Alphabetical Ancestors Y & Z

This is the final post relating to my Alphabetical Ancestors. All year I have been posting surnames, both from the major trees in my family and from the minor branches. This has helped me to identify branches that need more light & fertilizer to grow.

Information on these final surnames is very limited but I don’t want to leave anyone out.

Y & Z is for these Surnames…

Yates

Thomas Yates married Ida Ritter, daughter of Israel Ritter [b 1851] and Lydia Steckel. Thomas & Ida had four children: Ethel, Ruth, Russell & Samuel. Unfortunately, I have no location for this family.

Yerger

William Yerger married Marylyn Bowman, daughter of Roy Bowman & Hazel Boreman [b c 1915 OH]. William & Marylyn had two children: William & Tammie.

Young

Florence Young married Emile Ottho Smith [b 1886 MS], son of Adolphus Scott Smith & Julia Jane Simmons. Emile Ottho Smith grew up in Mississippi.

Youngblood

Hannah Youngblood [b c 1807 GA] married Jesse Kelly Brumfield [1807 SC – 1884]. Jesse was the son of John Brumfield & Margaret Kelly. Hannah & Jesse had 11 children: Andrew Jackson, George Washington, Benjamin, Henry, Mary, Jesse, Joseph, James Monroe, Susan, John & Leah. In 1850 & 1860 Hannah & Jesse were in Pike Co, MS where Jesse was a farmer. In 1870 & 1880 they were in Amite Co., MS.

Yozza

Anges Yozza [b c 1883 Italy] married Sam Pascale/Pasquale [1884 Italy – c 1950 USA]. Sam was the son of Augustino Pascale/Pasquale & Maria Grazia Servello. Agnes & Sam had 8 children: grace, Antionette, Alvera, Augustine, Salvadore, Victor, Fred & Joseph. They are related to my husband’s family.

Zemrock

Herman Otto Zemrock [b 1922 OH] married Eva Grace Jolliff [1929 OH – 1982]. Eva was the daughter of Glenn Raymon Jolliff & Elma Grace Pletcher. Herman & Eva had five children.

Zengler

Urban Robert Zengler [1886 OH – 1975 OH] married Mildred Mae Wolf [1892 OH – 1972 OH]. Mildred was the daughter of Joseph Wolf & Anna Eliza Kohr. Urban & Mildred had three children: Dorothy, Donald & William.

Other ‘Y’ & ‘Z’ surnames in my tree: Yeager, Yoder, Younker, Zerkel & Zerrer

Boreman

My connection to the Boreman family comes through my father and Elva Gale Mark [1894 – 1959] daughter of William & Elidia Rebecca (Ritter) Mark. 

In 1912 Elva married Myron A Boreman. He was the son of John & Ella Boreman. Myron was a farmer.

1 Myron A. Boreman b: Abt. 1893 in Wayne County, Ohio, USA, d: Unknown

... + Elva Gale Mark b: 28 Jun 1894 in Chester, Wayne, Ohio, USA, m: 13 Sep 1912 in Wayne, Ohio, d: 12 Jan 1959 in Wooster, Wayne, Ohio

......2 Hazel Boreman Bowman Bletz b: Abt. 1915 in Ohio, USA

...... + Roy Bowman

.........3 Leroy Bowman

......... + Loreta Krider Bowman

............4 Tammra Bowman

............4 Daniel Bowman

............4 Leroy Bowman

.........3 Richard Bowman

......... + Joan Meyers

............4 Rickey Bowman

............4 Debbie Bowman

............4 Cynthia Bowman

............4 Tamme Bowman

............4 Richard Bowman

.........3 Marylyn Bowman

......... + William Yerger

............4 William Yerger

............4 Tammie Yerger

...... + Elmer Bletz

.........3 Charles Bletz

......2 Marion J. Boreman b: Abt. 1916 in Ohio, USA

...... + Josephine Battig

.........3 Patricia Boreman Ogden

......... + Thomas Ogden

............4 Brenda Ogden

............4 Jeffrey Ogden

............4 Todd Ogden

.........3 Roger Boreman

......... + Sue Rowland Boreman

............4 Joby Sue Boreman

............4 Monty Dean Boreman

............4 Scott Roger Boreman

.........3 Steven Boreman

......2 Wayne Boreman b: Abt. 1924 in Ohio, USA

...... + Elvia Gordon

.........3 Louann Boreman

.........3 Linda Boreman

.........3 Rickey Boreman

.........3 Rodney Boreman

.........3 Randy Boreman

......2 Harold Boreman b: Abt. 1937 in Ohio, USA

...... + Elva Westfall

.........3 Connie Jean Boreman

.........3 Debbie Sue Boreman

A few Boreman Resources:

·         1920 US Census, Ohio, Wayne; Myron A Boreman family

·         1930 US Census, Ohio, Wayne, Congress; Myron A Boreman family

·         1940 US Census, Ohio, Wayne, Congress; Myron A Boreman family

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.