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: October 18

Four of the five marriages for today are for the Jewish side of my family, which is a far higher percentage than usual.  That is because the number 18 is considdered lucky in Jewish tradition.  What's interesting, however, is that two of the weddings appear to be a double wedding, which is bad luck in Jewish superstitions.

Births

Orville James Gage, son of James W. Gage and Mary Rosella Hutson, was born October 18, 1897 in Ohio, probably in Hamilton County.  He is my 5th cousin 2x removed on my Gauntt line via the Hutsons.

Ellen Gilfix was born October 18, 1962.  She is the wife of Barry James Garfield, son of Irwin Garfield (originally Garfinkel) and Lenore Schachter, who is my 4th cousin on my Meckler line through the Garfinkels.

Tammy L. Shepard was born October 18, 1963.  She is the wife of Lawrence Matthew Gordon, who is my 1st cousin 2x removed.

Christopher Simpson was born October 18, 1982.  He is my 5th cousin 2x removed.

Kari Eileen Ebeltoft was born October 18, 1983.  She is also my 5th cousin 2x removed.

Jacqueline Randall was born October 18, 1985.  She is my 3rd cousin 1x removed.

Marriages

Frederick Cleworth Dunstan, son of Richard Dunstan and Jane Coleclough, and Martha Winn, daughter of Thomas Winn and Mary Parr(?), were married October 18, 1858 in Manchester, Lancashire, England.  They are my great-great-grandparents.

Sam Lieff and Libby Kardish, daughter of Dovid Kardish and Etta Gorodetsky, were married October 18, 1942 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.  Libby is my 1st cousin 2x removed via the Gorodetskys.

Samuel Kardish, son of Dovid Kardish and Etta Gorodetsky, and Tillie Steinberg were also married October 18, 1942 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.  Samuel is also my 1st cousin 2x removed via the Gorodetskys.

Dave Lalonde and Cindy Kardish were married October 18, 1996.  Cindy is my 3rd cousin.

Steven Mitchell Bergeson and Deborah Ellyce Birnboim were marrked October 18, 1998.  Deborah is my 4th cousin.

Deaths

Ernestine Krebs, daughter of Isaac Krebs and Frederika Weiss, died October 18, 1962 in Bronx, Bronx County, New York.  She is the grandaunt of my aunt Mary McStroul and her sister Jean McStroul and the great-grandaunt of my 1st cousin Todd Meckler, my not-quite-cousin Angela Williams, and Mindy McStroul.

Lawrence Charles Gaunt, son of Calvert Gaunt and Annette Pearson, died October 18, 1980 in Wabash, Wabash County, Indiana.  He is my 4th cousin 2x removed via the Gaunts.

George Kushner, son of Myrim Kushner and Chaye Golubchik, died October 18, 1995 in Riverside County, California.  He is my 3rd cousin 1x removed on my Meckler line via the Golubchiks.