Sunday, September 16, 2012

On This Day : September 16

1692 - Rebeckah PIERCE born.  Rebeckah was the daughter of James PIERCE and Elizabeth KENDALL.

1706 - Mary HURLBUT born in Woodbury, Connecticut.  Mary was the daughter of Joseph HURLBUT and Mary CASTLE.

1721 - William BEALS born in Chester County, Pennsylvania.  William was the son of Jacob BEALS and Mary BROOKSBY.

1722 - William BROWN born.  William was the son of Richard BROWN and Hannah REYNOLDS.

1763 - Luke MAXSON born.  Luke was the son of Matthew MAXSON and Martha POTTER.

1764 - William HEATON born in New Jersey.  William was the son of John HEATON and Abigail PAXTON.

1767 - William MAXSON married Lucy MINER.  William was the son of William MAXSON and Hannah REYNOLDS.

1771 - John ALLEN died in Chester County, Pennsylvania.  John was the son of John ALLEN.  John was my 9x-great grandfather.

1773 - Sarah PHILBRICK born.  Sarah was the daughter of John PHILBRICK and Sally JEWETT.

1787 - Asher HIGGINS born in Amwell, Hunterdon County, New Jersey.  Asher was the son of Judiah H. HIGGINS and Mary HILL.

1816 - Ira MAXSON born in Freeport, Harrison County, Ohio.  Ira was the son of David MAXSON and Sarah KINSEY.

1826 - Isaiah M. FAULKNER born.  Isaiah was the son of Solomon FAULKNER and Ruth BEALS.

1826 - Elizabeth SCHUHMACHER born.  Elizabeth was Corinne's 4x-great grandmother.

1828 - Susannah PEFLEY born in Virginia.  Susannah was the daughter of Solomon PEFLEY and Frances ROOF.

1829 - Melford Joseph MAXON born in Fayette County, Pennsylvania.  Melford was the son of Joel MAXON and Hannah FIELDS.

1829 - Hannah RAINS died.  Hannah was the daughter of Anthony RAINS and Nancy GRAHAM.

1830 - Isabella GRIMES married George O. STROUFE in Shelby County, Ohio.  Isabella was the daughter of Benjamin GRIMES and Catherine HAYNES.

1852 - John P. McCOOL married Lucinda R. KELLEY in Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Indiana. John was the son of Thomas McCOOL and Catherine HARPOLE.

1877 - Levi COFFIN died.  Levi was the son of Levi COFFIN and Prudence WILLIAMS.

1878 - Austin SWAFFORD born in Ray County, Missouri.  Austin was the son of James SWAFFORD and Rebecca Ann BALLARD.

1879 - Franklin MILLHOUS married Almira Park BURDG in Jennings County, Indiana.  Franklin was the son of Joshua Vickers MILLHOUS and Elizabeth Price GRIFFITH.

1879 - Pearl YOUNG born.  Pearl was the daughter of Norton YOUNG and Delilah BRUNTHAVER.

1883 - Mary Victoria SCHAEFFER died in Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Indiana.  Mary was the daughter of Petrus Theodore RIEBER and Elizabeth SCHUHMACHER.  Mary was Corinne's 3x-great grandmother.

1892 - Nellie LEE born.  Nellie was the daughter of William Burrell LEE and Margaret Jane SWAFFORD.

1902 - Walter Harold MAXON born in Mt. Morris, Greene County, Pennsylvania. Walter was the son of John Winfield MAXON and Pleasant Jane BAREMORE.

1933 - Ellen W. MENGLE died in Jackson Township, Montgomery County, Ohio. Ellen was the daughter of John LAMBERTSON and Sarah A. WILLSON.

1971 - William Harrison SWAFFORD died in Pikeville, Tennessee.  William was the son of James Aaron SWAFFORD and Nancy Alice SHERRIL.

1972 - George Bennie CRAWFORD died in Yuma, Yuma County, Arizona.  George was the son of George Newton CRAWFORD and Mary Elizabeth BIRDWELL.

Saturday, September 15, 2012

Surname Saturday : Heck

The HECK surname is in my maternal line.  The origins of the surname are unknown, but appear to be German.

Stories and history : 

Anhentafel  # 103 : Mary Heck  (c1803-1890).  Mary was born circa 1803 in Kentucky.  She married William Shaw (1800-1849) on August 29, 1822 in Brown County, Ohio.  William was born January 28, 1800 in Pennsylvania.  They raised 9 children in Ohio, Fayette and Madison Counties, Indiana.  William died September 25, 1849 in Madison County, Indiana.  Mary died August 12, 1890 in Madison County, Indiana.  Both are buried in the Prewett Cemetery, Madison County, Indiana.

