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March Birthdays --

1648 Elizabeth Lathrop the daughter of Samuel & Elizabeth (Scudder) Lathrop

1650 Samuel brother of Elizabeth above, born in New London, CT.  He died 1732 in Norwich, CT.

1670 John Waterman husband of Elizabeth Lathrop, grandfather of Benedict Arnold.

1832 Elizabeth Engle wife of John Clark.  She died 1873 in Lawrence Co. OH.

March 31st

Birthdays:

1882 Lula Cravens in Fairfield, IL the daughter of Joseph & Ursula (Howeth) Cravens.  She was the wife of Amos Robertson and died in Eagle, CO in 1963.

1899 Ernie Osborn in Wayne Co. IL, died 1901 in Wayne Co. IL the son of Louis & Idella (Robertson) Osborn.

Anthony Bryan son of Eldon & Theresa (Worthy) Bryan 

Steve Lathrop in deep discussion!

Stephen Lathrop son of Mervin & Thelma (Coil) Lathrop

March 30th

Bob Baker

Birthdays:

1664 Jonathan Loomis in Windsor, CT died 1707, the son of Nathaniel & Elizabeth (More) Loomis.

1670 Jonathan Brown husband of Mindwell Loomis

1785 William Johnson in Richland, PA the son of Henry & Hanna (?) Johnson

1881 Cora Fitzgerald daughter of James & Rebecca (Ward) Fitzgerald.  She married Tom Hudgens and died in 1945.

1933 Bob Baker in Fairfield, IL, died 2011 in Tallahassee, FL, husband of Viola Lathrop

Beverly Hunt daughter of Cassie & Delores (Smith) Hunt  

March 29th

Birthdays & Baptisms only today:

1629 Samuel Lake baptized in North Benfleet, England son of John & Margaret (Reade) Lake.  He was buried there March 19, 1630.

1828 Margaret Clark daughter of Cornelius & Elizabeth (Lambert) Clark in Lawrence Co. OH.

March 28th

Happy Birthday . . . 

1631 Samuel Rockwell in Dorchester, died 1711 in Windsor, CT.  He was the son of William & Susanna (Capen) Rockwell. 

1791 Casper Johnson son of Benjamin & Abigail (Roberts) Johnson in Richland, PA.  He died 1825 in PA at the age of 34.  He married Mary Gibson and they had three children.

1897 Alice Martindale wife of Elmer Withrow.  Alice died in 1948.

March 27th

1659 Abigail Loomis in Windsor, CT to Nathaniel & Elizabeth (More) Loomis.  She died 1701 in CT.

1825 Amos Clark son of Samuel & Phebe (Sayre) Clark

1861 Louisa Scott in Illinois the daughter of Joseph & Ellen (Rinehart) Scott.  She died in Clay Co. IL 1938.

March 26th

Happy Birthday to you . . . 

1671 Joanna Gibbs wife of Moses Loomis

1700 Rachel Janes daughter of Abel & Mary (Judd) Janes

1746 Zephaniah Lathrop husband (and cousin) of Hannah Lathrop

1804 Fanny Warder wife of Charles Morehead

March 25th

Happy New Year!

Today is the first day of the year on the Julian calendar.  This calendar was in use in England and the American colonies until 1752.  The Gregorian calendar was in use in mainland Europe in 1582.  For the years when both were in use, one often sees a hyphenated years for events occurring during the first quarter of the year.  Example:  John Gallop was born Feb. 5, 1653-4.  1653 on the Julian calendar, but 1654 on the Gregorian calendar.

March 24th

Birthdays:

1653 Esther Gallop New London, CT the daughter of Captain John & Hannah (Lake) Gallop.

1805 Mary Johnson Richland, PA the daughter of Benjamin & Abigail (Roberts) Johnson.  She died 1868 in PA.

March 23rd

Birthdays . . . 

Louis Gurley

1862 Alfred Louis Gurley in Wayne Co., IL the son of Leonard & Susanna (Morehead) Gurley.  He was named for his grandfather Alfred Morehead but went by Louis.  He married Fannie Runyon in 1890.  They had no children.  He died in 1934 of a stroke in Wayne City, IL and is buried in Thomason Cemetery.

