ON THIS DATE IN OUR FAMILY - August 20th

TODAY IS AUGUST 20^th

Today is the birthday of my good friend, Pam. I thought in honor of that I would see who in my family tree was born, married or died on this date.

I use my Legacy software to create a list. Find>Detailed Search and then enter the parameters.

Let’s see what we have.  The list contains 18 individuals from our family tree which contains both mine and my husband’s family.

BIRTHS

ANKER, Martha A. - my husband’s maternal great granduncle’s wife - born 20 Aug 1890 in Germany, married Andrew Ludwig on 7 Apr 1921 in Buffalo, Erie, New York.

FORSYTH, Bradley J. - my maternal 2^nd cousin once removed - born 20 Aug 1935 in Michigan – Married Lindsay Weber 30 Oct 1987.

GOULD, Cyrus – born 20 Aug 1841 in Michigan – he is a person of interest in my search for the parents of my paternal 2^nd great grandfather, John C. Gould.

KIMBALL, Ann Eliza – maternal 3^rd great granduncle’s wife’s 1st cousin – born 20 Aug 1845 in Ohio, died 29 Mar 1916 in Portsmouth, Scioto, Ohio

PRITCHARD, Thomas Alexander – my paternal 3^rd cousin’s husband’s father – born 20 Aug 1923 in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, died 20 Aug 1992 on his 69^th birthday. Married Audrey Hilda Mauer.

MARRIAGES

CLARK, Henry Bryan – my 3^rd cousin 3 times removed – born 14 Jul 1888 in Nebraska and died before 1957.  Married Goldie M. Sackett on 20 Aug 1911 in Berrien County, Michigan.

FINK, Elwood Reynolds – my husband’s maternal Uncle – born 5 Nov 1912 in Ebenezer, Erie, New York, died 29 Oct 1997 in San Diego, San Diego Co., California. Married Esther May Shurgour on 20 Aug 1937 in San Diego, California.

GOULD, Theda E. – another person of interest in my search for my paternal 2^nd great grandfather John C. Gould’s parents.  She was born 16 Jan 1840 in New York and died 1 Oct 1918 in Oxford, Oakland, Michigan – she married as her 2^nd husband, Jesse G. Hosner on 20 Aug 1903 in Oxford, Oakland, Michigan.

KRAWEC, Dr. Charles – is a match to me via the DNA of his descendants.  I haven’t figured out where we connect just yet.  He was born 19 Mar 1931 in Wilkes Barre, Luzerne, Pennsylvania and married Alicia Hedwig Slasinski on 20 Aug 1952 in Dearnborn, Wayne, Michigan.

DEATHS

BOGGS, Andrew Elliot – my maternal 4^th great grandfather, born in 1768 in Pennsylvania and died 20 Aug 1840 in Perry Township, Gallia, Ohio.  He married Hannah Jane Bowen on 6 Jan 1794 in Greenbrier Co., Virginia

CALLAHAN, Wanda Mae – my maternal 3^rd cousin twice removed.  She was born 13 Nov 1925 in Independence, Montgomery, Kansas and died 20 Aug 2014 in Bayou Vista, Galveston, Texas. She married David Walton in about 1944.

CONNORS, Leo Arthur – my maternal grandaunt’s husband’s son.  He was born 1 Jun 1907 in Michigan and sadly died 20 Aug 1907 in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan at only 2 months and 19 days old.

DOTY, James – my paternal 5^th great grandfather and one of my Mayflower ancestors.  He is the 2^nd great grandson of Mayflower passenger, Edward Doty.  James was born 22 Jan 1736/37 in Plymouth, Colonial Massachusetts and died 20 Aug 1817 in Pembroke, Plymouth, Massachusetts.  He married in about 1764 Elisabeth Kempton.  They had 5 know children, one of whom was Issac, my 4^th great grandfather.

The earliest birth in this group is Cyrus Gould born in 1841.

The earliest marriage is Theda Gould in 1903.

The earliest death is James Doty in 1817.

SOME OF THE WELL KNOWN PEOPLE BORN ON AUGUST 20^th

Jacqueline Susann – 1918-1974 – author of Valley of the Dolls

Don King – American boxing promoter

Isaac Hayes – 1942-2008 – soul musician, singer-songwriter

Graig Nettles – 1944 – MLB 3^rd baseman

Connie Chung  - 1946 – American news anchor

Robert Plant – 1948 – British rock vocalist – Led Zeppelin

Al Roker – 1954 – American weatherman

Brad Avery – 1971 – Christian rock guitarist with the band Third Day

Demi Lovato – 1992 – actress

For a complete list you can click here https://www.onthisday.com/today/birthdays.php

HISTORICAL EVENTS THAT HAPPENED ON THIS DAY

• 1737 First public admittance to the Salon de Paris art exhibition at the Louvre in Paris.
• 1838 United States Exploring Expedition headed by Charles Wilkes departs for the Pacific Ocean and Antarctica.
• 1919 Anti-Cigarette League of America forms in Chicago, Illinois

I’ve highlighted the surnames included in this post.  If you find any of them are connected to you, please get in touch.  Particularly if it involves my Gould line, an ongoing brick wall for over 20 years now.

