Showing posts with label Owens. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Owens. Show all posts

Sunday, July 01, 2012

On This Day : July 1

1639 - Nathaniel HEATON born.  Nathaniel was my 8x-great grandfather.


1739 - Mary REYNOLDS died in Nottingham, Pennsylvania.  Mary was the daughter of William BROWN and Catherine WILLIAMS.  Mary was my 8x-great grandmother.


1740 -John BEALS married Elizabeth THORNBURGH.  John was the son of Jacob BEALS and Mary BROOKSBY.


1756 - Jonathan HIGGINS born in Amwell, Hunterdon County, New Jersey.  Jonathan was the son of Jonathan H. HIGGINS and Ann BRITTON.


1765 - Rebecca BRAND married James DAVIS.  Rebecca was the daughter of William BRAND and Elizabeth DAVIS.


1794 - Joseph TAYLOR born.  Joseph was the son of Zachariah TAYLOR and Susann JARRELL.


1805 - Mary HIGGINS born in Amwell, Hunterdon County, New Jersey.  Mary was the daughter of Judah H. HIGGINS and Rachel McPHERSON.


1844 - Mary BOTTS married Solomon LAYMAN in Monroe County, Indiana.  Mary was the daughter of Benjamin BOTTS and Frances PUTMAN.


1872 - Daniel Robert YOUNG born in Orestes, Madison County, Indiana.  Daniel was the son of Leroy YOUNG and Mary Jane KING.


1879 - Inez May BABCOCK married George Washington PLANK in Hastings, Adams County, Nebraska.  Inez was the daughter of John Hunt BABCOCK and Jemima LIPPENCOTT.


1920 - Michael CUMMINGS died in Pemiscot County, Missouri.  Michael was the son of Wyatt CUMMINGS and Margaret HENSON.


1935 - Victoria Belle OWENS died in Van Wert, Van Wert County, Ohio.  Victoria was the daughter of Elias GROENENDYKE and Hester TEAFORD.


1963 - Rosa Ellen SETTLE died in Richmond, Missouri.  Rosa was the daughter of James Calvin SWAFFORD and Louisa Catherine LEE.

Friday, March 12, 2010

Family Milestones: March 12th

My maternal 4th-great grandfather, William KING, married on this date in 1834 in Wayne County, Indiana to Nancy Ann OWENS/OWINGS.  William was born circa 1790 in North Carolina.  Nancy was his second wife.  Nancy was born November 17, 1817 in North Carolina, the daughter of James OWENS.  They raised 8 children in Madison and Wabash Counties, Indiana.  William died May 7, 1869 in Wabash County, Indiana.  Nancy died July 13, 1887 in Wabash County, Indiana.  Both are buried at the Dora Cemetery, Wabash County, Indiana.

My paternal 5th-great granduncle, William DAVIS, was born on this date in 1758.  William was the son of Thomas William and Tacy (CRANDALL) DAVIS, and the younger brother of my Elisabeth DAVIS.  William married Elizabeth JOHNSON.  Elizabeth was born July 11, 1762.  Elizabeth died January 6, 1845 in Shrewsbury, Monmouth County, New Jersey.  William died January 6, 1845 in Shrewsubry, Monmouth County, New Jersey.  Nothing further is known at this time.

My paternal 3rd-great granduncle, William METZNER, was born on this date in 1807 in Saxony. William was the son of Jasper and Hannah (REISENBURG) METZNER, and the younger brother of my John METZNER.  William married circa 1848 in Ohio to Barbara POWELL.  Barbara was born July 10, 1828 in Baden.  They had 11 children.  William was a farmer and harness maker.  Barbara died January 27, 1908 in Newark, Licking County, Ohio.  William died June 8, 1882 in St. Louisville, Licking County, Ohio.