Events in My Family Tree: September 10

Little Sasha Kardish was born on his father's 31st birthday.

Births

Susannah Webb was born September 10, 1796 in New Jersey, possibly in Burlington County.  She was the wife of Isaac Gaunt, son of Hananiah Gaunt and Rebecca Mulliner, who is my 3x-great-granduncle.

Effa(?) Gaunt, daughter of William Gaunt and Mary Ann Parrott, was born September 10, 1871, probably in Noble Township, Wabash County, Indiana.  She is my 3rd cousin 3x removed via the Gaunts.

Irene M. Gaunt, daughter of Robert Barclay Gaunt and Harriet Prickett, was born September 10, 1872 in Pennsylvania, possibly in Philadelphia.  She is my 4th cousin 3x removed via the Gaunts.

Reuben Lewallen Gaunt, Jr., son of Reuben Lewallen Gaunt and Lucy Bounds, was born September 10, 1877 in New Jersey, probably in Burlington County.  He is my 3rd cousin 2x removed via the Gaunts.

Florence Idabell Votaw, daughter of Millard F. Votaw and Ida May Fisher, was born September 10, 1918 in Indiana, probably in Wabash County.  She is my 4th cousin 2x removed on my Gauntt line through the Votaws.

George Weldon Walker, Jr., son of George Weldon Walker and Mildred Taylor, was born September 10, 1943, possibly in Mount Holly, Burlington County, New Jersey.  He is my 4th cousin once removed on my Gauntt line via the Taylors.

David Kardish, son of Samuel Kardish and Tillie Steinberg, was born September 10, 1949 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.  He is my 2nd cousin once removed on my Gorodetsky line through the Kardishes.

Ralph Marion Harvey was born September 10, 1968.  He is my 2nd cousin.

Sasha Kardish was born September 10, 1980.  He is my 3rd cousin.

Marriages

Oliver Bowker, son of Joseph Bowker and Lydia A., and Lizzie Harrison were married September 10, 1890 in Mercer County, New Jersey.  Oliver is my 2nd cousin 3x removed on my Armstrong line through the Bowkers.

Stacy Carrigan Gaunt, son of Benjamin Gaunt and Mary Elizabeth Sever, and Gertrude L. Ford were married September 10, 1907, possibly in New Jersey.  Stacy is my 2nd cousin 2x removed via the Gaunts.

James Marshall Allen, son of Clarence Allen and Agnes Viola Ledger, and Eileen Catherine Dallas were married September 10, 1959, possibly in New Jersey.  James is my 5th cousin on my Gauntt line through the Allens.

Deaths

Charles Norman Easlick, son of Allen Severs Easlick and Mary E. Shemeley, died September 10, 1917 in Burlington County, New Jersey at the age of 18.  He is my 3rd cousin once removed on my Gauntt line through the Easlicks.

Mary Emma Richardson died September 10, 1986 in Burlington County, New Jersey at the age of 85.  She was the wife of Frederick Cleworth Dunstan, son of Frederick Dunstan and Mary Waltz Horner, who is my 1st cousin 2x removed on my Dunstan line.

Helen Opal Abbott died September 10, 2000 in Shawnee Mission, Johnson County, Kansas at the age of 88.  She was the wife of Gilbert Lewis Clark, son of Oren Wilson Clark and Anna G. Gaunt, who is my 4th cousin 2x removed via the Gaunts.

Minnie Caroline Slentz, daughter of James Edward Slentz and Caroline Ella Estella Oler, died September 10, 2002, possibly in Battle Creek, Calhoun County, Michigan, at the age of 94.  She is my 5th cousin once removed on my Gauntt line through the Slentzes.

Events in My Family Tree: September 9

I was living in Los Angeles when my cousin Janet married Gordon in 1986.  I wasn't invited, and that was probably my only shot at attending a wedding in Beverly Hills.

Births

Carrie Florence Gauntt, daughter of Thomas Kirkland Gauntt and Jane Dunstan, was born September 9, 1896 in Rancocas, Burlington County, New Jersey.  She is my grandaunt.

James Robert Gaunt, son of William Alvin Gaunt and Mamie B. Mitchell, was born September 9, 1922 in Fresno County, California.  He is my 4th cousin 2x removed via the Gaunts.

