Is your birthday in May? Happy Birthday!
Maybe you share your special day with someone in our family who came before. Look below and see. I posted this series back in 2011. This version has been updated with more information. I hope you find it as much fun as I do.
Even if it is not your birthday, look at the highlighted SURNAMES. Maybe you will see a name from your family & learn a little more about them.
Click on the links to learn more about the people & places they lived.
1 May
1857 Miriam Folsom MESSMORE, daughter of William Henry Messmore & Susan Isabel Ritter
1925 Wilbur Dean MORRISON, son of Peter Clifford Morrison & Amanda Werth
2 May
1831 Axa BRUMFIELD, born in Louisiana; daughter of Willis Brumfield & Nancy Virginia Holmes. Axa died at 7 months old.
1892 Charles Forest MARK, son of William Mark & Elidia Rebecca Ritter. Served in World War I. Married Bertha Flickinger in 1923. Children: Charles, Lucile, Virginia & William.
1941 Jerry Michael BROCK, son of Samuel Ruffus Brock
3 May
1694 Johan Jacob WOLF, born in Germany, son of Johannes Peter & Susanna Wolf. He married Anna Barbara Orth. Came to Pennsylvania in 1737.
1846 William Warren OTT, son of Joseph T. Ott
1904 Marian Louise LEHMAN
1905 Alcus FORTENBERRY, son of Joseph Gazie Fortenberry
1906 Jay Peter Robert SPICE
4 May
1761 Barbara RITTER, daughter of Caspar Ritter
1896 Thomas Joseph BRADY, b in New Jersey, son of John Brady & Mary McCartin. Children: John, Thomas & William.
1933 Basil Huey BALL, son of James Alton Ball & Mildred Olga Brown
1943 Michael Wilson AMACKER
5 May
1830 Thomas Jefferson FUTCH, husband of Mary Elizabeth Fortenberry
1843 Moses WOLF b. in Pennsylvania, son of John Jonas Wolf & Sarah Ann Chronister. Died 14 April 1862.
1918 Eileen Mae Reis BROPHY
1940 Wreatha Jean SORRELL
6 May
1862 Laurah Uella ELLZEY
1870 Samuel Neaman ALFORD, b in MS; son of Seaborn John Alford
1925 Bernarr Jessee REYNOLDS b. in Mississippi, son of Thelma Lady Brown. Married Jessie Elizabeth Overby. Children: Michael, Rebecca & Patrick.
7 May
1936 Sophie Ann CUBBAGE married Onice Levaughn Cutrer, son of Onice Odwell Cutrer & Malinda McBrayer.
8 May
1844 Joseph WOLF b. in Pennsylvania, son of John Franklin Wolf & Elisabeth Burkholder. Served in the Civil War. Married Anna Eliza Kohr. Children: Clementine, Gertrude, Clark & Mildred.
1882 Elmer E. LOBAUGH
1902 Fleet Rankin CUTRER
1926 William McCORMICK
9 May
1808 Thomas RITTER, born in PA; son of John Michael Ritter
1865 Theodosia EASLEY married James Morris, son of Benjamin Morris & Hollander Smith.
1879 Jonathan J. MILLER
10 May
1875 Dora A. MILLER
1891 Harry Lewis CREASY b. in Ohio, son of Philip M. Creasy & Mary E. Wasem, Child: Norma J. Creasy. He served in World War I.
1895 Clarence Archie FORTENBERRY, son of Joseph Gazie Fortenberry
11 May
1878 Harry E. WOLF; son of Peter Alfred Wolf
1886 Jonas Hankey WOLF, son of Frederick Jacob Wolf
1898 Isaac Cornelius RITTER b. in Ohio, son of Philip Ritter & Mary E. Cornelius Married Florence Edna Younker. Children: George & Lois.
1927 Myrtis Irene DYKES
12 May
1876 Fannie Belle ALFORD, b in MA; daughter of Ira Newton Alford & Samantha N. Ott
1879 Louise Sophia SCHULTZ
1892 Junius Earl BROWN b. in Mississippi, also called June; son of Jasper Pascal Brown & Rose Ella Brumfield. Children: Joe & Everett. He was my great uncle.
13 May
1813 Amanda BROWN, born in MS; daughter of Moses Brown & Nancy C. Perkins
1856 William David FORTENBERRY, born in MS, son of Isaac Edward Fortenberry
1902 Eileen G. BANKS married Thomas Joseph Brady, son of John Brady & Mary Mc Cartin. Children: John, Thomas & William.
14 May
1920 Evelyn May WILSON, daughter of Thomas Clarence Wilson & Euna Clarabell Fortenberry. Married Ausbon Johnson. Children: Dale, Rita, Philip, Kenneth & Ellen.
15 May
1865 Jasper Pascal BROWN b. in Mississippi, son of Allen Moses Brown & Emmaline Smith. Married Rose Ella Brumfield. Died 8 June 1950 in McComb, Mississippi. Jasper was my great grandfather.
1865 Chester E. FRANTZ
1925 Dale Calvin MAURER
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