Friday, June 1, 2018

Events in My Family Tree: May 27

Another unfortunate confluence of dates:  Elmer Gaunt died on his sister-in-law's birthday.

Births

Samuel Longanecker, son of Daniel Longanecker and Sarah Mack, was born May 27, 1815 in Ohio.  He is my 3rd cousin 5x removed via the Macks.

Jerome B. Walton was born May 27, 1833 in Franklin County, Ohio.  He was married to Susan Sellers, daughter of John Leonard Sellers and Elizabeth Wenger, who is my 3rd cousin 4x removed.

Arthur Sellers, son of William Sellers and Nancy L. Derr, was born May 27, 1874, probably in Pennsylvania.  He is my 4th cousin 3x removed.

Louise Freda Stoner was born May 27, 1893 in Nebraska.  She was married to Charles Clark Gaunt, son of James Knox Polk Gaunt and Sarah Naomi Boone, who is my 3rd cousin 3x removed.

Irene Elise Crater was born May 27, 1925 in Gladstone, Somerset County, New Jersey.  She was married to Russell Oliver Ellis, son of Levi Ellis and Carrie Florence Gauntt, who is my 1st cousin once removed via the Gauntts.

Victor Kardish, son of Israel Kardish and Eva Feldberg, was born May 27, 1955 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.  He is my 2nd cousin once removed on my Gorodetsky line through the Kardishes.


Marriages

Gersham M. Core and Anna Jane Sellers, daughter of John Wengard Sellers and Mary Melissa Conkle, were married on May 27, 1883 in Allen County, Ohio.  Anna is my 4th cousin 3x removed.

Leo Martin Todd McStroul, son of Fred Lincoln McStroul and Belle Silberman, and Nancy Lenore Ornstein were married on May 27, 1972 in North Hollywood, Los Angeles County, California.  Leo is the 1st cousin of my aunt Mary McStroul.

Daniel Joseph Ellis, son of Albert Giberson Ellis and Eva Imogene Calvert, and Patti Montgomery were married on May 27, 1974 in Oklahoma.  Daniel is my 2nd cousin on my Gauntt line through the Ellises.

Allan Zindler and Elaine Lorie Freitag, daughter of Benny Freitag and Dobby Kushner, were married on May 27, 1990 in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.  Elaine is my 4th cousin on my Meckler line through the Kushners.


Deaths

Michael Darstein, son of Abraham Darstein and Catherine Sellers, died May 27, 1841 at the age of 64 in Hilltown Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania.  He is my 2nd cousin 5x removed via the Sellerses.

Eliza Bullock, daughter of Joseph Bullock and Elizabeth Harris, died May 27, 1898 at the age of 87 in Thurman, Warren County, New York.  She is the 2nd-great-grandmother of my aunt Mary McStroul.

Elizabeth Malone, daughter of Charlie Malone and Harriet Crawford, died May 27, 1926 at the age of about 17 in Midland, Muscogee County, Georgia.  She is the 1st cousin 2x removed of my not-quite-cousin Angela Williams.

Elmer Boone Gaunt, son of James Knox Polk Gaunt and Sarah Naomi Boone, died May 27, 1941 at the age of 66 in Marin County, California.  He is the brother of Charles Clark Gaunt (above) and is also my 3rd cousin 3x removed.

Martha W. Lawrence, daughter of Alfred Lawrence and Harriet Rebecca Eckman, died May 27, 1950 at the age of 56, probably in New Jersey.  She is the 1st cousin 2x removed of my 1st cousin Albert Lore.

David Kern Hite died May 27, 2015 in Ogden, Weber County, Utah.  He was married to Carol Lee Howe, daughter of Bernard M. Howe and Katherine Ruth Garrity, who is my 6th cousin once removed on my Gauntt line through the Garritys.

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