Surname Saturday - Stauffer

 Surname Saturday - Stauffer

We have earlier noted that Nancy’s maternal grandmother was Fredya Elsina Weaver Thomas. Her parents were Samuel Lewis Weaver (1852-1925) and Harriet Ellen Yager Weaver (1859-1939). 

Simply labeled Stauffer

The Weaver  and Stauffer lines are very long ones, going back to Lancaster, Pennsylvania, (where we had a long visit to work on these lines) in the early 1700s and then to Switzerland for several more generations back. I will note here, as before, the generations per Nancy’s research.

Samuel Lewis Weaver (1852-1925) was the son of:

William Weaver (1822-1916) married Lavina Steele (1826-1891) - Wayne Co, OH

William was the son of:

Samuel William Weaver (1795-1877) married Mary Stauffer (1802-1871) - Lancaster Co, PA

Mary Stauffer (1802-1871) was the daughter of 

Samuel Stauffer (1778-1847) married Susan Kiser (1782-1860).

Samuel was the son of:

Peter Stauffer (1733-1787) and Maria Barbara Weaver (1730-1791).

Peter was born in Lancaster Co, PA, the son of:

Matthias Stauffer (1704-1758) married Ann Zimmerman (1720-?).

Matthias was the son of:

Daniel Stauffer (1660-1735) married Veronica Schenck

Daniel was born in Thun, Switzerland. He was also the son of a Daniel (1633 - ?) a native of the same Thun, Switzerland. 

Nancy and I were fascinated by the Stuaffer family and the Weaver family which were chonicles in one of the first “Family History Books” we came across in our research. We were able to spend a few days in Lancaster Co, PA, in 1995, when our extensive family research began. 

Fond memories. What fun!

Families are forever!! ;-)

Surname Saturday - Steele

Surname Saturday - Steele

We have earlier noted that Nancy’s maternal grandmother was Fredya Elsina Weaver Thomas. Her parents were Samuel Lewis Weaver (1852-1925) and Harriet Ellen Yager Weaver (1859-1939). Their family is pictured, below:

Children: Minnie, Sherman, Curtis, Fredya
Parents: Harriet and Samuel

The Weaver line is another very long one, going back to Lancaster, Pennsylvania, (where we had a long visit to work on this line) in the early 1700s and then to Switzerland for several more generations back. I will note here, as before, the generations per Nancy’s research.

Samuel Lewis Weaver (1852-1925) was the son of:

William Weaver (1822-1916) married Lavina Steele (1826-1891) - Wayne Co, OH

Samuel William Weaver (1795-1877) married Mary Stauffer (1802-1871) - Lancaster Co, PA

This week we will follow the Steele line. Next week, the Stauffer line.

The parents of Lavina Steele were:

Jacob Steele (1785-1871) married Mary Elizabeth Long (1788-1869(.

Jacob was born in Bucks Co., PA. He was the son of:

Jacob Andrew Steele (1755-1822) married Mary (Unkonwn) (1760-1827)

Jacob Andrew was born in Germany and died in Wayne Do., Ohio.

Surname Saturday - Tyler

 

Surname Saturday - Tyler

Gravestone of Sinia Gillespie Tyler (1825-1874)

Vandalia, Prairie Ciy, Jasper Couny, Iowa

Earlier, on the Yager, post, we reported that:

Albert Thomas Yager (1825-1886) married Sinia Gillespie Tyler (1825-1874).

Sinia was the daughter of:

Nelson C. Tyler (1794-1846) married Mary Enis Hodges (1794-1877).

Nelson was one of at least 11 children of:

Daniel Tyler (1758-1845) married Sarah Cash (1763-1849).

Daniel, born in Amherst Co, VA, was a veteran of the Revolutionary War. 

Daniel was the son of:

Nelson C. Tyler (1730-1795) married Elizabeth Wade (1730-1778).

This Nelson was the son of:

William Tyler (1700-1772) married Margaret Pratt (1710-1755).

