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Wednesday, January 23, 2013

January 23rd

Birthdays


1688 Josiah Loomis in Windsor, CT son of Josiah & Mary (Rockwell) Loomis.

1749 Thomas Ogle in Frederick County, MD son of Joseph & Sarah (Winters) Ogle.  He married Sybilla Schley.

1786 Mary Colclasure in Washington County, IN, daughter of Jacob & Elinor (Dennen) Colclasure, died 1871 Clay County, IL.  She married James McGrew 1805 in Henry County, KY.
1857 Theresa Herman, died June 22, 1930 in Wayne County, Illinois.  In 1879 she married John Dewitt Robertson.  They had 6 children.

1866 James Robert Gurley in Wayne County, Illinois, son of Leonard & Susanna (Morehead) Gurley.  J.R. died July 4, 1941 at his home in Wayne City, Illinois.  His father died when J.R. was only 4 years old.  He and his brothers worked to support their mother and siblings.  After Susanna Gurley’s death most of the family moved to the Sangamon, Macoupin and Christian County area.  He married Lou Emma Speer in 1892 in Glenarm, Illinois.  They moved back to Wayne County ca. 1900.  He was a farmer.  J.R. & Lou had 5 children.

J.R. Gurley
Laura (Robertson) Shaw


















1871 Laura Robertson in Wayne County, Illinois, daughter of James Henry & Mary (Maulding), died 1967 in Mt. Vernon, Illinois.  Laura married Charles Shaw 1891 in Wayne County and the couple had 9 children.  At the time of her death, she had more than 100 descendants.  She is buried in Salem / Mateer Cemetery.

1887 Dempy Lathrop in Sumner, Illinois son of Albert & Otelia (Hostetler) Lathrop, died 1975 Olney, Illinois.  In 1910 he married Leafa Hutchinson and they had 3 children.  Dempy was a school teacher in Lawrence County.  He is buried in Crest Haven Memorial Park Cemetery.

Ryan Romanas son of Gordon & Catherine (Ferrell) Romanas

Anniversary - 1919 Lewis Peugh & Alta Belle Smith in Toulon, Illinois.  Lewis was the son of Daniel & Laura (Hamilton) Peugh.  He was born 1888 in Clay County and died 1959 in Marshall, Illinois.  Alta Belle was born 1887 in Jasper County, Illinois and died 1963 in Washburn, Illinois.  She was the daughter of John & Mary (Simmons) Smith. 

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