Alphabetical Ancestors - M

M is for many different surnames.  If you share one of these names,

 let’s communicate. It is always good to learn more. 

M is for these Surnames…

Mark

Abraham Mark, 1812 PA – 1872 OH, was my 3^rd great grandfather. He married Mary Isabella Heffelfinger in 1839 Wayne Co., OH. They had eight sons: Thomas Jefferson, John, William, Marion, Abraham M., Franklin P., David & Edwin. The four oldest sons served in the Civil War. Thomas Jefferson Mark & John Mark died during the war. William Mark, my 2^nd great grandfather, was injured during the war but returned home, married and became the father of fourteen children. Abraham is in Reedsburg Cemetery. Abraham & Mary Isabella have many, many descendants.

Maronge

George Patrick Maronge married Glenda Merrel Fortenberry, daughter of Duviox B & Gussie (Alford) Fortenberry. They had two sons and a daughter.

Massie

In 1934 Otis Charles Massie [b 1912 OH] married Ethel E Good [1912 OH – 1950 OH], daughter of Albert Edward & Elizabeth Lodema (Moore) Good. They had three children: Virginia, Edward & Caroline, all born in OH.

Maurer

Elmer Maurer [b 1899 OH] married Pauline Morrison [1899 OH – 1979 OH], daughter of Seth Benner & Margaret Jane (Gruissy) Morrison. They had five children: Roy, Dale, Jack, Gerald & Joanne. Elmer was an electrician.

McCall

Daniel McCall [b 1860 NY] married Elizabeth Noye. They had six children: Margaret, Martha, Daniel, James, Mary & Patrick. James Joseph McCall [1898 NY – 1944 NY] married Marion Coyle [1900 NY – 1991 AZ], my grand aunt. They had no children. James was a New York City firefighter.

McClendon

David Jackson McClendon [b 1838] married Eliza Jane Smith [1846 – 1919], daughter of Wyatt & Euseba (Fortenberry) Smith. They had two children: Annie and Eugene.

McMillan

David J McMillan [1872 – 1950] married Ola Schilling [1880 – 1954]. They had twelve children: Wallie, Ethel, Ora, Mae, Lloyd, Archie, Velma, Mammie, Rhoda, David, Nadine & Evon.

Messmore

In 1880 Allen G Messmore [b 1830 OH] married Barbary Ritter [1857 OH – 1928], daughter of Isaac & Isabell (Fisher) Ritter. They had six children: David, Ada, Bertha, Oliver, Clyd & Edward, all born in OH.

Miller

In 1836 Frederick Miller [bc 1803 MD] married Barbary Ritter [1810 PA – 1895], daughter of Johannes & Anna Mariah Ritter. They had five children: Elizabeth, Philip, Ari, Mary & Anna, all born in OH.

Miller

Henry C Miller [1847 OH – c 1910] married Mary Catherine Ritter [1853 OH – 1938] in 1870 OH. Mary Catherine was the daughter of Isaac & Isabell (Fisher) Ritter. Their nine children were born in OH: Charles, William, Dora, Harvey, Jonathan, Emma, Anna, James & Russel.

Moore

Peter Jonathan Moore [1857 OH – 1929 OH] married Caroline L Gruissy [1863 OH – 1936 OH]. Caroline was the daughter of Augustus Ceaser & Mary Ann (Everett) Gruissy. Peter was a farmer and brick layer. Their six children were born in OH: Amaline, Lillian Vera, Floyd, Frances, Elizabeth & Ralph.

Morris

George a Morris [1877 – 1943] married Mary Louise Fortenberry [1881 – 1963]. They had seven children: Willie, Boyce, Theodore, Delphin, George, Lank & Pershing.       

Morrison

William Hiram Morrison [b 1830 NY] married Emily Benner [1839 OH – 1908 OH]. William was a shoe maker. They had six children: Thomas, Seth, Eldridge, Emily, Phoeby & Lolly. Their son, Seth Benner Morrison [1861 PA – 1952 OH] married Margaret Jane Gruissy in 1880 in OH. Seth was a farmer and later a paper finisher at Ohio Boxboard Co. They had eight children: Mona, Lena, Emily, Albert, Florence, Paul, Pauline & Peter.

