Happy New Year! Time for celebrations, old & new!
Here are some anniversary celebrations.
Anniversaries are filled with memories of wedding celebrations, large or small; religious or civil; recent or many decades ago. We can imagine the weddings and the marriages of our family members on their anniversaries.
When compiling this list I found two brothers who married on the same day. I had never noticed that before.
Click on the links to read more about these people and, possibly, see a photo.
3 Jan. 1716, Middlesex, Virginia. John NICHOLS (b 1680 NC) married Elizabeth OSBORNE. John was 36 when they were married. My 8x great grandparents. John was born in 1680 in Chowan, North Carolina.
4 Jan. 1897, Pike County, Mississippi. Jesse Newton BALL married Lovie Elizabeth BRUMFIELD. Jesse was born 22 Dec 1864 MS. Love was born 9 Jul 1875 MS. They were married 19 years.
6 Jan. 1835. Edward Stewart BROWN (1806 - 1856) married Mary Polly SPURLOCK (1800 - 1888). Edward was the son of Moses Brown. Mary was born 1 Jan 1800 in Georgia, the daughter of Allen Spurlock & Frances Traylor. My 3x great grandparents. They had 5 children and were married 21 years.
6 Jan. 1939, West Virginia. Karl Leavenworth ROWLEE (1917 - 1976) & Genevieve Stanley COMBS (1921 - 2005). Karl was the son of Karl Clayton Rowlee & Florence Vera Morrison. They had 2 sons and were married 37 years.
7 Jan. 1869. Needham Edwin ALFORD (1845 - 1937) married Mary Luzina STAFFORD (1850 - 1902). Needham was the son of Warren Jackson Alford. Mary was the daughter of Abraham Stafford. They had 12 children and were married 33 years.
7 January 1957. William Sherrill WHITAKER married Carol Ann GOOD, daughter of Harold Edward Good and Velma Ellen Hale. They had 3 children.
9 Jan. 1797. Jacob OTT III (1774 - 1836) married Margaret JACKSON (1777 - 1854). My 4x great grandparents. Jacob was born 1774 Orangeburg, South Carolina. Margaret was born 1777 in Orangeburg, South Carolina. They had 8 children and were married 39 years.
9 Jan. 1943. Alexandria, Virginia. Robert James COYLE (1916 - 2012) married Ruth H. POTTLE. Robert was born 27 Apr 1916, CT and was my 1st cousin, 2x removed. We shared genealogy information about our Coyle family. Ruth was born 14 Sept, MA. They had 4 children.
10 Jan. 1920. Pike County, MS. Hubert Allen BROWN (1894 - 1971) married Freddie Beatrice SMITH (1899 - 1988). Hubert was the son of Jasper Pascal Brown & Rose Ella Brumfield. Hubert was my great uncle. Freddie was the daughter of Elvin Dennie Smith & Nancy Cordelia Smith They had 6 children and were married 51 years.
11 Jan. 1774. PA. Brothers married the same day:
Martin RITTER (c1718 - 1789) & Anna Margaret STEININGER. Martin was my 6x great uncle. Martin was born 10 Nov 1749, PA. Anna was born 11 Jan 1752. They had 7 children and were married 53 years.
Casper RITTER (c1720 - 1792) & Hanna Ottilia HERTZ. Casper was my 6x great uncle. Casper was born 1749, PA. They had 8 children.
11 Jan. 1942. Ohio. Alvin Henry BRAUN (1915 - 2000) married Wava Alice MARK (1919 - 2011). Wava was the daughter of Thomas Kenneth Mark and my great aunt. They had 2 daughters and were married 59 years. They lived on a farm and always welcomed family members to their home.
12 Jan. 1818. PA. Philip HEFFELFINGER (1787 - 1877) married Elizabeth MOWREY (1799 - 1871). My 4x great grandparents. They were married 53 years.
13 Jan. 1850. PA. Samuel WOLF (1827 - 1894) married Susanne METZGER. Samuel was the son of Frederick Wolf & Louisa C Goetz. They had 8 children.
