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 2nd great grand aunt,
Cynthia Ann Alford. Anice Ball [1843 – 1912] married my 2nd 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 1st 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 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 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.
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.