Mowrey

Elizabeth Mowrey [1799 – 1871 OH] was my 4^th great grandmother. She was the daughter of Michael & Eve Mowrey. Elizabeth married Philip Heffelfinger [1787 PA – 1877 OH]. I would love to learn more about the Mowrey family.

Mullane

Daniel Mullane [c 1838 Ireland – 1930 Ireland] was the son of Thomas & Julia (Sullivan) Mullane. He married Brigid English. Their eleven children were bobrn in Ireland: Mary Josephine, Patrick, Thomas, Timothy, Ellen, Margaret, Frances Bridget, Margaret [a second Margaret], Daniel, Julia & Catherine. Daniel was a coach builder in County Tipperary.

Other ‘M’ surnames in my tree: Maley, Mattingly, McCormick, McCraw, McDaniel, McEleveen, Minter, Minton, Mowrer, Mullen & Munoz.

Ancestor Anniversaries, April 1 - 15

1 April 1901            Harvey E. Miner & Ada Lavina Messmore [daughter of Allen G. & Barbary Ann (Ritter) Messmore]

3 April 1943            Augustine F. Pasquale, 1920 – 1997 [son of Frank & Giovanna Pascale] & Alice J. Marshall, 1918 – 1999. Married in New York State. 5 children.

5 April 1931            James Joseph McCall, 1898 – 1944 [son of Daniel & Elizabeth (Noye) McCall] & Marion J. Coyle, 1900 – 1991 [daughter of Michael & Mary Josephine (Mullane) Coyle]. Married in New York City. James was a New York City firefighter.

6 April 1921            Thomas Lynch & Catherine Brady [daughter of Patrick & Ellen (Reilly) Brady]. Married in New Jersey. 3 children.

6 April 1946            Henry Leissinger & Wesley Pierce [daughter of Arlie & Lyda Mearl (Brown) Pierce] 2 children.

8 April 1800            John Frederick Wolf, 1779 – 1872 [son of Johann Jonas & Appollonia (Dick) Wolf]  & Esther Barbara Shaffer, 1777 – 1866. 10 children. They were my 4^th great grandparents. They were married for 66 years. 

8 April 1880            Frederick Leser & Louiza Gruissy [daughter of Christian & Mary (Wise) Gruissy]. Married in Ohio. 2 children.

11 April 1950           Bernarr Jessee Reynolds, 1925 – 1995 [son of Thelma Lady Brown]  & Jessis Elizabeth Overby. Married in Oregon. 3 children.

12 April 1947           Joseph W. Balog & Virginia Caroline Moore [daughter of Floyd Bernard & Anna (Slaby) Moore] 

13 April 1871           John William Ritter, 1850 – 1932 [son of Isaac & Isabell (Fisher) Ritter] & Ruth Anna Scott. Married in Ohio. 8 children. John was my second great grand uncle. John was a carpenter. He was married three times.

15 April 1922           Eslie Guy Mark, 1890 – 1972 [son of William & Elidia Rebecca (Ritter) Mark] & Golda Mae Warner. 3 children. They were married for 50 years. 

Eslie Guy & Golda Mae Mark

                               Burbank. Mr and Mrs. Mark of 7660 Garnan Road, Burbank RD will observe their golden wedding anniversary Saturday, April 15.  No special celebration is planned due to the ill health of Mr. Mark. Guy Mark and Golda Warner were married in the Medina M. E. parsonage by the Rev. Wallace H. Bryenton on April 15, 1922.  The Marks lived in Wooster for four years following their wedding and have lived at their present address for the past 46 years.  Mr. Mark was a painter by trade and after retirement bought furs and worked at odd jobs.  He was a charter member of the American Legion Post in Wooster and belonged to the Lodi Post No. 523 for many years. The couple enjoy gardening and flowers and formerly belonged to a garden club.  Mrs. Mark enjoys participating in church work when her health permits.  She is a member of the Lodi American Legion Auxillary. The Marks have one son, Glenn, at home.  Two sons are deceased.

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Ancestor Anniversaries, March 3 - 9

3 March 1916           Timothy J. Horgan & Julia Mullane, 1885 – 1918 [daughter of Daniel & Brigid (English) Mullane]. Married in County Tipperary, Ireland. 2 children. Julia was my great grand aunt. Their marriage was brief because of Julia's death at the age of 32.