14 Jan. 1884. MS. Webster FORTENBERRY (1860 - 1938) married Nannie ELLZEY. Webster was the son of William John Fortenberry & Elizabeth Martha Ann Cutrer. Nannie was born Circa 1866, MS. She was 18 when she married.
14 January 1904. Michigan. Franks Peters (1833 - 1967) married Emily Augusta Morrison (1888 - 1950). She was the daughter of Seth Benner Morrison & Margaret Jane Gruissy. They had 2 children.
15 Jan. 1845. MS. Elisha BRUMFIELD (1822 - 1859) married Salena Arvozena Jane WARNER (1829 - 1911). They had 2 daughters.
15 Jan. 1897. Pike County, MS. John Benjamin BRUMFIELD (1868 - 1952) married Mary Ellen GENT. John was born 18 May 1868, MS. They had 3 daughters and a son.
16 Jan. 1895. NJ. John BRADY (1864 - 1957) married Mary MC CARTIN (1868 - 1958). John was my 3x great uncle. John was born in County Cavan, Ireland, son of Thomas Brady & Catherine Gibney. They had 3 sons and were married 62 years.
19 Jan. 1642. Netherlands. Lambert Jochemse VAN VALKENBERG (1616 - 1685) married Annetjen JACOBS (1622 - 1704) My 6x great grandparents. They moved to New Netherlands (Albany, NY).
19 Jan. 1894. Ohio. William Henry MESSMORE married Susan Isabel RITTER. (1874 - 1918). Susan was the daughter of John William Ritter & Ruth Anna Scott. William was born 19 Mar 1861. They had 6 children.
20 January 1885. Wyatt E. FORTENBERRY (1858 – 1940) married Laura SCHILLING (1866 - 1901). Wyatt was son of William J. Fortenberry & Elizabeth Martha Ann Cutrer.
25 Jan. 1818. LA. Willis BRUMFIELD (1794 - 1833) married Nancy Virginia HOLMES (1797 - 1833). Willis was my 4x great uncle. He was the son of John Brumfield & Margaret Kelly. Nancy was the daughter of Elisha Warren Holmes Sr. They had 10 children and were married 12 years.
27 Jan. 1907. Manhattan, NY. Frank Samuel WEISSBERG (1878 - 1940) married Florence GARTNER (1879 - 1954). Florence was my great aunt. She was the daughter of Leopold & Fannie. Frank was the son of Morris & Rose. (His name is sometimes seen as Samuel Frank). They had 2 sons and were married 33 years. They lived in Buffalo, NY for many years.
27 Jan. 1945. MS. Weldon Willis FORTENBERRY (1920 - 2015) married Malissia DUNN. Weldon was the son of Willis F. Fortenberry & Ivy May Smith. They had 2 children.
28 Jan. 1903. OH. Thomas Kenneth MARK (1879 - 1975) married Nancy Regina Victoria GRUISSY (1879 - 1959). Thomas was the son of William Mark & Elidia Ritter. Regina was the daughter of Augustus & Esther. They were my great grandparents. I remember visiting them in OH. They had 7 children and were married 56 years.
28 January 1864. George Washington WOLF (1842 - 1920) married Margaret Ann CULP. George was the son of Frederick Wolf & Louisa Goetz.
29 January 1902. Richard Silman BRUMFIELD (1867 – 1949) married Nora Fitzpatrick. Richard was the son of Isaac Nelson Bbrumfield & Sarah J. Smith.
29 January 1977. Ohio. William REAM (1909 - 2001) married Isabell Esther MARK NEE (1903 - 1984). Isabell was the daughter of Thomas K. Mark & N. Regina Gruissy Mark. She was my great aunt.
31 Jan 1827. Isaac BRUMFIELD (1801 - 1862) married Elizabeth HOLMES (1808 - 1890). Isaac was the son of John Brumfield & Margaret Kelly. Elizabeth was the daughter of Elisha & Sarah. The couple had 8 children.
