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: August 14

I'm branching out!  Almost half of thse are not from the Gauntt family!

Births

Edward F. Gaunt, son of Benjamin Gaunt and Mary Elizabeth Sever, was born August 14, 1877 in New Jersey, probably iin Burlington County.  He is my half 2nd cousin 2x removed via the Gaunts.

William Daily Allen, son of George N. Allen and Irene H., was born August 14, 1881 in Burlington County, New Jersey.  He is my 4th cousin once removed on my Gauntt line through the Allens.

Minnie Caroline Slentz, daughter of James Edward Slentz and Caroline Ella Estella Oler, was born August 14, 1908 in Cassopolis, Cass County, Michigan.  She is my 5th cousin once removed on my Gauntt line through the Slentzes.

Freda Gene Grossman was born August 14, 1911 in Minnesota, possibly in St. Paul.  She was the wife of Hyman Samuel Schumeister, son of Henry Schumeister and Celia Perlumtter, who is my 3rd cousin once removed on my Nowicki line through the Perlmutters.

Harry Mark Gaunt, Jr., son of Harry Mark Gaunt, Sr. and Sarah Gayle Kirkendall, was born August 14, 1924 in Green, Jay County, Indiana.  He is my 5th cousin once removed via the Gaunts.

Billie Brainin, daughter of David Harry Brainin and Rebecca Harbour, was born August 14, 1929 in Manhattan, New York County, New York.  She is my 1st cousin 2x removed on my Brainin line.

Mildred Allene Haddock was born August 14, 1943 in Tulare County, California.  She was the wife of John Charles Gaunt, son of William Alvin Gaunt and Mamie B. Mitchell, who is my 4th cousin 2x removed via the Gaunts.

Victoria Lackowitz, daughter of Simon Lackowitz and Rose Gordon, was born August 14, 1945 in Brooklyn, Kings County, New York.  She is my 2nd cousin once removed on my Gordon line.

David Michael Kirsh was born August 14, 1956 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.  He is the husband of Donna Lynn Weinstein, daughter of Irvin Weinstein and Esther Garfinkel, who is my 4th cousin on my Meckler line through the Garfinkels.

Nina Yvonne Hostettler was born August 14, 1962 in Wooster, Wayne County, Ohio.  She is the wife of Richard Bruce Sellers, Jr., son of Richard Bruce Sellers, Sr. and Virginia Ann Bennett, who is my half 2nd cousin.

Marriages

Simeon Purdy and Mary A. Gaunt, daughter of Isaac Gaunt and Susannah Webb, were married August 14, 1829 in Manhattan, New York County, New York.  Mary is my 1st 4x removed via the Gaunts.

Orlan Fay Gaunt, son of David Clinton Gaunt and Martha Sophronia Hartman, and Leona Ketterman Dillman were married August 14, 1965 in Jay County, Indiana.  Orlan is my 4th cousin 2x removed via the Gaunts.

Joe Leal and Sandra Garfinkel, daughter of Harry Garfinkel and Bella Raber, were married August 14, 1983, probably in Canada.  Sandra is my 3rd cousin once removed on my Meckler line through the Garfinkels.

Glenn Rasmussen and Michelle Myers, daughter of Charles Myers and Donnna Jean Phillips, were married August 14, 2009.  Michelle is my 4th cousin once removed.