Thursday, May 1, 2025

May Family Birthdays, May 1 - 15

 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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