1901 Letter from Niece

I am fortunate to have copies of a collection of letters written to my great grandmother. I have been occasionally posting them here.

This letter was written to my great grandmother, N. Regina (Gruissy) Mark 1879 OH – 1959 OH while she was in Michigan visiting her sister, Rephenia (Gruissy) Nichols and her husband, Willis Nichols. The Nichols and their son moved to Michigan prior to the 1900 US Census. Regina and Rephenia were 'full' sisters who also had four half sisters from their father's first marriage. The letter writer, Lillian Vera Moore, was the daughter of one of those half sisters, Carolina L (Gruissy) Moore.

It sounds like Vera's mother is urging her to write this letter. I can picture her mother standing over her, waiting for her to finish so it can get into the mail.

Augustus Ceaser Gruissy with his second wife & his five daughters

Standing, left to right: Rephenia Gruissy Nichols, N. Regina Gruissy Mark & Margaret Gruissy Morrison
Seated, left to right: Caroline Gruissy Moore, Augustus Ceaser Gruissy, Esther B Wolf Gruissy & Mary Gruissy Lutz

To: Miss Regina V. Gruissy, RFD No. 2, St. John’s, Clinton Co., Michigan

From: Lillian Vera Moore[1]

Postmarked: 2 Aug 1901

Dear Aunt Regina –

I am going to try and make up with you for not writing sooner but really I have been so busy. I have not had time. I suppose you are having a good time. I know I am. Well Fred looks kind of homesick lately. I wonder why.

Jerome is well and all right. He is coming down to-night if nothing happens. I wish I could see you now. Have you seen Emma[2] since you are out there? How are all of the folks up there?

Mama was up yesterday and helped Mrs. Morton iron. Mama[3] has been waiting for me to write my letter so her news is a couple days old.

Well I must close as it is nearly mail time. We are going to have our ice cream supper at Leroy Saturday night. Wish you were here. Good-bye. Write Soon. Your niece, Vera

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[1] Lillian Vera Moore, 1884 OH – 1967 OH, daughter of Peter J & Caroline (Gruissy) Moore; half niece of Regina

[2] Emaline Floy (Moore) Spice, 1883 OH – 1942 OH, oldest daughter of Peter J & Caroline (Gruissy) Moore. Married Feb 1901 to Arthur Spice in Michigan.

[3] Caroline L (Gruissy) Moore, 1863 OH – 1936 OH, daughter of Augustus C Gruissy & Mary Ann Everett; half-sister of N Regina Gruissy. She and Peter were living in Medina Co., OH.

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.

Alphabetical Ancestors K

K is for kin and these are my ‘K’ connections.

If you share one of these names, let’s communicate. It is always good to learn more. 

K is for these Surnames…

Keck

My Keck family came from Germany. Henry Keck, my 5^th great grandfather, came from Germany and settled in Pennsylvania. He & Hannah had seven children: Johannes, Georg, Henrich, Maria Elisabeth, Wilhelm, Andreas & Frederick. At least three of those sons served in the Revolutionary War. Daughter, Maria Elisabeth Keck, married Johannes Ritter, Sr. They had eleven children, all born in Lehigh Co., Pennsylvania.

Kelly

I have Kelly families that are not related to each other but are related to me. Bernard W. Kelly [b. 1894 CT] married Bridget Coyle [1888 Ct – 1943]. Bridget was my great grand aunt, daughter of Patrick Coyle & Margaret Brady.

Margaret Kelly [b 1772 NC] married John Brumfield [b c 1768] in North Carolina. Margaret was my 4^th great grandmother. Her father, William S. Kelly, served in the Revolutionary War. Margaret was the mother of thirteen children, born in South Carolina and Louisiana.

Kennington

Edward Kennington [b 1715] was the father of three sons: twins, Edward & William and John. Edward was my 5^th great grandfather. His son, John, served n the Revolutionary War. He lived in South Carolina, married Martha & was the father of seven children.

King

Terry F. King married Joanne Spice in Ohio. Joanne was the daughter of Ralph Lawrence & Petronela Spice. They had three children.

Klein

Anna Margaretha Ritter [b 1761 PA], my 5^th great grand aunt, married Bernhard Klein. They had four children: Elizabeth, Solomon, Margareth & Christina, all born in Pennsylvania.

