April 6th

Today's Birthdays:

1704 Irena & Alithea Bradford twin daughters of Joseph & Anne (Fitch) Bradford.  The girls died before April 30, 1704.  Joseph & Anne had another set of twin girls in 1715 and named them Irene & Alithea.  Of their 11 children, Anne had 3 sets of twins.

1838 Sarah Maulding daughter of Andrew & Hester (Hopkins) Maulding.  She married William Pain/Payne and died 1855 at age 17.  She is buried in Olive Branch Cemetery in Wayne Co., IL.

1861 Clara Erkman in Mt. Vernon, IN daughter of Jacob & Eva (Bechtold) Erkman.  She died 1937 in Lovell, WY.

1864 Wakeman Keller son of Wakefield & Cynthia (Fitzgerald) Keller.  He died June 20, 1864.

1868 Ira Hendrick in West Salem, IL, husband of Mary Bryan.  He died in 1937.

1890 John Erkman in Hamilton Co., IL son of George & Anna (Hahn) Erkman.  He died 1961 in McLeansboro, IL.

Marvin Miller son of Charles & Effie (Williams) Miller

Jacob Marple son of Robert & Geraldine (Stibons) Marple 

And then there were some Anniversaries:

1885 Archibald Coleman & Martha Goodnight in Muhlenberg Co. KY.  Martha born 1823 the daughter of Michael & Charlotte (Durall) Goodnight is a cousin on both lines.

1935 Laland Robertson & Vivian Morger.  Laland was born 1914 the son of Leonard & Jennie (Beattie) Robertson and died 1978.  Vivian was born 1917 in Lincoln, IL the daughter of Frank & Lena (Davis) Morger.  She died 1995 in Mt. Vernon, IL.  They are buried in Pin Oak Cemetery, Wayne Co., IL.  They nine children.

1967 John Oliver & Beverly Older.  John is the son of Elmer & Juanita (Freeman) Oliver.  He and Beverly have three children.