Caroline Gruissy Boerngen, 90th Birthday

Caroline Gruissy Boerngen

Daughter of Christian Gruissy & Mary Grorisclauss

Wife of Amelius Boerngen

Caroline is my 2^nd great grand aunt

This newspaper account of Caroline's "90th birthday anniversary" includes a list of guests, many of whom are relatives. I have been able to identify a few of those guests.

Celebrated 90^th anniversary. Mrs. Caroline [Gruissy] Boerngen, mother of George and Albert Boerngen, of State ave., NE, celebrated her 90^th birthday anniversary Wednesday afternoon at the home of the Rev. A. E. Boerngen of State ave., NE. She received many beautiful gifts. A covered dish dinner was served and was followed by a program of vocal and instrumental music, readings and recitations.

The rev. and Mrs. F. B. Hax of St. Paul’s Lutherna church were among the guests. Mrs. Boerngen is one of the oldest members of St. Paul’s church. Mr. Hax held a brief birthday service for his aged parishioner.

The following persons were present:

[My notes on the guests are in green.]

George Boerngen of Canton [son of Caroline & Amelius b c 1872 OH]

William Gray, Viola Gray, Robert Gray, Gloria Gray and Betty J Gray of Willowdale [note: Robert Gray, great grandson of Caroline]

Ralph, Bertha, Frank and William and Hazel Boerngen [Ralph, grandson of Caroline]

Paul, Ethel and Walter Dannemiller [Ethel, granddaughter of Caroline b 1902]

Bertha Smith

Gene and Lucy Schneider of Canton

Maude Burkatt

The Rev. William J Rueffley, Olivia Rueffley

Francis Gilt

Nettie McIntosh

Carl Frantz

Otis Stover, Mrs. Bessie Stover, and Joy Stover of Massilon

Philip Creasy and Mary Creasy of Beach City [half brother of Caroline b 1868 OH]

William Mann, Dorothy Mann, Dolly Mann, John Mann [note: Albert  John Mann, great grandson of Caroline}

Lillian Snyder and Vernon Snyder of Massillon

Mrs. Harold Swagler and Harold Swagler [Harold, great grand nephew of Caroline]

Elizabeth [Moore] Good of Seville [grand niece of Caroline b 1892 OH]

Harry Creasy and Norma Jean Creasy of Beach City [Harry, son of half brother of Caroline]

Mearl, Marion, Richard, Norman and Ronnie Covell [Marion, granddaughter of Caroline n 1907]

Thomas Swineford of Canton [grandson in law of Caroline]

Lee V. Lantzer, Margaret Lantzer and Augusta Lantzer of Massillon

Seth Morrison and Margaret Morrison of Creston [Margaret, niece of Caroline b 1861 OH]

Albert, Dora and Helen Morrison of Rittman [Albert, grandnephew of Caroline]

Mr. and Mrs. Henry Halderbaum

Emma Kratsch

Mrs. Krayer

Homer Matson of Massillon

Louis Boerngen, Ruth Boerngen, Florence Boerngen

Ida Kenny and Gloria Kenny of Canton

The Rev. A. E. Boerngen and Francis M. Boerngen of Massillon. [son of Caroline b c 1878]

Note: Caroline and Amelius Boerngen had a third son, Franklin L. Boerngen, 1874 – 1907.

Source: Celebrated 90^th anniversary (Massilon, OH: The Evening Independent, 12 Oct 1933) 5; digital image, Newspapers.com: accessed March 2018.

Note on Family Chart: The name of Caroline's mother is under further research.

Alphabetical Ancestors - B

Take a moment to look over these surnames. I post them in hopes of discovering new contacts to expand my knowledge of these names. Some of these surnames are more twigs than branches on my tree. It is time to let them out to get some sunshine & some attention.

I probably have more ‘B’ surnames than any other letter, so relax, sit back & scroll down.

