Events in My Family Tree: December 26

Even though December 26 is Boxing Day, I didn't think anyone was going to be named Box or Boxing, and I was right.  Not even a Joe Louis Gaunt.

Births

Jacob Whitacre, son of Joseph Whitacre and Anna Gaunt, was born December 26, 1824 in Columbiana County, Ohio.  He is my 2nd cousin 4x removed via the Gaunts.

Stacy Carrigan Gaunt, son of Benjamin Gaunt and Mary Elizabeth Sever, was born December 26, 1887 in New Jersey, possibly in Burlington County.  He is my half 2nd cousin 2x removed via the Gaunts.

Charles Richard Gaunt, son of Charles Gaunt and Pearl E. Cory, was born December 26, 1905 in Indiana, probably in Wabash County.  He is my 4th cousin 2x removed via the Gaunts.

Carolyn Mae Gaunt, daughter of Charles Clark Gaunt and Louise F. Stoner, was born December 26, 1932 in Kings County, California.  She is my 4th cousin 2x removed via the Gaunts.

Deborah Elyce Birnboim was born December 26, 1970.  She is my 4th cousin.

Kristin Bernadette Guy was born December 26, 1978.  She is my 5th cousin 2x removed.

Yonaton Kamil was born December 26, 1988.  He is my 3rd cousin.

Marriages

John Gaunt, son of Reuben T. Gaunt and Mary Budd, and Anna Elizabeth Lehman were married December 26, 1867, probably in New Jersey.  John is my 1st cousin 4x removed via the Gaunts.

William Sharp Sever, son of Allen Sever and Elizabeth Ann Gaunt, and Margaret D. Curtis were married December 26, 1868 in Southampton, Burlington County, New Jersey.  William is my 1st cousin 3x removed via the Gaunts.

Elizabeth Heath, daughter of Henry Heath and Eliza Bullock, and John Frank Thissell were married December 26, 1871, probably in Warren County, New York.  Elizabeth is the great-grandaunt of my aunt Mary McStroul and her sister Anna McStroul, and the 2nd-great-grandaunt of my not-quite-cousin Angela Williams.

Cheryl Lynn Abell, daughter of Kenneth Leroy Abell and Emma Evelyn Gaunt, and James Donald Tuttle were married December 26, 1965 in Kings County, California.  Cheryl is my 5th cousin 1x removed via the Gaunts.

Death

Miriam Gaunt, daughter of Walter Clayton Gaunt and Lulu May Sherman, died December 26, 2015 in Arcadia, Los Angeles County, California at the age of 94.  She is my 5th cousin 1x removed via the Gaunts.

Events in My Family Tree: December 21

Gary Lederman was not born on the anniversary of his grandfather's death, because they were Jewish, and the important date for the death is the one on the Jewish calendar, to commemorate the yahrzeit.  Gabriel Lederman died on 15 Tevet, but Gary was born on 5 Tevet, so not the same date.  He was named for his grandfather, though.

Births

Almira B. Githens, daughter of Thomas Githens and Mary Gaunt, was born December 21, 1830 in New Jersey, possibly in Camden County.  She is my 2nd cousin 4x removed via the Gaunts.

Hannah Gaunt, daughter of Uz Gaunt and Sarah Ann Whitacre, was born December 21, 1854 in Ohio, possibly in Wabash County.  She is also my 2nd cousin 4x removed via the Gaunts.

Veronica Barbara Hudson, daughter of George Richard Hudson and Elizabeth Giacomozzi, was born December 21, 1957, possibly in New Jersey.  She is my 5th cousin on my Gauntt line through the Hudsons.

Gary William Lederman, son of Murray Lederman and Linda Feller, was born December 21, 1963 in Brooklyn, Kings County, New York.  He is my 2nd cousin 1x removed on my Gorodetsky line through the Ledermans.

Aryn Sharma was born December 21, 2005.  He is the grandnephew of my aunt Mary McStroul and her sister Anna McStroul, the half-nephew of my not-quite-cousin Angela Williams, and the son of Angela's half-sister Beth Williams.

