Events in My Family Tree: April 4

This is the first date for which I have an event for a Söller, which was the original German spelling of my Sellers family name.  My Söller ancestor came to the British colonies in 1728 and became a British citizen before the American Revolution.

Births

Maria Salome Söller, daughter of Johann Paul Söller and Anna Maria Heilmann, was born April 4, 1697 in Weinheim, Baden.  She is my 1st cousin 3x removed.

Elizabeth A. Gaunt, daughter of Benjamin Franklin Gaunt and Elizabeth K. Frazer, was born April 4, 1846 in New Jersey, probably in Burlington County.  She is my 2nd cousin 3x removed.

Sallie Janet Hartman, daughter of Samuel Frank Hartman and Lucy Ann Gaunt, was born April 4, 1878 in Burlington County, New Jersey.  She is my 3rd cousin 2x removed.

Esther Jane Ellis, daughter of Levi Ellis and Carrie Florence Gauntt, was born April 4, 1915 in Burlingotn, Burlington County, New Jersey.  She is my 1st cousin once removed.

Kenneth Melvin Gantt, son of Carl Thomas Gantt and Mabelle Yost, was born April 4, 1921 in Bradshaw, York County, Nebraska.  He is my 4th cousin 2x removed (Gantts are also Gaunts, by the way).

Ruth Rebecca Segal was born April 4, 1925 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.  She was married to George Kushner, son of Myrim Kushner and Chaye Golubchik, who is my 3rd cousin once removed on my Meckler line through the Golubchiks.

Selma Belle Lubin was born April 4, 1927 in New Bedford, Bristol County, Massachusetts.  She was married to Sydney Brainin, son of Max Joseph Brainin and Nellie Doctor, who is my 1st cousin once removed.

Rose Marie Gaunt, daughter of Frank Eugene Gaunt and Judith Maxine Ditzenberger, was born April 4, 1956 in Fort Wayne, Allen County, Indiana.  She is my 6th cousin once removed.

Mary Esther Desiree Lewis was born April 4, 1986 in San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas.  She is the mother of Natalie Desiree Doerner, who is my grandniece.

Marriages

Joseph Sellers, son of John Leonard Sellers and Elizabeth Wenger, and Leah Crumrine were married on April 4, 1852 in Allen County, Ohio.  Joseph is my 3rd cousin 4x removed.

George Horner Gaunt, son of Samuel Gaunt and Ann Horner, and Emily A. Miller were married on April 4, 1855 in Gloucester County, New Jersey.  George is my 3rd cousin 4x removed.

Joe Gordon (originally Gorodetsky), son of Victor Gordon (originally Gorodetsky) and Esther Leah Schneiderman, and Sarah Libby Brainin, daughter of Mendel Hertz Brainin and Ruchel Dwojre Jaffe, were married on April 4, 1914 in Manhattan, New York County, New York.  They are my maternal great-grandparents.

Earl Perkins and Patricia Ann Lore, daughter of Clarence Newcomb Lore and Dorothy Mae Sellers, were married on April 4, 1981 in Ft. Myers Beach, Lee County, Florida.  Pattie is my 1st cousin.

David Harry Durland and Laura Lynn Sellers, daughter of Bertram Lynn Sellers, Jr. and Mary Lou Jocelyn Bowen, were married on April 4, 2004 in Indialantic, Brevard County, Florida.  Laurie is my half-sister.

Deaths

Gertrude Perlman, daughter of Abraham Perlman and Stella Joffe, died April 4, 1928 at the age of 4 in Brooklyn, Kings County, New York.  She is my 3rd cousin once removed on my Nowicki line through the Perlmans.

Adele Garfinkel, daughter of Eliezer Louis Garfinkel and Doba Ajzner, died April 4, 1970 at the age of 34 in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.  She is my 2nd cousin 2x removed on my Meckler line through the Garfinkels.

Donna Jean Phillips, daughter of Cecil Thurman Phillips and Martha Ann Surran, died April 4, 2001 at the age of 46 in Wichita, Sedgwick County, Kansas.  She is my 4th cousin on my Gauntt line through the Surrans.

Events in My Family Tree: January 30

My cousin William David Brainin, who appears in the list of deaths for January 30, was named after his uncle William Brainin, who had died two years previously, following the Ashkenazi Jewish tradition of naming children after deceased relatives.

Births

Daniel Longacre (originally Longanecker), son of Daniel Longanecker/Longacre and Sarah Mack, was born January 30, 1813, in Pennsylvania or Ohio.  He is my 3rd cousin 5x removed via the Macks.

Joseph L. Fuller, son of Joseph E. Fuller and Lorina G. Tripp, was born January 30, 1862 in Stony Creek, Warren County, New York.  He is the great-grandfather of my aunt Mary McStroul.

John Hershel Sellers, son of Elmer Ferguson Sellers and Minnie B. Frey, was born January 30, 1894 in Kennett Square Borough, Chester County, Pennsylvania.  He is my 5th cousin 2x removed.

Virginia Barnett, daughter of Milton Barnett and Ethyl May Votaw, was born January 30, 1916, probably in Indiana.  She is my 4th cousin 2x removed on my Gauntt line through the Votaws.

Ruth Claire Ergas was born January 30, 1931 in The Bronx, Bronx County, New York.  She was married to Murray Harold Pollack, son of Isaac Pollack and Bessie Brainin, who is my 1st cousin 2x removed.

Esther Segal was born January 30, 1938 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.  She was married to Lyman Ross, son of Charlie Ross and Annie Garber, who is my 3rd cousin once removed on my Meckler line through the Garbers.

Paul Grecay

Paul A. Grecay was born January 30, 1951 in Queens, Queens County, New York.  He is the husband of Robert Furman, son of Leon Furman and Evelyn Buzen, who is my 2nd cousin on my Meckler line through the Furmans.

Robert Lewis Newman was born January 30, 1963 in South Miami, Dade County, Florida.  He is my 1st cousin once removed on my Gauntt line.

Marriage

John Eckman and Martha Johnson Atkinson were married on January 30, 1897 in Mount Holly, Burlington County, New Jersey.  They are the parents of my grandaunt Bertha Poinsett Eckman and granduncle Edwin Bunting Eckman.

Deaths

Anna Elizabeth Gauntt, daughter of Isaiah Allen Gauntt and Louisa Lemonyon, died January 30, 1918 at the age of 23.  She is my 2nd cousin 2x removed.

John Eckman died January 30, 1943 at the age of 66 in Mount Holly, Burlington County, New Jersey.  He is the same John Eckman mentioned above under "Marriage", so he died on his wedding anniversary.

Thomas W. Fowlie died January 30, 1995 at the age of 90, possibly in Mount Holly, Burlington County, New Jersey.  He was married to Esther Wells Moore, daughter of Howard Evans Moore and Edith E. Wells, who is my 1st cousin 2x removed.

Fannie L. Thomas died January 30, 2008 at the age of about 88 in Columbus, Muscogee County, Georgia.  She was married to Jessie Douglas Crawford, son of Preston Crawford and Annie Mariah Dixon, who is the 2nd cousin once removed of my not-quite-cousin Angela Williams.

William David Brainin, son of Benjamin Brainin and Yetta Braunstein, died January 30, 2010 at the age of 88 in Queens, Queens County, New York.  He is my 1st cousin 2x removed.

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