Sunday, December 8, 2024

Events in My Family Tree: December 5

Still trying to catch up.  It's so easy to fall behind and so difficult to recover from it.

Births

Sarah E. Edwards was born December 5, 1822 in New Jersey.  She was married to Clayton Decou Gaunt, son of John Gaunt and Elizabeth Kirby, who is my 3rd cousin 4x removed via the Gaunts.

Emma Gaunt, daughter of George Horner Gaunt and Emily A. Miller, was born December 5, 1863 in Clarksboro, Gloucester County, New Jersey.  She is my 4th cousin 3x removed via the Gaunts.

William A. Major, son of Clayton Major, Jr. and Ida May Lippincott, was born December 5, 1887 in Bordentown, Burlington County, New Jersey.  He is my 1st cousin 3x removed on my Lippincott line.

Thomas Charles Gaunt, son of Charles Jacob Gaunt, Jr. and Ruth Ann Schinnerer, was born December 5, 1950, probably in Allen County, Indiana.  He is my 6th cousin via the Gaunts.

Ronny Thomas Behr, son of Jack Behr and Sarah Clarice Higgins, was born December 5, 1951 in Yuba County, California.  He is my 6th cousin on my Gauntt line through the Higginses.

Robert James Bowen Browning was born December 5, 1982.  He is the 1st cousin 1x removed of my half-sister Laurie Sellers.

Marriages

George Washington French Gaunt, son of John Gaunt, Jr. and Elizabeth Colson French, and Anna Gill West were married December 5, 1888 in Camden, Camden County, New Jersey.  George is my 4th cousin 3x removed via the Gaunts.

Frances Pollack, daughter of Isaac Pollack and Bessie Brainin, and William Mintz were married December 5, 1942 in Brooklyn, Kings County, New York.  Frances is my 1st cousin 2x removed on my Brainin line.

Cheryl Kardish, daughter of Samuel Kardish and Tillie Steinberg, and Brian Levitan were married December 5, 1982 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.  Cheryl is also my 1st cousin 2x removed, but on my Gorodetsky line through the Kardishes.

Deaths

George Parson Hutson, son of Thomas Hutson and Ruth Thackeray, died December 5, 1957 in Liberty, Union County, Indiana at the age of 90.  He is my 4th cousin 3x removed on my Gauntt line through the Thackerays.

Anna Gordon (originally Chantse Gorodetsky), daughter of Avigdor Gorodetsky and Esther Leah Schneiderman, died November 5, 1989 in New York at the age of about 86.  She is my great-grandaunt.

Frank Jesse Zelley, son of Wilmer Egee Zelley and Emma Pearl Lambert, died December 5, 1993 in Richland, Benton County, Washington at the age of 75.  He is my 4th cousin 1x removed on my Gauntt line through the Zelleys.

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