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Tuesday, February 19, 2013

February 19th

Birthdays . . . 


1687 Abigail Huntington daughter of John & Abigail (Lathrop) Huntington

1880 August May in St. Jacob, IL son of Fredrich & Elizabeth (Aebisher) May, died 1923 in St. Jacob.  He married Linda Suter in 1906. 

Herman Anderson son of Elmer & Edna (Wilkin) Anderson

Kimberly Downey
Kimberly Downey daughter of Chuck & Cheri (Roberson) Downey

Anniversaries . . .

1588 Thomas Rowood & Elizabeth Lathrop.  Elizabeth was the daughter of Thomas & Elizabeth (Clark) Lathrop.

1762 Hans Michael Goodnight & Mary Landis in VA or NC. Mary born ca. 1710 was the daughter of Christopher Landis.  Michael was born in Germany ca. 1730.  It is believed that he had a son Christian in Germany.  They sailed from Rotterdam to Philadelphia on the Neptune in 1752.  Sometime between 1752 and 1755 Michael moved to Bedford Co. VA.  Sometime between 1762 and 1774 Michael moved to Mecklenburg Co. NC and settled near Charlotte on 190 acres.  He was listed as a constable in 1775 and an assessor in 1777.  He is also said to have been one of the signers of the Mecklenburg Resolves, however the document has not survived.  In 1779 Michael preempted 400 acres of land in present Boyle Co. KY.  While moving his family to Kentucky, he was killed by Indians near Harlan’s Station near Salt Creek.  Michael & Mary had 9 children.  Mary married a Flanigan ca. 1787.  She died in Mercer Co. KY in 1795.

1880 John Colclasure & Elizabeth Jones in Clay Co. IL.  John was the son of William & Arabelle (Dean) Colclasure.

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