Events in My Family Tree: December 4

Janet Eileen Gaunt was born on her mother's 25th birthday.  That's a lovely birthday present!

Births

Charles R. Gaunt, son of Benjamin Franklin Gaunt and Elizabeth K. Frazer, was born December 4, 1840 in Medford, Burlington County, New Jersey.  He is my 2nd cousin 3x removed via the Gaunts.

Louisa Gaunt, daughter of Uz Gaunt and Sarah Ann Whitacre, was born December 4, 1843 in Columbiana County, Ohio.  She is my 2nd cousin 4x removed via the Gaunts.

Rachel Anna Armstrong, daughter of Joel Armstrong and Sarah Ann Deacon Lippincott, was born December 4, 1878.  She is my great-grandaunt.

Scott Selvidge was born December 4, 1903 in Springtown, Parker County, Texas.  He was married to Lenore Corinne Gaunt, daughter of Charles Gaunt and Pearl E. Cory, who is my 4th cousin 2x removed via the Gaunts.

Marjorie Ellen Salisbury was born December 4, 1921 in Sacramento County, California.  She was married to Nolan Sidney Gaunt, son of Walter Everett Gaunt and Norma Marguerite Prusso, who is my 4th cousin 2x removed via the Gaunts.

Bertram Lynn Sellers, Jr., son of Bertram Lynn Sellers and Anna Gauntt, was born December 4, 1940 in Englewood, Bergen County, New Jersey.  He is my father.

Janet Eileen Gaunt, daughter of Nolan Sidney Gaunt and Marjorie Ellen Salisbury, was born December 4, 1946 in Santa Clara County, California.  She is my 5th cousin 1x removed via the Gaunts.

Marriage

Bertram Lynn Sellers, Jr., son of Bertram Lynn Sellers and Anna Gauntt, and Virginia Ann Daugherty were married December 4, 1980 in Niceville, Okalossa County, Florida, because that way my father would remember his wedding anniversary, as it was the same day as his birthday.  This was my father's third marriage, and it lasted longer than the first two combined.

Deaths

Emma J. VanKirk died December 4, 1900 in Franklin County, Indiana at the age of 34.  She was the wife of Sherman Tecumseh Hutson, son of Thomas Hutson and Ruth Thackeray, who is my 4th cousin 3x removed on my Gauntt line through the Thackerays.

Hilda Cantor died December 4, 1991, probably in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, at the age of about 65.  She was the wife of Oscar Garber, son of Zelig Garber and Ida Mekler, who is my 2nd cousin 2x removed via the Meklers.

Thomas Franklin Gauntt, son of Thomas Kirkland Gauntt and Jane Dunstan, also died December 4, 1991, but in Sarasota County, Florida, at the age of 83.  He is my granduncle.

Vera Vanaman daughter of Charles Milton Vanaman and Julia Ann Gaunt, was another cousin who died December 4, 1991, in Los Angeles County, California, possibly in Long Beach, at the age of 75.  She is my half 2nd cousin 2x removed via the Gaunts.

Beatrice Fannie Allen, daughter of William Daily Allen and Fannie Goldsboro Brown, died December 4, 1995 in Medford, Burlington County, New Jersey at the age of 87.  She is my 5th cousin on my Gauntt line through the Allens.

Elsie Grace Hoyer, daughter of Rollin Henry Hoyer and Bessie Floreen Schwier, died December 4, 2000 in Osgood, Ripley County, Indiana at the age of 84.  She is my 6th cousin 1x removed on my Gauntt line through the Schwiers.

Events in My Family Tree: October 21

My parents were married five days after my father's divorce from his first wife was finalized.  Not that they were in a hurry or anything.

Births

Mary Scott Selvidge, daughter of Scott Selvidge and Lenore Corinne Gaunt, was born October 21, 1927 in Marietta, Love County, Oklahoma.  She is my 5th cousin 1x removed via the Gaunts.

Jeffrey Lawrence Kushner, son of John Kushner and Shelley, was born October 21, 1961 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.  He is my 4th cousin on my Meckler line through the Kushners.

Sindy Lynn Allen was born October 21, 1979.  She is my 5th cousin 2x removed.

Dillon Tryce Lore was born October 21, 1992.  He is my half 1st cousin 2x removed.

Noah Hall was born October 21, 1999.  He is my 3rd cousin 1x removed.

Marriage

Bertram Lynn Sellers, Jr., son of Bertram Lynn Sellers, Sr. and Anna Gauntt, and Myra Roslyn Meckler, daughter of Abraham Meckler and Lillyan E. Gordon, were married October 21, 1961 in Miami, Dade County, Florida.  They are my parents.

Deaths

Ner Gaunt, son of Ner Gaunt and Agnes Corwin, died October 21, 1894 in Lawrence County, Tennessee at the age of 52.  He is my 2nd cousin 4x removed via the Gaunts.

