Alphabetical Ancestors- S

S is for these Surnames…

Schilling

Murrey J Schilling [1853 – 1951] was the son of Frank & Elizabeth (Ott) Schilling. He married Mary Jane Ellzey [1857 MS – 1932] who was the daughter of John Schaffer Ellzey, Jr. & Saryntha A Smith. Murrey & Mary Jane had nine children: Alfred, Ola, Dixie, Ruby, Oscar, John, Minnie, Fuman & Alma.

Simmons

William Archie Simmons [1897 LA – 1955] married Lillian Alford [1900 LA – 1969], daughter of Julius G Alford & Lily E Brumfield. William & Lillian had three children: Woodrow, Geneva & Gwendolyn. They lived in Washington Parish, Louisiana.

Simmons

Vern James Simmons [b1927 MI] married Dorothy June Hurd 91929 MI – 2008 MI], daughter of Howard Merton Hurd & Marian Louise Lehman. They had three sons.

Smith

Not only do I have Brown ancestors, I have Smith ancestors. And, they married each other. Try to search for those names and you will find long lists of results you have to sort through! Here are a few of my Smiths…

Jeremiah Smith Sr. [1755 – after 1827 MS] married Jemimah Hollis. They had four children: Jeremiah, George, Daniel & Mary.

Jeremiah Smith [1773 SC – 1843 MS] married Joanna Dillon [1778 NC – 1821 MS]. They had thirteen children: Hollander, Martha P., Eli, Jane, Edwin, Wyatt, Eliza, Calvin, Lidda, Mehala, Milevey, Joanna & Jeremiah. In 1790 Jeremiah was in Greenville Co., SC. In 1841 he was in Pike Co., MS.

Wyatt Smith [1809 LA – 1894 MS] married Euseba Fortenberry [1809 SC – 1878 MS]. They had nine children: Emmaline, Saryntha, William, Jasper, Newton, Rankin, Eliza Jane, Adolphus & Walter. Census records from 1840 – 1880 show Wyatt in Pike Co., MS.

Spice

Arthur Spice [b 1877 OH] was the son of Robert Anson Spice & Emma C Gordon. Arthur married Emaline Floy Moore [1883 OH – 1942 OH], daughter of Peter Jonathan Moore & Caroline Louise Gruissy. Arthur & Emaline had five children: Vernon, Glenn, Floy, Jay & Ralph. Arthur was a farmer and worked at a brick works. In 1910 & 1920 they were in Medina Co., OH.

Spurlock

Mary Polly Spurlock [1800 GA – 1888 MS] was my third great grandmother. I know nothing about her parents or family. I’d love to learn more. She married Edward S Brown [1806 GA – 1856 MS]. Mary & Edward had five children: Moses, Magdelene, Martha, Adeline & James.

Strohschein

Paul C Strohschein [b1922 LA] married Lacy L Ball [b1930 LA] in 1950. LA. Lacy was the daughter of James Alton Ball & Mildred Olga Brown. They had four children.

Strumpf

Not only is this an interesting surname but they are related in an interesting way. It is a case of siblings marrying siblings. Siblings John & Maria Magdalena Stumpf married Jacob & Mary Magdalena Ritter. Johannes Ritter, Sr. & Maria Elisabeth Keck were the parents of Mary Magdalena Ritter [1790 PA – 1870] and Jacob Ritter [1785 PA – 1847].

Swagler

Delbert Milton Swagler [c1883 OH – 1962] married Lena Morrison [1883 OH – 1962 OH]. She was the daughter of Seth Benner Morrison & Margaret Jane Gruissy. Delbert & Lena had four children: Roy, Harold, Cleal & Paul. Delbert was a farmer in Medina Co., OH. Lena was a seamstress.

Other ‘S’ surnames in my tree: Sanfillipo, Schmitts, Shollenberger, Slaby, Sloan, Snyder, Sommer, Sparks, Stafford, Stahler, Stallings, Statham, Steele, Sterling, Straum, Sullivan, Sunburg & Swank.

Hurd

Roy Hurd was born May 1878 in Michigan. He married Mona D. Morrison [daughter of Seth Benner Morrison & Margaret Jane Gruissy] in 1899. They had six children, including twins who only lived one day. In 1900 & 1910 Roy was a farmer.  In 1920 Roy was a merchant in a general store and in 1930 he was a truck driver.

