Events in My Family Tree: August 27

So soon after recording my first war-related death, I added another one.

Births

Ira P. Weaver, son of Walton Weaver, was born August 27, 1818 in Stony Creek, Warren County, New York.  He is the great-great-grandfather of my aunt Mary McStroul and her sister Jean McStroul and the 3x-great-grandfather of my not-quite-cousin Angela Williams.

Estella A. Horner was born August 27, 1899 in New Jersey, probably in Burlington County.  She was the wife of Russell Roberts Allen, son of George N. Allen and Ada E. Mason, who is my 4th cousin once removed on my Gauntt line through the Allens.

Courtland Ward Major, son of Clayton Major, Jr. and Ida May Lippincott, was born August 27, 1906 in New Jersey, almost definitely in Burlington County.  He is my 1st cousin 3x removed via the Lippincotts.

Clarence Merrill Gaunt, son of Clarence Meridith Gaunt and Mary Grace Stewart, was born August 27, 1927 in Kern County, California.  He is my 4th cousin 2x removed via the Gaunts.

John Elwood Gauntt, son of Robert Elwood Gauntt and Elsie May West, was born August 27, 1927 in New Jersey, possibly in Burlington County.  He is my 4th couxin once removed on my Gauntt line.

Ruth Pauline Schwartz was born August 27, 1928 in Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut.  She was the wife of Harold Leon Brainin, son of Benjamin Brainin and Yetta Braunstein, who is my 1st cousin 2x removed on my Brainin line.

Myrtle Augusta Higgins, daughter of Ervie Oscar Higgins and Elizabeth Opal Gaunt, was born August 27, 1933 in Sutter County, California.  She is my 5th cousin once removed via the Gaunts.

Stephen Jay Dubell was born August 27, 1971.  He is my 5th cousin 2x removed.

Myles Russell was born August 27, 1994.  He is my 4th cousin 2x removed.

Hannah Ashley Ali was born August 27, 1997.  She is my 4th cousin once removed.

Marriage

Thomas B. Thackeray, son of Ezra Thackeray and Phoebe Cramer, and Eliza Gant(?) were married August 27, 1916 in Franklin County, Indiana.  Thomas is my 3rd cousin 4x removed on my Gauntt line through the Thackerays.

Deaths

Moses Gaunt, son of Hananiah Gaunt and Rebecca Mulliner, died August 27, 1870 in Camden County, New Jersey at the age of 80.  He is my 3x-great-granduncle.

Jerome Elkins, son of David Elkins and Edith McStroul, died August 27, 1965 in Quảng Tri Province, South Vietnam at the age of 27.  He was a 1st Leiutenant in the U.S. Air Force during the Vietnam War.  He is the first cousin of my aunt Mary McStroul.

Lawrence Everett Hutson, son of Earl Morris Hutson and Catherine Corenne Utley, died August 27, 1974 in Hialeah, Dade County, Florida at the age of 59.  He is my 6th cousin once removed on my Gauntt line through the Hutsons.

Viola Rebecca Allen, daughter of Cyrus Kunze Allen, Jr. and Clara Barton Shinn, died August 27, 1990 in Hamilton Township, Mercer County, New Jersey at the age of 85.  She is my 4th cousin once removed on my Gauntt line through the Allens.