Events in My Family Tree: November 12

Three children of Walter Clayton Gaunt and Lulu May Sherman are on today's list of events.  One had a birthday on November 12, one had a husband whose birthday was November 12 (and coincidentally who also had the surname Sherman), and one had a husband who died on November 12.

Births

George Leonard Schwier was born November 12, 1865 in Versailles, Ripley County, Indiana.  He was the husband of Lillie Belle Dorrell, daughter of James Dorrell and Florence Thackeray, who is my 4th cousin 3x removed on my Gauntt line via the Thackerays.

John Gaunt, son of Walter Clayton Gaunt and Lulu May Sherman, was born November 12, 1905 in Portland, Jay County, Indiana.  He is my 5th cousin 1x removed via the Gaunts.

Ida Bogus was born November 12, 1907 in Manhattan, New York County, New York.  She was the first wife of Harry Herman Mackler, son of Morris Mackler (originally Meckler) and Minnie (originally Mushe) Zelda Nowicki, who is my granduncle.

Lillian K. McElwee, daughter of David P. McElwee and Mary Virginia Gaunt, was born November 12, 1910, probably in New Jersey.  She is my 2nd cousin 2x removed via the Gaunts.

Warren Steward Sherman was born November 12, 1911 in Portland, Jay County, Indiana.  He was the husband of Merle Gaunt, daughter of Walter Clayton Gaunt and Lulu May Sherman, who is my 5th cousin 1x removed via the Gaunts.

Jenepher Hlynn Ellis was born November 12, 1968.  She is my 2nd cousin 1x removed.

Tracey Jean Myers was also born November 12, 1968.  She is my 5th cousin 2x removed.

Gina Randall was born November 12, 1983.  She is my 3rd cousin 1x removed.

Marriages

Aytch M. Johnson and Carolyn Ann Clark, daughter of Neil Gaunt Clark and Wilma E. Norris, were married November 12, 1983 in San Diego County, California.  Carolyn is my 5th cousin 1x removed on my Gauntt line through the Clarks.

Mark Russell Sellers and Sandra Nicole Farrier were married November 12, 2011.  Mark is my baby brother.

Deaths

Mary Ann Claycomb, daughter of George F. Claycomb and Hannah Holmes Gaunt, died November 12, 1895 in Noble County, Indiana at the age of 36.  She is my 3rd cousin 3x removed via the Gaunts.

Jennie May Snellings, daughter of Doma Snellings and Alice Crawford, died November 12, 1930 in Columbus, Muscogee County, Georgia at the age of 25.  She is the 1st cousin 2x removed of my not-quite-cousin Angela Williams on her Crawford line.

Frederick Dunstan, son of Frederick Cleworth Dunstan and Martha Winn, died November 12, 1932 in Mount Holly, Burlington County, New Jersey at the age of 64.  He is my great-granduncle.

Edward Harry Gauntt, son of Mark Lewallen Gauntt, Jr. and May Ethyl Lake, died November 12, 2001, possibly in Riverton, Burlington County, New Jersey, at the age of 81.  He is my 4th cousin 1x removed on my Gauntt line.

Robert R. Williams died November 12, 2004 in Portland, Jay County, Indiana at the age of 84.  He was the husband of Miriam Gaunt, daughter of Walter Clayton Gaunt and Lulu May Sherman, who is my 5th cousin 1x removed via the Gaunts.

Events in My Family Tree: July 31

Ora Myron Gaunt was born on his parents' 14th wedding anniversary.  Instead of the traditional gift of ivory, they received a bouncing baby boy!

Births

Joseph Ridgway Zelley, son of Ridgway Zelley and Rebecca Gaunt, was born July 31, 1840 in New Jersey, probably in Burlington County.  He is my 2nd cousin 3x removed via the Gaunts.

William Benjamin Gaunt, son of Ner Gaunt and Sarah Ann Harris, was born July 31, 1865 in Ohio, probably in Columbiana County.  He is my 3rd cousin 3x removed via the Gaunts.

Ora Myron Gaunt, son of David Clinton Gaunt and Martha Sophronia Hartman, was born July 31, 1894 in Indiana, probably in Jay County.  He is my 4th cousin 2x removed via the Gaunts.

Florence Elizabeth McElwee, daughter of David McElwee and Mary Virginia Gaunt, was born July 31, 1917, probably in New Jersey.  She is my 2nd cousin 2x removed via the Gaunts.

Augustus Allenback Frake, son of Augustus Allenback and Alice E. Gaunt, was born July 31, 1921 in Mount Holly, Burlington County, New Jersey.  He is my half 3rd cousin once removed via the Gaunts.

Claude John Gauntt, son of Robert Elwood Gauntt and Elsie May West, was born July 31, 1935 in New Jersey.  He is my 4th cousin once removed on my Gauntt line.

Richard Brainin, son of Samuel Michael Brainin and Blanche Mildred Sax, was born July 31, 1950 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois.  He is my 2nd cousin once removed on my Brainin line.

