Events in My Family Tree: August 31

And for Finley Gage's 8th birthday, he got . . . a sister!

Births

Benjamin Franklin Gaunt, son of Benjamin Franklin Gaunt and Elizabeth K. Frazer, was born August 31, 1861 in New Jersey, probably in Burlington County.  He is my 2nd cousin 3x removed via the Gaunts.

Finley Torrence Gage, son of James W. Gage and Mary Rosella Hutson, was born August 31, 1877 in Indiana, possibly in Ripley County.  He is my 5th cousin 2x removed on my Gauntt line via the Hutsons.

Opal Edna Gage, daughter of James W. Gage and Mary Rosella Hutson, was born August 31, 1885 in Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio.  She is also my 5th cousin 2x removed on my Gauntt line via the Hutsons and is the sister of Finley Gage (above).

Edith Alice Gantt, daughter of Daniel Taylor Gantt and Phoebe Thomas, was born August 31, 1888 in Jefferson County, Nebraska.  She is my 3rd cousin 3x removed via the Gantts.

Ethyl Mary Gauntt, daughter of Isaiah Allen Gaunt and Louisa Lemonyon, was born August 31, 1889 in New Jersey.  She is my half 1st cousin 3x removed via the Gaunts.

Loyd Ault, son of Levi Calvin Ault and Hazel Pearl Gaunt, was born August 31, 1912 in Pennville, Jay County, Indiana.  He is my 5th couxin once removed via the Gaunts.

William Alvin Gaunt, Jr., son of William Alvin Gaunt and Mamie B. Mitchell, was born August 31, 1920 in Kings County, California.  He is my 4th couxin 2x removed via the Gaunts.

Paul Brainin, son of David Harry Brainin and Rebecca Harbour, was born August 31, 1931 in Manhattan, New York County, New York.  He is my 1st cousin 2x removed on my Brainin line.

Carol Anne Young, daughter of Walter Thomas Young, Jr. and Gladys Ella Easlick, was born August 31, 1939 in Mount Holly, Burlington County, New Jersey.  She is my 4th couxin once removed on my Gauntt line via the Easlicks.

Samuel Eli Thomas, Jr., son of Samuel Eli Thomas and Esther Jane Ellis, was born August 31, 1946 in New Jersey, possibly in Camden County.  He is my 2nd cousin on my Gauntt line via the Ellises.

Pamela Wickham, daughter of Robert Edward Wickham and Patricia Hehir, was born August 31, 1954, probably in New Jersey.  She is the 3rd cousin of my half-sister Laura Sellers

Ariel Tennenhouse was born August 31, 1997.  She is my 4th cousin once removed.

Benjamin M. Cerone was born August 31, 1998.  He is the 3rd cousin once removed of my half-sister Laura Sellers.

Marriages

Daniel Leon Easlick, son of Allen Severs Easlick and Mary E. Shemeley, and Ella Ritchie Mingen were married August 31, 1912 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvasnia.  Daniel is my 3rd cousin once removed on my Gauntt line through the Easlicks.

William Richardson Chase, son of Alfred Joseph Chase and Emma Naylor, and Beatrice Bertha Vogel were married August 31, 1940 in Burlington County, New Jersey.  William is my 3rd cousin once removed on my Gauntt line via the Naylors.

Burman J. Gaunt, son of Orlan Fay Gaunt and Ruth Irene Waybright, and Gretchen K. C. Hopman were married August 31, 1940 also, but in Kentucky.  Burman is my 5th cousin once removed via the Gaunts.

David Leven and Esther Garfinkel, daughter of Eliezer Louis Garfinkel and Doba Ajzner, were married August 31, 1947 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.  Esther is my 2nd cousin 2x removed on my Meckler line via the Ajzners and my 3rd cousin once removed on my Meckler line through the Garfinkels.

Richard Charles Wright and Deborah Clark, daughter of Charles Robert Clark and Dorthea Virginia Lynch, were married August 31, 1974 in La Fontaine, Wabash County, Indiana.  Deborah is my 5th cousin once removed on my Gauntt line through the Clarks.

Kenneth Spencer Perlman and Anastasia Maureen Figueroa were married August 31, 1996.  Kenneth is my 3rd cousin.

Death

Melville Everett Vaughn, son of John E. Vaughn and Bertha Florence Gaunt, died August 31, 1985 in Santa Barbara County, California at the age of 72.  He is my 4th cousin 2x removed via the Gaunts.

Events in My Family Tree: August 30

They've been gone several years now, but I still miss Harold and Ruth..  They were wonderful people.