William was the son of 

Charles Tyler (1660-1721) married Jane Unknown (1660-1723)

Charles Tyler starts to appear in Westmoreland Co, VA, records in the 1690s. Charles had become a fairly wealthy planter in the county. The land records indicate he owns at least 1000 acres.

Surname Saturday - Adkins

 

Surname Saturday - Adkins

Gravestone of Lydia Butler Adkins (1820-1898)

Pleasant Hill Gem, Munson Twp, Cambridge, IL

Earlier in the Wilson surname posting, we learned that:

George Frederick Handel Wilson (1816-1884) married Lydia Butler Adkins (1820-1898)

Lydia was born in Plymouth, Litchfield Co, CT. She was the daughter of:

David Adkins, Jr. (1794-1871) married Asenath Camp (1798-1888).

David, Jr. was the son of:

David Adkins, Sr. (1759-1844) married Cornelia Cleaver (1761-1837).

Born in Wallingford, New Haven Co, CT, David, Sr., was the son of:

Joseph Adkins (1709-1778) married Tabitha Saxon (1729-1809).

Born in Middletown, Middlesex Co, CT, Joseph was the son of:

Josiah Adkins (1679-1724) married Mary Wheeler (1684-1755).

Josiah was the son of:

Josiah Adkins (1690-?) married Elizabeth Wetmore (1648-1700).

Josiah was the son of William Adkins, born about 1598 in Wales.

Families are Forever!! ;-)

Surname Saturday - Dickey

 

Surname Saturday - Dickey

Jessie Amanda Dolan Bolger (1866-1936)

Earlier, when we examined the Surnames Bolger and Dolan, we showed that Nancy’s Great Grandparents were Thomas Edmund Bolger (1861-1926) married Jessie Amanda Dolan (1866-1936).

Jessie’s parents were:
Josiah Dolan (1837-1875) married Sarah Ann Dickey (1844-1931).
Sarah Ann was born in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania.

Her parents were:

Eli Dickey (1809-1887) married Ann Snyder (1814-1929).
Eli Dickey was a wagon-maker by trade, but also a farmer.

His parents were:

Charles Dickey (1760-1823) married Lydia Thomas (1775-1825).
Charles was born in Pennsylvania.

His parents were:
John Dickey and Judah Saunders


Families are Forever!! ;-)
 

Surname Saturday - Dockstader

 

Surname Saturday - Dockstader

Marietta (May) E. Lynk (1865-1932)

Earlier, when we examined the Surnames Thomas and Lynk, we showed that Nancy’s Great-Grandfather Charles Wesley Thomas (1860-1900) married Marietta E. Lynk (1865-1932).

Marietta (May) was the daughter of:

Sylvannus Lynk (1826-1903) and Mary Ann Dockstader (1824-1905). Thus, today we add Dockstader. Mary Ann was born in Montgomery County, New York in 1824.

Her parents were:
John Jacob Docstader (1787-1837) and Phoebe Dillenbach (1788-1872).
John Jacob was born in Mohawk, Montgomery Co, NY, in 1787.

He was the first son of:
Jacobus Dackstaeder (1763-1807 and Elizabeth Groff (1766-??).
Jacobus was born in Caughnawaga, NY.

He was the first son of:
Marcus G. Dachstaeder (1739-1821) and Elisabeth Schultz (1739-1831)/
Marcus was born in Stone Arabia, NY.

Marcus was a son of:
George Adam Dachstaeder (1709-1791) and Catherine Stahring (1714-??)
He was born in Palatinate, German Pfalz.

He was the son of:
George Dachstander (1679-??) and Anna Elisabeth Unknown (??-??)
George was born in Hanover, Germany.

He was the son of:
Adam Dachsretter (1659-??) and Unknown
He was born in Viernheim, Germany.

He was the son of:
Leonard Dachsretter (1608-1684) and Anna Marie (Unknown) (1659-??)
He was born in Lutherisch.