Knack

Anna Ottilla Knack was my 6^th great grandmother [1711 Germany – 1782 PA]. She married Johan Adam Dick [1709 Germany – 1785 PA]. They married 1731 in Germany. They had seven children: three born in Germany, one born at Sea, and three born in Pennsylvania. I’d like to learn more about Anna’s Knack family.

Knauss

Andreas & Barbara Keck had two children marry into the Knauss family. Their son, Solomon Keck [1782 PA – 1863 PA] married Margaret Knauss [1784 – 1866 PA]. Their daughter, Maria Magdalene Keck [1787 PA – 1839] married Solomon Knauss. Try to keep those names straight! Ha!

Knight

Cornelia Knight [1785 – 1806] married Jacob Wolf [1762 PA – 1810 PA].Jacob was the son of Johann Jonas Wolf & Appollonia Dick. Cornelia & Jacob had a daughter named Margaret [b 1803].

Other ‘K’ surnames in my tree: Keeton, Keller, Kendall, Kern, Kindig, Kinney, Kirk, Klingensmith, Knappenberger, Knepp, Kunemund, Knoble, Knox, Koenig, Kohr, Kolk & Krick.

Ancestor Anniversaries, September 1 - 12

Here are a few September family weddings. 

Maybe you share an anniversary with someone here.

2 September 1897    Herman E Hagans & Edith Edna Ritter [daughter of John William Ritter & Ruth Anna Scott].

4 September 1908    Grant H Thorndyke & Susan A Wolf [daughter of John W S Wolf & Elizabeth Jane Anderson]. Married in Ohio.

4 September 1938    Ralph Lawrence Spice [son of Arthur Spice & Emaline Floy Moore] & Petronela Sarpalius. Married in Ohio. They had four children.

10 September 1796   Joseph Keck [son of Georg Keck & Elanora Catherine Schaut] & Catherine Klingensmith

11 September 1924   Peter Clifford Morrison [son of Seth Benner Morrison & Margaret Jane Gruissy] & Amanda Werth. They had two children.

12 September 1885   Conrad Herbst & Rosa Hahn

Ancestor Anniversaries, February 1 - 14

2 February 1898       Isaac Omer Cutrer, 1871 – 1941 [son of Hiram & Sarah Jane (Fortenberry) Cutrer] & Fannie Rebecca Smith, 1881 – 1923 [daughter of Wyatt Rankin & Irene (Bankston) Smith]. 6 children. Isaac & Fannie were both my 2^nd cousins, 3 times removed.

2 February 1914       Thomas Joseph Brady [son of Patrick & Ellen (Reilly) Brady] & Catherine Lynch. Married in New Jersey. 4 children.

2 February 1936       Herbert Phillip Mullen, Jr. [son of Herbert Phillip & Ruth Geneva (Jolliff) Mullen, Sr.] & Margaret Delores Engle. 2 children.

8 February 1964       Robert M. Beriswell, 1932 – 1986, & Francis Edith Brophy [daughter of Glen Ralph & Eileen Mae (Reis) Brophy]. Married in Ohio. 4 children.

9 February 1905       Walter Lee Blades, 1883 – 1959 [son of William Ephraim & Morgana J. (McDaniel) Blades] & Addie Angeline Cutrer. 2 children.

11 February 1870     Patrick Coyle, 1841 – 1925 [son of Michael & Mary (Cunningham) Coyle] & Margaret Brady, c. 1855 – 1934 [daughter of Thomas & Catherine (Gibney) Brady]. Married in County Cavan, Ireland. 11 children. Patrick & Margaret were my 2^nd great grandparents.

12 February 1901     Arthur Spice [son of Robert Anson & Emma Catherine (Gordon) Spice]  & Emaline Floy Moore, 1883 – 1942 [daughter of Peter Jonathan & Caroline Louise (Gruissy) Moore]. Married in Michigan. 5 children.

13 February 1825     Frederick Wolf , 1804 – 1891 [son of John Frederick & Esther Barbara (Schaffer) Wolf] & Louisa C. Goetz [daughter of John Goetz]. Married in Pennsylvania. 8 children. Frederick Wolf was my 3^rd great grand uncle.

