Genealogy is like a jigsaw puzzle, but you don't have the box top, so you don't know what the picture is supposed to look like. As you start putting the puzzle together, you realize some pieces are missing, and eventually you figure out that some of the pieces you started with don't actually belong to this puzzle. I'll help you discover the right pieces for your puzzle and assemble them into a picture of your family.
Wednesday, August 11, 2021
Events in My Family Tree: August 11
This is another day when all the deaths are at young ages.
Blanche Catherine Gauntt, daughter of Robert Elwood Gauntt and Elsie May West, was born August 11, 1918 in New Jersey, probably in Burlington County. She is my 4th cousin once removed on my Gauntt line.
Lillian Gordon, daughter of David Gordon (originally Gorodetsky) and Freeda Alterman, was born August 11, 1919 in Brooklyn, Kings County, New York. She is my 1st cousin once removed on my Gorodetsky line.
Bernice Louise Votaw, daughter of Uz Millard Votaw and Ruth E. Barnett, was also born August 11, 1919, but in Noble Township, Wabash County, Indiana. She is my 5th cousin once removed on my Gauntt line through the Votaws.
James Albert Buchanan was born August 11, 1951. He is the husband of Patricia Ann Lore, daughter of Clarence Newcomb Lore and Dorothy Mae Sellers, who is my half 1ist cousin via the Sellerses.
Sid Bryan Lerner was born August 11, 1955 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. He is the husband of Sharon Birnboim, daughter of Meyer Harold Birnboim and May Shrom, who is my 4th cousin on my Meckler line through the Birnboims.
Jesse B. Bettet and Hannah W. Gaunt, daughter of Benjamin Gaunt and Mary Elizabeth Sever, were married August 11, 1892 in Mount Holly, Burlington County, New Jersey. Hannah is my half 2nd cousin 2x removed via the Gaunts.
Mary Emma Gaunt, daughter of Uz Gaunt and Sarah Ann Whitacre, died August 11, 1863, probably in Ohio or Indiana, at the age of 3 years, 9 months. She is my 2nd cousin 4x removed via the Gaunts.
Melvina F. Bennett died August 11, 1891 in Dunkirk, Jay County, Indiana at the age of 58. She was the wife of Jacob Gaunt, son of Joseph Gaunt and Phoebe Emily Severn, who is also my 2nd cousin 4x removed via the Gaunts.
Donald Walsh died August 11, 1961 in North White Plains, Westchester County, New York at the age of 40. He was the husband of Charlotte Perlman, daughter of Abraham Sam Perlman and Stella Joffe, who is my 3rd cousin once removed on my Nowicki line through the Perlmans.
Lois Elaine McStroul, daughter of Fred Lincoln McStroul and Belle Silberman, died August 11, 1993 in Ventura County, California at the age of 54. She is the 1st cousin of my aunt Mary McStroul.
Tuesday, August 10, 2021
Events in My Family Tree: August 10
It's always sad to see an infant death, but all three deaths for this day are infants.
Isaiah Allen Gaunt, son of Benjamin Selah Gaunt and Mary A. Allen, was born August 10, 1856 in New Jersey. He is my half 1st cousin 3x removed via the Gaunts.
Raymond G. Gauntt, son of George D. Gaunt and Leona Baker, was born August 10, 1909 in New Jersey. He is my 2nd cousin once removed on my Gauntt line.
Wayne Gaunt, son of Walter Clayton Gaunt and Lulu May Sherman, was born August 10, 1911 in Portland, Jay County, Indiana. He is my 5th cousin once removed via the Gaunts.
Elsie Marie Thompson, daughter of George Marion Thompson and Jessie Lenora Crisler, was born August 10, 1920 in Sumner County, Kansas. She is my 5th cousin once removed on my Gauntt line through the Crislers.
Sergio Grobler was born August 10, 1941 in Habana, Cuba. He is the husband of Sophia Korenstein, daughter of Harry Korenstein and Rebecca Szocherman, who is my 4th cousin on my Nowicki line through the Szochermans.
David K. Elkins, son of Marvin Elkins and Ethel R. Gardner, was born August 10, 1956 in San Diego County, California. He is the 1st cousin once removed of my aunt Mary McStroul.