Families are Forever!! ;-)


 

Surname Saturday - Hartman

 

Surname Saturday - Hartman

Lydia Ann Hartman (1828-1891)

 

As noted earlier in Surname Saturday - Thomas, Nancy’s Great-Grandfather was Charles Wesley Thomas (1860-1900).

Charles Wesley Thomas was the son of John Evan Thomas (1820-1886) and Lydia Ann Hartman (1828-1891).

From earlier Surname Saturday - Thomas:
“John Thomas, son of John and Elizabeth Thomas was born the 10th day of November in 1820. He was born in South Wales, Camarthenshire, the lower Hamlet of Manordilo. He was baptized by Reverend Prothro, a clergyman of the Church of England, when about three years of age. He emigrated to the America (fall of 1837). I have concluded he came in 1840 as per his biography in the History of Marshall County.

Lydia Hartman, daughter of Jacob and Elizabeth Hartman was born on the 29th of March 1828 in Kelly Township, Union County PA. She was baptized by J.H.Fries, a preacher in the German Reform Church.
When Lydia passed away, she was preparing to milk the cows on a Sunday evening. She told her son-probably John Jr. she was not feeling well and with out a moments warning her spirit departed.

They were married the 27th of March 1845, at the German Reform Church in Union County in PA. I have found that they had at least 10 children. At least 4 children may have died while they were living in Cedarville, IL. “

We visited Union County, Pennsylvania, and saw and walked on the grounds/land where they lived. He arrived there about 1842, where their first 3 children were born, and stayed about 15 years before moving on to Stephenson County, Illinois, where 7 more children were born. The family then moved to Marshall County, Iowa in September of 1864, where two additional children were born. 

Jacob Hartman (1785-1868) married Elizabeth Leutz (1810-bef 1835). She had nothing further back than this. Jacob was born in Union Co., PA.

Families are Forever! ;-) 

Surname Saturday - Lynk

 

 Surname Saturday - Lynk

Marietta (May) E. Lynk (1865-1932)

Earlier, when we examined the Surname Thomas, we showed that Nancy’s Great-Grandfather Charles Wesley Thomas (1860-1900) married Marietta E. Lynk (1865-1932) - thus, today, we add Lynk to our Surname research list.

Marietta (May) was the daughter of:

Sylvannus Lynk (1826-1903) and Mary Ann Dockstader (1824-1905).
Sylvannus was born in New York and died in Marshall County, Iowa.

He was the son of :

Zachariah W. Lynk (1790—1878) and Sarah (Sally) Harder Lynk (1800-1860).
Zachariah was born in Germantown, Columbia County, New York and died in New Lenox, Will County, Illinois.

Zachariah was the son of:

William Philip Linck (1765 - ?) and Annatgon (Anna) Voland Linck (1769 - ?).
William was a native of Germantown.

William was the son of:

Philip Linck (1746-1830) and Catherine Pulver Linck (1735-1836)

Philip was the son of William… further details unavailable at this time.


Families are Forever! ;-)

Surname Saturday - Offill

 

Surname Saturday - Offill

James A. Offill (1819-1904)

Earlier in the Wilson Surname posting we identified one of Nancy’s great-grandparent couples as:
Norman David Wilson (1844-1914) married Mary Ellen Offill (1854-1934). Her parents were:

James A. Offill (1819-1904) married Mary Ann Walters (1826-1921).
He was the eldest son of:

John Offill (1795-1878) married Eleanor Elliott (1800-1879). They spent their live in Kentucky.
He was the eldest son, second child of:

John Offill (1770-1805/10) married Jane Ann “Jennie” Richards (1770-1840/50).
He was born in Virginia. He was the son of:

William Offill (1756- ?) and (wife unknown).[Their other known children were James and John!!]
He was the eldest son of:

John Offill (1720-1780) and Elizabeth Rice (1730 - ?).
He was the eldest son of:

William Offill (abt 1700- ?) and Mary Rucker (abt 1700-1755).
He was the son of:

John Offill (1680 - ?) and (wife unknown).
He was the son of:

William Offill (1660-1712) and Hannah Unknown (art 1660 - ?). He was born in Nansemond, VA, This community was established in 1637 as Upper Norfolk, but the name Nansemond was adopted in 1646. The entire area is now known as Suffolk.
He was also the son of William Offill, born act 1640… location unknown.