4 March 1897           James Elmer Messmore & Emma D. Ritter, 1876 – 1969 [daughter of John William & Ruth Anna (Scott) Ritter]. Married in Ohio.

7 March 1946           James Sheppard, Jr. & Elnora Cutrer [daughter of Isaac Omer & Serena Olivia (Lee) Cutrer].

8 March 1888           Philip M. Creasy, 1867 – 1934 [son of Christian & Mary (Wise) Gruissy] & Mary E. Wasem. 1 son. They were married over 50 years.

9 March 1947           William Alered Huff, 1926 – 1979, & Lucille Marguerite Mark [daughter of Charles Forest & Bertha (Flickinger) Mark]. Married in Ohio. Lucille was my 1^st cousin, twice removed.

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August Birthdays, August 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 August    

1920     Roy Elmer MAURER was born in Ohio, son of Elmer & Pauline (Morrison) Maurer. He married Betty Mae Stimson. Roy died in Ohio in 1997.

2 August    

1830    Jeptha Josephus ALFORD, MD was born in MS, son of Edwin Barksdale & Martha P. (Smith) Brown. He married Fanny Roberts. He is buried in  the Silver Springs Baptist Church Cemetery.
1832    Saloma Anna RITTER
1878    Henry Chesterfield ARNOLD

3 August    

1823    William Harmon ALFORD
1919    Thomas James COYLE was born in Connecticut, son of James Joseph & Madeline (Herbst) Coyle. In 1944 he married Roseanne S. Vozella. They had five children.
1935    James RODGERS

4 August    

1758    Johan Daniel RITTER
1859    Luke T. FORTENBERRY
1867    Mary Josephine MULLANE was born in Clonmel, Tipperary, Ireland, daughter of Daniel & Brigid (English) Mullane. She was my great grandmother. She married Michael Coyle in NYC in 1895. She had seven children. Mary Jo died in 1927.

5 August    

1868    Alvira E. BROWN
1892    Bertha FORTENBERRY was the daughter of Howell & Mary Ann (Alford) Fortenberry. She married Grady Henry Ellzey. Children: Wesley, Odean, Carell & Ellen.

6 August    

1836    Jonas WOLF was the son of Andrew & Catherine (Dick) Wolf.

7 August    

1855    Charlotte Angelina BRUMFIELD
1921    Olgee Sheline BRUMFIELD was the daughter of John Edward & Ada Beatrice (Fortenberry) Brumfield.

8 August    

1771    Johannes RITTER Jr.
1846    Martha Elizabeth ALFORD was born in MS, daughter of Edwin Barksdale & Martha P. (Smith) ALFORD. She married Jessie A. Brumfield. They had eight children. She was my 2nd great grandmother.
1865    Rosa HAHN
1875    Charles A. WOLF
1875    Sarah Emma WOLF
1881    Mona D. MORRISON
1888    Thomas Clarence WILSON

9 August    

1906    Boyce Boo MORRIS was the son of George A. & Mary Louise (Fortenberry) Morris. He married Carrie Lee. They had four children. Boyce died in 1995.

10 August    

1840    Thomas Jefferson MARK died in the Civil War. He was born in Ohio, the oldest son of Abraham & Mary Isabella (Heffelfinger) Mark. Thomas was in the 118th Regiment, Company E of the Ohio Volunteer Infantry. He died 16 January 1863 in Kentucky.
1871    Martha Ann NEE
1911    Onice Odwell CUTRER

11 August     

1860    Webster FORTENBERRY
1917    Odean ELLZEY was the daughter of Grady Henry & Bertha (Fortenberry) Ellzey. She married James Lemar Simmons.

12 August    

1848    Marion MARK served in the Civil War. He was born in Ohio, son of Abraham & Mary Isabella (Heffelfinger) Mark. He married Jennie.
1857    Canolia A. SIMMONS
1875    Barney Pipkin ALFORD

13 August    

1861    Mary E. BROWN
1876    Lulu BLADES
1918    Hanzel Eileen MESSMORE was the daughter of William Henry & Susan Isabel (Ritter) Messmore.