1 Roy Hurd b: May 1878 MI, d: Feb 1940 in Ionia, Ionia, MI

... + Mona D. Morrison b: 8 Aug 1881 Chippewa Lake, Medina, OH, m: 15 Oct 1899 New Haven, Gratiot, MI, d: 08 Oct 1968 in Ionia, MI

......2 Howard Merton Hurd b: 24 Oct 1900 New Haven, Gratiot, MI, d: 30 Apr 1973 Lansing, Clinton, MI

...... + Marian Louise Lehman b: 3 May 1904 Ionia, MI, m: 12 Mar 1927 Ionia, Ionia, MI, d: 13 Feb 1969 Lansing, Clinton, MI

.........3 Dorothy June Hurd b: 9 Jun 1929 Lansing, Ingham, MI, d: 16 Sep 2008  Lansing, Ingham, MI

......... + Vern James Simons b: 6 Jul 1927  Lansing, Clinton, MI, m: 28 Jun 1948 Auburn, De Kalb, IN

.........3 Howard Merton Hurd Jr. b: 16 Sep 1933 Lansing, Ingham, MI

......... + Fern Marie Atkins m: 4 Jun 1955 Lansing, Ingham, MI

......2 Nina Belle Hurd b: 23 Jan 1903 New Haven, Gratiot, MI, d: 08 Oct 1968 Ionia, Ionia, MI

...... + Wesley Turk

......2 Clyde Hurd b: 3 Jan 1910 New Haven, Gratiot, MI, d: 3 Jan 1910 New Haven, Gratiot, MI

......2 Claude Hurd b: 3 Jan 1910 New Haven, Gratiot, MI, d: 3 Jan 1910 New Haven, Gratiot, MI

......2 Vera Mary Hurd b: 26 Nov 1912  New Haven, Gratiot, MI, d: Mar 1987 in Ionia, Ionia, MI

...... + Herbert Dunsmore

.........3 David Dunsmore b: 20 Jul 1935 in MI

......... + Doreen Padglek

.........3 Roger Dunsmore b: 19 May 1938 in MI

......... + Bettye Sue Kendall

......2 Ruth Grace Hurd b: 13 Mar 1913 in New Haven, Gratiot, MI

...... + John Wortman m: 06 Nov 1936

.........3 Brenda Lee Wortman b: 01 Oct 1939

......... + Arliss Gene Laux

.........3 John Wortman

.........3 Danny Wortman

Selected Sources:

·         1900 United States Census, New Haven, Gratiot County, Michigan, SD 11, ED 54, Sheet 14A. Roy Hurd family.

·         1910 United States Census, New Haven, Gratiot, MIchigan, SD 11, ED 73, Sheet 1B. Roy Hurd family.

·         1920 United States Census, New Haven, Gratiot County, Michigan, SD 8, ED 44, Sheet 1A. Roy Hurd family.

·         1930 United States Census, Ionia City, Ionia COunty, Michigan, SD 7, ED 34 - 17, Sheet 6B. Roy Hurd family.

Alphabetical Ancestors H

A, B, C,… Working my way through the alphabet and taking another look at the surnames linked to my various trees. Some are branches with very few leaves and others are quite full. I post them in hopes of discovering new contacts to expand my knowledge of these names. If you see some leaves & branches from your trees, let’s share & compare.

H is for these Surnames…

Hall

My connection to the Hall family comes through Sylvia Rayleen Brown who married Jessie Miles Hall on 14 February 1942 in MS. They had five children, born in MS.

Harpster

This family is based in Ohio. My third cousin, Sharon Marie Purdy, married Richard Bruce Harpster. They were both born in Ohio and married in Ohio. They have three children.

Hartsel

Margaretha Ritter, my third great grand aunt, married Peter Hartsel [b 1819] in 1840. They had seven children, born in Ohio. By 1860 Peter had died and Margaretha was running the farm and raising her children.      

Hawk

William Hawk [1847 – 1915 OH] married Elizabeth Ritter [1860 OH – 1950] in 1880. In 1900 he was a carpenter. In 1910 he was a laborer at odd jobs. Their 6 children were born in Ohio: Gertrude, Forest, Lulu, William, John and Ruth.

Heffelfinger

Mary Isabella Heffelfinger b in 1819 in Cumberland, PA was my third great grandmother. She may have been the daughter of Philip Heffelfinger [1787 – 1877]. Mary married Abraham Mark in 1839 in Ohio. I would love more information on these Heffelfingers.

