Events in My Family Tree: January 31

January 31 marks the first date that a relative of mine who died in the Holocaust appears in my list of family events.

Births

Noela Agnes Walton, daughter of Jerome B. Walton and Susan Sellers, was born January 31, 1859 in Union Township, Auglaize County, Ohio.  She is my 4th cousin 3x removed via the Sellerses.

Edward Lee Gaunt, son of Arthur Lee Gaunt and Rachel Lavinia Stutsman, was born January 31, 1889 in Jay County, Indiana.  He is my 4th cousin 2x removed.

David M. Stein was born January 31, 1917.  He was married to Ruth Schumeister, daughter of Henry Schumeister and Celia Perlmutter, who is my 3rd cousin once removed on my Nowicki line.

Frank Gaunt, son of Walter Clayton Gaunt and Lulu Sherman, was born January 31, 1919.  He is my 5th cousin once removed.

Edward Lee Gaunt, Jr., son of Edward Lee Gaunt (above) and Ethyl Fay Davison, was born January 31, 1921 in Fort Wayne, Allen County, Indiana.  He is also my 5th cousin once removed.

Robin Cohen was born January 31, 1980 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.  She is my 3rd cousin.

Shannon Elizabeth Kandel McStroul was born January 31, 1984.  She is the niece of my aunt Mary McStroul.

Robert Andrew Herritt was born January 31, 1992.  He is the 2nd cousin 2x removed of my 1st cousin Albert Lore.

Marriages

Harry L. Borton and Lillian Mae Easlick, daughter of Jonathan Easlick and Susannah Sever, were married on January 31, 1891.  Lillian is my 2nd cousin 2x removed through my Gauntt line.

Kenneth Hunter and Charlene Suzanne Allen, daughter of William Ledger Allen and Edna Hankins, were married on January 31, 1976.  Charlene is yet another 5th cousin once removed on my Gauntt line.

Deaths

Joseph Gantt, son of Joseph Gaunt and Mary A. Lobaugh, died January 31, 1867 at the age of 70, probably in Pennsylvania.  He is my 1st cousin 5x removed.

Daniel Mack Holsinger, son of John Holsinger and Elizabeth Mack, died January 31, 1886 at the age of 73, possibly in Pennsylvania.  He is my 2nd cousin 5x removed.

Mobsza Eli Szocherman, son of Chanania Szocherman and Rojzla Perlmutter, died about January 31, 1943 at the age of 23 in Auschwitz.  He is my 3rd cousin once removed.