Belated Birthday Wishes To My Grandmother Grace

July 6th was my grandmother Grace's birthday.

Born 123 years ago in 1893 to Katherine Gallagher and Andrew Daly in Wabasha Minnesota.

How I miss sitting at her kitchen table drinking ginger ale and eating cookies. As a child we lived about 2 blocks away.  I would call and tell her I was on my way to visit and she would wait on the corner for me.  Sweet loving woman that I wish I could sit with one more time.

Picture is grandma Grace and Grandpa Day first row and her brother Wayne Esler and his sweet wife Mary.

On This Day Remembering Alta Cheuvront Great Great Grandmother Happy Birthday

On this day I am remembering my great great grandmother Alta Cheuvront. Happy birthday dear grandmother.

To read more about Alta click here

On This Day Remembering Katherine Gallaher Great Grandmother Happy Birthday

On this day May10th I am remembering my great grandmother Katherine Gallaher.
Happy birthday grandma.

To read more about her click on the link.
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On or About This Day Alta Angeline Cheuvront Was Married to John Henry Coleman 1866

Alta Angeline Cheuvront married John Henry Coleman on the 01st of July 1866 in Taylor Loup, Nebraska.
Alta is one of my great great grandmother on my father's side. She was born 16th of June 1839 Knox Ohio to Lemuel and Mary A ( Rouse) Cheuvront.  She passed away on the 28th of September 1937 in Taylor Loup, Nebraska.

 

Pictured is Alta in the upper right hand corner with her parents, brother and sister.

On This Day Great Great Grandpa Patrick Gallagher Died in 1898

On this day in 1898 great great grandfather is Patrick Gallagher who was born in Ireland in 1830. He  died on the 3rd of January 1898 in LaCrosse Wisconsin.
He immigrated from Ireland, married Joanna Riordan and together they had four children. Mary, Kate , Bridget and William. Lived and died in LaCrosse Wisconsin.
Pictured here is Patrick and Joanna with two of Bridget children.

ON THE THIS I AM REMEMBERING MY GRANDMOTHER LUCY McCormick in 1854

 

 

On this day I am remembering my 4th great grandmother Lucy McCormick who died in the year of 1854 during the month of January in Cane Creek, Lee, Virginia.
Lucy was born to William McCormic Jr.and Agnes Adams  in 1772 in Hanover, Virginia. Lucy married John W Zion and together they had 10 children.  Their 4th child was my 3rd  grandfather McCormick Zion.  Their children were Jacob, George, John W, McCormick, Elizabeth, Girl, William, Matthew, boy and Rachel.

Lucy is probably buried in Zion Cemetary in Lee County, Virginia near her husband and relatives.

REMEMBERING MY ANCESTOR ~ On This Day James McGuire was born in 1734 in Ireland and died during the Battle of Blue Licks 1782

On this day I am remembering my ancestor James McGuire / McGuyer.  It is believed that he was born in  1734 in Ireland. James married Elizabeth Black  and I know of my ancestor John. I believe there were other sons born to this marriage as I see several living near to each other in later census records.
1760 in the Annals of Southwest Virginia there is an order that James McGuire's claim be certified proof having be made in court that he served in Captain Christian's Company of Regulars of the Second Virginia as a soldier commanded by Captain William Byrd. This order was made at the court continued and held for Botetourt County on the 10th day of December 1779.
November 12th  James received pay as a Spye for the Virginia MilitiaY, Green Brier Cert 5.15
In 1774 the Loyal Land Company surveyed 100 acres for James the conflux of the New and Greenbriar rivers in Virginia.
October 1779 James and his family migrated to Boonesborough, Kentucky. They moved into a cabin owned by David McGee on " Jouette Creek"
1780 James and family were living at McGee's Station. During the summer he made " salt" as a profession.
1782 June James McGuire enlisted into the Fayette Co, Kentucky " Militia" .. He became a Lieutenant
1782 August 19th James was killed in action at the Battle of Blue Licks, Fayette Co. Kentucky which was known as the last battle of the Revolution
1787 James McGuire's widow and son John apperar on 1st tax list for Fayette Co. Kentucky.
By 1789 Margaret was not on the tax rolls and was probably deceased.

I have found Jame's name on ancestry and the above information found there.
There is a James McGuire who is listed on the Passenger and Immigration lists index for the year 1777 place is Pennsylvania. Annotation is that this is the date and place of oath of allegiance. Source is a Bibliography by John Linn and William Eagle title is Names of Persons Who Took the Oath of Allegiance to the state of Pennsylvania. Found in this book could be country of occupation, occupation and other historical or genealogical information . This is on my list of books to find and read.
Who were James other son's and did he have any daughters? Are all the above James my James or where their others living in the area at the same time.
James is on my father's side of family as many other grandfathers who fought in the Revolutionary War.