Reta Louise Onstine was born September 9, 1924 in Porter, Grays Harbor County, Washington.  She was the wife of Ervie Vernon Higgins, son of Ervie Oscar Higgins and Elizabeth Opal Gaunt, who is my 5th cousin once removed via the Gaunts.

Nancy Lenore Ornstein was born September 9, 1949 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California.  She is married to Leo Martin Todd McStroul, son of Fred Lincoln McStroul and Belle Silberman, who is the 1st cousin of my aunt Mary McStroul.

Richard Charles Wright was born September 9, 1955 in Indiana.  He is/was married to Deborah Clark, daughter of Charles Robert Clark and Dorthea Virginia Lynch, who is my 5th cousin once remoed on my Gauntt line through the Clarks.

William Elmer Archer III was born September 9, 1968.  He is my 5th cousin 2x removed.

George Constantine Colby was born September 9, 1972.  He is married to Michele Catherine Bowen, who is the 2nd cousin of my half-sister Laura Sellers.

Marriage

Gordon Owen Carnie and Janet E. Brainin, daughter of Samuel Michael Brainin and Blanche Mildred Sax, were married September 9, 1986 in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles County, California.  Janet is my 2nd cousin once removed on my Brainin lines.

Deaths

Edmund Hoffman died September 9, 1894 in Camden County, New Jersey at the age of 68.  He was the husband of Mary Gaunt, daughter of David Gaunt and Pamela Plummer, who is my 2nd cousin 4x removed via the Gaunts.

Susan Davis Thackeray, daughter of Ezra Thackeray and Phoebe Cramer, died September 9, 1909 in Ripley County, Indiana at the age of 78.  She is my 3rd cousin 4x removed on my Gauntt line through the Thackerays.

Eliezer Louis Garfinkel, son of Yikusee'ael Koifman Gorfinkel and Sora Rivka Mekler, died September 9, 1960 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.  He is my 2nd cousin 2x removed via the Meklers and the uncle of my dear cousin Esther Weinstein.

Events in My Family Tree: September 8

Phoebe is the fourth child of John Gaunt and Jean Satterthwaite born between September 2 and 8 of various different years.  Did they time their children, or did they just stay inside a lot in early December?

Births

Phoebe Gaunt, daughter of John Gaunt and Jean Satterthwaite, was born September 8, 1777 in New Jersey, probably in Burlington County.  She is my 1st cousin 6x removed via the Gaunts.

Anna G. Gaunt, daughter of Lewis Cass Gaunt and Mary A. Kindlesparger, was born September 8, 1881 in Wabash County, Indiana.  She is my 3rd cousin 3x removed via the Gaunts.

Mildred Ann Allen, daughter of William Daily Allen and Fannie Goldsboro Brown, was born September 8, 1909 in Columbus, Burlington County, New Jersey.  She is my 5th cousin on my Gauntt line through the Allens.

Robert Gaunt, son of Walter Clayton Gaunt and Lulu May Sherman, was born September 8, 1923 in Portland, Jay County, Indiana.  He is my 5th cousin once removed via the Gaunts.

William F. O'Neill was also born September 8, 1923, possibly in West Virginia.  He was the husband of Lois Adele Weaver, daughter of James Henry Weaver and Ada Adelle Allen, who is my 5th cousin on my Gauntt line via the Allens.

Charles Wickham, son of Charles E. Wickham and Jane Lochrie, was born September 8, 1925 in New Jersey.  He is the 2nd cousin once removed of my half-sister Laura Sellers on her Bowen line through the Wickhams.

Jeffrey Simon, son of Herbert Simon and Sylvia Pollack, was born September 8, 1942, probably in New York.  He is my 2nd cousin once removed on my Brainin line via the Pollacks.

Mary Jo Bonifas, daughter of Charles D. Bonifas, Jr. and Janell Wilkinson, was born September 8, 1947 in Fort Wayne, Allen County, Indiana.  She is my 6th cousin once removed on my Gauntt line through the Bonifases.

Dale Lederman, son of Victor Lederman and Edith Albert, was born September 8, 1951 in Queens, Queens County, New York.  He is my 2nd cousin once removed on my Gorodetsky line through the Ledermans.

