Happy Mothers' Day

In Memory of my Mother,
who taught us the value of family,

& to all my Grandmothers.

Follow the links to learn more about these wonderful women.

My mother,

Alberta Joy (Gardner) Brown

My Grandmothers:

Ivy Regina (Mark) Brown, 1908 OH - 2003 NY

Helen F. (Coyle) Gardner, 1897 NY - 1965 NY

My Great Grandmothers:

Rose Ella (Brumfield) Brown, 1867 MS - 1948 MS

Nancy Regina V. (Gruissy) Mark, 1879 OH - 1959 OH

Fannie (Edelstein) Gardner, 1860 Austria - 1908 NY

Mary Josephine (Mullane) Coyle , 1867 Ireland - 1927 NY

My 2x Great Grandmothers:

Emmaline Melina (Smith) Brown, 1831 MS - 1920 MS

Martha Elizabeth (Alford) Brumfield, 1846 MS - after 1910

Elidia Rebecca (Ritter) Mark, 1854 OH - 1912 OH

Esther Barbara (Wolf) Gruissy, 1836 PA - 1906 OH

Devorah Dora (Horn) Gartner, 1838 Poland - c 1880

Netty (Grofs) Edelstein, b 1834

Margaret (Brady) Coyle, c 1855 Ireland - 1934 CT 

Brigid (English) Mullane, c 1848 Ireland - 1920 ireland

My [known] 3x Great Grandmothers:

Mary Polly (Spurlock) Brown, 1800 GA - 1888 MS

Euseba (Fortenberry) Smith, 1809 SC - 1878 MS

Charlotte Temple (Ott) Brumfield, 1813 LA - 1895

Martha P. (Smith) Alford, 1802 SC - 1861 MS

Mary Isabella (Heffelfinger) Mark, 1819 PA - 1904 OH

Isabell (Fisher) Ritter, 1828 OH - 1870 OH

Mary (Grorisclauss) Gruissy

Elizabeth (Burkholder) Wolf, 1814 PA - 1856 OH

Jute (Henes) Gartner

Mary (Cunningham) Coyle, c 1810 - 1848 Ireland

Catherine (Gibney) Brady, 1818 Ireland - 1873 Ireland

Julia (Sullivan) Mullane, Ireland

Ellen (Hogan) English, Ireland

My [known] 4x Great Grandmothers:

Sarah (Robertson) Brown, d 1810 GA

Frances (Traylor) Spurlock, 1782 - 1846 MS

Joanna (Dillon) Smith, 1778 NC - 1821 MS [Double grandmother!]

Violette (Kennington) Fortenberry, 1786 SC - 1858 MS

Margaret (Kelly) Brumfield, b 1772 NC 

Margaret (Jackson) Ott, 1777  SC - 1854 LA

Elizabeth (Bryant) Alford, 1765 - c 1793

Elizabeth (Mowrey) Heffelfinger, 1799 PA - 1871 OH

Anna Mariah Ritter, 1777 PA - 1842 OH

Elizabeth (Mowrey) Heffelfinger, 1799 PA - 1871 OH

Catherine Fisher

Barbara (Straum) Gruissy, c 1792 Switzerland. - OH

Esther Barbara (Shaffer) Wolf, 1777 PA - 1866 PA

Mary (unknown maiden name) Coyle, Ireland

Elan ( ) GIbney, Ireland 

My [known] 5x Great Grandmothers:

Christian  (unknown maiden name) Robertson, d 1810 MS

Jemimah (Hollis) Smith, c 1755 SC - 1819 SC  [Double grandmother!]

Anne (Lawrence) Dillon, c 1762 NC - c 1830 MS  [Double grandmother!]

Hannah (Eubanks) Faulkenberry, 1748 - 1815 SC

Martha  (unknown maiden name) Kennington

Elizabeth (unknown maiden name) Brumfield

Mary (Durham) Kelly, c 1745 VA - 1830 TN

Mary Elizabeth(Ott) Ott, 1759 SC - 1816 SC

Lucy (Newton) Ott, 1720 - 1790 NC

Eve  (unknown maiden name) Mowrey, d 1827

Maria Elizabeth Keck, 1747 PA - 1813 PA

Appollonia (Dick) Wolf, 1738 at Sea - c 1791 PA

My [known] 6x Great Grandmothers:

Rosannah (Hagan) Hollis, b 1735 VA  [Double grandmother!]

Mary  (unknown maiden name) Dillon  [Double grandmother!]

Ann (Ashley) Lawrence, b c 1733 NC  [Double grandmother!]

Elizabeth (unknown maiden name) Brumfield, 1720 - 1758

Margaret (Collough) Durham

Margaret (Fitchner) Ott

Mary (Steely) Ott

Mary Elizabeth (Tutt) Ritter, 1723 - 1787

Hannah (unknown maiden name) Keck

Anna Barbara (Orth) Wolf, b 1697

Anna Otillia (Knack) Dick, 1711 - 1782

My [known] 7x Great Grandmothers:

Esther (Canterbury) Hollis d 1769

Elizabeth (Nichols) Lawrence

Lucretia Ann (Hicks) Ashley

Mary (Riggins) Durham

Rachel  (unknown maiden name) Colclough, b 1678

Gretchen (Schmitts) Ott

And all those grandmothers yet to be uncovered!

Roses for all my grandmothers.

This is a repost from 2019 & updated for today.

Related Posts:

• Alberta Joy Gardner Brown
• Ivy Regina Mark Brown
• Helen F. Coyle Gardner