14 August    

1738    Appollonia DICK was born at sea, from Germany to America, daughter of Johan Adam & Anna Ottilla (Knack) Dick. She married Johann Jonas Dick. They had ten children all born in Pennsylvania. She was my 5th great grandmother.
1802    Louisa WOLF
1823    George WOLF
1834    John KRICK

15 August    

1761    Jacob ALFORD
1834    Seaborn S. ALFORD MD was born in MS, son of Edwin Barksdale & Martha P. (Smith) Alford. He married Anice Ball. Seaborn died in 1906.
1868    Julius Wesley ALFORD

February Family Birthdays, February 1 - 15

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1 February    

1787    Nancy PERKINS was the second wife of Moses Brown. His first wife, Sarah ROBERTSON, died in 1810 in Georgia. She had four children. She was my 4th great grandmother. Nancy had seven children, 4 daughters and 3 sons.
1861    Euseba Fortenberry REGAN
1884    Clara Estella WOLF
     
2 February    

1805    Christian BROWN
1842    Samuel RITTER
1853    Samuel WOLF

1856    Sarah Euseba Elizabeth ELLZEY
1906    Otera PIERCE
 1915    Francis WEISBERG was born in Buffalo, New York, the son of Frank Samuel Weisberg & Florence Gartner. He was my first cousin, once removed.  He was a furniture salesman at one time. Late in life he moved to Florida.

3 February    

1717    Maria Magdalena WOLF
1792    Jacob RITTER
1924    Harold Jay NEE was born in Ohio, the son of Roy Edward Nee and Isabell Esther Mark. He and his wife, Pauline, had four children.  He served in the US Army during World War II.

4 February    

1932    Dick Alvin PARKER was born in Ohio, the son of Ralph Alvin Parker & Nellie Irene Jolliff. Dick and his wife, Bonita, had three children.

5 February    

1810    Sarah BROWN was born in Georgia, daughter of Moses BROWN and Sarah ROBERTSON. She married Gasua Chapman Fortenberry. They had nine children. Sarah died in 1883 in Mississippi.
1890    Harvey Allen RITTER
1899    Nellie Lavinia MESSMORE
1928    Donald Ray BROPHY

6 February    

1886    Edward MESSMORE
1936    Loyal David NOTHSTEIN
1925    James Joseph COYLE was born in Connecticut, son of James Joseph Coyle & Madeline Herbst. He married Barbara Kozlak. They had three children.

7 February   

 1777    Moses BROWN was one of eight children of Edward BROWN. He died 27 February 1838 in Mississippi. He was my 4th great grandfather.
1828    Aderine Mary FAULK
1857    Barbary Ann RITTER
1880    James Benton MARK
1884    Lulu Mabel HAWK

8 February    

1775    Johan Jonas WOLF
1887    Catherine MULLANE was born in Ireland, was one of twelve children of Daniel Mullane and Brigid English. 
1890    Roger T. ELLZEY

9 February 

1819    Margaret BRUMFIELD was born in Louisiana, daughter of Willis BRUMFIELD and Nancy Virginia HOLMES. She married John Seaborn ALFORD, son of Jacob ALFORD and Frances SEABORN.
1920    Virginia Caroline MOORE

10 February  

1891    Infant Girl ALFORD was born in Mississippi, the 12th child of Needham Edwin ALFORD & Mary Luzina Stafford. The baby died on the day she was born.
1905    Homer Grant SHEETS

11 February  

1828    Henrietta C. RITTER
1883    Emaline Floy MOORE was born in Ohio, daughter of Peter Jonathan Moore & Caroline Louise Gruissy. On 14 February 1901 she married Arther Spice.

12 February 

1773    Adam WOLF
1797    Jonas MOYER
1825    Hollis Horton FORTENBERRY
1877    William M. MARK
1896    Earnest T. ELLZEY
1938    Peggy BROWN was the daughter of Hubert Allen BROWN & Freddie SMITH. She married George Alford. She was my father’s first cousin.
      