Donna Lynn Weinstein, daughter of Irvin Weinstein and Esther Garfinkel, was born September 8, 1958 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.  She is my 4th cousin on my Meckler line via the Garfinkels.

Kaylette Sue Smith was born September 8, 1968.  She married Gregory Edmund Carter, who is my 4th cousin.

Marriages

Moses M. Gaunt, son of Moses Gaunt and Rachel, and Margarette Baucher were married September 8, 1859 in Fairfield County, Ohio.  Moses is my 1st cousin 4x removed via the Gaunts.

Gladys Mabel Allen, daughter of William Daily Allen and Fannie Goldsboro Brown, and Harold Yorkes Mantell were married September 8, 1938, probably in Jew Jersey.  Gladys is my 6th cousin on my Gauntt line through the Allens.

Wordless Wednesday

 

Events in My Family Tree: September 7

I wonder if any photographs of little Franklin Dunstan were ever taken and if so whether any have survived.

Births

Ann Gaunt, daughter of John Gaunt and Jean Satterthwaite, was born September 7, 1758 in New Jersey.  She is my 1st cousin 6x removed via the Gaunts.

William Dunstan, son of Richard Dunstan and Jane Coleclough, was born September 7, 1841 in Manchester, Lancashire, England.  He is my great-great-granduncle.

Mary Thomas, daughter of William Thomas and Almira B. Githens, was born September 7, 1862 in Pennsylvania.  She is my 3rd cousin 3x removed on my Gauntt line via the Githenses.

Norman C. Gauntt, son of George D. Gauntt and Leona Baker, was born September 7, 1915 in Burlington County, New Jersey.  He is my 2nd cousin once removed on my Gauntt line.

Ralph W. Thomson, son of Watson E. Thomson and Lillie L. Fuller, was born September 7, 1915 in New York, probably in Warren or Schenectady County.  He is the 2nd cousin once removed of my aunt Mary McStroul on her Fuller line.

Neil Monty Millstein, son of Samuel Millstein and Doris Danuff, was born September 7, 1953 in New York.  He is my 2nd cousin once removed on my Gorodetsky line through the Millsteins.

Niki Green was born September 7, 1962.  She married Yale Lawrence Minuk, son of Julius Minuk and Esther Golub, who is my 4th cousin on my Meckler line through the Minuks.

Seth Clouser was born September 7, 1978.  He is my 3rd cousin.

Janelle Patricia Farrier was born September 7, 1980.  She is the sister of my sister-in-law Sandra Farrier.

Marriages

David Harry Brainin, son of Morris Brainin and Rose Dorothy Jaffe, and Rebecca Harbour were married September 7, 1927 in Manhattan, New York County, New York.  Dave is my great-granduncle.

Richard James Alphonse and Catherine Ellen Allen, daughter of Elwood Allen and Wilma Darlene Givan, were married September 7, 1985 in New Jersey.  Catherine is my 5th cousin once removed on my Gauntt line through the Allens.

Deaths

Franklin T. Dunstan, son of Frederick Dunstan and Anna Waltz Horner, died September 7, 1900 in Tabernacle, Burlington County, New Jersey at the age of 3.  He is my 1st cousin 2x removed on my Dunstan line.

John Gaunt, Jr., son of John Gaunt and Elizabeth Kirby, died September 7, 1911 in Gloucester County, New Jersey at the age of 83.  He is my 3rd cousin 4x removed via the Gaunts.

Hannah Gaunt, daughter of Uz Gaunt and Sarah Ann Whitacre, died September 7, 1945 in Tulsa, Tulsa County, Oklahoma at the age of 90.  She is my 2nd cousin 4x removed via the Gaunts.

John Robert Eckman, Jr., son of John Robert Eckman and Mary Sousa, died September 7, 1974 in Cape May Court House, Cape May County, New Jersey at the age of 61.  He is the paternal uncle of my half 1st cousin Albert Lore.

Francis Neborsky died September 7, 1976 in Somers Point, Atlantic County, New Jersey.  He was the husband of Mildred Alice Sellers, daughter of Bertram Lynn Sellers and Elizabeth Leatherberry Sundermeier, who is my paternal half-aunt.