1866 Minnie Gale in Indiana, the wife of George Parks.

March 22nd

Birthdays only again today:

1661 Elizabeth Waterhouse married Joseph Lathrop in 1697.  Elizabeth died in 1726 in Norwich, CT.

1675 Ebenezer Loomis in Windsor, CT the son of Nathaniel & Elizabeth (More) Loomis, died 1709 in East Windsor, CT at age 34.

1790 Elizabeth Parrish the daughter of Edward & Susan Parrish

Sharon Petty daughter of Ralph & Mable (McWilliams) Petty

March 21st

Birthdays: 

1890 or 1891 Everett Withrow in Leonard, TX, son of Franklin & Mary (Dove) Withrow.  Everett died in Los Angeles, CA in 1967

1897 Clara Bell Wood in Wayne Co., IL the daughter of William & Phoebe (Solomon) Wood and the wife of Joe Dove.  Clara lived to be 102 and died in 1999.  She and Joe had three children.

1908 Alma Oliver daughter of Samuel  & Gaynell (White) Oliver.  She died in 1909.  

March 20th

Happy vernal equinox!  Try to set an egg on end. Happy birthday to these spring babies.

1657 Lt. Nathaniel Loomis in Windsor, CT the son of Nathaniel & Elizabeth (More) Loomis.  He died in Connecticut in 1733.

1661 Joseph Gallop son of Nathaniel & Margaret (Eveley) Gallop

March 19th

Just birthdays today:

1648 Abel Janes baptized in New Haven, CT, the son of William & Mary Janes. He died in 1718 in Lebanon, CT.

1655 William Bradford in Massachusetts, the son of Maj. William & Alice (Richards) Bradford.  He married Rebecca Bartlett in 1679.  William died in 1687 at the age of 32.

March 18th

Happy Birthday to you . . . 

1672 William Loomis son of Lt. Samuel & Elizabeth (Judd) Loomis.  He died in 1738.

1680 William Hodges son of Capt. Henry & Esther (Gallop) Hodges.

March 17th

St. Patrick's Day babies, did these people cash in on the luck of the Irish?

1656/57 Thomas Loomis son of Thomas & Hannah (Fox) Loomis.  He died in 1746 at age 90.

1751 Daniel Janes son of Jonathan & Irene (Bradford) Janes.  He married Annie Saunders in Richford, VT in June 1776.  Annie was born in 1757 in Charleston, VT.   They had 9 children.  Daniel died in 1809 in Richford, VT. 

1779 John Morgan in Virginia, the son of Charles & Susanna (Doggett) Morgan.  He married Jane Irvin who was born in 1783 and died in 1844.  They had 8 children.  John moved to Muhlenberg Co. KY with his family.  There he ran a grist mill in Millport with his brothers Willis and Charles.  Charles died at his home north of Earles, KY in 1858.

1819 John S. Fitzgerald son of Derritt & Susannah (Ferguson) Fitzgerald.  He died in 1901.

1860 George Miller in Moores Vinyard, IN son of William & Jane (Edwards) Miller.  He married Lucy Hale and they had 6 children.  The family moved to Kansas before 1885 and then to Nebraska ca. 1888.

1910 Orson Petty in Sumner, IL the son of Glen & Mattie (Lathrop) Petty.  He died in 1935 at the age of 24.

Dorothy Lathrop daughter of Albert & Grace (Butler) Lathrop

Patricia Dulaney daughter of Clarence & Gladys (Klederhouse) Dulaney

David Oliver son of David & Dorrinda (Eastin) Oliver  

Allison Lathrop daughter of James & Lu Anne (Youmans) Lathrop

Anniversaries:

1881 Pulliam Boswell & Hannah Robertson in Wayne Co., IL.  Pulliam was the son of Frederick & Sarah (Smith) Boswell and was born in 1860 in Illinois.  Hannah born 1860 in IL was the daughter of Brice & Nancy (Shannon) Robertson.  They had six children.  Hannah died in Wayne Co. IL ca. 1892. Pullium married 2) Margaret Buffington.  He and Margaret had three children.  Pulliam died in 1938 and is buried in Thomason Cemetery in Wayne City, IL.

1945 Kenneth Wagner & Christine Cummins.  Kenneth was born in 1920 in Sumner IL the son of Joy & Veva (Lathrop) Wagner.  Kenneth was co-owner of Wagner Mill & Farms.  The couple had 2 children.  Kenneth died 2002 in Mt. Vernon, IL.  He is buried in Sumner Cemetery.