On ancestry I found a US Veterans Gravesite for a John McGuire who was a private in the US Army of the Revolutionary War. Birth date 22nd of April 1756 and death 10th of April 1837. He is buried in the John Hammond Cemetery Bloomington, Salyersville, Kentucky.  This could be my John son of James.

Lots of questions on this ancestor and today I am remembering him.
Grace

REMEMBERING My 3 times Great Grandmother HARRIET CARPENTER This Week

On this day December 5th in 1905 my grandmother Harriet Carpenter died. Next week on the 13th it will be the anniversary of her birth. She was born in 1811 to Harmon and Phobe ( Christensen ) Carpenter in New York.  Harriet's second husband was my great grandfather Levi Anderson.
After Levi's death in New York Harriet came to Minnesota where her sons had moved. Here she met and married her third husband and is buried next to him in a small country cemetery.
You can read Harriet's time line here and more of her story here.
It has been some time since I visited my research of Harriet. Will have to take some time to refresh her story and see if anything can be found.
Thanks for stopping by to help me remember my 3rd great grandma Harriet.

ON OR ABOUT THIS DAY MY ANCESTORS WERE BORN OR DIED

On or about the last days something happened in my family. Either there was the happiness of a birth like
Michael Cassell was born in 1763 on the 14th of January.
Anna Smith was born in 1807 on the 16th of this month or the sadness of a death in the family.
Sally Grimes passed away on the 17th of this month in 1873.

Michael Cassell was born in Augusta, Washington, Virginia to Abraham and Martha Flinner Cassell.
He married Mary Fleenor and had eleven children. He died on the 9th of August in 1847. Michael is my 4th great grandfather on my father's side of the family.

Anna Smith was born in Rome, New York parents unknown at this time. She married Alfred Day and is my 3rd great grandmother on my mother's side. She had 4 children with Alfred. She passed away some time in the 1830's date unknown at this time.

Sally Grimes is my 3rd great grandmother on my father's side. She was born on the 18th of November in 1800 in New Hampshire to Nathan Grimes and Hepsibeth Lovejoy. She married John Hall Jr and had 7 children. On the 17th of January in 1873 she passed away.

Thanks for stopping by, if you think you may be related to any of these people please let me know. Grace

ON THIS DAY GRANDPA CASPER FLEENOR DIED IN 1825 in Virginia

On this day grandpa Casper Fleenor passed away in 1825
He was the 4 th of Mar 1750 in Willsbach, Heilbronn, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany
and passed away on the 11th of  Jan 1825 in Fleenor, Washington, Virginia, USA

Casper or Gasper is my 5th great grandfather. So on this day I am remembering this grandfather. I know very little about him at this time.

Thanks for stopping by for On This Day.. Grace

ON THIS DAY GGG Grandfather Bella Millsap and GGG Grandfather Alexander Elic Coleman Were Born

Today is January 10th and I am featuring two of my great great great grandfathers. They were both born on this date and both are on my father's side of the family.
William Bella Millsap is on my father's father's side and Elic is on my father's mother's side.

Bella was born the 10 January 1797 in Green, Tennessee to Robert and Marcia Lacy Millsap. Bella was their first child born.
You can read more about the Millsap family by searching for the Millsap family link on my blog.

Alexander Elic Chalker Coleman was born in 1805 to Ebenezer and Lucy Hildreth Coleman in Connecticut. He was their 5th child.  You see what I have shared so far on Elic which is not a lot as of yet. Will have to do a time line on him soon.

If you think we are related through either family I would love to hear from you.
Thanks for stopping by, your friend in family research. Grace

ON THIS DAY LUCY HILDRETH WAS BORN IN 1787

On this day my 4th great grandmother Lucy HILDRETH was born in 1787 to William Hildreth 1736 - 1810 and Jo Anna Chalker 1748 - 1834.
Lucy is one of my grandmothers on my father's mothers side. She was born in Glastonbury, Hartford,Connecticut in 1787 and died in Mount Vernon, Knox, Ohio on 20th of February in 1853.
Lucy was married to Ebenezer Coleman. Ebenzer and Lucy had at least eight children Elisha, Chester , John , Hiram, James and Erastus and Elic Chalker being my ancestor.

