January 30th

Birthdays:

1882 Franklin Delano Roosevelt, ‘nuf said

A.W. w/ Luke & Vernie Talbert

1890 Louis Talbert son of A.W. & Ella (Fraim) Talbert, died 1995 in Mt. Vernon, IL.  He married Lola Mae Butler in 1936 and they have 2 children.  Luke was a great story teller.

1897 William Zeller in St. Joseph, AR son of John & Clara (Erkman) Zeller, died 1964.  He married Ludean Beal.

Rolland Withrow son of William & Doracy (Ogden) Withrow

Leroy Wolfe son of Theron & Julia (Goings) Wolfe

Eric Fink son of Matthew & Kimberly (Ness) Fink

Anniversaries:

1812 Johnson Fitzgerald & Margaret Eyers in Knox County, IN.  Johnson was born ca. 1791 in VA and died in 1866 in Gibson County, IN of typhoid.  His parents were James & Jane (Bruce) Fitzgerald.  Margaret was born ca. 1793 and died ca. 1846.  She was the daughter of Azariah & Mary Ayers.  She had 11 known children.

1866 Caspar Stein & Susan Burkhardt.  Susan was born in 1840 the daughter of Simon & Susanna (Ziegler) Burkhardt.  Caspar & Susan had 5 children.  She died in 1902.

1890 Alfred Louis Gurley & Fannie Elston Runyon in Oldham County, KY.  Louis was the son of Leonard & Susanna (Morehead) Gurley born in 1862 in Wayne Co. IL.  He died in 1934 in Wayne City, IL.  Fannie was born in 1861 in Kentucky and died in 1943 in Wayne Co., IL.  She was the daughter of James & Nancy (Young) Runyon.  She and Louis had no children.  They raised Louis’ niece Fanny Mae Gurley.  They lived for a time in Glenarm, IL.  Louis’ brother J.R. married Fannie’s niece Lou Emma Speer.