Births

Carolyn Ann Clark, daughter of Neil Gaunt Clark and Wilma Elizabeth Norris, was born August 30, 1934 in Elwood, Madison County, Indiana.  She is my 5th cousin once removed on my Gauntt line through the Clarks.

Victor Sigmund Perlman, son of Rubin Perlman and Miriam Kramer, was born August 30, 1945 in Brooklyn, Kings County, New York.  He is my 2nd cousin once removed on my Nowicki line through the Perlmans.

Charlene Suzanne Allen, daughter of William Ledger Allen and Edna Hankins, was born August 30, 1946, possibly in New Jersey.  She is my 5th cousin once removed on my Gauntt line through the Allens.

Kim Caplan was born August 30, 1972.  She is my 3rd cousin.

Marriages

John Gaunt, son of Benjamin Gaunt and Mary Sheets, and Hannah Davis were married August 30, 1866 in Lisbon, Columbiana County, Ohio.  John is my 2nd cousin 4x removed via the Gaunts.

Harold Edwin Dunn, Jr. and Ruth Clara Ellis, daughter of Levi Ellis and Carrie Florence Gauntt, were married August 30, 1957 in Mount Holly, Burlington County, New Jersey.  Ruth is my 1st cousin once removed via the Gauntts.

David Abbott Clark, son of Gilbert Lewis Clark and Helen Opal Abbott, and Nancy Kohl Hitt were married August 30, 1969 in Lawrence, Douglas County, Kansas.  David is my 5th cousin once removed on my Gauntt line through the Clarks.

David Charles Alter and Abby Jennifer Bernstein were married August 30, 1999 on Long Island, New York.  Abby is my 2nd cousin once removed.

Deaths

Lewis E. Claycomb, son of George F. Claycomb and Hannah Holmes Gaunt, died August 30, 1858, probably in Jay County, Indiana, at the age of 7.  He is my 3rd cousin 3x removed via the Gaunts.

Jimmy Richard Crawford, son of Preston Crawford and Annie Mariah Dixon, died August 30, 2005 in Midland, Muscogee County, Georgia at the age of 65.  He is the 2nd cousin once removed of my not-quite-cousin Angela Williams.

Events in My Family Tree: August 29

Linda Brainin was married on her uncle's 23rd wedding anniversary.  Did she know that when she chose the date?

Births

Waymon P. Rochell was born August 29, 1993 in Tennessee.  She was the wife of Cornelius Corbin Gaunt, son of Ner Gaunt and Elizabeth C. Miller, who is my 3rd cousin 3x removed via the Gaunts.

Bertha Poinsett Eckman was born August 29, 1907 in New Jersey, probably in Burlington County.  She was the wife of George Moore Sellers, son of Cornelius Elmer Sellers and Laura May Armstrong, who is my granduncle.

Harold Levi Ellis, son of Levi Ellis and Carrie Florence Gauntt, was born August 29, 1918 in Lumberton, Burlington County, New Jersey.  He is my 1st cousin once removed on my Gauntt line.

Marta Szocherman Guller, daughter of Max Szocherman and Regina Guller, was born March 29, 1943 in Habana Vieja, Habana, Cuba.  She is my 4th cousin on my Nowicki line through the Szochermans.

Jennifer Elizabeth Gordon was born August 29, 1967.  She is my 2nd cousin once removed.

Zachary John Rudin was born August 29, 1996.  He is my 4th cousin once removed.

Marriages

Edwin C. Ritzman and Dorothy F. Wright, daughter of George B. McClellan Wright and Pearl Ellen Slentz, were married August 29, 1943 in Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan.  Dorothy is my 5th cousin once removed on my Gauntt line via the Slentzes.

Harold Leon Brainin, son of Benjamin Brainin and Yetta Braunstein, and Ruth Pauline Schwartz were married August 29, 1948 in The Bronx, Bronx County, New York.  Hal is my 1st cousin 2x removed on my Brainin line.

Lawrence Goldberg and Linda Helaine Brainin, daughter of William David Brainin and Beatrice Horowitz, were married August 29, 1971 in New York, probably some part of New York City.  Linda is my 2nd cousin once removed on my Brainin line.

Deaths

Hannah Holmes Gaunt, daughter of Joseph Gaunt and Phoebe Emily Severn, died August 29, 1875 in Jay County, Indiana at the age of 50.  She is my 2nd cousin 4x removed via the Gaunts.

John W. Bowker, son of John Bowker and Louisa J. Armstrong, died August 29, 1937 in Trenton, Mercer County, New Jersey at the age of 73.  He is my 1st cousin 4x removed via the Armstrongs.