Heigle

Henry Heigle married Carrie Belle Wolf. They had four children: Lloyd, Marshal, Anna Belle and Agnes.

Hixon

Howard Wendal Hixon [b 1929 PA] married Margaret Louise Good [b 1928 OH]. They had four children: Howard, Harold, Patricia & Kathleen.

Hollis

Jemimah Hollis married JeremiahSmith, Sr. [1755 – after 1827 MS]. Their children were: Jeremiah, George, Daniel and Mary. I would love to learn more about the Hollis name.

Holmes

My records show an assortment of Holmes, unrelated as far as I know. Cynthia Holmes married David Brumfield [1795 SC – 1863] in 1823. Dorothy Holmes married Eddie Jasper Pierce [b1931 MS] and had three children. Elisha Holmes, Sr. married Sarah Stovall. Their daughter, Nancy, was born in Georgia. Elizabeth Holmes [bc 1807 GA] married Isaac Brumfield [1801 SC – 1862 MS] and had 8 children born in MS. Mary Holmes [c 1837 MS] married Jasper R Smith [1828 MS]. Nancy Jane Holmes married Benjamin Franklin Ellzey [1826 MS – 1904 MS] and had three children.

Hubanks

Hannah Hubanks was my 4^th great grandmother but I know almost nothing about her or her surname. She married John Faulkenberry [b 1740]. Their 6 children were born in South Carolina: Robert, William Jasper, Lee, Jacob, Israel and Nathaniel.

Huffman

Warren M. Huffman [1835 – 1905] married Narcissa Izela Fortenberry [1835 MS – 1902]. In 1900 Warren was a farmer in Pike Co, MS. Their son, Jeptha [b 1867], married Emma M Cutrer [b 1876]. They had six children: Ora, Lillie, Clinton, Blanche, Pierce & Coneda. In 1910, 1920 & 1930 Jeptha was a farmer in LA.

Hurd

Roy Hurd [1878 MI – 1940 MI] married Mona D Morrison [1881 MI – 1968 MI]. They had six children: Howard, Nina, Clyde, Claude, Vera & Ruth.

Other ‘H’ Surnames in my tree: Harrison,Hasseman, Hathaway, Herbert, Hertz, Hines, Hollander, Homer, Hoover, Hope, Horgan, Hoverstock, Hunt & Hutchinson

Ancestor Anniversaries, November 2 - 13

Some of our family members were married in November. Maybe you were too.

2 November 1902     George Howard Alford & Mayme Indiana Simmons. George and Mayme were born in MS. They were married about 47 years.

2 November 1950     Glenn Rollin Mark & Eva Lena Mosley. They were married in California. They had one daughter.

5 November 1934     Otis Charles Massie & Ethel Elizabeth Good. Otis and Ethel were both born in Ohio. They had three children.

6 November 1781     Jacob Balliet & Barbara Ritter. They had three children.

6 November 1856     John Franklin Wolf & Caroline Orwig. John was married twice. Caroline was his second wife. They were married in Wayne Co., OH. They had one daughter. John was a stone mason.

6 November 1873     James Custer & Susan Wolf [daughter of John Franklin Wolf & Elisabeth Burkholder]. They were married in Wayne Co., OH.

6 November 1886     William Shirley & Eliza J Wolf [daughter of John W S Wolf & Elizabeth Jane Anderson]. They were married in Wayne Co., OH.

6 November 1936     John Wortman & Ruth Grace Hurd [daughter of Roy Hurd & Mona D Morrison]. This couple had three children.

7 November 1925     Lynn Elias Blades [son of Wiley Blades & Elizabeth Breland] & Otera Pierce. They had five children.

9 November 1895     Michael Coyle [son of Patrick Coyle & Margaret Brady] & Mary Josephine Mullane [daughter of Daniel Mullane & Brigid English. Michael & Mary Jo were both born in Ireland. They met and married in New York City. Michael was a baker. They had seven children. Their oldest daughter was my maternal grandmother.

11 November 1939    Roy Lawrence Steele & Annabelle Louise Rowlee [daughter of Karl Clayton Rowlee & Florence Vera Morrison]. They had one daughter.

