12 Surnames

Here are 12 surnames that are close to my heart; 12 surnames that I have been researching for a long time. With each surname are a couple of my direct ancestors with that surname. The links will lead you to more information on the names.

Do you connect to any of these names?

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1. Brown

            Roy Jesse Brown 8 March 1802 MS – 12 May 1956 MS; Mill Wright

  Moses Brown 7 Feb 1777 NC – 27 Feb 1838 OH; Farmer

2. Gardner/Gartner

            Nathaniel Gardner 21 July 1882 NY – 7 Dec 1944 NY; Telegrapher

  Markusz S. Gartner 1826 Poland – 15 May 1888 Hungary

3. Mark

            Ivy Regina (Mark) Brown 8 June 1908 OH – 18 Sep 2003 NY

  Abraham Mark 12 Nov 1812 PA – 7 Apr 1872 OH; Carpenter

4. Coyle

            Helen F. (Coyle) Gardner 9 January 1897 NY – 13 Oct 1965 NY

            Patrick Coyle 20 May 1814 Ireland – 21 June 1925 CT

5. Brumfield

            Rose Ella (Brumfield) Brown 18 July 1867 MS – 2 Oct 1948 MS

            Charles Watson Brumfield c 1745 VA – c 1820 SC

6. Gruissy

            N. Regina (Gruissy) Mark 31 Jan 1879 OH – 24 May 1959 OH; Mother of 7

            Christian Gruissy 1811 Switzerland – 7 Jan 1907 OH; Cooper

7. Dillon

            Richard Dillon 7 Oct 1745 VA - 7 Oct 1833 MS; Revolutionary War Soldier

            James Theopilous Dillon b c 1719 Ireland

8. Mullane

            Mary Josephine (Mullane) Coyle 3 Aug 1867 Ireland – 17 Dec 1927 NY

  Daniel Mullane Jan 1838 Ireland – 25 March 1930 Ireland

9. Smith

            Wyatt Smith 31 Aug 1809 LA – 16 Feb 1894 MS; Farmer

Jeremiah George Smith 23 Dec 1773 SC – 1843 MS; Farmer

10. Ritter

            Isaac Ritter 1823 – 5 Aug 1880 OH; Carpenter

  Heinrich Ritter c 1715 Germany – Jan 1797 PA

11. Wolf

            John Franklin Wolf 11 Apr 1809 PA – 10 March 1883 OH; Stone Mason 

            Johann Jonas Wolf 27 Dec 1739 PA – 21 Sep 1787 PA; Revolutionary War Soldier

12. Brady

            Margaret (Brady) Coyle b 1855 Ireland – 22 Nov 1934 CT; shop keeper

            

            

Amy Johnson Crow challenges us to remember our ancestors and their families through this task: 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks. I completed ’52 Ancestors’ in 2014 & here I go again. This post is in response to that challenge. This is the 12th week of this challenge and the topic for this week is ‘12’