Keith & Beth Colclasure

 2007 Keith Colclasure & Beth Ann Boyles.  Keith is the son of Leon & Doneta (Marshel) Colclasure.  Beth is the daughter of Bob & Carol Boyles.  They were married at the Geff United Methodist Church.  They have a daughter.

March 16th

Birthdays only again:

1824 Caroline Clark  daughter of Samuel & Phebe (Sayre) Clark.  She died on April 18, 1824.

Rev. John Lathrop in Newgate Prison

This link came across the Lathrop listserv and when I went to look at it I found a very cool post regarding Rev. John's time in Newgate Prison.  This is well researched and written.  

http://epluribus.me/2013/03/09/john-lothropps-descent-into-hell/

You may find some other interesting posts on this blog as well.

Europe -> Mid-Atlantic -> Midwest Migration

Most mileage approximate and based on Google searches.  Routes may or may not follow current roads.

North Farnham Church
Marker

Morehead family migration – 5632 miles in 252 years

• 1596 Lauchope, Lanarkshire, Scotland to Edinburgh, Scotland – 35 miles
• 1596 Edinburgh, Scotland to Galloway, Scotland – 78 miles
• Ca. 1630 Galloway, Scotland to London, England – 340 miles
• 1645 London, England to Farnham Parish, Northumberland Co., VA – 3744 miles
• 1726 Northumberland Co., VA to King George Co., VA – 48 miles
• 1742 King George Co., VA to Prince William Co., VA – 57 miles
• Ca. 1795 Prince William Co., VA to Campbell Co., KY – 600 miles
• 1802 Campbell Co., KY to Muhlenberg Co. KY – 500 miles
• 1848 Muhlenberg Co., KY to Massac Co., IL – 230 miles
• Merged with Gurley

March 15th

The Ides of March!  

Is this a good day to have a birthday?  It wasn't a great day for Ceasar!!

1652 Samuel Steele in Connecticut the son of John & Mercy (Warner) Steele.  He died in 1710.

March 14th

Birthday greetings:

1684 Anny Morgan in Farnham Parish, Old Rappahannock Co., VA the daughter of Anthony & Elizabeth Morgan.

1787 Charles Janes in Richford, VT, died 1801 in Richford, VT age 14.  Charles was the son of Daniel & Annie (Saunders) Janes.

1892 Bill Davis in St. Louis, MO, the son of Thomas & Emily (Donahue) Davis.  He died in 1972 in Evansville, IN.  Bill was an engineer and traveled around the world working on civil engineering projects such as dams and the ice factory at Bluford.  He married Edna Gurley ca. 1935.  It was the second marriage for both.  They had no children together. 

Monica Cameron daughter of David & Rebecca (Kincaid) Cameron 

Anniversary: 

Lova & Don Austin and unidentified mule

1928 Donald Austin & Lova Lathrop in Wayne Co. IL.  Don was born in 1897 in Wayne Co., IL to Wilco & Nora (Boswell) Austin.  Lova the daughter of Joel & Lou (Dove) Lathrop in 1897 in Wayne Co. IL.  They spent some time farming in northern Illinois, but returned to Wayne Co. and lived just down the hill from Lova’s parents.  They had one son, Gene.  Lova died at home in 1963.  I remember Don helping when my dad and Bernard Lathrop hauled hay.  Don died in Morton, IL in 1980.  They are buried in Farnsworth / Mt. Zion Cemetery.

March 13th

Many happy birthday returns to:

1862 Katherine Erkman in Indiana, the daughter of Jacob & Eva Magdalena (Bechtold) Erkman.  She died in 1945 in Carmi, IL and is buried in Maple Ridge Cemtery.

1874 Dora McCawley in Illinois, the wife of David Robertson.  She died in 1933 and is buried in Pin Oak Cemetery

1903 Fred Crumbacher in Cisne, IL, the son of Albert & Ollie (Trotter) Crumbacher.  Fred married Vera Bailey and had a son James.  Fred died in 1997 in Xenia, OH.  He is buried in Crest Haven Memorial Park in Olney, IL.

