Events in My Family Tree: December 16

I am always so sad when I see very young children in the deaths in my lists.

Births

Jack Allen, son of Clifford Freid Allen and Florence V. Hendrickson, was born December 16, 1952 in New Jersey, probably in Burlington County.  He is my 5th cousin on my Gauntt line through the Allens.

Cynthia C. Blevins was born December 16, 1963 in Shasta County, California.  She was married to Lawrence Matthew Gordon, son of Victor Gordon and Betty Lorraine Ellett, who is my 2nd cousin 1x removed on my Gordon line.

Paul B. Lavin, Jr., son of Paul B. Lavin and Mary E. Murray, was also born December 16, 1963, but in Montclair, Essex County, New Jersey.  He is the half 2nd cousin of my half-sister Laurie Sellers and her half-sister Shanyn James.

Jay Alan Grobler was born December 16, 1967.  He is my 4th cousin.

Lisa Allen was born December 16, 1969.  She is my 5th cousin 2x removed.

Marriage

William David Brainin, son of Benjamin Brainin and Yetta Braunstein, and Beatrice Horowitz were married December 16, 1945 in Bronx, Bronx County, New York.  William is my 1st cousin 2x removed on my Brainin line.

Deaths

Bessie May Gaunt, daughter of James Knox Polk Gaunt and Sarah Naomi Boone, died December 16, 1878 in Indiana at the age of 2.  She is my 3rd cousin 3x removed via the Gaunts.

Elizabeth G. Miller died December 16, 1912 in Lawrence County, Tennessee at the age of 70.  She was the wife of Ner Gaunt, son of Ner Gaunt and Agnes Corwin, who is my 2nd cousin 4x removed via the Gaunts.

Martha Freedman died December 16, 1987 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada at the age of 80.  She was married to Jack Garfinkel, son of Yikusee'ael Koifman Gorfinkel and Sora Rivka Mekler, who is my 2nd cousin 2x removed via the Meklers.