Families are Forever! ;-)



 

Surname Saturday - Dolan (1 of 2)

 

Surname Saturday - Dolan (1 of 2)

Jesse Amanda Dolan Bolger

This is the first of two Dolan females that married into Nancy’s ancestor lines.

Thomas Edmund Bolger (1861-1926) married Jessie Amanda Dolan (1866-1936).
They were the parents of Frank Bolger who married Hazel Wilson, the parents of Glenn Bolger, Nancy’s father.
[Later we will see that the mother of Thomas was a Dolan from a different line]

Jessie’s parents were:
Josiah Dolan (1837-1875) married Sarah Ann Dickey (1844-1931)

Josiah’s parents were:
James A. Dolan (1806-1891) married Nancy Harrison (1812-1846)

James was the son of:
William T. Doland (1763-1838) married Catherine Haney (1775-1860). These folks were among the earliest settlers of the Marietta area along the Ohio River, coming from Massachusetts. 

Families are Forever!! ;-)

Surname Saturday - Weaver

 

Surname Saturday - Weaver

We have earlier noted that Nancy’s maternal grandmother was Fredya Elsina Weaver Thomas. Her parents were Samuel Lewis Weaver (1852-1925) and Harriet Ellen Yager Weaver (1859-1939). Their family is pictured, below:

Children: Minnie, Sherman, Curtis, Fredya
Parents: Harriet and Samuel

The Weaver line is another very long one, going back to Lancaster, Pennsylvania, (where we had a long visit to work on this line) in the early 1700s and then to Switzerland for several more generations back. I will note here, as before, the generations per Nancy’s research.

William Weaver (1822-1916) married Lavina Steele (1826-1891) - Wayne Co, OH

Samuel William Weaver (1795-1877) married Mary Stauffer (1802-1871) - Lancaster Co, PA

John B. Weaver, Jr. (1755-1834) married Susanna (Sarah) Martin (1762-1841) - Lancaster Co, PA

John (Hans) Weaver (1723-1803) married Barbara Buckwalter (1730-1796) - Lancaster Co, PA

Jacob Weaver (1688-1747) married Anna Bauman (1705-1777) - Lancaster Co, PA

HansJohann Anton Weaver (1658-1724) married Maria Margarethe Sieber(Herr) (1663-1725) - both born in Switzerland

Heinrich Weber (1621-1696) married Elsbeth Ruggin (1622-1698)

Kleijorg George Waber (1576-1649) married Elsbeth Schnebli (1593-1623)

Heinrich Aber (bei 1550-??)

Father Waber (1515-1569)


Families are Forever! ;-)




 

Surname Saturday - Wilson

 

 Surname Saturday - Wilson

Wilson is the surname of Nancy’s paternal grandmother, Hazel Wilson Bolger. The Wilson line is very long in America stretching back to the early 1600s in Connecticut. Nancy has traced her line very well to that point, at which time issues have arisen. Our daughter Annette is working on some of those issues of that time. It will be interesting to see what she finds.

Our favorite Wilson photo is this photo of Norman Wilson and his family, Hazel being the youngest:

Laura, Rhoda, Lulu, Hazel

Anna, Norman, Mary Ellen

I must mention that Nancy and Annette published a book a few years ago as a tribute to Norman’s 100 day service in the Civil War, based on his diary. There are several more diaries that may be subject to similar future treatment.

