Ancestor Anniversaries, February 18 - 28

  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. 

Look for your surnames and see if you connect with any of these couples. 

18 February 1815. Mississippi. Needham Judge Alford (1789–1869) married Martha Waddell. Needham was the son of Jacob Alford and Elizabeth Bryant. Needham was my third great uncle. The couple had 10 children.

18 February 1874. Jeptha Josephus Alford (1854–1913) married Olevia Luminda Fortenberry. Jeptha was the son of Ira Payne Alford and Elizabeth Hope. They had 10 children and were married for 39 years.

21 February 1839. Ohio. Abraham Mark (1812 – 1872) married Mary Isabella Heffelfinger (1819 – 1904). Mary was the daughter of Philip Heffelfinger & Elizabeth Mowrey. They became the parents of eight sons and were married 33 years. They are my third great-grandparents.

21 February 1861.Ohio. Augustus Ceaser Gruissy (1840–1915) married Mary Ann Everett. Augustus was the son of Christian Gruissy and Mary Grorisclauss. They had four daughters. Augustus later married twice more. Augustus was my 2nd great grandfather. 

21 February 1965. Louisiana. Marvin Edgar Owen married Delena Ann Lea, daughter of Hanry Lattimore Lea and Irma Ruby Blades.

22 February 1822. Jonas Moyer married Susanna Ritter, daughter of Johannes Ritter and Maria Heffelfinger.

22 February 1877. Robert R. Ritter married Josephine Hess.  Robert was the son of Martin B. Ritter and Sarah Mohr. The couple had three children.

22 February 1880. William Hawk (1847–1915) married Elizabeth Ritter, daughter of Isaac Ritter and Isabell Fisher. They had six children together.

22 February 1946. Ohio. Ernest Miles Mark (1915–1996) married Helen V. Sampsel. Ernest was the son of Amos Martin Mark and Lillian Myrtle Hoverstock. They had four children.

23 February 1906. Jessee Monroe Conerly married Lottie Irene Brumfield (1879–1908).  Lottie was the daughter of Isaac Nelson Brumfield and Sarah J. Smith.

24 February 1848. Alfred Fortenberry (1823–1861) married Aderine Mary Faulk (1828–1888). Alfred was the son of William Jasper Fortenberry and Violette Kennington. They became the parents of eight children.

26 February 1795. Pennsylvania. Johannes Ritter, Jr (1771–1864) married Anna Mariah (1777–1842).  Johannes Ritter, Jr. was the son of Johannes Ritter and Maria Elisabeth Keck. They had thirteen children. They were married for 47 years.  They are my fourth great-grandparents.

28 February 1947. Ohio. Clyde Earl Purdy married Janet Irene Miller, daughter of Karl Jackson Miller and Mellie Arlene Jolliff. Together, they had seven children.

Learn more about my family's branches by reading my books.  

 

Anniversary: Coyle & Brady, 1870 County Cavan, Ireland

In 2012 I took a trip to Ireland. My daughter and I traveled around the island, looking for our roots along the way. We found Saint Mary's church in Carrick, County Cavan where my 2x great grandparents were married. It was very exciting to me to stand in the church where Patrick & Margaret had exchanged marriage vows.

 Patrick Coyle

20 May 1841 Ireland – 21 June 1925 CT

Son of Michael Coyle & Mary Cunningham

 

Margaret Brady

c 1855 Ireland – 22 November 1934 CT

Daughter of Thomas Brady & Catherine Gibney

My 2x great grandparents

Married

11 February 1870, Saint Mary's Church

County Cavan, Ireland

Marriage Record for Patrick Coyle and Margaret Brady, 11 February 1870, Roman Catholic Chapel of Carrick, Registar's District of Finea, in the Union of Granard, in the County of Cavan.

Marriage Record for Patrick Coyle and Margaret Brady, 11 February 1870, Roman Catholic Chapel of Carrick, Ballymachugh Parish Records, Register 33b, Page 7, Cavan Genealogy, Johnston Central Library, Farnham Street, Cavan, Ireland.