13 November 1848    Isaac Ritter [son of Johannes Ritter, Sr. & Anna Mariah] & Isabell Fisher [daughter of John & Catherine Fisher]. They married in Plain Twp., Wayne, OH. Isaac & Isabell had twelve children. Isaac was a carpenter. 

Ancestor Anniversaries, October 16 - 31

16 October 1905       Waylan Waldo [son of C Prentice Waldo & Emma Wolf] & Jessie Hurd. They were married in Medina Co., OH.

16 October 1906       Arthur Dunham & Mary B Wolf [daughter of John W S Wolf & Elizabeth Jane Anderson]. They were married in Medina Co., OH.

18 October 1812       Daniel Ritter [son of Martin Ritter & Anna Margaret Steininger] & Lydia Knauss. They were married in Lehigh Co., PA. They had eight children. They were married for 61 years!

19 October 1899       William M Mark [son of William Mark & Elidia Rebecca Ritter] & Alice Leota Heacock. They were married in Wayne Co., OH. William was a farmer and a house carpenter. In 1910 & 1920 they lived in Spokane, Washington.

20 October 1946       Anthony Joseph Quagliano [son of Rosario & Gaetanna Quagliano] & Grace Agnes Pasquale [daughter of Frank & Giovanna Pascale]. They were married in Westchester Co., NY. They had one daughter.

23 October 1788       John Brumfield [son of Charles & Lucy Brumfield] & Margaret Kelly [daughter of William S Kelly & Mary Durham]. They were married in North Carolina. They had 13 children.

23 October 1849       Christian Gruissy [son of Christian Gruissy & Barbara Straum] & Mary Wise. They were married in Stark Co., OH. They had seven children. Christian and Mary were born in Switzerland.

24 October 1880       Seth Benner Morrison [son of William Hiram Morrison & Emily Benner] & Margaret Jane Gruissy [daughter of Augustus Ceaser Gruissy & Mary Ann Everett]. They were married in Medina Co., OH. They had eight children. Seth worked on the railroad, as a farmer and for the Ohio Boxboard Company.

24 October 1932       Ray Luther Fortenberry & Zelda Marie Alford [daughter of Dewitt William Alford & Ina Lucille Brown]. They were married in MS. They had three children. They were married for 57 years.

25 October 1925       Herman Claude Dykes & Velma Amanda Blades [daughter of Walter Lee Blades & Addie A Cutrer]. Velma was married twice.

31 October 1797       John Philip Keck [son of Georg & Elanora Keck]& Anna Catherine Klingensmith

Ancestor Anniversaries, June 17 - 28

17 June 1933           Glenn Raymond Jolliff [son of Samuel Martin Jolliff & Margaret Maude Mark] & Helen Vanita Eschelman. They had two children. Glenn spent his life in Ohio.

18 June 1924           Karl Jackson Miller & Mellie Arlene Jolliff [daughter of Samuel Martin Jolliff & Margaret Maude Mark]. They were married in Ohio.

20 June 1804           Johan Abraham Keck [son of Georg Keck & Elanora Catherine Schaut] & Magdalena Kingensmith. They were married in Pennsylvania.

21 June 1928           Robert Rugh Hile & Grace Eva Jolliff [daughter of Samuel Martin Jolliff & Margaret Maude Mark]. They had one daughter. 

21 June 1930           Home Grant Sheets & Mary Mildred Jolliff [daughter of Samuel Martin Jolliff & Margaret Maude Mark]. They were married in Wayne Co. Ohio. They had one daughter. 

23 June 1861           Henry Jackson Ritter [son of John Ritter & Elizabeth Born] & Veronica Suzanne Wagner

24 June 1901           Clarence Guy Lee Wolf [son of Isaac Ezra Wolf & Mary Cathrina Wireman] & Maude Elivara Collins. They were married in Oklahoma.

26 June 1877           Franklin P. Mark [son of Abraham Mark & Mary Isabella Heffelfinger] & Laura M. Miller. They were married in Wayne Co., Ohio. They had four children, all born in Ohio.

26 June 1932           Glen Ralph Brophy [son of William Clarence Brophy & Frances Gertrude Moore] & Elieen Mae Reis. They had two children.

28 June 1889           Smith Sebastian Boney & Matilda Jane Ritter [daughter of Isaac Ritter & Isabell Fisher]. They were married in Wayne Co., Ohio. They had three children, born in Ohio.