For more information on the book, see:
https://drbilltellsancestorstories.blogspot.com/2013/10/wordless-nearly-wednesday-one-hundred.html
Book available on Amazon.com

Taking the Wilson name back through the generations:

Norman David Wilson (1844-1914) married Mary Ellen Offill (1854-1934)

George Frederick Handel Wilson (1816-1884) married Lydia Butler Adkins (1820-1898)

George Frederick Handel Wilson

Eli Wilson (1791-1875) married Julia Candee (1789-1882)

Eli Wilson (1765-1824) married Huldah Cook (1768-1857)

Eli Wilson (1740-1821) married Mindwell Scoville (1741-1820)

Deacon John Jr. Cant Wilson (1711-1799) married Abigail Stephens (1704-1777)

John Deacon Wilson (1686-1774) married Mary Marshall (1688-1772)

Samuel Wilson (1653-1697) married Mary Griffin (1652-1734/5)

Robert Wilson (bet 1622-21 - 1655) married Elizabeth Stebbing (1624-1698)

John Wilson (1600 - ??) married Hannah James (1605- ???)   

Families are Forever!! ;-)

Surname Saturday - Bolger

 

Surname Saturday - Bolger

Nancy’s father, Glenn Harold Bolger was born 18 Sep 1911 in Carroll Co, Iowa. He was the second of two children born to Fred Francis Bolger (1893-1946) and his wife, Hazel Fern (Wilson) Bolger. His sister, Claire, married William Clifford Grimm.

Cliff and Claire, Hazel Bolger, Ruth and Glenn

Fred Francis Bolger was born 26 Jan 1893 in Carroll Co, Iowa, the son of Thomas Edmund Bolger and Jessie Amanda (Dolan) Bolger. He was the oldest of the four Bolger living to adulthood.

Thomas Edmund Bolger was born 20 May 1861 in Cedar Co, Iowa, the son of Michael Bolger and Harriett Dolan. Thomas was the fourth of their seven children to reach adulthood.

Michael Bolger is one of Nancy’s research brick walls. All indications are that he was born in Ireland in the first two decades of the 1800s, but no records have provided certainly beyond that, following much research. There are many, many ‘leads’ but no certainty at this time, making this surname a very short line, in contrast to most of her others.


Families are Forever! ;-)

Resuming Surname Saturday Daily Theme

 

Resuming Surname Saturday Daily Theme

My last Surname Saturday post was on 3 May 2014. It is time to resume this writing tradition.

Ruth Thomas and Glenn Bolger - married 8 May 1934

For at least the next 16 weeks, I will be posting on the Surnames in the family tree of my late wife, Nancy (Bolger) Smith. We’ve lived and posted many individual stories here of these families, mostly as we traveled to family history research at their home communities over the years. She did a great job of gathering and collecting information over the years, but we always each kept our own records. You likely noticed I’ve already started to post some new material under the Bolger-Thomas-Smith-Kinnick connection theme. This will formalize that a little more. Here we list the surname of the Round of 16, through 2nd Great Grandparents to get us started and to use as an anchor. Later on, we’ll post a few more, I’m sure.

Parents - Glenn Bolger and Ruth (Thomas) Bolger

Grandparents Surnames added: Wilson and Weaver

Great Grandparents added:

Dolan, Yager, Offill, Lynk

2nd Great Grandparents added:

Dolan (different?), Hartman, Dockstader, Dickey, Walters, Adkins, Tyler, Steel

 

Families are Forever! ;-)



 

Saturday Night Genealogy Fun - Great-great-grandparents lifespans

Saturday Night Genealogy Fun

Great-great-grandparents lifespans

The Randy Seaver challenge this week:

We each have 16 great-great grandparents.  How did their birth and death years vary?  How long were their lifespans? 