Jennifer Leigh McHenry was born August 10, 1979. She is my 6th cousin.
Lindsey Marie Foster was born August 10, 1984. She is my 5th cousin 2x removed.
Victor Young Craig and Edith Alice Gantt, daughter of Daniel Taylor Gantt and Phoebe Thomas, were married August 10, 1917 in Iowa. Edith is my 3rd cousin 3x removed via the Gantts.
Oliver Goldsmith Holden and Mary Louise Gauntt, daughter of Thomas Kirkland Gauntt and Jane Dunstan, were married August 10, 1919 in Mount Holly, Burlington County, New Jersey. Mary is my grandaunt.
Robert Springfield and Helen Laverta Slentz, daughter of Andrew Earl Slentz and Bessie Florence Landis, were married August 10, 1920 in Wewoka, Seminole County, Oklahoma. Helen is my 5th cousin once removed on my Gauntt line through the Slentzes.
Clarence N. Allen, son of Elwood Lambert Allen and Lillian Steel, and Mary Elizabeth Stradling were married August 10, 1934, probably in New Jersey. Clarence is my 5th cousin on my Gauntt line through the Allens.
Owen M. Walker and Marguerite Maureen Thackeray, daughter of Logan Thackeray and Virginia Steele, were married August 10, 1937 in Los Angeles County, California. Marguerite is my 5th cousin 2x removed on my Gauntt line through the Thackerays.
Joseph Kenneth Leven, son of David Leven and Esther Garfinkel, and Dorie Hollenberg were married August 10, 1973 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Joseph is my 3rd cousin once removed on my Meckler line through the Garfinkels.
Abraham Sinnreich and Naomi Wendy Brainin, daughter of William David Brainin and Beatrice Horowitz, were married August 10, 1975 in Bayside, Queens County, New York. Naomi is my 2nd cousin once removed on my Brainin line.
Max Socherman, son of William Socherman (originally Szocherman) and Anna Tania Jakowszycka, and Betty Gladys Rada were married August 10, 1991 in Broward County, Florida. Max is my 4th cousin on my Nowicki line through the Szochermans.
Viola V. Gaunt, daughter of Jacob Gaunt and Melvina F. Bennett, died August 10, 1855 in Jay County, Indiana at the age of 16 months. She is my 3rd cousin 3x removed via the Gaunts.
Joseph R. Gaunt, son of Jacob Gaunt and Melvina F. Bennett, died August 10, 1856 in Jay County, Indiana at the age of 16 months. He is the brother of Viola Gaunt (above) and also my 3rd cousin 3x removed.
Louis Victor Gaunt, son of William Allen Gaunt and Mary Ann Parrott, died August 10, 1877, probably in Wabash County, Indiana, at the age of 8 months. He is another 3rd cousin 3x removed via the Gaunts.
Sunday, August 8, 2021
Events in My Family Tree: August 9
A day with no deaths is a nice change of pace.
Baby Girl Brinck, daughter of Philander C. Brinck and Margaret K. Githens, was born August 9, 1850 in Camden, Camden County, New Jersey. She is my 3rd cousin 3x removed on my Gauntt line through the Githenses.
George V. Gaunt, son of Benjamin Gaunt and Mary Elizabeth Sever, was born August 9, 1879 in New Jersey, possibly in Burlington County. He is my half 2nd cousin 2x removed via the Gaunts.
William Richard Gaunt, son of Edward Lee Gaunt and Ethyl Fay Davison, was born August 9, 1927 in Fort Wayne, Allen County, Indiana. He is my 5th cousin once removed via the Gaunts.
Marguerite Gail Gaynor, daughter of Francis John Gaynor and Eileen Evelyn Mullaney, was born August 9, 1945 in Newark, Essex County, New Jersey. She is the half 1st cousin once removed of my half-sister Laura Sellers and the sister of Richard Frank Gaynor, whose birthday was on yesterday's list for August 8.
Martha Sue Upper, daughter of Maynard Dale Upper and Laura Jane Gaunt, was born August 9, 1953, possibly in Pennsylvania. She is my 6th cousin via the Gaunts.
Laurie Allen Mirsky, daughter of Kenneth Mirsky and Linda Cohen, was born August 9, 1961 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. She is my 3rd cousin on my Gorodetsky line through the Mirskys.
