Events in My Family Tree: December 9

Did Angela realize that she was getting married on her cousin's 12th wedding anniversary?

Births

Marjorie Diane Jacobson was born December 9, 1947, possibly in New York.  She is the wife of Mark E. Gershwind, son of Irving Lawrence Gershwind and Frances Perlman, who is my 2nd cousin 1x removed on my Nowicki line through the Perlmans.

Forrest Ronald Appleton, son of Jose Ramon Castaneda and Ruth Anne Appleton, was born December 9, 1959 in Miami, Dade County, Florida.  He is my half 1st cousin 1x removed on my Gauntt line through the Appletons.

Marriages

Walter Garland Dodge and Lois Elizabeth Higgins, daughter of Ervie Oscar Higgins and Elizabeth Opal Gaunt, were married December 9, 1940, possibly in Sutter County, California.  Lois is my 5th cousin 1x removed via the Gaunts.

Claire Calvin Mowrey and Gail Carol Dubell, daughter of Charles Barton Dubell and Myrtle Lydia Allen, were married December 9, 1961, possibly in Burlington County, New Jersey.  Gail is my 5th cousin 1x removed on my Gauntt line through the Allens.

John Joseph Preisner, Jr. and Sonja M. Cross were married December 9, 1999.  John is the nephew of my aunt Mary McStroul, the son of her sister Anna McStroul, and the 1st cousin of my not-quite-cousin Angela Williams.

Shawn Allen Brown and Angela Jean Williams were married December 9, 2011.  Angela is my not-quite-cousin and the niece of my aunt Mary McStroul and her sister Anna McStroul.

Deaths

Carol Alene Gauntt, daughter of James Kirkland Gauntt and Newita Wanda Scott, died December 9, 2004 in Lavaca, Sebastian County, Arkansas at the age of 71.  She is my 1st cousin 1x removed on my Gauntt line.

Mary Lotter died December 9, 2013, possibly in Fort Wayne, Allen County, Indiana, at the age of 91.  She was married to Edward Lee Gaunt, Jr., son of Edward Lee Gaunt and Ethyl Fay Davison, who is my 5th cousin 1x removed via the Gaunts.

Events in My Family Tree: June 29

I remember going to my cousin Gail's wedding.  My mother took all three of us kids—who were only 5, 6, and 7 at the time—to Florida with her for the occasion.  Our cousin Harriet (also a Gordon) helped wrangle us kids.

Births

Samuel Michael Brainin, son of Nathan(?) Katz and Lena Brainin, was born June 29, 1922 in Manhattan, New York County, New York.  He is my 1st cousin 2x removed on my Brainin line.

Shari Lee Mowrey was born June 29, 1963.  She is my 5th cousin 2x removed.

Guy Edward Allen, Jr. was born June 29, 1982.  He is also my 5th cousin 2x removed.

Christine Elizabeth Sellers was born June 29, 1988.  She is my 2nd cousin once removed.

Marriages

Theodore Trumbower(?) and Hattie M. Gaunt, daughter of Benjamin Gaunt and Mary Elizabeth Sever, were married June 29, 1897, probably in New Jersey.  Hattie is my half 2nd cousin 2x removed via the Gaunts.

Edwin Bunting Eckman and Catherine Marie Sellers, daughter of Cornelius Elmer Sellers and Laura May Armstrong, were married June 29, 1937 in Burlington, Burlington County, New Jersey.  Catherine is my grandaunt.

Stephen Roy Chepenik and Gail Arlene Gordon, daughter of Alexander Gordon and Roslyn Rubin, were married June 29, 1969 in Miami, Dade County, Florida (and I was there!).  Gail is my 1st cousin once removed on my Gordon line.

Jeffrey H. Baade and Riana Amine Rocke were married June 29, 1991.  Riana is my 2nd cousin.

Derek Christopher Campbell and Jenepher Hlynn Ellis were married June 29, 1997.  Jenepher is my 2nd cousin once removed.

Deaths

John A. Gaunt, son of Hananiah Selah Gaunt and Abigail Atkinson, died June 29, 1918 near Lumberton, Burlington County, New Jersey at the age of 69.  He is my great-great-granduncle.

William Bounds Gauntt, Jr., son of William Bounds Gauntt, Sr. and Rebecca C. Zulker, died June 29, 1982 in Burlington County, New Jersey at the age of 64.  He is my 4th cousin once removed on my Gauntt line.

Events in My Family Tree: May 25

It's one thing to have several people with the same birthday, but this list includes three people with the exact same birth date.

Births

Wilmer Shreve Carty was born May 25, 1917 in Hedding, Burlington County, New Jersey.  He was married to Etta Marion Allen, daughter of William Daily Allen and Fannie Goldsboro Brown, who is my 5th cousin on my Gauntt line through the Allens.

Leonard B. Eckman, son of John Robert Eckman and Mary Sousa, was born May 25, 1930 in New Jersey, probably in Burlington County.  He is the paternal uncle of my 1st cousin Albert Lore.

Elizabeth Jean McStroul, daughter of Eugene Washington McStroul and Elizabeth Almira Heath, was born May 25, 1939 in Washington, D.C.  She is the sister of my aunt Mary McStroul and the mother of my not-quite-cousin Angela Williams.

Heidi Kathleen Alexander was born May 25, 1964.  She is my 4th cousin once removed on my Gauntt line.

Lori J. Hudson was born May 25, 1965.  She is my 5th cousin once removed on my Gauntt line.

Lydia Beth Mowrey was born May 25, 1965.  She is my 5th cousin 2x removed on my Gauntt line.

Cindy Kardash was born May 25, 1965 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.  She is my 3rd cousin on my Gorodetsky line.

Marriage

Beecher Fox and Nora E. Sellers, daughter of Samuel Sellers and Elizabeth Barton, were married on May 25, 1895 in Auglaize County, Ohio.  Nora is my 4th cousin 3x removed.

Deaths

Susanna Sitler died May 25, 1891 at the age of about 76, probably in Pennsylvania or Ohio.  She was married to Jacob Longanecker, son of Daniel Longanecker and Sarah Mack, who is my 3rd cousin 5x removed via the Macks.

Francis John Gaynor, son of John Francis Gaynor and Wally Mary Ruppert, died May 25, 1991 at the age of 77 in New Milford, Bergen County, New Jersey.  He was the granduncle of my half-sister Laurie Sellers.

Adelle Cordelia Taylor died May 25, 2000 at the age of 86 in Crestview, Okaloosa County, Florida.  She was the third and final wife of Bertram Lynn Sellers, my paternal grandfather.