Events in My Family Tree: September 6

I am so excited to have a marriage date for one pair of my 7th-great-grandparents.

Births

Daniel Gaunt, son of John Gaunt and Jean Satterthwaite, was born September 6, 1776 in Little Egg Harbor Township, Burlington County, New Jersey.  He is my 1st cousin 6x removed via the Gaunts.

Martha Johnson Atkinson was born September 5, 1877 in Cookstown, Burlington County, New Jersey.  She is the great-grandmother of my half 1st cousin Albert Lore.

Walter Merle Gaunt, son of Nolan Sidney Gaunt and Marjorie Ellen Harris, was born September 6, 1949 in Alameda County, California.  He is my 5th cousin once removed via the Gaunts.

Richard Wayne McHenry was born September 6, 1970.  He is my 6th cousin.

Stephanie Goldberg was born September 6, 1975.  She is my 3rd cousin.

Stella Schneierman was born September 6, 2011.  She is my 4th cousin.

Marriages

Thomas Ridgway, son of John Ridgway, and Ann Pharo, daughter of James Pharo and Ann Murfin, were married September 6, 1699 at the Burlington Monthly Meeting in Burlington County, New Jersey.  They are my 7th-great-grandparents.

Thomas Herbert Gauntt, son of Thomas Franklin and Anna Marie Stayton, and Gladys Bass were married September 6, 1958 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania.  Thomas is my 1st cousin once removed on my Gauntt line.

Death

Menashe Birnboim died September 6, 2001 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada at the age of about 97.  He was the husband of Sophie Garfinkel, daughter of Yikusee'ael Koifman Garfinkel and Sora Rivka Mekler, who is my 2nd cousin 2x removed via the Meklers.

Events in My Family Tree: September 5

Sarah Meckler used the surname Miller on her marriage license, the only instance I have found so far of a member of my Meckler family using that name.

Births

Walter Everet Votaw, son of Daniel W. Votaw and Louisa Gaunt, was born September 5, 1873 in Wabash County, Indiana.  He is my 3rd cousin 3x removed via the Gaunts.

Winifred Belle Gaunt, daughter of William Alvin Gaunt and Pearl McGinnis, was born September 5, 1905 in California.  She is my 4th cousin 2x removed via the Gaunts.

Mary Evelyn Westbrooks was born September 5, 1927 in Powderly, Lamar County, Texas.  She was the wife of Robert Gaunt, son of Walter Clayton Gaunt and Lulu May Sherman, who is my 5th cousin once removed via the Gaunts.

James Russell Bellamy, son of Joseph Russell Bellamy and Barbara Jean Gaunt, was born September 5, 1947 in Fresno County, California.  He is another 5th cousin once removed via the Gaunts.

David Katz was born September 5, 1949.  He is/was the husband of Evelyn Render, daughter of Bertram Ruthledge Render and Ruth Schumeister, who is my 4th cousin on my Nowicki line via the Schumeisters.

Judy Lee was born September 5, 1950 in Palo Alto, Santa Clara County, California.  She is the wife of Peter Persoff, son of Jacob Persoff and Frieda Schneiderman, who is my 2nd cousin 2x removed on my Schneiderman line.

Lorainne Elizabeth Gaunt, daughter of Burman J. Gaunt and Gretchen K. C. Hopman, was born September 5, 1956 in Portland, Jay County, Indiana.  She is my 6th cousin via the Gaunts.

John Joseph Jarzyk, Jr., son of John Joseph Jarzyk and Louisa Allen, was born September 5, 1958, probably in New Jersey.  He is my 5th cousin once removed on my Gauntt line via the Allens.

Corey Paul Ross, son of Lyman Ross and Esther Segal, was born September 5, 1961 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.  He is my 4th cousin on my Meckler line through the Rosses.

Marriages

Benjamin Franklin Gaunt, son of Samuel Gaunt and Ann Horner, and Katherine Beaston were married September 5, 1867 at the Philadelphia Monthly Meeting in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania.  Benjamin is my 3rd cousin 4x removed via the Gaunts.

Benjamin Furman and Sarah Meckler, daughter of Morris Mackler and Minnie Zelda Nowicki, were married September 5, 1920 in Brooklyn, Kings County, New York.  Sarah is my grandaunt.

