Monthly Archives: August 2020

Happy 189th Birthday, Cousin William Flint Jenks!

Posted on August 29, 2020 by Pat Shaul

William Flint Jenks, my second cousin, 4 times removed, was born 189 years ago, on 29 August 1831, in Burlington, Otsego County, New York, to Hawkins and Lora Flint Jenks. From The Otsego Farmer & Republican (Cooperstown, NY), October 7, … Continue reading →

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Happy 219th Birthday, David Miller Seymour!

Posted on August 22, 2020 by Pat Shaul

On 22 August 1801, in Sangerfield, New York, David Miller Seymour was born to John and Rachel Miller Seymour. Now when I check my relationship to David, I find there is none. So why is he here? In 1840, David … Continue reading →

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Happy 152nd Anniversary, Aunt Margaret and Uncle Wesley!

Posted on August 18, 2020 by Pat Shaul

152 years ago, on 18 August 1868, in Hill City, Carroll County, Missouri, my great grandaunt, Margaret Anne Weaver, daughter of Goodliff (nee Gottlieb Weber) and Anne Lane Weaver, married Wesley Wells.  I have not been able to determine the … Continue reading →

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Happy 192nd Birthday, Other Cousin Stillman!

Posted on August 15, 2020 by Pat Shaul

My second cousin, 4 times removed, Stillman Leek Jenks, was born 15 August 1828, in Jenksville, New York, to Calvin and Annis Ellen Brown Jenks.  Cousin Stillman made my list of odd named relative in a double sense — his … Continue reading →

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Happy 161st Birthday, Aunt Hattie!

Posted on August 11, 2020 by Pat Shaul

161 years ago, on 11 August 1859, in Markle, Indiana, my great grandaunt, Harriett Honora J. Koontz was born to Ezra Peter and Mary Ann Allen Koontz.   Aunt Hattie was the sister of my great grandfather, C. P. Koontz. Hattie … Continue reading →

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In Memory of GGGG Grandfather Botsford

Posted on August 10, 2020 by Pat Shaul

On 10 August 1831, 189 years ago, my 4 times great grandfather, Simeon Botsford, passed away in Southfield, Oakland  , Mchigan. From Botsford Genealogy – Samuel Line 1.1.3, p 73: “Simeon Botsford and his family removed from Conn, to Lyons, … Continue reading →

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Happy 133rd Birthday, Cousin Otto!

Posted on August 6, 2020 by Pat Shaul

My first cousin, twice removed, Otto Pardy Weaver, was born 133 years ago on 6 August 1887, in Monroe, Perry, Ohio, to David Shreider and Anne Neusome Weaver.  Otto was my grandfather’s first cousin but I had really never heard … Continue reading →

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Happy 121st Birthday, Aunt Ethel!

Posted on August 5, 2020 by Pat Shaul

Ethel Emma Chidester was born 121 years ago, on 5 August 1899, in Olivet, Wisconsin to Elmer and Chirstina Ida Silverson Chidester.  On 24 November 1921,  in Columbus, Franklin, Ohio, she married my great granduncle, William Peter Koontz [my grandmother’s … Continue reading →

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Happy 164th Birthday, Cousin Arley

Posted on August 2, 2020 by Pat Shaul

My first cousin, 3 times removed, Albert Arlington Jenks, called Arley, was born on 2 August 1856, in Southfield, Oakland County, Michigan, to Leman Case and Lydia Sickner Jenks.  Arley was their only child as his mother, Lydia died two … Continue reading →

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