Daisy May Gage, daughter of James W. Gage and Mary Rosella Hutson, died October 21, 1950 in Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio at the age of 75.  She is my 5th cousin 2x removed on my Gauntt line via the Hutsons.

Ruth Pollack, daughter of Isaac Pollack and Bessie Brainin, died October 21, 1998, possibly in Little Neck, Queens County, New York at the age of 72.  She is my 1st cousin 2x removed on my Brainin line.

Events in My Family Tree: September 3

I remember my mother telling me very early on about her cousin Melvin.  He's one of the first collateral relatives I think I learned about.  And I can't believe he just turned 80!

Births

Virginia R. Gaunt, daughter of Benjamin Franklin Gaunt and Elizabeth K. Frazer, was born September 3, 1859 in Medford Township, Burlington County, New Jersey.  She is my 2nd cousin 3x removed via the Gaunts.

Melvin Cecil Gordon, son of Alexander Gordon and Roslyn Rubin, was born September 3, 1941 in Miami, Dade County, Florida.  He is my 1st cousin once removed on my Gordon line.

Eileen Robin Millstein, daughter of Samuel Millstein and Doris Danuff, was born September 3, 1951, probably in some part of New York City.  She is my 2nd cousin once removed on my Gorodetsky line through the Millsteins.

Robert Roy Tessin, son of Robert L. Tessin and Judith E., was born September 3, 1950 in Michigan.  He is my 6th cousin once removed on my Gauntt line through the Tessins.

Donald Parker was born September 3, 1966.  He is my 5th cousin once removed.

Marriages

Murray Lieff, son of Sam Lieff and Libby Kardish, and Judith Copland were married September 3, 1967 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.  Murray is my 2nd cousin once removed on my Gorodetsky line via the Kardishes.

Perry Leslie Minuk, son of Julius Minuk and Esther Golub, and Abby Rosner were married September 3, 1989, almost definitely in Canada.  Perry is my 4th cousin on my Meckler line via the Golubs.

Death

Mary Scott Selvidge, daughter of Scott Selvidge and Lenore Corinne Gaunt, died September 3, 2009, possibly in Oklahoma, at the age of 81.  She is my 5th cousin once removed via the Gaunts.

Events in My Family Tree: August 25

There are lots of simultaneous events in this list.  Three marriages on the same day (and all on my mother's side of the family).  Karen Hendren is being born while Milton Hutson is getting married.  Doris Allen is born the same day that Harry Gaunt dies.  Then 1st cousins Milton Hutson and Lyle Snyder choose to marry on August 25, five years apart, and August 25 is Milton's sister's birthday.

Births

Sarah Anna Gauntt, daughter of James Gauntt and Amelia Gibson, was born August 25, 1864 in Buddtown, Burlington County, New Jersey.  She is my great-grandaunt.

Mabel Major, daughter of Clayton Major, Jr. and Ida May Lippincott, was born August 25, 1895 in Burlington, Burlington County, New Jersey.  She is my 1st cousin 3x removed via the Lippincotts.

Ida Hutson, daughter of Conner W. Hutson and Rosa A. Bultman, was born August 25, 1914 in Indiana, probably in Ripley County.  She is my 5th cousin 2x removed on my Gauntt line through the Hutsons.

Luther Edmund Carter was born August 25, 1919 in Lincolnia, Fairfax County, Virginia.  He was the husband of Jacqueline Lee Funk, daughter of Earl G. Funk and Hazel Pauline Gauntt, who is my 3rd cousin once removed via the Gauntts.

William Murphy was born August 25, 1943 in Virginia.  He was the third husband of Patricia Ann Lore, daughter of Clarence Newcomb Lore and Dorothy Mae Sellers, who is my half 1st cousin.

Karen Sue Hendren, daughter of Jack R. Hendren and Mary Scott Selvidge, was born August 25, 1951, possibly in Oklahoma.  She is my 6th cousin on my Gauntt line through the Selvidges.

Doris Allen, daughter of Thomas Gerald Allen and Doris Filer, was born August 25, 1957, maybe in New Jersey.  She is my 5th cousin once removed on my Gauntt line through the Allens.

Marriages

Clifford Ellsworth Hutson, son of Bateman Hutson and Lorinda Brown, and Alta Ada Gipson were married August 25, 1922 in Lafayette, Tippecanoe County, Indiana.  Clifford is my 5th cousin 2x removed on my Gauntt line through the Hutsons.

Milton Conner Hutson, son of Conner W. Hutson and Rosa A. Bultman, and Doris Wiedeman were married August 25, 1951 in Penntown, Ripley County, Indiana.  Milton is my 5th cousin 2x removed on my Gauntt line through the Hutsons, just as his sister Ida (above) is.

Lyle Carlton Snyder, son of Lyle Oscar Snyder and Gertrude Elnora Gaunt, and Evelyn Hemminger were married August 25, 1956 in North Baltimore, Wood County, Ohio.  Lyle is my 5th cousin once removed via the Gaunts.