Parents of:

 

Michael Coyle 

Bernard Coyle

Catherine Coyle

Maria Coyle

Patrick Joseph Coyle

Margaret Coyle

Thomas Albert Coyle

James Joseph Coyle

Bridget Imelda Coyle Kelly

Maryanne Coyle Cass

William Paul Coyle

Related Posts: 

• The Life of Patrick Coyle
• Funeral card for Patrick Coyle
• Patrick & Margaret Coyle
• My Trip to Ireland

Ancestor Anniversaries, February 1 - 14

Because of Valentines' Day, people think of February as a romantic time of year. We have several family weddings to celebrate, including John & Cinderella getting married on February 14th. 

Look for your surnames and see if you connect with any of these couples. 

1 February 1946. Mississippi. Thurman Fortenberry (1917 - 1992) married Bessie Pearl Edwards. Thurman was the son of Lucius Wilburn Fortenberry & Mary Rosa Schilling. 

2 February 1898. Isaac Omer Cutrer  (1871–1941) married Fannie Rebecca Smith (1881–1923). Isaac was  the son of Hiram Cutrer and Sarah Jane Fortenberry.  Fannie was the daughter of Wyatt Rankin Smith and Irene Bankston. The couple had six children. Both Isaac and Fannie were my second cousins, three times removed. They were married 25 years. 

2 February 1914. New Jersey.   Thomas Joseph Brady married Catherine Lynch. He was the son of Patrick Brady and Ellen Reilly. The couple had four children together. They were married 59 years. 

2 February 1936: Herbert Phillip Mullen, Jr. married Margaret Delores Engle.

Herbert was the son of Herbert Phillip Mullen, Sr. and Ruth Geneva Jolliff.  They had two children.

8 February 1964. Ohio. Robert M. Beriswell (1932–1986) married Francis Edith Brophy, daughter of Glen Ralph and Eileen Mae (Reis) Brophy. The couple had four children.

9 February 1905: Walter Lee Blades (1883–1959) married Addie Angeline Cutrer

Walter was the son of William Ephraim Blades and Morgana J. McDaniel. They had two children. They were married 54 years.

11 February 1870. Ireland.  Patrick Coyle (1841–1925) married Margaret Brady (circa 1855–1934) Patrick was the son of Michael Coyle and Mary Cunningham. Margaret was the daughter of Thomas Brady and Catherine Gibney, in County Cavan, Ireland. They had eleven children. Patrick and Margaret were my second great-grandparents. They were married 64 years.

12 February 1901. Michigan.  Arthur Spice married Emaline Floy Moore  (1883–1942). Arthur was the son of Robert Anson Spice and Emma Catherine Gordon. Emaline was the daughter of Peter Jonathan Moore and Caroline Louise Gruissy. The couple had five children. 

13 February 1825. Pennsylvania.  Frederick Wolf   (1804–1891) married Louisa C. Goetz. Frederick was the son of John Frederick Wolf and Esther Barbara Schaffer.   Louisa C. Goetz was daughter of John Goetz. They had with eight children. Frederick Wolf was my third great uncle. They were married 36 years.

14 February 1839: John Wilson Brumfield (1811 -  1889) married Cinderella Lanier (Circa 1817 LA - 30 Dec 1884).  John was the son of John Brumfield & Margaret Kelly.  They had 11 children and were married for 45 years. 

14 February 1942. Mississippi.  Jessie Miles Hall (1921–1983) married Sylvia Rayleen Brown (1924–2006).  Sylvia Rayleen was the daughter of Roy Jessie Brown and Mary Thelma Ellzey. They had five children and were married 41 years.

14 February 1953: William Thomas Zengler married Kathryn Isabel Waidman

William Thomas Zengler was the son of Urban Robert and Mildred Mae (Wolf) Zengler.

Learn more about my family's branches by reading my books.