So on this day I am thinking about grandma Lucy, wondering what she looked like, what she was like and what life was for her.

this picture is of my 3rd great grandparents  Alexander "Elic" and Catherine Coleman

thanks for stopping by..your friend in family research. Grace

ON THIS DAY GREAT GREAT GRANDPA GALLAGHER / GALLAHER PASSED AWAY IN 1898

In 1898 on this day my great great grandfather Patrick Gallagher passed away in LaCrosse Wisconsin. Patrick was born in Ireland about 1838 and arrived in the United States some time in 1850. He was married to Joanne Riordan and had four children Mary, Bridget, Kathreen and William. He and Joanne settled in Wisconsin where they raised their family by being a farmer. I know very little about him and Joanna but do know they were Catholic.
Would be interesting to find a book to read about what it was like to live at this time and being an immigrant from Ireland.
I hope to make a trip this spring or summer to LaCrosse Wisconsin and see if I can get a death certificate for both Joanna and Patrick, find their gravestones and any other information I may find on them.

ON THIS DAY JANUARY 1ST ITS ALL ABOUT MY ANCESTORS DYING and BEING BORN

Did you every notice how many of your ancestors die on the first of the month. Truth is they either did die then or they died that month and it is just recorded on the first of the month.
Here is some of my ancestors that died on the 1st of January.

Lucy McCormick in 1854 . She was married to John W Zion Sr .Others at ancestry have John dying the same year but looking at the 1850 census she is living with son William and his family. So John has passed away some time before census was taken.
One of my goals this year is to find out more about John and Lucy
also on January 1st in Dublin Ireland James McGuire was born in 1734.
So for today's date this is what happened or maybe did not happen in my family tree.

Happy New Year to all of you and thanks for stopping by.. Grace

On This Day McCormic Zion passed away in Decatur Iowa

On this day December 26 1863 my third great grandfather McCormic Zion passed away. He is one my third great grand fathers. He was born 22nd of  January 1795 in North Folk Holstin River, Washington county Virginia.
This posting is one day late but he is thought of today and every day.  He was married twice and his second wife Mary Gobble is my third great grand mother.
McCormick had four children, three with Mary with son John Henderson being my second great grandfather.
You can read more about McCormick and John Henderson by looking on the right hand side for postings on Zion family members.
Thanks for stopping by.. Grace


            

ON THIS DAY DECEMBER 21 1958 PERRY ZION Passed Away in Winlock Washington

This is one day late but I did not want that to be a reason to not think of him and mention his name to you.
On this day December 21, 1958 Perry Glenn Zion my grandfather on my father's side passed away in Winlock Washington.
Grandpa lived in Washington state and we lived in Minnesota so I never really knew him. I saw him once that I remember and I know that we visited him when I was probably about 3 or 4 years old. I have letters from that visit in my mother's papers.

Grandpa was a farmer and raised black angus cattle. The land is still in the family's possession with one of my cousins running it and others having homes on the property. I have not visited the farm in over 25 years, but hope to be able to do so within the next couple years.

To read more about grandpa Zion search for other postings on right hand side.

Thanks for stopping by to read this posting. If you think we are related please feel free to contact me. I am always looking for cousins. Grace

Happy Birthday Mama

Yesterday would of been my mama's birthday and the 28th will be the anniversary of her passing on. She will have been gone 13 years on the 28th. I think of her daily with smiles and laughter and wonderful memories.

On This Day Mandania Saxton Dies 1855

On this day February 24, 1815 Mandania Saxton passes away at the age of 19 years old. Parents unknown at this time. Her daughter Mandania Saxton was born on the 12th of February that same year. She was married to a man by the name of Grover, first name not known yet. She is one of my fourth great grandmothers.

Little is known at this time about her.

On This Day Great Grandfather William Albert Day Passes Away

William was born October 15 1867 in Rome, New York to Dwight Henry and Betsy Ann Anderson Day.

He met and married Carrie Betsy Lockwood January 09 1889 in Big Stone Minnesota.
This marriage produced eight children Fairfax, Dewey, William Henry ( my grandfather ), Morris Fred, Bernard, Gladys, Grace, Lester.

His career was cut short by an early death from Diabetes at the age of 52 in Renville Minnesota. In February 1920 Sacred Heart turned out in record number to bid a final farewell to one they had learned to love and respect.

More can be read in an earlier post on William Albert one of my great grandfathers here.

Rest in peace grandpa... Grace

On Or About This Day In My Family History

On or about this day John Hall Jr was born and Francis Burrell died

Francis Burrell is my 5th great grandfather and I know very little of him. I have not yet worked on that line. He was born the 9th of October in 1760 in Maryland and married Sarah Ward. I only know of one child Rebecca. Francis passed away on the 04 February 1852.

John Hall Jr was born February 04 in 1802 and passed away the 22nd of October in 1838. He married Sally Grimes. They had seven children with son George being my ancestor.
John is my 3rd great grandfather.