Michael Lathrop son of Harold & Cathy (Davis) Lathrop

Hanging Rock, OH on the Ohio River
West of Ironton, OH

Anniversaries:

1791 Samuel Clark & Mary Darby in Westfield, NJ.  Samuel was the son of James & Esther (Marsh) Clark.  He was born 1768 in Elizabeth, NJ (see March 11^th).  Mary was born in 1768 in New Jersey, the daughter of Elias Darby.  She died ca. 1806 possibly in Virginia. They had 8 children.  By 1810 Samuel was living in Hanging Rock, OH.  He appears on tax lists in 1811, 1818 and 1821.  He leased lots from the county in 1818 and 1828.  Samuel sold land to his son-in-law David Robertson in 1837.  He moved with his daughter Hannah & her husband William Carpenter to Gashland, MO in 1843 which is now part of Kansas City, MO. 

The following is an excerpt from a letter from Daniel Carpenter to E.S. Clark dated Oct. 20, 1913:

Grandfather Samuel Clark was in hearing of the bombardment of Yorktown, Va. when Lord Cornwallis surrendered to General Washington and closed the Revolutionary War.  It is probably that Mary Darby was a Virginia girl as grandfather was about 15 years old at the time Cornwallis surrendered at Yorktown, Va. and could not have married so young.  I have no record of the date, but their first child Samuel was born March 20, 1792, is the only evidence of the time of marriage.

Grandfather Clark was a carpenter by trade and a bridge builder.  His home was with father from before I can remember until his death.

1828 Nelson Lathrop & Nancy Cloud.  Nelson was the son of Rev. Erastus & Delia (Ingalls) Lathrop and was living in Henry Co., IA in 1849.

1897 John Clark & Delia ? in Lawrence Co., OH.  John was the son of Levi & Emily (Rose) Clark and great grandson of Samuel above.  He died in 1944 and Delia died in Ironton, OH in 1962.  They are buried in Aid Cemetery, Lawrence Co. OH.

March 12th

Birthdays and Baptisms: 

1597/98 Margaret Lake baptized in Essex, England, the daughter of John & Elizabeth (Sandell) Lake.  Margaret was buried July 24, 1598 at Runwell, Essex, England.

1650 Benjamin Joy in Boston, MA the son of Thomas & Joan (Gallop) Joy

1713 Jonathan Janes in Lebanon, CT the son of William & Abigail (Loomis) Janes.  There are at least four Jonathan Janes

1812 Henry Morehead in Muhlenberg Co. KY the son of Armistead & Anne (Morgan) Morehead.  He married Tabitha Sullivan and they had 8 children.  About 1842 Henry moved his family to Massac County, probably to land left to him by his grandfather Charles Morgan.  Henry died about 1855.

1871 David Robertson in Illinois, son of John Dewitt & Parthena (Gore) Robertson.  He died in 1946 in Wayne Co. IL and is buried in Pin Oak Cemetery.

Pete Downey

1876 Lida Bell Speer in Kentucky, the daughter of Charles & Anna (Runyon) Speer.  She died in 1894 at the age of 18.

Ruth Valencia wife of Stephen Lathrop

Brian Seevers son of William & Phyllis (Lathrop) Seevers

Pete Downey son of Chuck & Marilyn (Shelton) Downey

Anniversary:

1905 John Richardson & Maggie Dugan in Wayne Co. IL.  John born 1883 in Jefferson Co. IL was the son of Edward Hasten & Amanda (Gentle) Richardson.  Maggie was born in Wayne Co. IL in 1887 the daughter of Augustus & Mary (Terry) Dugan.  The couple had five children.  

March 11th

Birthdays:

1562 Bridget Allgar baptized in Shalford, England.  She was the daughter of William & Mary (Smith) Allgar.  She married Robert White in 1585.  They had 8 children. 

1655 William Bradford in Massachusetts, baptized March 25, the son of Major William & Alice (Richards) Bradford.  He married Rebecca Bartlett in 1679 and died in 1687.

March 10th

Birthdays, happy, happy birthdays

1624 Thomas Leffingwell in Croxhall, England, died 1714 Norwich, CT.  Thomas was the son of William & Alice Leffingwell. 

1820 Abram Hardin son of John & Mary (Colclasure) Hardin.  He married Elizabeth Sherwood in Washington Co. IN and he died in Clay Co. IL in 1849.

March 9th

Just a couple special people:

1662 Stephen Powell son of Rowland & Isabelle (Button) Powell

Taj McKinney, son of Kelby & Samantha McKinney.

And a singular Happy Anniversary:

1910 William Bryan & Nelle Blunk.  William was the son of Wesley & Catherine (Smith) Bryan.   He was born 1889 in Clay Co. IL and died in 1966.  Nelle was born in 1890 in Effingham Co. IL and died in 1986.