Events in My Family Tree: August 28

I did a lot of research on the Bowkers.  John, the man who married into my Armstrong family, was a blacksmith, so he was relatively easy to pick out in records.

Births

Mary A. Lobaugh was born August 28, 1775, probably in New Jersey.  She was the wife of Joseph Gaunt, son of Joseph Gaunt and Elizabeth Borton, who is my 4x-great-granduncle.

John B. Gaunt, son of James Gauntt and Amelia Gibson, was born August 28, 1856 in Buddtown, Burlington County, New Jersey.  He is my great-granduncle.

Mary J. Bowker, daughter of John Bowker and Louisa J. Armstrong, was born August 28, 1863 in Mansfield Township, Burlington County, New Jersey.  She is my 1st cousin 4x removed via the Armstrongs.

Clifford Ellsworth Hutson, Jr., son of Clifford Ellsworth Hutson and Alta Ada Gipson, was born August 28, 1924 in Indiana.  He is my 6th couxin once removed on my Gauntt line through the Hutsons.

Michael Lipstein, son of Seymour Lipstein and Ruth Pollack, was born August 28, 1955, probably in New York.  He is my 2nd cousin once removed on my Brainin line via the Pollacks.

Shane Freitag, son of Benny Freitag and Dobby Kushner, was born August 28, 1956 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.  He is my 4th cousin on my Meckler line via the Kushners.

Keith Michael Spencer, son of William Thomas Spencer, Jr. and Jeanette E. Hudson, was also born August 28, 1956, probably in New Jersey.  He is my 5th cousin once removed on my Gauntt line via the Hudsons.

Amy Leigh Sorensen was born August 28, 1969.  She is another 5th cousin once removed.

Michael William Allen was born August 28, 1983.  He is my 5th cousin 2x removed.

Marriage

John Heath, son of Henry Bullock Heath and Mary Ann Wood, and Sarah Colvin were married August 28, 1909 in Bakers Mills, Warren County, New York.  John is the 1st cousin 2x removed of my aunt Mary McStroul on her Heath line.

Deaths

Bessie Marie Hoyer, daughter of Rollin Henry Hoyer and Bessie Floreen Schwier, died August 28, 2001 in Osgood, Ripley County, Indiana at the age of 75.  She is my 6th cousin once removed on my Gauntt line via the Schwiers.

Ellis Lester Thomas, son of Samuel Eli Thomas and Esther Jane Ellis, died August 28, 2005 in Greenville, Greenville County, South Carolina at the age of 66.  He is my 2nd cousin on my Gauntt line via the Ellises.

Wordless Wednesday

Events in My Family Tree: August 27

So soon after recording my first war-related death, I added another one.

Births

Ira P. Weaver, son of Walton Weaver, was born August 27, 1818 in Stony Creek, Warren County, New York.  He is the great-great-grandfather of my aunt Mary McStroul and her sister Jean McStroul and the 3x-great-grandfather of my not-quite-cousin Angela Williams.

Estella A. Horner was born August 27, 1899 in New Jersey, probably in Burlington County.  She was the wife of Russell Roberts Allen, son of George N. Allen and Ada E. Mason, who is my 4th cousin once removed on my Gauntt line through the Allens.

Courtland Ward Major, son of Clayton Major, Jr. and Ida May Lippincott, was born August 27, 1906 in New Jersey, almost definitely in Burlington County.  He is my 1st cousin 3x removed via the Lippincotts.

Clarence Merrill Gaunt, son of Clarence Meridith Gaunt and Mary Grace Stewart, was born August 27, 1927 in Kern County, California.  He is my 4th cousin 2x removed via the Gaunts.

John Elwood Gauntt, son of Robert Elwood Gauntt and Elsie May West, was born August 27, 1927 in New Jersey, possibly in Burlington County.  He is my 4th couxin once removed on my Gauntt line.

Ruth Pauline Schwartz was born August 27, 1928 in Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut.  She was the wife of Harold Leon Brainin, son of Benjamin Brainin and Yetta Braunstein, who is my 1st cousin 2x removed on my Brainin line.

Myrtle Augusta Higgins, daughter of Ervie Oscar Higgins and Elizabeth Opal Gaunt, was born August 27, 1933 in Sutter County, California.  She is my 5th cousin once removed via the Gaunts.

Stephen Jay Dubell was born August 27, 1971.  He is my 5th cousin 2x removed.

Myles Russell was born August 27, 1994.  He is my 4th cousin 2x removed.

Hannah Ashley Ali was born August 27, 1997.  She is my 4th cousin once removed.

