Category Archives: Genealogy

It is Uncle Volney’s 182nd Birthday!

Posted on December 4, 2020 by Pat Shaul

My great great grand uncle, Volney Lee, was born on 4 December 1838, in Michigan, to Horatio and Hannah Munn Lee [my great great great grandparents]. On 6 May 1858, Uncle Volney married Cornelia Waters, the daughter of John and … Continue reading →

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Happy 178th Birthday, Cousin Ira!

Posted on December 1, 2020 by Pat Shaul

My second cousin, 4 times removed, Ira Munn, was born 178 years ago on 1 December 1842 in Stowe, Vermont, to Josephus and Lucretia Parker Munn. Ira served as a Private in the Union Army from 15 Nov 1861 through … Continue reading →

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Happy 160th Anniversary, Cousin Marion and Frank Seymour!

Posted on November 8, 2020 by Pat Shaul

On 8 November 1860, my first cousin, 4 times removed, or second cousin, 3 times removed, Marion Iona Botsford, daughter of Levi W and Mary Amanda Park Botsford, married Francis Deo Seymour. The couple were the parents of two children: … 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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