My 16 great-great-grandparents are, by ahnentafel number:

16 Joseph Schmitt. (1802 - 1874) he was 72.

17 Beatrix (Elsie) Fad. (1805 - 1886); she was 81.

18 Per Andersson (Pehr)(Peter) Soderstrom. (1819  - 1901) he was 82.

19 Johanna Margreta Rolin.  (1817 - ?).

20 William Charles IV Preston. (1780 - 1837) he was 56.

21 Asenath Butler. (1803  - 1888) she was 85.

22 John Miller.  (1806  - 1888) he was 81.

23 Rebecca Firestone Carle.  (1808  - 1892) she was 84.

24 Walter Watson Kinnick. (1840  - 1919) he was 78.

25 Mary Estelle Simmons.  (1843  - 1909) she was 65.

26 Elias Williams.  (1838 - 1920) he was 82.

27 Ann Eliza Duncan.  (1842  - 1879) she was 37.

28 Anders Christian Sorensen. (1807 - 1886) he was 79.

29 Dorthea Krag. (1808 - ?).

30 Niels Christensen (Kudsk).  (1817 - 1867) he was 49.

31 Maren Kristine Mortensdatter.  (1823 - 1915) she was 92.

The birth years range from 1780 to 1843.

The death years range from 1837 to 1919.

The lifespan range is 37 to 92, with 2 unknown, but likely within that span.

What fun!

Families are Forever! ;-)

Surname Saturday - BALLARD

Surname Saturday - BALLARD

BALLARD is a collateral surname in my family history research - (Martin) Grant Ballard was a half-brother of my father. He appeared in my mother's 1939 diaries twice this week, sparking conversations among readers (here and here)… including on Facebook.

Doing a little background research, in census records, that I had not previously pursued, turned up some interesting aspects that I want to share today.

The pivotal U.S. Federal Census entry in 1900, Union Township, Carroll County, Iowa, where he is listed as a Farmer:

Monty G. (Montgomery Grant) Ballard, 26, with wife, Ella, 20, and son, Martin, 3/12.

Ella Preston first married Montgomery G. Ballard and had a son, Martin Grant Ballard on 2 February 1900. According to family tradition, Monty died on 30 Dec 1900, from a fall from a ladder, adjusting Christmas lights. Young Grant (as he was called as he grew up) was not yet a year old.

Ella with young Grant - about the time she married William Smith

On 11 May 1904, Ellen Rebecca Preston Ballard married my grandfather, William Emanuel Smith. They had 10 children, including my father, Delbert Leverne. I have always wondered where that first name, which he never used, came from… Well, now, the "rest of the story!"

The 1880 U.S. Census for Blair, Washington County, Nebraska, discloses the following useful information:

Martin Ballard, 56, KY, KY, KY, Lawyer
Sarah Ballard, 40, OH, VT, VT
Adelbert, 14, IA
Hattie, 10, NE
Monte, 7, NE
Grace, 2, NE

I strongly suspect that Delbert came from Monte's older brother, Adelbert… what do you think?

Three other related federal census entries are instructive:

1900 Blair, NE
Sarah Ballard, 59, Wd, OH, VT, VT
Grace Ballard, 22

1910 Blair, NE
Sarah D. Ballard, 70
Grace Ballard, 32

1930 Blair, NE
Sarah D. Ballard, 89
Harriett Ballard, 55
Grace Ballard, 50

At this point, I do not know the story of how Monte got to Coon Rapids, Carroll Co, Iowa, to marry Ellen Preston. It may be in Smith stories, and I've forgotten. Newspaper stories may also disclose more on this, as well.

Finally, looking at the 1940 census, browsing Ballard names and their origins (birthplaces) discloses several other BALLARD families in Carroll, Guthrie and Greene Counties from different origins in the area; no reason any of them were related.

Always more to learn, when one studies Family History!!

Families are Forever! ;-)

Saturday Night Genealogy Fun - Ancestors alive 150 years ago

Saturday Night Genealogy Fun

Ancestors alive 150 years ago

Randy had a fun challenge for tonight, but I didn't see it until real late.