Alyce Renee Ebanks was born August 9, 1987. She is my half 1st cousin.
Alexandra Lederman was born August 9, 1989. She is my 3rd cousin.
David Elkins and Edith McStroul, daughter of Leo Martin McStroul and Anna Krebs, were married August 9, 1935 in Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin. Edith is the aunt of my aunt Mary McStroul.
Events in My Family Tree: August 8
In an interesting coincidence, all of the marriages on today's list are from my mother's side of the family.
Aloha Emily Vaughn, daughter of John E. Vaughn and Bertha Florence Gaunt, was born August 8, 1918 in Kings County, California. She is my 4th cousin 2x removed via the Gaunts.
Wayne Earl Gaunt, son of Clarence Meridith Gaunt and Mary Grace Stewart, was born August 8, 1921 in Kern County, Califorina. He is also my 4th cousin 2x removed via the Gaunts.
Linda Louise Gaunt, daughter of Burman J. Gaunt and Gretchen K. C. Hopman, was born August 8, 1949 in Muncie, Delaware County, Indiana. She is my 6th cousin via the Gaunts.
Richard Frank Gaynor, son of Francis John Gaynor and Eileen Evelyn Mullaney, was born August 8, 1951 in Newark, Essex County, New Jersey. He is the half 1st cousin once removed of my half-sister Laura Sellers.
Mack Anthony Sherman, son of Warren Sheward Sherman and Merle Gaunt, was born August 8, 1952, probably in Jay County, Indiana. He is my 6th cousin via the Gaunts.
Patricia Eileen Guy, daughter of William Thomas Guy and Patricia Claire Gauntt, was born August 8, 1954, possibly in Pennsylvania. She is my 5th cousin once removed on my Gauntt line.
Brent Robert Herendeen was born August 8, 1983. He is my 6th cousin.
Aliza Bess Lerner was born August 8, 1991. She is my 4th cousin once removed.
Gabriel Matthew Horner was born August 8, 1994. He is my 3rd cousin.
Orin Michael Zohar was born August 8, 1995. He is my 4th cousin once removed.
Morris Garfinkel, son of Yikusee'ael Koifman Gorfinkel and Sora Rivka Mekler, and Mirka Ajzner were married August 8, 1926 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Morris is my 2nd cousin 2x removed via the Meklers and the father of my dear cousin Esther Garfinkel.
John Bernard Boyle and Janet Elaine Perlman, daughter of Morton Eli Perlman and Doris Bash, were married August 8, 1972 in St. Catherines, Ontario, Canada. Janet is my 2nd cousin once removed on my Meckler line through the Perlmans.
Mitchell Lloyd Rubenstein and Gayle Gabrielle Lederman, daughter of Donald Lawrence Lederman and Miriam Jaffe, were married August 8, 1987 in Marlboro, Monmouth County, New Jersey. Gayle is my 2nd cousin once removed on my Gorodetsky line through the Ledermans.
Joseph Mulliner died August 8, 1781 in Burlington, Burlington County, New Jersey at the age of about 51. He is the brother of Moses Mulliner, my 5th-great-grandfather, and therefore my 5th-great-granduncle.
Rebecah Gaunt, daughter of Reuben T. Gaunt and Hannah Lewallen, died August 8, 1819, most likely in New Jersey. She is my 1st cousin 4x removed via the Gaunts.
Elizabeth Ada Gaunt, daughter of Joseph L. Gaunt and Rebecca Elizabeth Coverly, died August 8, 1924, possibly in New Jersey, at the age of 21. She is my 4th cousin once removed via the Gaunts.
John Robert Eckman, son of John Eckman and Martha Johnson Atkinson, died August 8, 1954 in Mount Holly, Burlington County, New Jersey at the age of 56. He is the paternal grandfather of my half 1st cousin Albert Lore.
William E. Gaunt, son of Ner Gaunt and Elizabeth C. Miller, died August 8, 1957 in Frankfort, Clinton County, Indiana at the age of 84. He is my 3rd cousin 3x removed via the Gaunts.
Saturday, August 7, 2021
Saturday Night Genealogy Fun: Newspaper Headlines on Your Birthdate
Here is your assignment, if you choose to play along (cue the Mission: Impossible! music):
(1)
What is your birthdate?