Duane Egyud was born July 31, 1965.  He is my 5th cousin once removed.

William Ralph Fowler III was born July 31, 1990.  He is my nephew.

Jason David Aaron Zindler was born July 31, 2000.  He is my 4th cousin once removed.

Marriages

David Clinton Gaunt, son of Jacob Gaunt and Melvina F. Bennett, and Martha Sophronia Hartman were married July 31, 1880 in Jay County, Indiana.  David is my 3rd cousin 3x removed via the Gaunts.

David Halbrich and Gail Madelaine Garfield, daughter of Harry David Garfield and Susan Loffler, were married July 31, 1977 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.  Gail is my 4th cousin on my Meckler line through the Garfields.

Timothy Michael Wickham and Christina Nicolosi were married July 31, 1999.  Timothy is the 3rd cousin of my half-sister Laura Sellers.

Robert Lincoln Borgers and Mary Alice Gauntt, daughter of Thomas Franklin Gauntt and Anna Marie Stayton, were married July 31, 2004 in Clinton, Sampson County, North Carolina.  Mary is my 1st cousin once removed on my Gauntt line.

Deaths

Frank S. Allen, son of Cyrus Kunze Allen, Jr. and Clara Barton Shinn, died July 31, 1893 in Bordentown, Burlington County, New Jersey at the age of 5.  He is my 4th cousin once removed on my Gauntt line through the Allens.

Clayton Ezra Major, son of Clayton Major, Jr. and Ida May Lippincott, died July 31, 1966 in Burlington, Burlington County, New Jersey at the age of 63.  He is my 1st cousin 3x removed via the Lippincotts.

Events in My Family Tree: July 8

The deaths for this day are (relatively) young, although there is definitely a difference between a child dying at age 5 and adults dying in their 50's.

Births

Joseph L. Gauntt, son of Mark Lewallen Gauntt and Rhonda Ewing, was born July 8, 1881 in Delaware Township, Camden County, New Jersey.  He is my 3rd cousin 2x removed on my Gauntt line.

Herbert Edward McElwee, son of David McElwee and Mary Virginia Gaunt, was born July 8, 1908 in New Jersey, probably in Burlington County.  He is my 2nd cousin 2x removed via the Gaunts.

Phyllis Emma Godman was born July 8, 1918 in Wenona, Gloucester County, New Jersey.  She was the wife of George Edwin Gaunt, son of John Webber Gaunt and Marian Hannah Livezey, who is my 6th cousin once removed via the Gaunts.

Ruth Pollack, daughter of Isaac Pollack and Bessie Brainin, was born July 8, 1926 in Manhattan, New York County, New York.  She is my 1st cousin 2x removed via the Brainins.

Robert Francis Bowen, son of Francis Maria Bowen and Louise Elsie Gaynor, was born July 8, 1929 in Orange, Essex County, New Jersey.  He is the maternal uncle of my half-sister Laura Sellers.

Gary William Lederman, son of Victor Lederman and Edith Albert, was born July 8, 1955 in Astoria, Queens County, New York.  He is my 2nd cousin once removed on my Gorodetsky line through the Ledermans.

Laura Gabrielle Sarah Zindler was born July 8, 1998.  She is my 4th cousin once removed.

Marriages

Abner H. Gaunt, son of Hananiah Selah Gaunt and Abigail Atkinson, and Emeline Severs were married July 8, 1854 in Medford Township, Burlington County, New Jersey.  Abner is my great-great-granduncle.

David Kardish, son of Itzak Kardish and Shirley Bordelay, and Monica Weisz were married July 8, 1975 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.  David is my 2nd cousin once removed on my Gorodetsky line through the Kardishes.

Richard John Dunn and Jennifer Lynn Wakefield were married July 8, 1989.  Richard is my 2nd cousin.

Yale Lawrence Minuk, son of Julius Minuk and Esther Golub, and Niki Green were married July 8, 1990, probably in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.  Yale is my 4th cousin on my Meckler line through the Golubs (which used to be Golubchik).

Ari D. Schneiderman and Katy Scanlan were married July 8, 2010.  Ari is my 3rd cousin once removed.

Deaths

Burell Swain Gaunt, son of Walter Clayton Gaunt and Lulu May Sherman, died July 8, 1908 in Portland, Jay County, Indiana at the age of 5.  He is my 5th cousin once removed via the Gaunts.

Murray Farbman died July 8, 1970 in Pennsylvania at the age of 59.  He was the husband of Etta Millstein, daughter of Nathan Millstein and Sarah Gordon, who is my 1st cousin 2x removed via the Gordons.

Esther Segal died July 8, 1991 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada at the age of 53.  She was the wife of Lyman Ross, son of Charlie Ross and Annie Garber, who is my 3rd cousin once removed on my Meckler line through the Garbers.

Events in My Family Tree: July 4

July 4 is obviously an important date for my cousin Dick Perlman:  It's the birthday of both of his parents and his wife!