28 June 1948           Vern James Simons & Dorothy June Hurd [daughter of Howard Merton Hurd & Marian Louise Lehman]. They were married in Indiana. They had three sons. Dorothy died in 2008 in Michigan.

28 June 1952           Floyd Edgar Rowlee [son of Karl Clayton Rowlee & Florence Vera Morrison] & Helen May Waggner. They were married in Stark Co., Ohio. Helen died in Ohio in 1989 and Floyd died in Ohio in 2000.

Ancestor Anniversaries, March 10 - 24

Here are a few March anniversaries from our family.

10 March 1898         Samuel Martin Jolliff, 1871 – 1927, & Margaret Maude Mark, 1881 – 1964 [daughter of William & Elidia Rebecca (Ritter) Mark]. Married in Ohio. 8 children. Samuel was a farmer. 

11 March 1878         Samuel Matthew Foil & Margaret Jane Brumfield, 1862 – 1937 [daughter of Isaac Nelson & Sarah J. (Smith) Brumfield]

12 March 1927         Howard Merton Hurd, 1900 – 1973 [son of Roy & Mona D. (Morrison) Hurd] & Marian Louise Lehman. Married in Michigan. 2 children. They were married for 42 years. 

16 March 1848         William J. Fortenberry, 1814 – 1896 [son of William Jasper & Violette (Kennington) Fortenberry]  & Elizabeth Matha Ann Cutrer. 10 children.

24 March 1878         Leopold Gardner, 1860 – 1948 [son of Marcus & Laura (Harn) Gartner]  & Florence ‘Fannie’ Edelstein. Married in Manhattan, New York City. They were my great grandparents. They were married for 30 years. 

    Do you have a connection to any of these couples? I'd like to hear from you. Contact me at cgbp[at]nycap.rr.com

September Birthdays, September 16 - 30

Is your birthday coming soon? Maybe you share your special day with someone in our family. Look below and see. Happy Birthday!

16 September

1870       William WOLF

1933       Howard Merton HURD JR was born in Michigan, the son of Howard Merton &     Marian Louise (Lehman) Hurd. In 1955 he married Fern Marie Atkins.  They had three children. 

17 September   

1825       Annette ROMICH married Daniel Ritter, son of Henry & Lydia (Knappenberger) Ritter. Annette & Daniel had seven children: William, Rebecca, Montana, Peter, James, Alfred, & Milton.

1828       Isaac Fortenberry

1853       Murrey J, SCHILLING

18 September   

1767       John WOLF

1898       Roy Milton SWAGLER

1911       Lillian Agnes COYLE was born in New York City, the daughter of Michael & Mary Josephine (Mullane) Coyle.  Her mother died when she was 16. Older sister, Marguerite Coyle raised Lillian and their younger sister, Kathleen. Lillian never married. She lived her life with her sisters.  She died in 1987 in Arizona. 

19 September

1909       Ray Luther FORTENBERRY married Zelda Marie Alford in 1932. They had three children. Ray died in 1989.

20 September   

1788       Maria Barbara RITTER

1893       William F. CASS married Maryanne Coyle, daughter of Patrick & Margaret (Brady) Coyle.

21 September   

1921       Anna J. DAMUCH married John Leo Brady, son of Bartholomew Anthony & Mary Agnes (Reddan) Brady.

22 September   

1812       Calvin SMITH

1817       Olevia FORTENBERRY

1895       William Frances KUNEMUND

 1902       Golda Mae WARNER was born in Ohio. She married Eslie Guy Mark in 1922. He was the son of William & Elidia Rebecca (Ritter) Mark. Their children: Guy, Glenn & Dana. She died in 1982.

23 September   

1885       John Charles RITTER was born in Ohio, son of John William & Ruth Anna (Scott) Ritter. He married Jennie Madora Hartsel. Their son: Donavan Eugene Ritter.

1887       Fannie MCDANIEL

24 September   

1828       Lacey ALFORD was born in Mississippi, daughter of Edwin Barksdale & Martha P. (Smith) Alford. She married James Michael Ball. 

26 September   

1796       Maria WOLF

1820       Pernecia SMITH

1839       Susan WOLF

1885       Martha Elizabeth ALFORD was born in Mississippi, daughter of Needham Edwin & Mary Luzina (Stafford) Alford. She married Robert Thomas Hollingsworth.  She died in 1966.

