January 24th

Birthdays / Baptisms . . . 

1550/1551 Edward Stacey baptized Epping, England, son of William & Alice Stacey

1744 Ezra Lathrop son of Lt. Ezra & Charity (Perkins) Lathrop.  He was a sea captain.

1757 Annie Saunders in Charleston, Vermont.   She married Daniel Janes in 1776 in Richford, Vermont.  The couple had 9 children.

Eva Magdalena Erkman 

1837 Eva Magdalena Bechtold / Beckendall in Bavaria, daughter of Nicholas & Christina Bechtold, died 1874 in White County, Illinois.  The family was in the U.S. by 1855.  Eva married Jacob Erkman ca. 1856 probably in Posey County, Indiana.  The family moved to White County, Illinois ca. 1869.  She and Jacob had 6 known children.  Eva is buried in Newman Cemetery.

1904 Opal Matney daughter of Orville & Louisa (Brown) Matney

1925 Fred Lathrop son of Edgar & Anna (Materna) Lathrop.  He died in 1988 and is buried in Amity Cemetery in Richland County, Illinois.

Anniversaries

1842 Zalmon Wilson & Emeline Clark in Ohio.  Zalmon was the son of Patrick Wilson.  Emeline was born in 1822 to Cornelius & Elizabeth (Lambert) Clark.  According to the Lawrence County, Ohio history, they settled on what became known as Zalmon's Branch, a small stream that enters Long Creek between Wilgus and Arabia.  Many of their descendants still live in Aid and Mason Townships.

1936 Louis Talbert & Lola Mae Butler in Fairfield, Illinois.  Lola Mae is the daughter of Francis & Sarah (Darr) Butler.  Luke was born 1911 and died 1955.  He was the son of A.W. & Ella (Fraim) Talbert.  The couple have 2 daughters.