14 February 1942     Jessie Miles Hall, 1921 – 1983, & Sylvia Rayleen Brown, 1924 – 2006 [daughter of Roy Jesse & Mary Thelma (Ellzey) Brown]. Married in Mississippi. 5 children.

14 February 1953     William Thomas Zengler[son of Urban Robert & Mildred Mae (Wolf) Zengler]  & Kathryn Isabel Waidman

Do you connect with any of these couples? Do you have a marriage certificate or wedding photo for any of them?  Contact me to share & compare.

November Birthdays, November 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 November    

1776       Christianna WOLF was born in    Pennsylvania, daughter of Johann Jonas & Appollonia (Dick) Wolf.

1902       Madrlyn LONG

 1927       Mary Arline Parker FRAVEL

17 November    

1872       Sarah Agie NEE was the daughter of  Henry & Matilda (Millan) Nee. 

18 November    

1849       Abraham Martin MARK

1864       Annie Idelia McCLENDON

1879       William J. F. FORTENBERRY was the son of William Jackson & Elizabeth Rebecca (Pigott) Fortenberry. He married Annie Myrtis Ellzey. William died in 1966. 

19 November    

1799       Jacob RITTER

1825       Rebecca WOLF

1879       Jemima Annie WOLF

1899       Freddie SMITH

1903       Twins: Mellie Arlene JOLLIFF & Nellie Irene JOLLIFF were born in Ohio, daughters of Samuel Martin & Margaret Maude (Mark) Jolliff. Mellie married Karl Jackson Miller. They had one child. Nellie married Ralph Alvin Parker and had three children. Nellie lived to be 90 years old and Mellie lived to be 91 years old.

20 November    

1820       Henry H. WOLF was born in Pennsylvania, son of John Frederick & Esther Barbara (Schaffer) Wolf. They had four children. 

21 November    

1770       Catherine WOLF

1821       Solomon B. RITTER was born in Pennsylvania, son of Martin & Anna Margaret (Bogert) Ritter. He married Amanda M. Rumfield.

1845       Sarah Lucy BRUMFIELD

22 November    

1894       Grace Eleanor SMITH was the daughter of Walter Lorraine & Emma Julia (Warren) Smith. 

23 November    

1812       Isabella FORTENBERRY

1836       Sarah J. SMITH

1858       Catherine WOLF

1865       Mary Magdalene GRUISSY was born in Ohio, daughter of Augustus Ceaser & Mary Ann (Everett) Gruissy. In 1889 she married Albert F. Lutz. They had no children. At one time they ran a restaurant in Medina, Ohio.

24 November    

1870       Michael COYLE was born in Ireland, son of Patrick & Margaret (Brady) Coyle. He came to the USA in 1885. In 1895 he married Mary Josephine Mullane in New York City. They had seven children. He was a Baker. He was my great grandfather. He was last seen by his family about 1927, when his wife died. I would like ot know what happened to him.

25 November    

1792       Edwin Barksdale ALFORD was born in North Carolina, son of Jacob & Elizabeth (Bryant) Alford. In 1818 he married Martha P. Smith in Mississippi. They had 13 children, all born in Mississippi. He was my 3x great grandfather. He died in 1878.

 1876       Emma D. RITTER

  1876       Nora G. RITTER

  1903       Edna FORTENBERRY

26 November    

1812       Frederick RITTER

1824       James MORRIS

1859       Conrad HERBST

1909       William REAM

1912       Vera Mary HURD was born in Michigan, daughter of Roy & Mona D. (Morrison) Hurd. She married Herbert Dunsmore. They had two sons.

27 November    

1858       Emma Julia WARREN was born in Louisiana. She married Walter Lorraine Smith. They had 14 children.

1906       Maggie Pearl FORTENBERRY

1915       Wesley P. ELLZEY

28 November    

1829       Willis James FORTENBERRY was born in Mississippi, son of William Jasper & Violette (Kennington) Fortenberry. In 1912 he married Louisa Blackwell. They had seven children. 

