Ancestor Anniversaries, May 1 - 13

May 1836                Frederick Miller & Barbary Ritter [daughter of Johannes Ritter, Jr. & Anna Mariah] Frederick & Barbary had five children, all born in Ohio. Barbary died 12 Feb 1895.

1 May 1851              John Shaffer Ellzey, Jr. [ son of John Ellzey & Elizabeth Coney} & Saryntha A. Smith [daughter of Wyatt Smith & Euseba Fortenberry] John & Saryntha had eight children, all born in Mississippi. John died 5 Sept 1874. Saryntha died 25 July 1905.

1 May 1919              John William Ritter [son of Isaac Ritter & Isabell Fisher] & Minnie J. Marshman. John William Ritter was married three times. He also married Ruth Anna Scott & Mary E. Cobler. He & Ruth had eight children, all born in Ohio.

6 May 1917              Frank Pascale [son of Augustino Pascale & Maria Grazia Servello] & Giovanna Pascale [daughter of Thomas Pascale & Carmella Arena]. They were married in Mt. Kisco, NY. They had six children.

6 May 1939              Sammuel Ruffus Brock & Iris Elizabeth Pierce [daughter of Arlie Pierce & Lyda Mearl Brown]. They were married in McComb, Pike, Mississippi. They had two children. Sammuel died 5 Dec 1989 in Mississippi.

7 May 1912              James Joseph Coyle [ son of Patrick Coyle & Margaret Brady] & Madeline Herbst [daughter of Conrad Herbst & Rosa Hahn] They were married in New York, NY. They had seven children. The oldest was born in Texas and the others were born in Connecticut.

9 May 1921              Nathaniel Gardner [son of Leopold Gartner & Fannie Edelstein] & Helen F. Coyle [daughter of Michael Coyle & Mary Josephine Mullane] Nathaniel and Helen were married twice, to each other. They were married in a civil ceremony in Manhattan, NY & later married in a Catholic ceremony. They had one daughter. Nathaniel & Helen were my maternal grandparents. 

12 May 1716            Johan Jacob Wolf [son of Johannes Peter Wolf & Susanna] & Anna Barbara Orth. They were married in Germany. They had eleven children. Ten children were born in Germany. The youngest was born in Pennsylvania. 

13 May 1920            Calogero Palilla [son of Dominick Palilla & Carmella Comparetto] & Grazia Brigandi [daughter of Carmen Brigandi & Angela Valenti]. They were married in Connecticut. They had four children.

Helen Coyle & Nathaniel Gardner