Marriages

John Corwin Gaunt, son of Ner Gaunt and Agnes Corwin, and Elizabeth D. McEachern were married December 21, 1871 in  Pana, Christian County, Illinois.  John is my 2nd cousin 4x removed via the Gaunts.

John Henry Talbot and Elizabeth Jean McStroul, daughter of Eugene Washington McStroul and Elizabeth Almira Heath, were married December 21, 1958 in Tucson, Pima County, Arizona.  Jean is the sister of my aunt Mary McStroul and her sister Anna McStroul, and the mother of my not-quite-cousin Angela Williams and her half-sister Beth Williams.

Simon Berkowitz and Sheryl Millstein, daughter of Irwin Millstein and Julie Baena, were married December 21, 1985 in Connecticut.  Sheryl is my 2nd cousin 1x removed on my Gorodetsky line through the Millsteins.

Deaths

Joseph William Whitacre, son of Joseph Whitacre and Anna Gaunt, died December 21, 1879 in Pennville, Jay County, Indiana at the age of 45.  He is my 2nd cousin 4x removed via the Gaunts.

Gabriel William Lederman died December 21, 1953 in Manhattan, New York County, New York at the age of about 50.  He was married to Anna Gordon (originally Chana Gorodetsky), daughter of Avigdor Gorodetsky and Esther Leah Schneiderman, who is my great-grandaunt.

Events in My Family Tree: September 18

Ida Hutson died on the 49th anniversary of her aunt's death, but her father might not have know that, because he was born seven years after his sister died.

Births

Joseph William Whitacre, son of Joseph Whitacre and Anna Gaunt, was born September 18, 1834 in Hanoverton, Columbiana County, Ohio.  He is my 2nd cousin 4x removed via the Gaunts.

Samuel A. Gaunt, son of Benjamin Selah Gaunt and Hannah Ann Peters, was born September 18, 1846 in New Jersey, possibly in Burlington County.  He is my half 1st cousin 3x removed via the Gaunts.

Charles Jacob Gaunt, son of Arthur Lee Gaunt and Rachel Lavinia Stutsman, was born September 18, 1880 in Jay County, Indiana.  He is my 4th cousin 2x removed via the Gaunts.

Chauncey P. "Mack" Gaunt, son of Arthur Lee Gaunt and Rachel Lavinia Stutsman, was born September 18, 1896 in Van Buren Township, Grant County, Indiana.  Being the brother of Charles Jacob Gaunt, he is also my 4th cousin 2x removed via the Gaunts.

Darwin Monroe McStroul, son of Leo Martin McStroul (originally Moshe Leib Strul) and Anna Krebs, was born September 18, 1917 in Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin.  He is the uncle of my aunt Mary McStroul and the granduncle of Mindy McStroul and my cousin Todd Meckler.

Mary Frances Barnett, daughter of Milton L. Barnett and Ethyl May Votaw, was born September 18, 1928 in Indiana, probably in Wabash County.  She is my 4th cousin 2x removed on my Gauntt line via the Votaws.

Lawrence Michels, son of Barnet Michels (originally Bere Leib Michelson) and Rose Yudelson, was also born September 18, 1928, but in Brooklyn, Kings County, New York.  He is my 2nd cousin 2x removed on my Jaffe line via the Michelsons.

Sharon Lee Gaunt, daughter of David Arthur Gaunt and Ruth Murphy, was born September 18, 1939 in Fort Wayne, Allen County, Indiana.  She is my 6th cousin via the Gaunts.

Marriage

William R. Gilpin and Amanda Nellie Gaunt, daughter of Benjamin Franklin Gaunt and Elizabeth K. Frazer, were married September 18, 1894 in Burlington, Burlington County, New Jersey.  Amanda is my 2nd cousin 3x removed via the Gaunts.

Deaths

Celestine Hutson, daughter of Thomas Hutson and Ruth Thackeray, died September 18, 1854 in Ripley County, Indiana at the age of 2 weeks.  She is my 4th cousin 3x removed on my Gauntt line via the Thackerays.

Ida M. Hutson, daughter of Bateman Hutson and Lorinda Brown, died September 18, 1903 in Brookston, White County, Indiana at the age of 11.  She is my 5th cousin 2x removed on my Gauntt line through the Hutsons.