29 November   

1877       Arther SPICE

1927       Joseph James COYLE was born in CT, son of James Joseph & Madeline (Herbst) Coyle. 

30 November    

1857       Christine WOLF

1908       Duviox B. FORTENBERRY was the son of Lemuel Q. & Lillian (Ellzey) Fortenberry. He married Gussie Alford. They had four children.

August Birthdays, August 16 - 31

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

16 August    

1735    Johan Friedrich WOLF was born in Germany, son of  Johan Jacob & Anna Barbara (Orth) Wolf. He married Maria Elizabeth. They had eight children.  They lived in Pennsylvania.
1852    Jacob Herman WOLF
1880    Emma May MILLER

17 August    

1917    George Wheeler MORRIS was the son of George A & Mary Louise (Fortenberry) Morris.

18 August    

1887    Lucy THORNHILL
1888    Fleet Eugene SMITH
1893    Emma E. FORTENBERRY
1897    Mavis Marie BROWN was born in Mississippi, daughter of Jasper Pascal & Rose Ella (Brumfield) Brown. She married Denny Herbert Smith. Children: Nathalee, Fay & Wilma. She was my first cousin once removed.
1915    Alvin Henry Braun

19 August    

1920    Roseanne S VOZELLA , daughter of Charles & Lucia Vozella. She married Thomas J Coyle. They had five children.

21 August    

1769    John Jacob WOLF
1883    Thomas Arthur COYLE was born in County Cavan, Ireland, son of Patrick & Margaret (Brady) Coyle. Thomas was a carpenter who became a Merchant Marine during World War II.   He did not marry.
1923    Oliver Wendell BRUMFIELD
1928    David Walter FOSS

22 August    

1778    Joanna Dillon was born in North Carolina, daughter of Richard & Anne (Lawrence) Dillon. She married Jeremiah Smith in 1798 in South Carolina. They had thirteen children.  She is my double 4th great grandmother. Joanna & Jeremiah appear twice in my forest of family trees.
1829    Jeremiah WOLF
1892    Ruth Straley WOLF

23 August    

1805    Anna Maria RITTER
1854    Vilete Permelia FORTENBERRY was born in Mississippi, daughter of Willis James & Louisa B. Fortenberry. She died in 1910.
1863    Montana RITTER
1872    William John WOLF
1882    Ella MARK
1921    Helen M Lanning WOLF

24 August    

1850    Justina WOLF
1871    Charles H. MILLER was born in Ohio, son of Henry C & Mary Catherine (Ritter) Miller. Children: Ethel & Elmer. Charles died in 1949.

25 August    

1891    Rosa Jane OTT was the daughter of William W. & Sarah Euseba (Ellzey) Ott. She was my second cousin twice removed.

26 August    

1697    Anna Barbara ORTH
1884    William Wellington HAWK was born in Ohio, son of William & Elizabeth (Ritter) Hawk.
1885    Wiley E MCDANIEL
1897    Jessie Ola HALL

27 August    

1937    Robert RODGERS was the son of Tom & Caroline V (Brophy) Rodgers. He married Lynette. Children: Robin & Kitty.

28 August    

1800    John Adam WOLF
1913    Fannie Chelottie BRUMFIELD
1915    Harold Edward GOOD was born in Ohio, son of Albert E & Elizabeth Lodema (Moore) Good. He married Velma Ellen Hale in 1936. Children: Carol & Lawrence.

29 August    

1817    Margaret C BROWN was born in Mississippi, daughter of Moses & Nancy (Perkins) Brown.
1914    Irma Ruby BLADES

30 August    

1856    Julia Ann ALFORD was born in Mississippi, daughter of Edwin Barksdale & Martha P (Smith) Alford.  She was my second great grand aunt.
1912    Evelyn Devoyx ELLZEY

31 August    

1809    Wyatt SMITH
1833    Saryntha A SMITH
1848    Violette Eliza FORTENBERRY was born in Mississippi, daughter of Gasua C & Sarah (Brown) Fortenberry. She married James Miles Thornhill. They had five children.  She died in 1917 in Mississippi.
1917    Ralph Lawrence SPICE

May Family Birthdays, May 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 May        

