Wednesday, April 1, 2026

Ancestor Anniversaries, April 1 - 15

Every month is a good month for a wedding.

Here are a few April Anniversaries.


1 April 1901.  Harvey E. Miner married Ada Lavina Messmore [daughter of Allen G. & Barbary Ann (Ritter) Messmore]. They had six children. 

3 April 1943               3 April 1943. NY.  Augustine F. Pasquale, 1920 – 1997 [son of Frank & Giovanna Pascale] married Alice J. Marshall, 1918 – 1999. They had five children. They were married 54 years.


                                  4 April 1903. LA. Andrew Jackson Fortenberry, 1879 - 1956, [son of William Jackson Fortenberry & Canolia A. Simmons] married Victoria Brock, 1884 - 1956,  [daughter of James Monroe Brock]. They had two sons. They were married 53 years.

                          

5 April 1931               April 1931. Bronx, NY.   James Joseph McCall, 1898 – 1944 [son of Daniel & Elizabeth (Noye) McCall] married Marion J. Coyle, 1900 – 1991 [daughter of Michael & Mary Josephine (Mullane) Coyle]. Married in New York City. James was a New York City firefighter. They were my great aunt and uncle. They were married 13 years. 

 

6 April 1921               6 April 1921. East Orange, NJ.  Thomas Lynch married Catherine Brady [daughter of Patrick & Ellen (Reilly) Brady]. Married in New Jersey. They had three children.

 

6 April 1946              6 April 1946. Henry Leissinger married Wesley Pierce [daughter of Arlie & Lyda Mearl (Brown) Pierce] They had two children.

 

8 April 1800              8 April 1800.  John Frederick Wolf, 1779 – 1872 [son of Johann Jonas & Appollonia (Dick) Wolf] married Esther Barbara Shaffer, 1777 – 1866. They had 10 children. They were my 4th great grandparents. They were married for 66 years. 

 

8 April 1880              8 April 1880. Stark, Ohio. Frederick Leser married Louiza Gruissy [daughter of Christian & Mary (Wise) Gruissy]. They had two children.

 

11 April 1950             11 April 1950. Oregon. Bernarr Jessee Reynolds, 1925 – 1995 [son of Thelma Lady Brown] married Jessie Elizabeth Overby. They had three children.

 

12 April 1947             12 April 1947.  Joseph W. Balog & Virginia Caroline Moore [daughter of Floyd Bernard & Anna (Slaby) Moore] 

 

13 April 1871              13 April 1871. Ohio.   John William Ritter, 1850 – 1932 [son of Isaac & Isabell (Fisher) Ritter] married Ruth Anna Scott. They had eight children. John was my second great grand uncle. John was a carpenter. John was married three times.


                                     14 April 1884. James Joseph Ball, 1858 - 1937 [son of James Michael Ball & Lacey A. Alford] married Mattie Dennison, 1856 - 1942 [daughter of Evan Dennison & Louise Rankin]. 

 

15 April 1922              15 April 1922.   Eslie Guy Mark, 1890 – 1972 [son of William & Elidia Rebecca (Ritter) Mark] & Golda Mae Warner. They had three children. They were married for 50 years. 


                                   15 April 1925. Tuscarawas, Ohio. Harry Lewis Creasy, 1891 - 1950, [son of Philip M. Creasy & Mary E. Wasem] married Mabel. 


                                    15 April 1945. Mississippi. William Edwin Blades, 1921 - 1975, married Pansy Fortenberry, 1924 - 1999, [daughter of Willis Franklin Fortenberry & Ivy May Smith]. They were the parents of nine children. 




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