27 September   

1838       Jessie Alexander BRUMFIELD

1853       Nancy FORTENBERRY

1879       Dezzie CUTRER

1894       Ralph Ely MOORE Sr. was born in Ohio, son of Peter Jonathan & Caroline Louise (Gruissy) Moore. He married Dorothy Otella Derhammer.  Their children: Howard, Joyce & Ralph. He died in 1976 in Oklahoma.

28 September   

1914       Rosemary Veronica COYLE was born in Texas, daughter of James Joseph &       Madeline (Herbst) Coyle. She married Richard F. Wolff in 1939 in Connecticut.

       

29 September   

1766       Frances SEABORN

1892       Mildred Mae WOLF was born in Ohio, daughter of Joseph & Anna Eliza (Kohr) Wolf. She married Urban Robert Zengler. Their children: Dorothy, Donald & William. She died in 1972 in Ohio.

1919       Pershing Hoover MORRIS

30 September   

1845       Elizabeth Rebecca PIGOTT  married William Jackson Fortenberry, son of Calvin Kennington & Narcissa (Simmons) Fortenberry. She died in 1883. 

1886       Ruby V. SCHILLING

June Family Birthdays, June 1 - 15

Is your birthday coming soon? Maybe you share your special day with someone in our family. Look below and see. Happy Birthday!

1 June        

1894    Eli Eddie BALDES b. in Louisiana, son of Eli B. & Morgana Blades. Married Annie Clotee Cutrer.

2 June        

1940    Dale JOHNSON

3 June        

1807    Edwin SMITH b. in Mississippi, son of Jeremiah & Joanna (Dillon) SMITH.
1855    Susan Penelope FORTENBERRY
1878    Anna May WOLF

4 June        

1832    Matilda MILLAN

5 June        

1762    Jacob WOLF b. in Pennsylvania, son of Johann Jonas & Appollonia (Dick) WOLF. Married to Cornelia Knight. Daughter: Margaret Wolf.
1783    Andrew WOLF

6 June         

1821    Ann Lowery
1931    Sally Louise SHEETS
1932    Gerald Maurer b. in Ohio, son of Elmer & Pauline (Morrison) Maurer. Gerald died the day he was born.

7 June        

1856    William Edward FORTENBERRY
1858    Charles Sumner BROWN was born in Iowa, son of Aaron & Elizabeth Brown.

8 June        

1858    Patrick Hines ALFORD
1908    Ivy Regina MARK b. in Ohio, daughter of Thomas Kenneth & N. Regina (Gruissy) Mark. She was my paternal grandmother. She married Roy Jesse Brown in 1927 in Ohio. She was the mother of seven children.  My father, Delbert K. Brown, was her oldest child. The family moved to New York State about 1941. My grandmother loved flowers & gardens. She collected milk glass. She loved spending time with her family.

9 June        

1835    B. Franklin RITTER
1929    Dorothy June HURD b. in Michigan, daughter of Howard M. & Marian (Lehman) Hurd. Married Vern James Simons. Children: Stephen, Thomas & Vern.

10 June        

1724    Anna Maria WOLF b. in Germany, daughter of Johan Jacob & Anna Barbara (Orth) Wolf.
1884    Henry Lucius ALFORD

11 June        

1753    Johannes Theobald RITTER
1849    Peter Alfred WOLF
1888    Adolphus Oliver SMITH, son of Adolphus Scott & Julia Jane (Simmons) Smith. Married to Grace Graham. Father of nine children.

12 June        

1928    Olivia Margaret SHAW, daughter of John R. & Mary Jeanette (Mark) Shaw. Married David Walter Foss.

13 June        

1862    Mary Elizabeth GATLIN married William Franklin Ellzey, son of John Shaffer & Saryntha (Smith) Ellzey. They had eight children.

1897    Alva William BLADES

14 June        

1798    Isaac OTT was the son of Jacob & Margaret (Jackson) Ott. He was my 3rd great grand uncle.
1835    William J. M. SMITH
1836    Esther Barbara WOLF

15 June        

1854    Sarah Louise FORTENBERRY
1884    Arthur Moses GARTNER b. in New York City, was the son of Leopold & Florence Gartner.

March Family Birthdays, March 1 - 15

Is your birthday coming soon? Maybe you share your special day with someone in our family who came before. Look below and see. Happy Birthday!