Happy hunting,

Michigan Girl

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ON THIS DATE ~ It’s my nephew’s birthday today–he is turning 30–let’s see who else in our family tree shares January 24th as a significant event

My nephew turns 30 today.  Those years certainly flew by.  My niece and nephew have been very important to me ever since the day they were born.  In honor of Joshua’s 30th birthday, let’s see who else shares January 24th as an event date – birth, marriage or death.

I used the Legacy Search function to quickly create my list.  Search>Find>Detailed search. Then I set 3 conditions as seen in the screen shot below.  Under “how to look” it is generally better to use “contains” rather than “equal to.”  Just in case you have a typo or other error.

My list was created with the click of a mouse.  There are 23 individuals on the list.  How are they connected to me?  Let’s find out.

BIRTHS

FAUST, Mary – 24 Jan 1890 - my husband’s 1st cousin twice removed’s wife

GOULD, Joshua – 24 Jan 1991 – my nephew to whom I’ve dedicated this post

GOULD, Nina Laura – 24 Jan 1877 - an unlinked individual added in my search for my paternal 3rd great grandparents

HANSHAW, Gary King – 24 Jan 1927 - 1st husband of my maternal 3rd cousin twice removed

HART, Henry – 24 Jan 1795 - my paternal 3rd great grandfather

LYONS, Jane Anne – 24 Jan 1926 - she is listed in my maternal grandmother’s journal and I have not yet determined if she is related to us or not

MILNE, Henry – 24 Jan 1856 -  my maternal great granduncle’s wife’s brother

ORR, Fred Calvin – 24 Jan 1867 - relationship to me unknown, part of my search for my paternal 3rd great grandparents

MARRIAGES

BOWEN, Peggy to Abram BRIGHT on 24 Jan 1833 – my maternal 1st cousin 5 times removed

CORNELIUS, Joseph Edward to Carolyn GEORGE on 24 Jan 1958 – my stepfather’s marriage to his 2nd wife

HART, Leslie G. to Johanna TAGLAUER on 24 Jan 1918 – my paternal 2nd cousin twice removed

LUNSFORD, Andrew J. to Martha E. VERMILLION on 24 Jan 1856 – my maternal 3rd great granduncle

DEATHS

BURRELL, Isaac Jr. – 24 Jan 1863 – relationship to me unknown, part of my search for my paternal 3rd great grandparents

DECLUTE, George – 24 Jan 1926 – paternal 1st cousin 3 times removed’s wife’s husband

GILLESPIE, Louise – 24 Jan 1950 – my maternal great grandaunt

GOULD, Martha E. – 24 Jan 1883 - relationship to me unknown, part of my search for my paternal 3rd great grandparents

HALL, Jeremiah Jr. – 24 Jan 1776 – my husband’s paternal 1st cousin 5 times removed

INGRAHAM, Elizabeth – 24 Jan 1911 – my paternal 2nd great grandaunt’s husband’s sister

McTAGGART, Angus – 24 Jan 1874 – my Dad’s first wife’s great grandfather

The earliest January 24th date is Jeremiah Hall, Jr.’s death in 1776.  The most recent is my nephew’s birthday in 1991.

I always enjoy looking at a particular date in my family tree.  Do you ever do something like this?  You could use your own birthday or someone else’s.  Or your marriage date.  There are all sorts of possibilities.

The bonus to doing this is taking a look at various individuals whom you may not recently have been researching.  In fact, in my case there were a couple for whom I had research notes from 2009 and nothing since.  It would behoove me to return to those ancestors or potential ancestors and conduct more research. 

Happy hunting,

Michigan Girl

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ON THIS DATE IN OUR FAMILY ~ FEBRUARY 1st

BIRTHS
1810  - FRAMPTON, Samuel - maternal 2C 1 removed

1889 – SEIGLE, Arthur George - maternal 1C 2x removed

1921 – KLEIN, Helen Frances - maternal 3C 2x removed

MARRIAGES
None on this date

DEATHS

1765 – DENSLER, Anna Barbara - maternal 7th great grandmother

1884 – ROSETTE, Cornelia - husband's 1C 4x removed

1892 – YOUNG, Whilemina - father's 1st wife great grandmother

1935 – LUNSFORD, Orville - maternal 2C 3x removed

1935 – WILSON, Dewitt Clinton, Dr. - maternal 1C 4x removed

1951 – FORSYTH, James Ferris - maternal husband of great grandaunt

1981 – FREEBURN, William L. - father's 1st wife's 2nd husband

2002 – HART, Elva M. - paternal half 3C once removed

2012 – GOODBODY, Thomas Leavenworth III - husband's 1C once removed

  

BURIALS
1886 – MILNE, A.C. - maternal granduncle

1926 – DUNFEE, Gladys - maternal 2C 3x removed

1939 – HUMPHRIES, Fitzhugh Lee - maternal 2C 4 times removed

1942 – WHITSELL, Charles Wesley - husband of half 1C 3x removed (paternal)

What happened in your family on February 1st?

Please contact me if you think you might be related to anyone mentioned in this blog.

Happy hunting,

Michigan Girl

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