Gary Steve Meckler, son of Abraham Meckler and Lillyan E. Gordon, and Tammy Renee Cameron were married August 25, 1985 in Reno, Washoe County, Nevada.  Gary is my uncle.

Rolando Castro Gingras and Yedida Zelda Amine, daughter of Moshe Amine and Florence Meckler, also were married August 25, 1985, but in Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara County, California.  Yedida is my 1st cousin once removed via the Mecklers and the 1st cousin of Gary Meckler (above).

Seymour R. Schachter and Janet Beth Podolsky, daughter of Arthur Podolsky and Harriet Farbman, were also married August 25, 1985, but they were in New Jersey.  Janet is my 3rd cousin on my Gorodetsky line through the Farbmans.

Deaths

Allen Gaunt, son of Joseph L. Gaunt and Elizabeth Hopkins, died August 25, 1864 at the age of 27 at the Second Battle of Ream's Station, fought during the Siege of Petersburg in Dinwiddie County, Virginia, during the American Civil War.  He is my 2nd cousin 3x removed via the Gaunts.

Solomon Fuller, brother of Lyman Fuller, died August 25, 1886, probably in Warren County, New York, at the age of about 76.  He is the 3x-great-granduncle of my aunt Mary McStroul and her sister Jean McStroul, and 4x-great-granduncle of my not-quite-cousin Angela Williams.

John Miller Gaunt, son of George Horner Gaunt and Emily A. Miller, died August 25, 1909 in Gloucester County, New Jersey at the age of 51.  He is my 4th cousin 3x removed via the Gaunts.

Walter Barker died August 25, 1955 in Muscogee County, Georgia at the age of 53.  He was the husband of Carrie Bell Carwford, daughter of Henry Crawford and America Brooks, who is the great-grandaunt of my not-quite-cousin Angela Williams.

Harry Mark Gaunt, son of Arthur Lee Gaunt and Rachel Lavinia Stutsman, died August 25, 1957, probably in Fort Wayne, Allen County, Indiana, at the age of 64.  He is my 4th cousin 2x removed via the Gaunts.

Events in My Family Tree: July 22

One of the benefits of going through these family events is that I am able to update them with more readily available information than when I entered them into my family tree.  I discovered that I had Karen Sue Wilson erroneously listed under her stepfather and have now corrected that.

Births

Samuel Gaunt, son of John Gaunt and Jean Satterthwaite, was born July 22, 1765 in New Jersey.  He is my 1st cousin 6x removed via the Gaunts.

Floyd Gaunt, son of David Clinton Gaunt and Martha Sophronia Hartman, was born July 22, 1891 in Knox Township, Jay County, Indiana.  He is my 4th cousin 2x removed via the Gaunts.

Herbert Olive Easlick, son of Allen Severs Easlick and Mary E. Shemeley, was born July 22, 1908 in New Jersey, possibly in Burlington County.  He is my 3rd cousin once removed on my Gauntt line through the Easlicks.

Rex Gerald Gaunt, son of Elmer Boone Gaunt and Edna Wright, was born July 22, 1909 in Kings County, California.  He is another 4th cousin 2x removed via the Gaunts.

Gaylord Paul Gaunt, son of Harry Mark Gaunt and Sarah Mary Kirkendall, was born July 22, 1925 in Jefferson Township, Jay County, Indiana.  He is my 3rd cousin once removed via the Gaunts.

Elliot Kushner, son of George Kushner and Ruth Rebecca Segal, was born July 22, 1950 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.  He is my 4th cousin on my Meckler line through the Kushners.

Orma Resnekov was born July 22, 1958.  She is the wife of David Lawrence Tennenhouse, son of Arnold Tennenhouse and Faye Garfinkel, who is my 4th cousin on my Meckler line through the Garfinkels.

Annette C. Blum, daughter of Richard C. Blum and Camille Andrea Schwartz, was born July 22, 1961 in San Francisco, San Francisco, California.  She is the 2nd cousin once remoed of my dear cousin Esther Garfinkel on her Ajzner line.

Jacob Vaknin was born July 22, 1967.  He is the husband of Amy Ellen Podolsky, who is my 3rd cousin.

Julian David Perlman was born July 22, 1979.  He is my 3rd cousin.

Marriage

Kenneth Leroy Abell, Jr., son of Kenneth Leroy Abell, Sr. and Emma Evelyn Gaunt, and Irene Cinderella Sanchez were married July 22, 1967 in Fresno County, California.  Kenneth is my 5th cousin once removed via the Gaunts.

Deaths

Clifford Ellsworth Hutson, son of Bateman Hutson and Lorinda Brown, died July 22, 1958 in Brookston, White County, Indiana at the age of 62.  He is my 5th cousin 2x removed on my Gauntt line through the Hutsons.

Karen Sue Wilson, daughter of Howard Wilson and Mary Scott Selvidge, died July 22, 1980, probably in Oklahoma, at the age of 28.  She is my 6th cousin on my Gauntt line through the Selvidges.