Events in My Family Tree: February 25

February 25 can't be a great day for my cousin Jeff and his family, as both his father and grandmother died on this day.

Births

Alfred T. Githens, son of Thomas Githens and Mary Gaunt, was born February 25, 1819 in New Jersey.  He is my 2nd cousin 4x removed via the Gaunts.

Catharine Holsinger, daughter of David Holsinger and Lydia Mack, was born February 25, 1825, probably in Franklin County, Pennsylvania.  She is my 2nd cousin 5x removed via the Macks.

Daniel Taylor Gantt, son of John Gantt and Rachel Carl, was born February 25, 1848, probably in Perry County, Pennsylvania.  He is my 2nd cousin 4x removed.

Edwin Foote Sellers, son of Edwin Elias Sellers and Olive Lay Foote, was born February 25, 1871 in Austin, Travis County, Texas.4th cousin 3x removed.

Victor N. Sellers, son of William Sellers and Marie B., was born February 25, 1893 in Allen County, Ohio.  He is my 5th cousin 2x removed.

Stacy Buzby Armstrong, Jr., son of Stacy Buzby Armstrong and Lydia S. Haines, was born February 25, 1903 in Rancocas, Burlington County, New Jersey.  He is my 1st cousin 2x removed.

Wilma Norris was born February 25, 1913.  She was married to Neil Gaunt Clark, son of Oren Wilson Clark and Anna Gaunt, who is my 4th cousin 2x removed via the Gaunts.

Jessie Naomi Gaunt, daughter of William Alvin Gaunt and Mamie B. Mitchell, was born February 25, 1917, probably in Kings County, California.  She is my 4th cousin 2x removed.

Alfred S. Dranove was born February 25, 1919.  He was married to Dorothy A. Pollack, daughter of Isaac Pollack and Bessie Brainin, who is my 1st cousin 2x removed via the Brainins.

Martha Ann Surran, daughter of William Earl Surran and Martha Ann Naylor, was born February 25, 1926 in Williamstown, Gloucester County, New Jersey.  She is my 3rd cousin once removed on my Gauntt line through the Naylors.

Teresa Jo Bonifas, daughter of Joseph W. Bonifas and Delores Gilbert, was born February 25, 1953.  She is my 6th cousin once removed on my Gauntt line through the Bonifases.

Melvin Edward Judd was also born February 25, 1953, in Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana.  He is married to Sandra Lee Dunn, who is my 2nd cousin on my Gauntt line.

David Allen Meyers, Jr. was born February 25, 1973.  He is my 5th cousin 2x removed on my Gauntt line.

Jordanna Gilah Bregman was born February 25, 1986 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.  She is my 3rd cousin on my Gorodetsky line.

Deaths

Mary Ann Fox, daughter of John Fox and Catherine Fisher, died February 25, 1896 at the age of 85 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania.  She is my 3rd-great-grandaunt.

Bernard Garfinkel, son of Eliezer Louis Garfinkel and Doba Ajzner, died February 25, 1935 at the age of 4 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.  He is my 2nd cousin 2x removed on my Meckler line through the Garfinkels.

Victor Gordon, son of Morris Gordon and Rose Sopher, died February 25, 1997 at the age of 60 in New York.  He is my 1st cousin 2x removed.

Sadie Elizabeth Clark died February 25, 2004 at the age of 88 iin Redding, Shasta County, California.  She is the maternal grandmother of my 2nd cousin once removed Jeff Gordon (whose father is Victor Gordon, above).

Richard Bruce Sellers, Sr., son of George Moore Sellers and Bertha Poinsett Eckman, died February 25, 2011.  He is my 1st cousin once removed.

Events in My Family Tree: February 20

I love the fact that I was able to find a Gorodetsky cousin based on information from Bessarabian records that have been transcribed and are available on JewishGen.org.

Births

Henry Sellers, son of Samuel Sellers and Elizabeth Barton, was born February 20, 1860 in Allen or Auglaize County, Ohio.  He is my 4th cousin 3x removed.

Charles Louis Allen, son of Cyrus Kunze Allen, Jr. and Clara Barton Shinn, was born February 20, 1892 in Bordentown, Burlington County, New Jersey.  He is my 4th cousin once removed on my Gauntt line through the Allens.

Shloima Gorodetsky, son of Aron Gorodetsky and Gitel, was born February 20, 1903 (Julian calendar) in Beltsy, Bessarabia, Russian Empire (now Bălți, Moldova).  He is my 1st cousin 3x removed.

Marvin Elkins, son of David Elkins and Edith McStroul, was born February 20, 1936 in Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin.  He is the 1st cousin of my aunt Mary McStroul.

Jane Norris was born February 20, 1939 in Manhattan, New York County, New York.  She was married to Julian Saul Perlman, son of Abraham Sam Perlman and Stella Joffe, who is my 3rd cousin once removed on my Nowicki line through the Perlmans.

Ronna Silverberg was born February 20, 1945 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.  She is/was married to Roy Birnboim, son of Menashe Birnboim and Sophie Garfinkel, who is my 3rd cousin once removed on my Meckler line through the Garfinkels.

William Paul Bowen, son of Paul Sayer Bowen and Catherine C. Corley, was born February 20, 1946 in Mineola, Nassau County, New York.  He is the 1st cousin once removed of my half-sister Laurie Sellers.

Barbara Jean Townsend was born February 20, 1962.  She is my 5th cousin 2x removed on my Gaunt/Mulliner line.

Marriage

Samuel M. Haines and Hannah Gaunt, daughter of John Gaunt and Elizabeth Kirby, were married on February 20, 1839.  Hannah is my 3rd cousin 4x removed.

Deaths

Thomas R. Roberts died February 20, 1874 at the age of about 50  in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania.  He was married to Clementine Rittenhouse, daughter of Peter Rittenhouse and Sarah Fox, who is my 1st cousin 5x removed via the Foxes.

Elizabeth Holsinger, daughter of David Holsinger and Lydia Mack, died February 20, 1900 at the age of almost 89.  She is my 2nd cousin 5x removed via the Macks.

William Edward Gaunt, son of Samuel Gaunt, Jr. and Ann Horner, died February 20, 1902 at the age of 69.  He is my 3rd cousin 4x removed.

Beatrice Ruth Anna Swain, daughter of Thomas Daniel Swain and Rachel Anna Armstrong, died February 20, 1989 at the age of about 76 in Norfolk City, Virginia.  She is my 1st cousin 2x removed via the Armstrongs.