(2) Find a newspaper from your hometown, or a nearby larger town or city, that was published on that date. What was the major headline on page 1 of that issue of the newspaper?
(3) Share your headline with us in your own blog post, in a comment on this blog post, or in a Facebook post.
NOTE: For those who don't have access to digital newspapers behind a subscription wall, find FREE digital newspapers using Kenneth Marks' The Ancestor Hunt site at https://theancestorhunt.com/newspapers.html.
(4) Tell us in your own blog post, in a comment to this blog post, or on Facebook. Be sure to leave a comment with a link to your blog post on this post.
1. I was born April 9, 1962 in Los Angeles, California (East L.A., to be specific; I have my own theme song!).
2. I started my newspaper search on Chronicling America, because it's a free site that everyone has access to (your U.S. tax dollars at work!). I found two newspapers there published on April 9, 1962, but they were from Chapel Hill, North Carolina and Washington, D.C. Not exactly my hometown; not even the right side of the country.
Next I tried Newspapers.com, because I have a subscription. I found two different isssues of the Los Angeles Times, a morning edition and a midday edition!
The top headlines for the morning edition:
• Cuba Price for Invaders: $62 Million or 30 Years
• French Voters OK Algera Cease-fire
• Blood Flows as Algeria Vote Wins
• Sino-Soviet Split Called 'Inevitable'
• Sailors Quit Ship, Taking Grain to Reds
The top headlines for the midday edition:
• Hounds Track Fleeing Convicts
• Border Gun Fight: Tourists See Norwalk Man Die
• Gunpowder Blast Kills 20; 500 Flee
• 2 Yanks Die, 2 Held in S. Viet-Nam
• Caliente Race Fans Panicked
• And a photo of Richard Burton in Rome
I found it interesting how different the stories were from the morning to midday.
Events in My Family Tree: August 7
Half of the people on today's list are spouses of my relatives, which is unusual.
Priscilla Dye was born August 7, 1828 in Ohio. She was the wife of John B. Gaunt, son of John Gaunt and Euphemia Thornton, who is my 2nd cousin 4x removed via the Gaunts.
Norma Marguerite Prusso was born August 7, 1901 in California, possibly in Alameda County. She was the wife of Walter Everett Gaunt, son of James Knox Polk Gaunt and Sarah Naomi Boone, who is my 3rd cousin 3x removed via the Gaunts.
James Kirkland Gauntt, son of Thomas Kirkland Gauntt and Jane Dunstan, was born August 7, 1905 in Masonville, Burlington County, New Jersey. He is my granduncle.
David Wylie Hall was born August 7, 1964. He is my 3rd cousin.
Mariah Lorraine Gordon was born August 7, 1993. She is my 3rd cousin also.
Murray Elliot Perlman, son of Abraham Sam Perlman and Stella Joffe, and Helen Ruth Greenebaum were married August 7, 1949 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California. Murray is my 3rd cousin once removed on my Nowicki line through the Perlmans.
Jacob Persoff died August 7, 1989 in Manhattan, New York County, New York at the age of 77. He was the husband of Frieda Schneiderman, daughter of Sam Schneiderman and Annie Rachel Petranovsky, who is my 1st cousin 3x removed on my Schneiderman line.
Charles Robert Clark, son of Oren Wilson Clark and Anna G. Gaunt, died August 7, 2007 in La Fontaine, Wabash County, Indiana at the age of 86. He is my 4th cousin 2x removed via the Gaunts.
Frederick T. Bodenberg died August 7, 2009 in Chambersburg, Franklin County, Pennsylvania at the age of 90. He was the husband of Elizabeth Frances Hoyer, daughter of Rollin Henry Hoyer and Bessie Florence Schwier, who is my 6th cousin once removed on my Gauntt line through the Schwiers.
Friday, August 6, 2021
Events in My Family Tree: August 6
Jimmy Bowen was born on his grandfather John Francis Gaynor's 62nd birthday. I hope they celebrated together more than once.
John Miller Gaunt, son of George Horner Gaunt and Emily A. Miller, was born August 6, 1858 in Greenwich Township, Gloucester County, New Jersey. He is my 4th cousin 3x removed via the Gaunts.