Pearson R. Taylor, Jr. died September 18, 1964 in Boonton, Morris County, New Jersey at the age of 61.  He was the husband of Grace Elizabeth Easlick, daughter of Allen Severs Easlick and Mary E. Shemeley, who is my 3rd cousin once removed on my Gauntt line through the Easlicks.

Events in My Family Tree: July 1

It was a big surprise to see so many deaths for July 1.  It makes me curious whether it's common for the first of the month to have an increased number of deaths.

Births

Alta Pearl Gaunt, daughter of William Alvin Gaunt and Pearl McGinnis/Guinness, was born July 1, 1904 in Kings County, California.  She is my 4th cousin 2x removed via the Gaunts.

Patrick Clark Gaunt, son of Charles Clayton Gaunt and Doris Lavon Benward, was born July 1, 1941, probably in Indiana.  He is my 6th cousin via the Gaunts.

Thomas Edwin Guy,, son of William Thomas Guy and Patricia Claire Gauntt, was born July 1, 1959, probably in New Jersey or Pennsylvania.  He is my 5th cousin once removed via the Gauntts.

Jennifer Lynn Wakefield was born July 1, 1968.  She is married to Richard John Dunn, who is my 2nd cousin.

Tova Leah Shelley Greenberg was born July 1, 1988.  She is my 3rd cousin.

Marriages

Hillman Applegate and Claire Alice Easlick, daughter of Allen Severs Easlick and Mary E. Shemeley, were married July 1, 1922, probably in Burlington County, New Jersey.  Claire is my 3rd cousin once removed on my Gauntt line through the Easlicks.

David Kardish, son of Israel Kardish and Eva Feldberg, and Margo Zelikovitz were married July 1, 1974 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.  David is my 2nd cousin once removed on my Gorodetsky line.

Jay Alan Grobler and Stephanie Beth Annis were married July 1, 1990.  Jay is my 4th cousin once removed.

Deaths

Reuben Lewallen Gaunt, son of Reuben T. Gaunt and Hannah Lewallen, died July 1, 1874 in Greenriver, Burlington County, New Jersey at the age of 61.  He is my 1st cousin 4x removed via the Gaunts.

Jacob Whitacre, son of Joseph Whitacre and Anna Gaunt, died July 1, 1904 in Knox, Jay County, Indiana at the age of 79.  He is my 2nd cousin 4x removed via the Gaunts.

Cannie Beatrice Crawford, daughter of Henry Crawford and America Brooks, died July 1, 1935 in Columbus, Muscogee County, Georgia at the age of 37.  She is the great-grandaunt of my not-quite-cousin Angela Williams.

Berdella Martha Elisa Abplanalp died July 1, 1967 in Ripley County, Indiana at the age of 69.  She was the wife of Calvin William Hutson, son of Conner W. Hutson and Rosa A. Bultman, who is my 5th cousin 2x removed on my Gauntt line through the Hutsons.

Neil Gaunt Clark, son of Oren Wilson Clark and Anna G. Gaunt, died July 1, 1970 in Elwood, Madison County, Indiana at the age of 58.  He is my 4th cousin 2x removed via the Gaunts.

Clifford Barclay Townsend died July 1, 1988 in Burlington County, New Jersey at the age of 82.  He was the husband of Beatrice Fannie Allen, daughter of William Daily Allen and Fannie Goldsboro Brown, who is my 5th cousin on my Gauntt line through the Allens.

Edith Claire Gaunt, daughter of Edgar Cooper Gaunt and Mary A. Brown, died July 1, 1994 in Lee County, Florida, possibly in Ft. Myers, at the age of 78.  She is my 5th cousin 2x removed via the Gaunts.

Murray Harold Pollack, son of Isaac Pollack and Bessie Brainin, died July 1, 2002 in Santa Monica, Los Angeles County, California at the age of 71.  He is my 1st cousin 2x removed on my Brainin line.

Annie Mariah Dixon died July 1, 2005 in Columbus, Muscogee County, Georgia.  She was married to Preston Crawford, son of Henry Crawford, Jr. and Channy Mariah King, who is the 1st cousin 2x removed of my not-quite-cousin Angela Williams.