Marriage

Thomas B. Thackeray, son of Ezra Thackeray and Phoebe Cramer, and Eliza Gant(?) were married August 27, 1916 in Franklin County, Indiana.  Thomas is my 3rd cousin 4x removed on my Gauntt line through the Thackerays.

Deaths

Moses Gaunt, son of Hananiah Gaunt and Rebecca Mulliner, died August 27, 1870 in Camden County, New Jersey at the age of 80.  He is my 3x-great-granduncle.

Jerome Elkins, son of David Elkins and Edith McStroul, died August 27, 1965 in Quảng Tri Province, South Vietnam at the age of 27.  He was a 1st Leiutenant in the U.S. Air Force during the Vietnam War.  He is the first cousin of my aunt Mary McStroul.

Lawrence Everett Hutson, son of Earl Morris Hutson and Catherine Corenne Utley, died August 27, 1974 in Hialeah, Dade County, Florida at the age of 59.  He is my 6th cousin once removed on my Gauntt line through the Hutsons.

Viola Rebecca Allen, daughter of Cyrus Kunze Allen, Jr. and Clara Barton Shinn, died August 27, 1990 in Hamilton Township, Mercer County, New Jersey at the age of 85.  She is my 4th cousin once removed on my Gauntt line through the Allens.

Events in My Family Tree: August 26

I have looked in lots of places for the marriage location of Ellis Thomas and Carol Morgan, but I didn't get anywhere.  My best guesses are New Jersey, Georgia, and South Carolina.

Births

Phoebe Elizabeth Votaw, daughter of Daniel W. Votaw and Louisa Gaunt, was born August 26, 1885 in Wabash County, Indiana.  She is my 3rd cousin 3x removed via the Gaunts.

Mary Gaunt, daughter of Walter Clayton Gaunt and Lulu May Sherman, was born August 26, 1913 in Portland, Jay County, Indiana.  She is my 5th cousin once removed via the Gaunts.

Richard William Behr, son of Jack Behr and Sarah Clarice Higgins, was born August 26, 1949 in Butte County, California.  He is my 6th cousin on my Gauntt line through the Higginses.

Donna Caplan was born August 26, 1970.  She is my 3rd cousin.

Isadora Rennie was born August 26, 1992.  She is my 4th cousin.

Marriages

Max Joseph Brainin, son of Morris Brainin and Rose Dorothy Jaffe, and Nellie Doctor were married August 26, 1908 in Manhattan, New York County, New York.  Max is my great-granduncle.

Francis John Gaynor, son of John Francis Gaynor and Wally Mary Ruppert, and Eileen Evelyn Mullaney were married August 26, 1944 in Newark, Essex County, New Jersey.  Francis is the half granduncle of my half-sister Laura Sellers.

Ellis Lester Thomas, son of Samuel Eli Thomas and Esther Jane Ellis, and Carol Annice Morgan were married August 26, 1961.  Ellis is my 2nd cousin on my Gauntt line through the Ellises.

Death

John L. Claycomb, son of George F. Claycomb and Hannah Holmes Gaunt, died August 26, 1904 in Jay County, Indiana at the age of 42.  He is my 3rd cousin 3x 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: August 24

For all the marriages, I'm related to only the grooms, not any of the brides.

Births

Elsie Meckler, daughter of Morris Mackler and Minnie Zelda Nowicki, was born August 24, 1919 in Brooklyn, Kings County, New York.  She is my grandaunt.

Stanley Earnest Taylor, son of Pearson R. Taylor, Jr. and Grace Elizabeth Easlick, was born August 24, 1928 in Burlington County, New Jersey.  He is my 4th cousin on my Gauntt line through the Easlicks.

Gavin Ryan Kushner was born August 24, 1990.  He is my 4th cousin once removed.

Adam Joseph Brainin was born August 24, 1996.  He is my 3rd cousin.

Marriages

Redden N. Gaunt, son of Joseph Gaunt and Phoebe Emily Severn, and Pauline E. Smoot/Smuck were married August 24, 1843 in Jay County, Indiana.  Redden is my 2nd cousin 4x removed via the Gaunts.

Charles Robert Harris, son of Robert Miller Harris and Blanche Gaunt, and Loretta Brocking were married August 24, 1918 in Peru, Miami County, Indiana.  Charles is my 4th cousin 2x removed via the Gaunts.

Russell Roberts Allen, son of George N. Allan and Ada E. Mason, and Estella A. Horner were married August 24, 1924, probably in Burlington County, New Jersey.  Russell is my 4th cousin once removed on my Gauntt line through the Allens.