January 18th

Birthdays:

1619 Thomas Lake in Wickford, England son of John & Margaret (Reade) Lake

1663 Mary Rockwell in Windsor, CT daughter of Samuel & Mary (Norton) Rockwell, died 1738 in Lebanon, CT.  She married Josiah Loomis in 1683 and had 8 children.

1777 Charles Hinkle Jr. in Germantown, Pennsylvania son of Capt. Charles Anthony & Elizabeth (Johnson) Hinkle, died ca. 1842.  The family moved to Rowan County, North Carolina where Charles married Susannah March in 1797.  Charles moved his family to Shelby County, Kentucky by 1810.  He and Susannah had 6 children.

1870 Martin Erkman son of Jacob & Louisa (Hoffman) Erkman, died 1958 White County, Illinois.  He married Mary Schewberger in White County, Illinois.  They had 7 children.

1874 Rebecca Robertson in Fairfield, IL, daughter of Amos & Sarah (Warren) Robertson.  She died October 24, 1879 age 5.

1894 Lorenzo Rawson in Orleans, Nebraska.  He was the son of Willard & Mary (Miller) Rawson.

1915 Robert Oliver in Louisville, Illinois son of Samuel & Gaynell (White) Oliver.  He died in Flora, Illinois in 1989.

1919 Paulette Tesson in Montoir, France, daughter of Jaochim & Eugenie (Landrin) Tesson, died 1985 Sumner, Illinois.  A war bride, Paulette married Harold Lathrop in 1946 in France.  The couple had no children.

1929 Clyde Colclasure in Fairfield, IL son of Vernie & Anna (Cox) Colclasure, died 1983 in Fairfield, IL.  He married Paula McKitrick in 1948.  They had 2 children.

Barney Richardson son of Cyril & Margaret (Lee) Richardson

David Cameron married Rebecca Kincaid

Eric Oliver son of John & Beverly (Older) Oliver

Anniversaries:

1874 William Fraim & Mary Ann Gurley in Wayne County, IL.  William, born 1850 and died 1918 was the son of John & Polly (Hale) Fraim.  Mary Ann born 1855 and died 1931 was the daughter of Leonard & Nancy (Warren) Gurley.  William Fraim was her first husband and they had 2 children.  After his death she married 2) Henry Wilfong, 3) John Henson and 4) Alfred Maxwell.   Mary Ann is buried in Elmwood Cemetery in Flora, IL.

John & Lena (Dietz) Hays Family

1887 John Hays & Magdalena Sophia Dietz in White County, IL.  John was born in Kentucky in 1852 and died in 1918 in White County.  Lena, the daughter of Michael & Fredericka (Propst) Dietz was born in Indiana in 1868 and died in 1940 in White County Illinois.  John & Lena Hays had 10 children.  After John’s death, she married Sherman Johnson ca. 1919, but they were later divorced.

1917 Bert Lathrop & Flossie Jennings.  Bert was born 1895 in Richland County, IL to Gilbert & Harriet (Roney) Lathrop, died 1980 in Olney, IL.  Flossie was an Edwards County native born in 1899 and died 1969 in Olney.  The couple had 4 children.

1952 Mervin Lathrop & Verna Piper

1955 Allan Peel & Lillian Cooper