Ancestor Anniversaries, December 1 - 20

There are many things to celebrate in December, including anniversaries.

1 December 1946     Calvin Ford Fravel & Mary Arline Parker [daughter of Ralph Alvin Parker & Nellie Irene Jolliff]. They were married in Wooster, Wayne, OH. They had two sons.

3 December 1849     Hines Berry Alford [son of Thomas & Dicy Alford]& Louansa Ellen Wadford. They had seven children.

6 December 1868     Augustus Ceaser Gruissy [son of Christian Gruissy & Mary Grorisclauss] & Esther Barbara Wolf [daughter of John Franklin Wolf & Elisabeth Burkholder]. They were married in Stark Co., OH. Esther was the second of three wives for Augustus. They had five children. Augustus was a laborer, a peddler and made & sold medicines.

8 December 1910     Dewitt William Alford & Ina Lucille Brown [daughter of Jasper Pascal Brown & Rose Ella Brumfield]. They were married in LA. They had seven children. Dewitt was a farmer.

17 December 1908    Tate Edward Fortenberry [son of Webster Fortenberry & Nannie Ellzey] & Lucy Viola Brown [daughter of Jasper Pascal Brown & Rose Ella Brumfield]. They were married in Pike Co., MS. They had three sons. Tate was a farmer and a log cutter in a logging company.

16 December 1798    Jeremiah Smith [son of Jeremiah Smith & Joanna Dillon] & Pemecia Smith. They had three children.

20 December 1818    Edwin Barksdale Alford [son of Jacob Alford & Elizabeth Bryant] & Martha P Smith [daughter of Jeremiah Smith & Joanna Dillon]. They were married in Pike Co., MS. They had 13 children. They were married for 43 years. Edwin was a part of the LA militia during the Battle of New Orleans.

20 December 1897    Benjamin E Blades [son of William Ephraim Blades & Morgana Josephine McDaniel]  & Ollie Izellie Schilling. They were married in LA. They had a son and a daughter.