Events in My Family Tree: June 19

I wonder what it is like to share a birthday with a sibling, even though three years apart.

Births

John Lewallen Gantt, son of John Gantt and Rachel Carl, was born June 19, 1845, possibly in Perry County, Pennsylvania.  He is my 2nd cousin 4x removed via the Gantts.

Blanche Mildred Sax was born June 19, 1924 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois.  She was the wife of Samuel Michael Brainin, son of Nathan(?) Katz and Lena Brainin, who is my 1st cousin 2x removed on my Brainin line.

Diane Emily Furman, daughter of Leon Furman and Evelyn Buzen, was born June 19, 1956 in Brooklyn, Kings County, New York.  She is my 2nd cousin on my Meckler line through the Furmans.

Andre Joachim Rocke was born June 19, 1963.  He is my 2nd cousin.

Riana Amine Rocke was born June 19, 1966.  She is the sister of Andre Rocke and also my 2nd cousin.

Erin Brooke Kirsh was born June 19, 1990.  She is my 4th cousin once removed.

Marriages

William Heath, son of George Heath and Philadelphia Lucas, and Emily Lucas were married June 19, 1849 in Hambledon, Surrey, England.  William is the great-great-granduncle of my aunt Mary McStroul.

Amos Valentine Gaunt, son of Moses M. Gaunt and Margaretta Baucher, and Sadie Penneo were married June 19, 1896 in Camden, Camden County, New Jersey.  Amos is my 2nd cousin 3x removed via the Gaunts.

Harry Garfinkel, son of Eliezer Loius Garfinkel and Doba Ajzner, and Bella Raber were married June 19, 1955 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.  Harry is my 2nd cousin 2x removed on my Meckler line through the Garfinkels.

Clarence Allen, Jr., son of Clarence Allen and Agnes Viola Ledger, and Jean Sylvia were married June 19, 1971.  Clarence Jr. is my 5th cousin on my Gauntt line through the Allens.

Deaths

Amelia Gibson, daughter of John Gibson and Mary, died June 19, 1908 in Lumberton, Burlington County, New Jersey at the age of 77.  She is my great-great-grandmother and died one day after what would have been her late husband/my great-great-grandfather James Gauntt's 77th birthday.

Abraham Sam Perlman, son of Maishe Eli Perlmutter and Ethel Nowicki, died June 19, 1982 in Manhattan, New York County, New York at the age of 85.  He is my 2nd cousin 2x removed on my Nowicki line.

Sidney Baker died June 19, 1999 in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada at the age of 69.  He was the husband of Adele Garfinkel, daughter of Eliezer Louis Garfinkel amd Doba Ajzner, who is my 2nd cousin 2x removed on my Meckler line through the Garfinkels, as is her brother Harry, listed in the marriages above.

Raymond Merle Darr, son of Raymond A. Darr and Ethel K. Gaunt, died June 19, 2000, possibly in Burlington, Burlington County, New Jersey, at the age of 76.  He is my 2nd cousin once removed via the Gaunts.

Events in My Family Tree: June 6

I'm starting to get into a rhythm again with these.  Going to keep plugging along!

Births

Rheena M. Hertzel was born June 6, 1907 in Indiana.  She was the wife of Orville James Cage, son of James W. Cage and Mary Rosella Hutson, who is my 5th cousin 2x removed on my Gauntt line through the Hutsons.

Janet Elaine Goldstein was born June 6, 1943 in Newport News, Virginia.  She was the first wife of Melvin Cecil Gordon, son of Alexander Gordon and Roslyn Rubin, who is my 1st cousin once removed via the Gordons.  (And when they divorced the family kept Janet, not Melvin.)

William Thurman Phillips, son of Cecil Thurman Phillips, Jr. and Martha Ann Surran, was born June 6, 1957 in Frankfort, Franklin County, Kentucky.  He is my 4th cousin on my Gauntt line through the Surrans.

Richard James Wickham, Jr. was born June 6, 1968.  He is the 3rd cousin of my half-sister Laurie Sellers.

Jordana E. Schneiderman was born June 6, 1972.  She is my 3rd cousin once removed.

Skye David Kushner was born June 6, 1989.  He is my 4th cousin once removed.

Marriages

James Dunstan married Maria Hilton June 6, 1811 in Manchester, Lancashire, England.  They are my 4th-great-grandparents (and I don't know any of their parents' names).

Floyd Gaunt, son of David Clinton Gaunt and Martha Sophronia Hartman, married Golda M. Mendenhall on June 6, 1914 in Indiana.  Floyd is my 4th cousin 2x removed on my Gauntt line.

Steve Craig Herendeen married Coleen Gayle Rogers, daughter of Stanley C. Rogers and Shirley June Gaunt, June 6, 1973.  Coleen is my 5th cousin once removed via the Gaunts.

Douglas Jeffrey Brainin, son of Samuel Michael Brainin and Blanche Mildred Sax, married Barbara Lynn Maynard June 6, 1993 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California.  Doug is my 2nd cousin once removed on my Brainin line.

Deaths

Barbara Ann Ellis, daughter of Samuel Naglee Ellis and Eleanor Jernee Thomas, died June 6, 1942 at the age of about 18 months in Burlington County, New Jersey.  She is my 2nd cousin on my Gauntt line through the Ellises.

Joseph Willet Votaw, son of Daniel W. Votaw and Louisa Gaunt, died June 6, 1960 in Richvalley, Wabash County, Indiana at the age of 84.  He is my 3rd cousin 3x removed via the Gaunts.

George Weldon Walker died june 6, 1979, possibly in Mount Holly, Burlington County, New Jersey, at the age of 58.  He was the husband of Mildred Taylor, daughter of Pearson R. Taylor, Jr. and Grace Elizabeth Easlick, who is my 4th cousin on my Gauntt line through the Easlicks.

Saturday Night Genealogy Fun: Female Relatives With Beautiful Hair

Yes, I know it's Tuesday.  I was out of town Saturday and did not have access to my primary computer, where most of my scanned family photos are stored, so I had to wait until I returned home to see if I had any relevant photos for the Saturday Night Genealogy Fun challenge.

Your mission, should you decide to accept it (cue the Mission:  Impossible! music), is:

(1) This week we're going to look for female relatives with beautiful hair in our photograph collections.

(2) Find one or more photographs of females in your ancestral families that have beautiful hair, by your own subjective beauty standards.  

(3) Show the photograph(s) if you have it/them and tell us a bit about the person shown.  If you don't have a digital photograph, please describe the female and her beautiful hair the best you can.

(4) Write your own blog post, a comment to this blog post, or a comment on Facebook or Google+.

After having looked through my collection of digitized photographs, I seem to have come up a bit short in the "beautiful hair" department, but I did find a photograph of my cousin's wife with what was very stylish hair at the time.

This is Blanche Mildred Sax (1924–1989).  She was born in Chicago, Illinois to Joseph Sax and Florence Miller.  She married my 1st cousin 2x removed Samuel Michael Brainin.  She was a wonderful person, whom I am very happy I was able to meet.  She gave me a small pair of hand cymbals that I still cherish.

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