13 February   

 1840    William Franklin FORTENBERRY was born in Mississippi, son of Gasua Chapman Fortenberry & Sarah Brown.  He married Mariah B. Hall. He was known as ‘Black Frank’.
1852    H. K. FORTENBERRY
1872    Bernard COYLE
1895    Ralph William WOLF

14 February    

1804    George KRICK
1811    Eliza SMITH was born in Mississippi, one of thirteen children of Jeremiah SMITH & Joanna DILLON.  She died 6 April 1837, at the age of 26.
1860    Salena Lena BLADES
1910    Margaret Mary BRADY

15 February    

1839    Jesse A. BRUMFIELD
1879    Lemuel Q. FORTENBERRY
1904    Effie Margaret CARTER was born in Ohio, daughter of Frank CARTER & Sadie MAPES. She married James Everett MARK on 31 December 1924. They had 11 children.
1905    Floy Alma SPICE

January Family Birthdays, January 17 - 31

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17 January    

1839    Agnes STRAW was the daughter of John Straw & Margaret Wolf. She married Louis R Poffenberger.
1876    David Ellsworth MESSMORE

18 January    

1803    Henry RITTER was born in Pennsylvania, son of Johannes Ritter, Jr. & Anna Mariah. He married Mary Harpster. They had two children: David & Catherine.
1855    Julius Ceaser ALFORD
1877    Sarah A. LOBAUGH
1898    Frank FORTENBERRY

19 January    

1831    Joseph WOLF
1867    Philip M. CREASY lived his life in Ohio, son of Christian Gruissy & Mary Wise. He married Mary Wasem. Their son was Harry Lewis Creasy.  Philip owned a grocery store in Stark County, Ohio. 
1885    Sarah Emma Lorena SMITH

20 January    

1881    Elve Ellis BLADES
1884    May Melissa RITTER
1925    Calvin Ford FRAVEL was born in Virginia. He married Mary Arline Parker, daughter of Ralph Parker & Nellie Irene Jolliff.

21 January    

1804    Eli SMITH was born in South Carolina, son of Jeremiah Smith & Joanna Dillon. He married Orpha Roberts. Eli died 2 August 1838 in Mississippi.
1828    Henrietta KERN
 1846    Eliza Jane SMITH

22 January

1822    Ira Payne ALFORD
1882    Robert C. RITTER
1919    Carell James ELLZEY
1919    Wava Alice MARK has lived her life in Ohio, youngest child of Thomas K. Mark & N. Regina Gruissy.  She married Alvin Braun. They lived on a farm in Seville for over 50 years.
1932    Lynn Holly BROWN

23 January

1903    Nina Belle HURD
1921    Borden Hamilton BROWN
1926    John Joseph COYLE was born in Connecticut, son of James Joseph Coyle & Madeline Herbst.
1935    William Glynn FORTENBERRY

24 January    

1802    John WOLF
1827    Elizabeth Martha Ann CUTRER
1837    Mary L. BRUMFIELD
1867    Eugene Wellington MCCLENDON

25 January    

1823    Alfred FORTENBERRY was born in Mississippi, son of William J Fortenberry & Violette Kennington. He married Aderine Mary Faulk. They had eight children.   
1864    Louisa Armethia FORTENBERRY
1880    Ola SCHILLING

26 January   

 1836    Allen Moses BROWN was born in Mississippi, son of Edward S. Brown & Mary Polly Spurlock. He married Emmaline Smith. They had three children. We can find no record of him after 1870. He is my 2nd great grandfather.

27 January     

1814    Esther Barbara WOLF
1879    Richard W. FORTENBERRY
1898    Arlie PIERCE was born in Mississippi. He married Lyda Mearl Brown, daughter of Jasper Pascal Brown & Rose Ella Brumfield. Arlie & Lyda had six children.

28 January    

1875    George Howard ALFORD
1898    James Joseph MCCALL lived his life in New York City where he was a fire fighter. He married Marion Coyle in 1931. He was injured while putting out a fire and died 25 March 1944.

29 January    

1799    Elizabeth MOWREY
1860    Elnora Elizabeth BRUMFIELD
1876    Maria COYLE was born in Ireland, daughter of Patrick Coyle & Margaret Brady. Maria died 21 December 1885.
1889    Mary Alice WOLF

30 January   

 1931    Maxine Kelly JOLLIFF was born in Ohio. She married Donald Eugene Jolliff, s on of Samuel Martin Jolliff & Arvesta Lavonne.

 31 January   

 1821    Andrew Alexander WOLF
 1854    Oscar J. L. ELLZEY

 1879    Nancy Regina Victoria GRUISSY lived her life in Ohio, daughter of Augustus Ceaser Gruissy & Esther Barbara Wolf. She married Thomas Kenneth Mark on 28 January 1903. They had seven children. She was my great grandmother. She died 24 May 1959.
1916    John Leo BRADY