was born February 24, 1958.  She is my 5th cousin once removed on my Gauntt line through the Allens.

Randy Edward Dutcher Rundell was born February 24, 1966 in Los Angeles County, California.  He is my 2nd cousin on my Gauntt line.

Marriages

Jacob Moore and Rachel Gaunt, daughter of John Gaunt and Elizabeth Kirby, were married on February 24, 1848.  Rachel is my 3rd cousin 4x removed.

James Allen Burden and Sarah Rozetta Sellers, daughter of Henry Sellers and Lavina Danner, were married on February 24, 1887 in Auglaize County, Ohio.  Sarah is my 4th cousin 3x removed.

Charles Lavon Mankin and Betty Lorraine Ellett were married on February 24, 1968 in Campbell, Santa Clara County, California.  Betty is the mother of my 2nd cousin once removed Jeff Gordon.

Death

Nathaniel Sellers, son of Tobias Sellers and Elizabeth Faber, died February 24, 1867 at the age of 58, possibly in Pennsylvania.  He is my 1st cousin 4x removed.

Events in My Family Tree: January 11

One of the January 11 deaths is that of Edwin Jaquett Sellers, who was a lawyer and a genealogist in the early 20th century in Philadelphia.  He published several books on his family history, including two on the Sellerses, which provided me with a lot of useful information for my own research.

Births

Robert B. Sellers, son of Jesse Sellers and A. Grant, was born January 11, 1819 in Pennsylvania.  He is my 1st cousin 4x removed.

Jessie Lenora Criser, daughter of Westley Criser and Phoebe Emily Gaunt, was born January 11, 1897.  She is my 4th cousin 2x removed through the Gaunts.

Larry Lester Reed, son of Lester Reed and Dorothy Pamela Allen, was born January 11, 1932.  He is my 5th cousin once removed on my Gauntt line through the Allens.

Beth Ann Allen, daughter of Jack Allen and Gloria Funiccaro, was born January 11, 1959.  She is my 5th cousin once removed via my Gauntt line.

Bradley Sterling Mankin was born January 11, 1969 in San Jose, Santa Clara County, California.  He is the half-brother of Jeff Gordon, who is my 2nd cousin once removed.

Lynne Rogers Herendeen was born January 11, 1980.  She is my 6th cousin via my Gauntt line.

Tobin Kardish was born January 11, 1985 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.  He is my 3rd cousin through my Gorodetsky line.

Stacey Freda Schumeister was born January 11, 1986 in Hennepin County, Minnesota.  She is my 4th cousin once removed through my Nowicki line.

Megan Elizabeth Pellek was born January 11, 1989 in East Stroudsburg, Monroe County, Pennsylvania.  She is my 2nd cousin once removed via the Gauntts.

Rebecca Lillyan Fowler was born January 11, 2002 in San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas.  She is my niece.

Marriages

Robert James Bagley and Lynn Wilma Carty were married on January 11, 1969.  Lynn, daughter of Wilmer Shreve Carty and Etta Marion Allen, is my 5th cousin once removed.

Deaths

Bertolet Grace Sellers, daughter of Laura May Armstrong, died January 11, 1927 at the age of 5 in Mount Holly, Northampton Township, Burlington County, New Jersey.  She is my grandaunt and the half-sister of my paternal grandfather.

Edwin Jaquett Sellers, son of Robert Wampole Sellers and Anna Frances Jaquett, died January 11, 1946 at the age of 80, possibly in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania.  He is my 4th cousin 3x removed.

Paul Sayer Bowen, son of William H. Bowen and Catherine S. Dunn, died January 11, 1964 at the age of 59 in Minneola, Nassau County, New York.  He is the granduncle of my half-sister Laurie Sellers and one of several Bowen men to die before the age of 60.

Harry Mackler

Harry Herman Mackler, son of Moishe Meckler and Mushe Zelda Nowicki, died January 11, 1968 at about the age of 63 in Las Vegas, Clark County, Nevada.  He is my granduncle and the brother of my maternal grandfather.

Orlan Fay Gaunt, son of David Clinton and Martha S. Hartman, died January 11, 1974 at the age of 85 in Muncie, Delaware County, Indiana.  He is my 4th cousin 2x removed.