March 8th

Birthdays . . .

1586 Margaret Bradford baptized Austerfield, England, she was buried March 9, 1586 the daughter of William & Alice (Hanson) Bradford.

1883 Nellie Lathrop in Wayne Co. IL daughter of Thomas & Anna (Stilley) Lathrop.  She may have died in 1893, however there are probate records regarding her in 1900.  Still working this out.

Oliver Wendell Holmes

1841 Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. U.S. supreme court judge

Karen DeVault wife of David Porter, see February 2^nd for photo.

Anniversaries:

1829 Richard Wolfe & Mary Ford in Orange Co. IN.  Richard was born in 1803 in Kentucky and died 1884 in Bible Grove, IL.  Still working this out, but we are probably related to both Richard Wolfe and Mary Ford. 

1897 Reuben Maier & Effie Hughes.  Reuben was born in 1874 the son of Joseph & Clara (Erkman) Maier.  He and Effie had 6 children.  Reuben died 1952 in Carmi, IL.  They are buried in Maple Ridge Cemetery.

March 7th

Happy, happy birthday . . .

1797 Elizabeth Johnson daughter of Benjamin & Abigail (Roberts) Johnson in Richland, PA and died ca. 1876 in Pennsylvania.  She married Samuel Foulke and had 4 children.  

1823 William Smith in Frederick Co. VA son of James & Elizabeth (Tewalt) Smith.  William died 1905 in Clay Co. IL.  He married Clarinda Benefield in 1846.  They had 9 children.

March 6th

Birthdays . . .

1935 Charles Garrison son of Charles & Leola (Shepherd) Garrison.  Charles died Oct. 3, 1936.  

Twins Daniel & David Martin sons of Richard & Janet (Oliver) Martin 

Anniversaries:

1826 Caspar Hinkle & Matilda Oglesby.  Caspar born ca. 1806 the son of Charles & Susannah (March) Hinkle, died before 1842 Shelby Co., KY.  Matilda was part of the Oglesby family and a relative of Richard Oglesby governor of Illinois.  She and Caspar had 6 children.

Joe Downey

1998 Joe Downey & Karla Jordan.  Joe born 1967 in Sacramento, CA the son of Chuck & Marilyn (Shelton) Downey.  Joe died 2006 in Evansville, IN.

Phil Utley

Phil Utley Family

Phil Utley
born December 8, 1941 Albion, Illinois
married December 22, 1962 Dorothy Lathrop in Wayne City, Illinois
died March 5, 2013, Tifton, Georgia

Will be missed by all who knew him.

TIFTON - Dr. Philip Ray Utley, 71, of Tifton died March 5, 2013, in Tifton after a long battle with cancer.

A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. Friday at First United Methodist Church of Tifton with the Rev. Bruce Sack officiating and Dr. Wayne Hanna and Mr. John Brooks delivering eulogies.  Private interment will be held at Zion Hope Baptist Church Cemetery.

The family will receive friends at the church immediately following the memorial service.

Born December 18, 1941 in Albion, Ill. to the late Verden Everett Utley and Mildred Loraine Hocking Utley.  Dr. Utley earned his Doctorate in Animal Science from the University of Kentucky and began his career as a research professor with the University of Georgia at the Coastal Plain Experiment Station in Tifton in 1970.  He became the head of the Animal Sciences Department and in 1966 he was named Assistant Dean of the University of Georgia - Tifton Campus as the director of the Coastal Plain Experiment Station until his retirement in 2001.  Of his time with the UGA-Tifton Campus, Dr. Utley felt that "he was blessed to work with some of the finest people in the profession."

Dr. Utley loved his family and always attended his children's and grandchildren's sporting events and livestock shows.  After retirement, he worked on several restoration projects, including restoring his father's John Deere tractor, and enjoyed being outdoors, raising livestock, going fishing, and playing cards with his wife, Dot.  He was a member of First United Methodist Church of Tifton where he was in the Searcher's Sunday School Class.  As a member and past president of the Tifton Kiwanis Club.  Dr. Utley served in numerous leadership capacities and was active in club projects.  He also was a volunteer and served on the board of directors of the Georgia Agrirama (now Georgia Museum of Agriculture).