1857    Miriam Folsom MESSMORE


2 May        

1831    Axa BRUMFIELD
1892    Charles Forest MARK, son of William & Elidia Rebecca (Ritter) MARK. Served in World War I. Married Bertha Flickinger in 1923. Children: Charles, Lucile, Virginia & William.
1941    Jerry Michael BROCK

3 May        

1694    Johan Jacob WOLF, born in Germany, son of Johannes Peter 7 Susanna WOLF. He married Anna Barbara Orth. Came to Pennsylvania in 1737.
1846    William W. Ott
1904    Marian Louise LEHMAN
1905    Alcus FORTENBERRY
1906    Jay Peter Robert SPICE

4 May        

1761    Barbara RITTER
1896    Thomas Joseph BRADY, born in New Jersey, son of John & Mary (McCaartin) BRADY. Children: John, Thomas & William.
1933    Basil Huey BALL
1943    Michael Wilson AMACKER

5 May        

1830    Thomas Jefferson FUTCH
1843    Moses WOLF b. in Pennsylvania, son of John Jonas & Sarah Ann (Chronister) WOLF. Died 14 April 1862.
1918    Eileen Mae Reis BROPHY
1940    Wreatha Jean SORRELL

6 May        

1862    Laurah Uella ELLZEY
1925    Bernarr Jessee REYNOLDS b. in Mississippi, son of Thelma Lady Brown. Married Jessie Elizabeth Overby. Children: Michael, Rebecca & Patrick.

7 May        

1936    Sophie Ann CUBBAGE married Onice Levaughn Cutrer, son of Onice Odwell & Malinda (McBrayer) Cutrer.

8 May        

1844    Joseph WOLF b. in Pennsylvania, son of John Franklin & Elisabeth (Burkholder) WOLF. Served in the Civil War. Married Anna Eliza Kohr. Children: Clementine, Gertrude, Clark & Mildred.
1882    Elmer E. LOBAUGH

1902    Fleet Rankin CUTRER
1926    William McCORMICK

9 May        

1865    Theodosia EASLEY married James Morris, son of Benjamin & Hollander (Smith) Morris.
1879    Jonathan J. MILLER

10 May        

1875    Dora A. MILLER
1891    Harry Lewis CREASY b. in Ohio, son of Philip M. & Mary E. (Wasem) Creasy. Child: Norma J. Creasy. He served in World War I.
1895    Clarence Archie FORTENBERRY

11 May        

1878    Harry E. Wolf
1886    Jonas Hankey WOLF
1898    Isaac Cornelius RITTER b. in Ohio, son of Philip & Mary E. (Cornelius) Ritter. Married Florence Edna Younker. Children: George & Lois.
1927    Myrtis Irene DYKES

12 May        

1876    Fannie Belle ALFORD
1879    Louise Sophia SCHULTZ
1892    Junius Earl BROWN b. in Mississippi, son of Jasper Pascal & Rose Ella (Brumfield) Brown. Children: Joe & Everett.

13 May        

1813    Amanda BROWN
1902    Eileen G. BANKS married Thomas Joseph BRADY, son of John & Mary (Mc Cartin) BRADY. Children: John, Thomas & William.

14 May        

1920    Evelyn May WILSON, daughter of Thomas Clarence & Euna Clarabell (Fortenberry) Wilson. Married Ausbon Johnson. Children: Dale, Rita, Philip, Kenneth & Ellen.

15 May        

1798    Martha Waddell ALFORD
1865    Jasper Pascal BROWN b. in Mississippi, son of Allen Moses & Emmaline (Smith) BROWN. Married Rose Ella Brumfield. Died 8 June 1950 in McComb, Mississippi.
1865    Chester E. FRANTZ
1925    Dale Calvin MAURER

      

New Gruissy Contact

Caroline L. Moore 1866 - 1938

Very exciting news...

contact with a 'new' cousin! Shaunna is related to us through the Gruissy family. Her grandfather is Neil Arthur Spice; his father Vernon Arthur Spice; his parents Emmaline Floy Moore & Arthur Spice; Emmaline's mother was Caroline Louise Gruissy Moore; Caroline's parents were Augustus Ceaser Gruissy & Mary Ann Everett. 

Looking forward to learning more about this part of our family & sharing it here.

February Family Birthdays, February 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 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