January 8th

Birthdays -

1665 William Judd son of Sgt. William & Mary (Steele) Judd

1667 John Fitch in Norwich, CT son of Rev. James & Priscilla (Mason) Fitch.  He married Elizabeth Waterman.  John Fitch was a captain in the militia, and served against the Indians in King Philip’s War, 1675.

1756 Jonathan Janes son of Jonathan & Irene (Bradford) Janes.

Bill Lathrop in Prairieton Cemetery

1793 Russell Lathrop in Franklin Co., Vermont son of Elkanah Lathrop, died Sept. 8, 1872 Richland Co., Illinois.  He married Cynthia Powell in Richford, Vermont in 1815, they had 11 known children.  He served in the War of 1812 for which he received a bounty land grant in Indiana.  The family moved to Decatur County, Indiana in 1837.  In 1841 the family moved to Lawrence County, Illinois.  According to Gail Lathrop’s history, Russell was blind the last several years of his life.  Russell lived for a time in his own small house which was located southwest of the old homestead just north of Amity Church.  He is buried in Prairieton / Lone Tree Cemetery in Lawrence County, Illinois.

1816 Abraham Colclasure in Indiana, son of John & Rachel (Galbraith) Colclasure, d. 1881 Oskaloosa, Illinois of pneumonia.  He married Catherine Galbreath in Washington Co., Indiana in 1837 and they had 15 children.  The family moved to Clay County, Illinois ca. 1845.  He is buried in Oak Mound Cemetery in Clay County, Illinois.

1905 Rose Osburn in Wayne Co., IL daughter of Louis & Idella (Robertson) Osburn, d. 1980, Illinois.  She married ? Harmon.

1935 Elvis Presley . . . no, not related, just checking to see if you are reading.

Roy Withrow in Sallisaw, Oklahoma, son of William & Doracy (Ogden) Withrow.

Sierra Summers daughter of David & Alicia (Talbert) Summers

Anniversaries

1876 Henry Morehead & Mary Williams.  Henry was the son of Charles & Catherine (Sheldon) Morehead

1938 William Dreiling & Norma Blood.  William was the son of Ernest & Nettie (Follett) Dreiling.