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.

1871 Mary Wiegele in Straussburg, Germany daughter of Frank Wiegele.  She married John Erkman in Indiana in 1890.  They had 11 children.  Mary died in 1941 in Saline Co. IL.

1881 Edgar Lathrop son of Henry & Luvina (Hostettler) Lathrop in Richland Co. IL.  He married Anna Materna and they had 8 children.  Edgar died in 1967 in Olney, IL.

1883 Orson Lathrop in Sumner, IL the son of Albert & Otelia (Hostettler) Lathrop.  He married Lena Steward and died in 1937.  He and Edgar above were double cousins.  Their fathers were brothers and their mothers were sisters.

1896 Earl Smith son of John & Effie (Montoney) Smith.  He married Laura Cooper and had at least two children.  Earl died ca. 1979 in Clay City, IL.

1903 Della Robertson in Sims, IL the daughter of Amos & Lula (Cravens) Robertson.  She had 13 children with Albert Wren.  Della died in Weston, OR in 1975.

Lillian Withrow in Sallisaw, OK the daughter of Elmer & Alice (Martindale) Withrow

Jackquilyn Hanson wife of Timothy Fink