1 March    

1776    Anna Margaretha RITTER
1807    Jesse BRUMFIELD
1885    Julia MULLANE was born in Tipperary, Ireland, daughter of Daniel MULLANE & Brigid ENGLISH. She married Timothy HORGAN in 1916. She died in 1918.

2 March    

1827    Josiah BRUMFIELD
1890    Bessie Ella Bella SMITH
 1904    Bertha Flickinger lived her life in Ohio, daughter of Andrew & Emma FLICKINGER. She married Charles Forest MARK in 1923. She wrote a short genealogy of the MARK family.
1914    Cecil Clare FORTENBERRY
1915    Zelda Marie ALFORD
1920    Iris Elizabeth PIERCE

3 March    

 1892    Denny Herbert SMITH was born in Mississippi. He married Mavis Marie BROWN, daughter of Jasper Pascal RBOWN and Rose Ella BRUMFIELD.
1934    Lemuel Jerome FORTENBERRY

4 March    

1861    Willis Monroe FORTENBERRY
1877    Gertrude HAWK was born in Ohio, daughter of William HAWK & Elizabeth RITTER. She married E RAUDEBAUGH.

5 March    

1838    William L. DAVIS
1880    Irene Edith WOLF
 1924    Sylvia Rayleen BROWN was born in Louisiana, daughter of Roy Jesse BROWN and Mary Thelma ELLZEY. She married Jessie Miles HALL in 1942. They had five children.

6 March    

1772    Heinrich FRANTZ
1882    Jesse Lamar SIMMONS
 1920    Mary Alice ALFORD was born in Louisiana, daughter of Dewitt William ALFROD & Ina Lucille BROWN. She married George BENNETT.

7 March    

1847    Michael COYLE
1891    Maryanne COYLE was born in Connecticut, daughter of Patrick COYLE & Margaret BRADY. She married William F CASS.

8 March    

1870    Infant RITTER was born in Ohio, child of Isaac RITTER & Isabell FISHER. Mother & child died in childbirth.
1894    John N. LOBAUGH

9 March    

 1801    Isaac BRUMFIELD was born in South Carolina, son of John BRUMFIELD & Margaret KELLY. Isaac married Elizabeth HOLMES. Their children were: Nathaniel, Jesse, Harrison & Lucy Jane.
1839    Adam WOLF
1839    Anna Maria Catherine WOLF
1894    Napoleon BLADES

10 March    

 1820    Philip RITTER was born in Pennsylvania, son of Johannes RITTER, Jr. & Anna Mariah. Philip married Louisa Ann KOPE. Their children were: Jacob, Henry & Mary.
1838    David Jackson MCCLENDON
1899    Helen Lucille JOLLIFF
1900    Charles Cecil WOLF

11 March    

 1789    Daniel RITTER was born in Pennsylvania, son of Martin RITTER & Anna Margaret STEININGER. He married Lydia KNAUSS in 1812. They had three children.
1849    Hamilton WOLF

12 March    

1856    Benjamin C. FORTENBERRY
1881    Forest Emerson HAWK was born in Ohio, son of William HAWK & Elizabeth RITTER. He married Millicent COX. He’s my first cousin, three times removed.
1892    Spurgeon Ira SMITH
1915    Lemuel Q. FORTENBERRY
1933    Onice Levaughn CUTRER in Alabama
     
13 March    

1828    Samantha E. BROWN
1829    John Shaffer ELLZEY Jr.
1888    Anna Ora Chloe MILLER
 1913    Ruth Grace HURD was born in Michigan, daughter of Roy HURD & Mona D. MORRISON. Ruth married John WORTMAN. Their children were: Brenda, John & Danny.

14 March    

1834    Ann Julina RITTER
1845    Ancil Green SMITH was the son of Jeremiah SMITH & Pernecia SMITH. Ancil died 18 June 1862, at the age of 17. Ancil was killed in the Civil War.
1857    Peter Jonathan MOORE

15 March    

1837    Martin Penn BRUMFIELD was born in Louisiana, the son of Nathaniel BRUMFIELD & Charlotte Temple OTT. He served as a Private and later as a 2nd Lieutenant in the Louisiana Infantry. He died in 1862.
1929    Dana Jacob MARK in Ohio

   

January Family Birthdays, January 1 - 15

Is your birthday coming soon? Maybe you share your special day with someone in our family who came before. Look below and see. Happy Birthday!