Julius Minuk and Esther Golub, daughter of Harry Golub (originally Golubchik) and Dora Sorin, were married September 5, 1954 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.  Esther is my 3rd cousin once removed on my Meckler line via the Golubchiks.

Ike Marc Pollack, son of Murray Harold Pollack and Ruth Claire Ergas, and Kendra Ahlquist were married September 5, 1999 in San Francisco, San Francisco County, California.  Ike is my 2nd cousin once removed on my Brainin line through the Pollacks.

Deaths

John Calhoun Caldwell died September 5, 1956, probably in Indiana, at the age of 61.  He was the husband of Treva Louise Gaunt, daughter of Charles Lee Gaunt and Bertha Wilson, who is my 5th cousin once removed via the Gaunts.

Sarah Alice Gaunt, daughter of William Alvin Gaunt and Pearl McGinnis, died September 5, 1988 in Alameda County, California at the age of 85.  She is my 4th cousin 2x removed via the Gaunts.

Laura Jane Gaunt, daughter of Chauncey P. Gaunt and Martha Nora Martin, died September 5, 1996 in West Chester, Chester County, Pennsylvania.  She is yet another 5th cousin once removed via the Gaunts.

Events in My Family Tree: September 4

Harvey was my mother's favorite cousin.  She always said wonderful things about him.  I'm so glad I was able to meet him before he passed away.

Births

Joseph Thackeray, son of James Thackery and Jane Gaunt, was born September 4, 1800 in New Jersey.  He is my 2nd cousin 5x removed via the Gaunts.

Celestine Hutson, daughter of Thomas Hutson and Ruth Thackeray, was born September 4, 1854 in Ripley County, Indiana, on her grandfather Joseph's 54th birthday.  She is my 4th cousin 3x removed on my Gauntt line via the Thackerays.

Mary E. Gaynor, daughter of John Francis Gaynor and Wally Mary Ruppert, was born September 4, 1907 in Manhattan, New York County, New York.  She is the half-grandaunt of my half-sister Laura Sellers.

James Michael Leman was born September 4, 1942 in Lancaster, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.  He was the husband of Grace Yates, daughter of Charles Yates and Grace Allen, who is my 5th cousin once removed on my Gauntt line via the Allens.

Mark John Allen, son of Clarence Allen, Jr. and Grace Stagnato, was born September 4, 1951.  He is my 5th cousin once removed on my Gauntt line through the Allens.

Paul M. Wickham, son of Charles Wickham and Sarah Temple, was born September 4, 1958.  He is the 3rd cousin of my half-sister Laura Sellers.

Kathleen Wickham was born September 4, 1962.  She is also the 3rd cousin of my half-sister Laura Sellers and the 1st cousin of Paul Wickham.

Carlton Stafford Gauntt was born September 4, 1964.  He is my 2nd cousin.

Marriage

Bobby Feller and Bernice Lieff, daughter of Sam Lieff and Libby Kardish, were married September 4, 1966, probably in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.  Libby is my 2nd cousin once removed on my Gorodetsky line through the Kardishes.

Deaths

Abram Gorodetsky, son of Aron Gorodetsky and Gitel, died September 4, 1908 (Julian calendar) in Beltsy, Bessarabia, Russian Empire at the age of 15 months.  He is probably my 1st cousin 3x removed on my Gorodetsky line.

Katherine Housell Space died September 4, 1983 in Lisbon, Burlington County, New Jersey at the age of 90.  She was the wife of John Murdock Allen, son of Cyrus Kunze Allen, Jr. and Clara Barton Shinn, who is my 4th cousin once removed on my Gauntt line through the Allens.

Walter Garland Dodge died September 4, 1998 in Cottonwood, Yavapai County, Arizona at the age of 84.  He was the husband of Lois Elisabeth Higgins, daughter of Ervie Oscar Higgins and Elizabeth Opal Gaunt, who is my 5th cousin once removed via the Gaunts.

Harvey Zabinsky, son of Daniel Zabinsky and Beatrice Furman, died September 4, 2010, possibly in Lake County, Illinois, at the age of 60.  He is my 1st cousin once removed on my Meckler line via the Furmans.

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.