Survivors include, his wife of 50 years, Dorothy "Dot" Lathrop Utley of Tifton; three sons and daughters-in-law, Scott and Tonya Utley of Tifton, Dr. Shawn and MeLisa Utley of Tifton, and Sam and Dr. Barb Utley of Logan, Utah; one brother and sister-in-law, Jim and Nancy Utley of Albion, Ill.; five grandchildren, Nick Utley, Katie Utley, Boone Utley, Jasper Utley and Rhett Utley; his closest friends Clarence Smith, Carroll Applewhite, and Wayne Hanna; and numerous nieces and nephews.

Flowers will be accepted or donations may be made to the UGA Foundation c/o: the Tift County 4-H Club P.O. Box 7548 Tifton, GA  31793 or the Moultrie Technical College Foundation 800 Veterans Parkway Moultrie, GA  31788.

Online condolences may be shared by visiting albritton-beaumontfuneralhome.com.

Albritton-Beaumont Funeral Directors is in charge of arrangements.
[Tifton Gazette]

March 5th

Just birthdays today and quite a few.

1701 Deacon Samuel Bliss, he died 1771/72.  He married Mary Loomis in Connecticut the daughter of Josiah & Mary (Rockwell) Loomis.  They had 5 children.

1827 Lucy Ann Lathrop in Vermont the daughter of Russell & Cynthia (Powell) Lathrop.  She moved with her parents to the Midwest in 1837.  She married John Fyffe in 1852.  She died in Lawrence Co. IL in 1915 and is buried in Pleasant Hill Cemetery.

March 4th

Birthdays~~~~~~~

1848 William Clark in Wyanet, IL, died 1923 Streator, IL.  He was the son of Ephraim & Mildred (Jones) Clark.  He was married to Amy Coe.

1860 John Spry in Indiana, died 1919 in Wayne Co. IL the son of Daniel & Susan (Brooks) Spry.  He married Josephine Summers and had 4 children.

March 3rd

Birthdays:

1845 Margaret Wood in TN daughter of John & Sarah (Lewis) Wood.  She married Jacob Smith in 1861 and they had 9 children.

1890 Bert Musteen in Rogers AR, the son of William & Nannie (Trent) Musteen.  He married Ruby Gurley in 1933.  Bert died in 1972 in Cameron, MO.

March 2nd

Birthdays - - - - 

1714 Judith Perkins daughter of Jabez & Hannah (Lathrop) Perkins. 

1912 Haskel Robertson, son of Amos & Lula (Cravens) Robertson.  He died in 1942.

Umbilical Lines

Traditionally, genealogy tracks the male or spear line of a given family.  The female lines are called the distaff line which refers to the stick used to hold yarn while spinning. More recently, genealogists have become more interested in the distaff lines.  Some people are now beginning to research their umbilical line.  This is mine:

Suellyn Lathrop

Trixie Erkman the only child of Iva Colclasure & Harold Erkman married Bill Lathrop in 1958.  They had two children.

Iva Jewel Colclasure born May 29, 1922 in Sailor Springs, IL.  She died July 22, 1940 in Fairfield, IL. At age 16 she married Harold Erkman on April 21, 1939 in Henderson, KY.  The couple moved to Peoria, IL where their daughter Trixie was born.  Iva was extremely ill after the birth and was taken home to her parents home where she died.  She is buried in Thomason Cemetery in Wayne City, IL.

Marybelle Fitzgerald born in Louisville, IL Aug. 9, 1889 and died Apr. 19, 1934 in Fairfield, IL.  On March 1, 1907 she married Clarence Colclasure  at age 18.  She had ten children which included two sets of twins:  Laura, Vernie, James, Verlie, Lowell, Delores, Irene, Iva, Edward and Ada.  She is buried in Maple Hill Cemetery, Fairfield, IL

America Adeline Wilson born in Louisville, IL Aug. 24, 1868 and died in Fairfield, IL Feb. 25, 1943.  She married Wakeman Fitzgerald Jan. 10, 1887 at age 18.  She had eleven children:  Marybelle, Itha, Annie, Olsa, Edna, Rovilla, John Wesley, Carl, Clara and Francis. She is buried in Maple Hill Cemetery, Fairfield, IL.

Evann Brooks born 1843 in Muskingum Co. OH, d. before 1880 in Clay Co. IL, possibly as early as 1869.  Her father Richard moved the family to Bartholomew County, IN and on to Clay Co. IL after her mother's death.  Evann married William Wilson July 20, 1860 in Clay Co. IL.  They had Franklin, Mary E., Beldora and America.