1 January 

  

 1796    Charles BRUMFIELD in South Carolina
 1800    Mary Polly SPURLOCK was born in Georgia. She married Edward S. Brown & had 5  children.  She died 12 January 1888 in Pike Co., Mississippi. She was my 3rd great grandmother.

1833    Eliza A. SMITH
1894    Euna Clarabelle FORTENBERRY
1873    William Isaac MILLER
1906    Robert Rugh HILE in Ohio
1909    Bartholomew Anthony BRADY in NJ
1926    William Alered HUFF

2 January    

1740    Christian DICK was born in Pennsylvania, the son of Johan Adam Dick & Ottilla Knack. He married Catherine Naugle. Christian & his wife both died on 4 May 1800.
1823    Edwin B. RITTER
1844    Cynthia Elizabeth ALFORD
1898    William Bryan SMITH
1899    Walter L. FORTENBERRY
1923     Wesley PIERCE in Mississippi

3 January    

1910    Twins: Claude & Clyde HURD were born in Michigan, children of Roy Hurd & Mona D. Morrison.  The twins died the day they were born.
1914    Helen Pearl RITTER

4 January    

1867    Tholomiah Rhodes WOLF was born in Iowa and died 28 September 1933 in Kansas. He married Elizabeth Willis.
1885    Luella May WOLF

5 January

1786    Anna Margaret BOGERT
1829    William BRUMFIELD was born in Washington Parish, Louisiana, son of Willis Brumfield & Nancy Virginia Holmes. William married Sarah Lewis.
1850    Lovina B. RITTER in Ohio
1867    James Hollis FORTENBERRY
1869    John G. HUFFMAN

6 January    

1835    Narcissa Izela FORTENBERRY was born in Mississippi, daughter of Gasua C. Fortenberry & Sarah B. Narcissa married Warren M. Huffman and had three children. She died in 1902.
1881    Margaret Maude MARK
1845    Cecil Earl HALL

7 January    

1767    Maria Magdelena RITTER was born in Pennsylvania, daughter of Johannes Ritter, Sr. & Maria Elisabeth Keck. She married John Stumpf.
1869    John T. RITTER
1914    Richard F. WOLFF in Connecticut

8 January    

1903    Karl Jackson MILLER was born in Ohio and married Mellie Arlene Jolliff, daughter of Samuel Martin Jolliff & Margaret Maude Mark.
1910    Lillian FORTENBERRY

9 January    

1884    Annie Elizabeth OTT
1897    Helen Frances COYLE was born in New York City, the oldest child of Michael Coyle & Mary Jospehine Mullane. Helen was my maternal grandmother, Nana. She married Nathaniel Gardner. They had one child, Alberta Joy Gardner Brown.
1906    Ira Evie BLADES

10 January    

1894    Charles Spurgeon ELLZEY was born in Mississippi, son of William S. Ellzey & Amanda A. Fortenberry. Charles married Mae McMillan.

11 January    

1752    Anna Margaret STEININGER married Martin Ritter, son of Heinrich Ritter & Maria Elizabeth Tutt. Anna & Martin had seven children.
1768    John RITTER
1850    William Ephraim BLADES
1876    Julia Mae SMITH

12 January    

1733    Maria Christiana WOLF was born in Germany, daughter of Johan Jacob Wolf & Anna Barbara Orth.
1911    Frank William RITTER
1926    Willie Jean FORTENBERRY
1929    Thiry Yvonne BROWN

13 January    

1880    Samuel Harvey WOLF
1924    Fred Allen BROWN was the son of Hubert Allen Brown & Freddie Smith.  He died 13 July 1932.

14 January    

1807    Margretha RITTER
1818    William Dorten SMITH
1883    Albert Edward GOOD was the son of Joel H Good & Margaret C Brown. He married Elizabeth L Moore. They had six children. Albert lived his life in Ohio.
1885    Tate Edward FORTENBERRY
1885    George F. LOBAUGH
1896    Velma Odene SMITH
1923    Thomas Clarence WILSON Jr.

15 January    

1819    Mary MARCKS

1820    Moses BROWN Jr. was born in Mississippi, son of Moses Brown and Nancy Perkins.
1826    Elizabeth HOPE
1876    Samuel Omelia BRUMFIELD
1915     Edwin MINTER
1937    James Neron SMITH