Births

Caroline Horner was born July 4, 1819 in New Jersey.  She was the wife of Samuel M. Gaunt, son of John Gaunt and Elizabeth Kirby, who is my 3rd cousin 4x removed via the Gaunts.

Arthur George Barnett was born July 4, 1907 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania.  He was the third husband of Catherine Marie Sellers, daughter of Cornelius Elmer Sellers and Laura May Armstrong, who is my grandaunt.

Thomas Bassett was also born July 4, 1907, but in Oklahoma.  He was the husband of Marjorie Alene Gaunt, daughter of Charles Gaunt and Pearl E. Cory, who is my 4th cousin 2x removed via the Gaunts.

Rubin Perlman, son of Louis Perlman and Jennie Nowicki, was born July 4, 1909 in Brooklyn, Kings County, New York.  He is my 1st cousin 2x removed via the Nowickis.

Miriam Kramer was born July 4, 1910 in Brooklyn, Kings County, New York.  She was the wife of Rubin Perlman, above. so husband and wife had the same birthday (but they didn't get married on July 4)!

Martha Wickham, daughter of William Henry Wickham and Malvina Fermet, was born July 4, 1912 in Essex County, New Jersey.  She is the 2nd cousin once removed of my half-sister Laura Sellers on her Bowen line.

Iva Imogene Calvert was born July 4, 1931 in New Jersey.  She was the wife of Albert Giberson Ellis, son of Levi Ellis and Carrie Florence Gauntt, who is my 1st cousin once removed via the Gauntts.

Patricia Livingston was born July 4, 1939 in Manhattan, New York County, New York.  She is/was the wife of Richard Perlman, son of Rubin Perlman and Miriam Kramer (both above), who is my 2nd cousin once removed via the Perlmans.

Barbara Jane Gaunt, daughter of Harvey Joseph Gaunt, Jr. and June Jacqueline Read, was born July 4, 1949 in Woodbury, Gloucester County, New Jersey.  She is my 3rd cousin via the Gaunts.

Sheryl Millstein, daughter of Irwin Millstein and Julia Baena, was born July 4, 1956 in Connecticut.  She is my 2nd cousin once removed on my Gorodetsky line through the Millsteins.

Carla Maria Martinez was born July 4, 1970.  She is the wife of Andrew Eugene Meckler, who is my 1st cousin.

Eileen Von Schmidt was born July 4, 1972.  She is my 5th cousin 2x removed.

Natalie Rose Brainin was born July 4, 1994.  She is my 3rd cousin.

Mariah Dawn Meckler was born July 4, 2000.  She is my 1st cousin once removed.

Marriages

Daniel W. Votaw and Louisa Gaunt, daughter of Uz Gaunt and Sarah Ann Whitacre, were married July 4, 1868 in Pioneer, Wabash County, Indiana.  Louisa is my 2nd cousin 4x removed via the Gaunts.

James Knox Polk Gaunt, son of Uz Gaunt and Sarah Ann Whitacre, and Sarah Naomi Boone were married July 4, 1873 in Indiana, probably in Wabash County.  James is also my 2nd cousin 4x removed via the Gaunts because he is the brother of Louisa Gaunt, above.

Roscoe Sherman Flynn and Edna May Gauntt, daughter of Thomas Kirkland Gauntt and Jane Dunstan, were married July 4, 1920 in Hainesport, Burlington County, New Jersey.  Edna is my grandaunt.

Gerald E. White and Ruth Carrie Stradling, daughter of Charles Cooper Stradling and Anna Gauntt, were married July 4, 1935 in Mount Holly, Burlington County, New Jersey.  Ruth is my half-aunt.

Clarence Gilbert Lore, son of Clarence Newcomb Lore and Dorothy Mae Sellers, and Clara Eve Mullens were married July 4, 1974 in Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware.  Gil is my half 1st cousin.

David Charles Ellis, son of Harold Levi Ellis and Josephine Fiori, and Joanne F. Leone were married July 4, 1982 in New Jersey.  David is my 2nd cousin on my Gauntt line through the Ellises.

Dale R. Williams and Marie Lynn Lore, daughter of Albert Lynn Lore and Linda Carol Griffith, were married July 4, 1981, possibly in Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware.  Marie is my 1st cousin once removed on my Sellers line through the Lores.

Deaths

Aloha Emily Vaughn, daughter of John E. Vaughn and Bertha Florence Gaunt, died July 4, 1920 in Kings County, California at the age of 1 year and 11 months.  She is my 4th cousin 2x removed via the Gaunts.

Edward C. Ogden died July 1939 in Woodbury, Gloucester County, New Jersey at the age of 70.  He was the husband of Anna Elizabeth Gaunt, daughter of George Horner Gaunt and Emily A. Miller, who is my 4th cousin 3x removed via the Gaunts.

Anna M. McElwee, daughter of David P. McElwee and Mary Virginia Gaunt, died July 4, 1964 in Easthampton Township, Burlington County, New Jersey at the age of 61.  Anna is my 2nd cousin 2x removed via the Gaunts.