Lewis C. Galbraith was born August 6, 1875 in Indiana. He was the husband of Dora Ann Kirtlan, daughter of Homer Astwood Kirtlan and Elizabeth H. Gaunt, who is my 3rd cousin 3x removed via the Gaunts.
John Francis Gaynor, son of James P. Gaynor and Mary Guynan, was born August 6, 1879 in New York, probably in Manhattan. He is the great-grandfather of my half-sister Laura Sellers.
Mary Virginia Gaunt, daughter of Hananiah Selah Gaunt and Margaret S. Scott, was born August 6, 1881 in New Jersey, probably in Burlington County. She is my 1st cousin 3x removed via the Gaunts.
James Paul Bowen, son of Paul Sayer Bowen and Catherine C. Corley, was born August 6, 1941 in Newark, Essex County, New Jersey. Jimmy is the 1st cousin once removed of my half-sister Laura Sellers on her Bowen line.
Alon Joshua Halbrich was born August 6, 1982. He is my 4th cousin once removed.
Todd Louis Yurkovic was born August 6, 1991. He is my 3rd cousin once removed.
Clara Mae Wright, daughter of George B. McClellan Wright and Pearl Ellen Slentz, died August 6, 1986 in Muncie, Delaware County, Indiana at the age of 90. She is my 5th cousin once removed on my Gauntt line through the Slentzes.
Lavonda Imogene Blaylock died August 6, 1992 in Fort Wayne, Allen County, Indiana. She was the wife of Harry Mark Gaunt, Jr., son of Harry Mark Gaunt, Sr. and Sarah Gayle Kirkendall, who is also my 5th cousin once removed, but directly through the Gaunts.
Thursday, August 5, 2021
Events in My Family Tree: August 5
All of the deaths for this date are at young ages, some more extreme than others.
Edgar Cooper Gaunt, son of John Gaunt, Jr. and Elizabeth Colson French, was born August 5, 1869 in Mantua, Gloucester County, New Jersey. He is my 4th cousin 3x removed via the Gaunts.
Miriam Edith Votaw, daughter of Uz Millard Votaw and Ruth E. Barnett, was born August, 5, 1917 in Richvalley, Wabash County, Indiana. She is my 5th cousin once removed on my Gauntt line through the Votaws.
David Kardish, son of Israel Kardish and Eva Feldberg, was born August 5, 1951 in Ontario, Ottawa, Canada. He is my 2nd cousin once removed on my Gorodetsky line through the Kardishes.
Stephen Wayne Gaunt, son of Charles Jacob Gaunt, Jr. and Ruth Ann Schinnerer, was born August 5, 1952 in Fort Wayne, Allen County, Indiana. He is my 6th cousin via the Gaunts.
Jason Christohper Ellis was born August 5, 1972. He is my 2nd cousin once removed.
Martina Vallejo was born August 5, 1985. She is the wife of my nephew William Ralph Fowler III.
Laurel Leonard was born August 5, 1987. She is my 2nd cousin.
Elan Eisenstadt was born August 5, 1992. She is my 4th cousin.
William Murphy and Patricia Ann Lore, daughter of Clarence Newcomb Lore and Dorothy Mae Sellers, were married August 5, 1988 in Orlando, Orange County, Florida. Pattie is my half 1st cousin via the Sellerses.
George B. Gaunt, son of Uz Gaunt and Sarah Ann Whitacre, died August 5, 1865, possibly in Indiana, at the age of 26. He is my 2nd cousin 4x removed via the Gaunts.
Ruth Ann Votaw, daughter of Daniel W. Votaw and Louisa Gaunt, died August 5, 1872 in Wabash County, Indiana at the age of just under 1 year. She is my 3rd cousin 3x removed via the Gaunts.
Lois Katherine Gage, daughter of Clayton Emmert Gage and Margaret Katherine Winstel, died August 5, 1948 in Covington, Kenton County, Kentucky at the age of 32. She is my 6th cousin once removed on my Gauntt line through the Gages.
Stacy Buzby Armstrong, son of Stacy Biddle Armstrong and Lydia Smith Haines, died August 5, 1955 in Moorestown, Burlington County, New Jersey at the age of 52. He is my 1st cousin 2x removed on my Armstrong line.
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