It is to determine and list ancestral families alive on 11 Jan 1864 - 150 years ago.

That would be during the Civil War.

The Ancestral (Ahnentafel) Name List is useful here, again. I count 23, for sure, across three generations, as one would expect. There are another 10 or so for whom I do not have death dates, but would likely be in the group.

This is a challenge to worked on as I go through the 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks - these are the very people I will be looking at, in my series.

Thanks, Randy, for another interesting challenge.

Families are Forever! ;-)

Saturday Night Genealogy Fun - What's Your Ancestor Score?

Saturday Night Genealogy Fun

What's Your Ancestor Score?

Randy Seaver provided this mission, "What's Your Ancestor Score?"

This exercise is to answer the question, "Family History All Done?"

Of course, we know the answer, is NO - but, this documents it.

I'm pretty happy with the numbers through the fifth, even sixth generation, even 7th and 8th. But, the 9th and 10th - those are 6th and 7th Great-Grandparents, are still very small.

How are your numbers?

I used the Ahnentafel Report in my Reunion software and counted. I knew there was no point in going beyond 10 generations. Frankly I was surprised I had this many.

You can click on the image to get a larger view, if you are interested.

UPDATE, 10 Jan 2014, while doing #2 ancestor of 52 Ancestor project; added Anders Rolin (#76??), so now 151... 14.7%


Families are Forever! ;-)

The Book of Me, Written By You - Prompt 1: Who Are You?

The Book of Me, Written By You
Prompt 1: Who Are You? 

"The Book of Me, Written By You" is a GeneaBloggers project created by Julie Goucher of the Anglers Rest blog. The concept: a series of blogging and writing prompts that help family historians capture their own memories and write about themselves.

Ask yourself 20 times "Who are you?" Each time you should give yourself a different answer. May have more than 20.

Retired
Husband
Father
Grandfather
Uncle
Cousin
Reader
Writer
Blogger
Author
Creator
Family historian
Professor Emeritus
Earned PhD
Resident of community
Voter
Friend
Neighbor
Sports fan
Alumni
Photographer

My comments: I was careful not to look at details of others before I started writing them down. Wonder what I forgot? Have you tried it?

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Saturday Night Genealogy Fun - Father's birth date

Saturday Night Genealogy Fun

Father's birth date

Response to Randy Seaver's Saturday Night Genealogy Fun!

The mission this week:

1) What day of the week was your Father born? How you found out

Tuesday [http://www.timeanddate.com/calendar/?year=1915&country=1]


2) What has happened in recorded history on your Father's birth date (day and month)?
How you found out, and list five events.

[historyorb.com]

a) 48 BC - Caesar's civil war: Battle of Pharsalus - Julius Caesar decisively defeats Pompey at Pharsalus and Pompey flees to Egypt.
b) 1173 - Construction of the Tower of Pisa begins, and it takes two centuries to complete.
c) 1778 - Captain Cook reaches Cape Prince of Wales, Bering straits
d) 1854 - Henry David Thoreau publishes "Walden"
e) 1915 - British attack at Chanak Bair at Gallipolis
f) 1945 - US drops 2nd atomic bomb "Fat Man" on Japan destroys part of Nagasaki
g) 1974 - Richard Nixon resigns presidency, VP Gerald Ford becomes 38th pres


3) What famous people have been born on your Father's birth date?
How you found out, and list five of them.

[historyorb.com]




a) 1915 - Haim Alexander, composer
b) 1919 - Ralph Houk, baseball manager (Yankees, Tigers)
c) 1927 - Robert Shaw, England, actor (Deep, Jaws, Sting, Black Sunday)
d) 1957 - Melanie Griffith, actress (Working Girl, Milk Money, Now & Then)
e) 1963 - Whitney Houston, Newark NJ, singer (One Moment in Time, Bodyguard), (d. 2012)

Posted here and link placed in comments at Randy's blog.


Families are Forever! ;-)