Tuesday, January 3, 2012

Ancestor Anniversaries, January 3 - 15

Last year I listed birthdays of our ancestors, twice a month. This year I will list anniversaries. Find out if anyone in our family was married on your wedding day.




3 January 1716        John Nicholls & Elizabeth Osborne, in Virginia

6 January 1939        Karl Leavenworth Rowlee [son of Karl Clayton & Florence Vera (Morrison) Rowlee] & Genevieve Stanley Combs. Married in W. Virginia. 2 children.

7 January 1867        Needham Edwin Alford, 1845 – 1937 [son of Rev. Warren Jackson & Celia Ann (Lewis) Alford] & Mary Luzina Stafford, 1845 – 1937. 12 children.

7 January 1957        William Sherrill Whitaker & Carol Ann Good

9 January 1943        Robert James Coyle [son of James Joseph & Madeline (Herbst) Coyle] & Ruth H. Pottle. Married in Virginia. 4 children

10 January 1920       Hubert Allen Brown, 1894 – 1971 [son of Jasper Pascal & Rose Ella (Brumfield) Brown] & Freddie Smith, 1899 – 1988. Married in Mississippi. 6 children.

11 January 1774       Casper Ritter, 1749 – 1822 [son of Heinrich & Maria Elizabeth (Tutt) Ritter] & Hanna Ottilia Hertz. 8 children.

11 January 1774       Martin Ritter, 1749 - 1827 [son of Heinrich & Maria Elizabeth (Tutt) Ritter]& Anna Margaret Steininger,1752 – 1838, Married in Pennsylvania. 7 children

11 January 1941       Alvin Henry Braun, 1915 – 2000 [son of Frederick herman & Alvina Wihelmenia A. (Klagge) Braun]& Wava Alice Mark,1919 – 2011 [daughter of Thomas Kenneth & N. Regina (Gruissy) Mark. Married in Ohio. 2 children.

13 January 1850       Samuel Wolf, 1827 – 1894 [son of Frederick & Louisa C. (Goetz) Wolf] & Susanne Metzger. 1 child.

13 January 1880       Charles Felder McDaniel, 1860 – 1935, & Letitia Susan Blades, 1863 – 1888 [daughter of Benjamin & Hollander Elizabeth (Morris) Blades] Married in Louisiana. 3 children.

14 January 1904       Franks Peters & Emily Augusta Morrison [daughter of Seth Benner & Margaret Jane (Gruissy) Morrison] Married in Michigan. 2 children.

15 January 1845       Elisha Brumfield, 1822 – 1860 [son of Willis & Nancy Virginia (Holmes) Brumfield] & Salena Arvozena Jane Warner

Do you have a marriage certificate for any of these couples? If you know more about any of these couples. please contact me so we can share & compare.


4 comments:

  1. Excellent idea for a series of posts.

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  2. Thanks, Wendy! My goals are to share information & to find others who are related to these couples.

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  3. Hi Wendy,
    I do share Ritters with you and have info for both. Heinrich is my direct ancestor, Martin is not, but I have info on both. See my tree (A.T. Ritter Family Tree)!! I would really love it if you have more ancestors for Heinrich!!
    Holly (Ritter) Novak hollyn125
    hollyn4@verizon.net

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  4. Holly, I'd love to share information with you. DO you have Ritter family information on line?
    Colleen

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