B is for these Surnames…

Bagnato

This surname comes from my husband’s family. His grand aunt was Mariana (Pascale) Bagnato, b 1887. Her parents were from Italy. She married Joseph Bagnato.

Ball

I have an assortment of Ball cousins, mostly located in Louisiana and Texas. James Alton Ball, b 1902 in LA, married my great grand aunt, Mildred Olga Brown, b 1904 in MS.They had 10 children. Jesse Ball [b 1808], married my 2^nd great grand aunt, Cynthia Ann Alford. Anice Ball [1843 – 1912] married my 2^nd great grand uncle, Seaborn S Alford, MD.

Ballard

          Robert E Ballard, b 1891 in Indiana, married my grand aunt Vera Victoria Mark, b  1905 in Ohio.

Balliet

Pennsylvania is the location for this surname. Jacob Balliet married Barbara Ritter, b 1761 in PA. They had three children.

Bennett

George Bennett married Mary Alice Alford [b 1920 in LA] my 1^st cousin once removed. They had four children.

Beriswell

Robert M Beriswell [1932 OH - 1986 in OH] married Francis Edith Brophy [b 1941 in Ohio]. Their four children were born in Ohio.

Berryhill

Two different Berryhill families: Mark Anthony Berryhill married Nancy Jane Alford, b 1845 in LA. Addie L Berryhill married William J Ellzey.

Blackwell

          Samuel A. Balckwell [1828 – 1910] married Violette Jane Fortenberry [1835 – 1857].

Blades

The Blades in my family come from Louisiana & Mississippi. The long list of cousins reach back to Benjamin Blades who married Hollander Elizabeth Morris, b 1829 in MS & d 1868 in LA.

Boerngeon

Amelius Boergeon, b 1846 in Germany, married Caroline Gruissy, b 1844 in Ohio. Their three children were born in Ohio.

Boney

Smith Sebastion Boney [b 1841 in Ohio] married Matilda Jane Ritter [b 1866 in Ohio - d 1914]. Three children b in Ohio.

Boreman

This is an Ohio family. Myron A Boreman, b 1893 in Ohio, married Elva Gale Mark [b 1894 OH - d 1959 in OH]. Four children.

BRADY

Brady is one of my major surnames. They came from County Cavan, Ireland. Thomas Brady, d 1914, married Catherine Gibney [b c 1818 - d 1873 in Ireland]. They had 9 children. Some stayed in Ireland. Others came to New Jersey & Connecticut.

Brigandi

This name comes from my husband’s family and reaches to Italy. Carmen Brigandi, b c 1881 in Sicily, married Angela Valenti, b c 1876 in Sicily & d c 1934 in New York.Six children, born in Sicily & New York.

Brock

This surname comes from the south. Samuel Ruffus Brock [1914 – 1989] married Iris Elizabeth Pierce. They were born & married in Mississippi. William F Brock married Cynthia E Alford, b c 1851 in Louisiana.

Brophy

I can trace this surname to Ohio and William Clarence Brophy, b 1888. He married Frances Gertrude Moore, b 1888. They and their 3 children were b in Ohio.

BROWN

Brown is my maiden name. I have many, many Browns in my records. At this time I can trace back to Edward Brown [b c 1730 - d c 1797] in North Carolina. The family moved, over the years, to Mississippi & Louisiana. My paternal grandfather moved from MS to Ohio and later to New York State.

BRUMFIELD

This is another large limb on my family tree. For me, this family moved from Virginia to Louisiana to Mississippi.John Brumfield [b c 1768 - d 1834 in LA] married Margaret Kelly b 1772 in NC. Their son, Nathaniel Brumfield b 1813 in LA, married Charlotte Temple Ott, 1815 – 1895. Their son, Jessie Alexander Brumfield, b 1838, married Martha Elizabeth Alford, b 1846. The names expand from these men.

Burkholder

My third great grandmother is Elizabeth (Burkholder) Wolf, [b 1814 PA - d 1856  Ohio]. I believe her father was Abraham Burkholder. I would love to learn more about this surname.