Delinah Lucy Coy b. ca. 1815 in Pennsylvania and died ca. 1850 in Muskingum Co., Ohio.  She married Richard Brooks 1831 in Muskingum Co.  They had Miriam, Caleb, Susan, Evann & Lucy Delinah Brooks.  She is probably buried in McGinnis Cemetery in Muskingum Co. Ohio.

Hester ? married William Coy and had at least 3 children, Mary, Delinah and William.  She probably died in Ohio.

What's your umbilical line?

March 1st

In like a lion, out like a lamb . . . does it apply to people as well?

Happy Birthday!!

1605 Bartholomew Lathrop, baptized.  Son of Thomas & Jane Lathrop in Etton, Yorkshire, England.  Rev. John Lathrop’s half-brother.

1647 Sarah Crow in Hartford, CT, daughter of John & Elizabeth (Goodwin) Crow.

1825 Uriah Payne.  He married Margaret Clark in OH in 1851 and died in Lawrence Co. OH in 1906.

1891 Solomon Colclasure in Clay Co. IL, the son of John & Laura (Edwards) Colclasure.

1900 Hobart Robertson son of David & Dora (McCawley) Robertson.  He died 1980 and is buried in Pin Oak Cemetery, Wayne Co. IL.

Forrest & Gordon Lathrop

1932 Gordon Lathrop born Wayne Co. IL son of Forrest & Mildred (Shelton) Lathrop.  Gordon died in 1954 when the tractor and wagon he was pulling were hit from behind by a car just south of Wayne City.  He was 22.  Gordon is buried in Farnsworth / Mt. Zion Cemetery.

Hazel Richardson daughter of Cyril & Margaret (Lee) Richardson.

Gregory Jones son of John & Shirley (Bond) Jones

Axie Breen daughter of Charles & Mary (Lathrop) Breen

Happy Anniversary!

1824 Alfred Morehead & Elizabeth Durall in Muhlenburg Co. KY.  Elizabeth b. 1798 NC/KY? daughter of David & Susanna Durall.  Alfred b. ca. 1766 KY son of Armistead & Anne (Morgan) Morehead. They had 7 children. Alfred obtained a land patent from Pres. James Polk in 1848 and moved to Massac Co. IL.  He died ca. 1849 there.  Elizabeth died there after 1850.

1849 Rev. Erastus Lathrop & Elizabeth Spencer in Lawrence Co. IL.  Erastus was b. 1825 in Franklin Co. VT son of Russell & Cynthia (Powell) Lathrop.  He and Elizabeth had 8 children.  Elizabeth died in 1878 in Richland Co., IL and Erastus died in 1879 in Richland Co., IL.

James & Mary (Maulding) Robertson family
Back row: Mary Anna, Etta & John
Front row: James, Jennie & Mary 

1868 James Robertson & Mary Maulding in Middleton, Wayne Co. IL.  Mary was born 1847 in Hamilton Co. IL to Andrew & Hester (Hopkins) Maulding.  Her father performed the marriage.  James the son of  David & Rebecca (Clark) Robertson was born in Lawrence Co. OH in 1839.  The couple lived in Sec. 33 of Four Mile Twp., Wayne Co. IL.  They had seven children.  Mary died in 1910 & James died in 1929 in Wayne Co.  They are buried in Salem / Mateer Cemetery.

1888 William Randall & Frances Colclasure in Clay Co. IL.  William was born 1859 and died 1941 in Clay Co. IL.  Frances was the daughter of Warren & Sarah (Spiker) Colclasure born 1864 in Clay Co. IL.

1896 Stewart Fitzgerald & Mary Barnett in Richland Co. IL.  Mary the daughter of Fillman & Amanda (Pierce) Barnett was born in Richland Co. in 1859 and died in Clay City in 1946.  She was married 3 times.  Stewart born Gibson Co. IN in 1842 the son of James & Elizabeth (Taylor) Fitzgerald and died 1931 in Clay City, IL.  He and Mary divorced ca. 1905.  They had three sons.

1907 Clarence Colclasure & Marybelle Fitzgerald.  Clarence was born in Louisville, IL in 1886 and died in 1952 in Fairfield, IL.  He was the son of John & Laura (Edwards) Colclasure.  Marybelle was born 1889 in Louisville and died 1934 in Fairfield, IL.  They had 10 children which included 2 sets of twins.