Ahnentafel # 206 : Godfrey Heck (c1778-1858).  Godfrey was born circa 1778 in Maryland.  He married Elizabeth Kimmer (c1785-1860) on April 28, 1802 in Bracken County, Kentucky.  Elizabeth was born circa 1785 in Pennsylvania.  They raised 13 children in Kentucky and Fayette County, Indiana.  Elizabeth died in 1860 in Fayette County, Indiana.  Godrey died November 30, 1858 in Fayette County, Indiana.

Ahnentafel # 412 : Daniel Heck (c1751-1817).  Daniel was born circa 1751 in Bracken County, Kentucky.  He married Catherine ________ (1752-    ) in 1772.  They had at least 10 children in Bracken County, Kentucky.  Daniel died March 1817 in Bracken County, Kentucky.

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On This Day : September 15

1650 - Mary BENNETT born in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts.  Mary was the daughter of Francis BENNETT and Alice ________.

1682 - Margaret REYNOLDS born.  Margaret was the daughter of Henry REYNOLDS and Prudence CLAYTON.

1682 - Mary REYNOLDS born.  Mary was the daughter of Henry REYNOLDS and Prudence CLAYTON.

1719 - Mary BEALS born in Chester County, Pennsylvania.  Mary was the daughter of Jacob BEALS and Mary BROOKSBY.

1726 - Naomi WELLS married Peter KENYON.  Naomi was the daughter of Nathaniel WELLS and Mary CRANDALL.

1773 - Elizabeth GARFIELD born.  Elizabeth was the daughter of Samuel GARFIELD and Elizabeth PIERCE.

1816 - Alexander CROCKETT died in Anderson County, Tennessee.  Alexander was the son of David CROCKETT and Elizabeth ________.  Alexander was my 6x-great grandfather.

1830 - Jacob BEALS died in Westfield, Hamilton County, Indiana.  Jacob was the son of Bowater BEALS and Sarah Ann COOK.

1836 - Margaret Ann CAMPBELL died.  Margaret was the daughter of James McPheeters CAMPBELL and Betsey G. BROWN.

1838 - Magdalene BOYER died in Jackson Township, Franklin County, Ohio.  Magdalene was the daughter of Christopher STRADER and Elizabeth BUSH.  Magdalene was Corinne's 6x-great grandmother.

1838 - Boater BALES born.  Boater was the son of Aaron BALES and Susannah RUSSELL.

1842 - Susan WARDLAW born.  Susan was the daughter of James WARDLAW and Susannah GREEN.

1851 - Johannes Heinrich WILD born in Laisa, Beidenkopf, Hessen-Darmstadt. Johannes was the son of Freidrich WILD and Henriette GONDOLF.  Johannes was Corinne's 3x-great grandfather.

1865 - Selina BRUNER died in Hancock County, Illinois.  Selina was the daughter of Nathaniel HAWORTH and Anna OLIPHANT.

1869 - Nancy Jane HENDRIXSON married Phillip J. DUNN in Georgetown, Brown County, Ohio.  Nancy was the daughter of Allen HENDRIXSON and Sarah Ann WRIGHT.

1870 - Amos S. HINSHAW married Edith C. MILLS in Hamilton County, Indiana.  Amos was the son of Stephen HINSHAW and Hannah DAVIS.

1874 - Quinna C. DUFFEY born.  Quinna was the daughter of Daniel F. DUFFEY and Susannah LEEDY.

1882 - Elizabeth JONES died in Madison County, Indiana.  Elizabeth was the daughter of Joseph W. WRIGHT and Rebecca Ann HEATON.

1894 - Mary Elise LeMASTERS married Matthias Jefferson ATKINSON in Jay County, Indiana.   Mary was the daughter of Luman Walker LeMASTERS and Mary Keziah CHEW.

1919 - Joseph W. WRIGHT died in Monroe Township, Madison County, Indiana.  Joseph was the son of John WRIGHT and Anna WARDLOW.  Joseph was my 3x-great grandfather.

1936 - Mathias MILLER died in Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Indiana.  Mathias was the son of William MILLER and Elizabeth SCHAFER.  Mathias was Corinne's 2x-great grandfather.

1937 - Ord Otterbein LeMASTER died in Clinton, Shelby County, Ohio.  Ord was the son of Luman Walker LeMASTERS and Mary Keziah CHEW.

2006 - Lawrence Edward MANLEY died.  Lawrence was the son of I.V. MANLEY and Flossie Pearl CUMMINGS.