May 10th

Birthdays:

1780 John Anderson in Virginia.  He married Mourning Maulding the daughter of Ambrose & Peggy Maulding probably in Logan Co., KY. 

[John Anderson] came from Kentucky to this vicinity [McLeansboro, IL] about 1818.  He settled near the present spillway of the city lake.  His house served as the Seat of Justice for Hamilton County during formation and until a court building was erected in McLeansboro.  [Ralph Harrelson.  “A New Geography of Hamilton County,” Illinois Magazine, Vol. XVIII, No. 2, Feb. 1978]

Mourning died Hamilton Co., IL 1846.  The couple are buried in Rathbone Cemetery south of McLeansboro, IL.

1822 Sarah Clark the daughter of Samuel & Phebe (Sayre) Clark

1848 Catherine Burkhardt in Baden, Germany.  She immigrated to the United States at age 5 with her parents Simon & Susanna (Ziegler) Burkhardt.  She died in White Co., IL in 1914.

1857 Roelia Hostetler in Indiana the daughter of Christian & Anna (Blaser) Hostetler.  She died in 1886 and is buried in Amity Cemetery in Richland Co., IL.

1921 Norma Blood wife of William Dreiling.  She died in 1996.

Kent Shaw son of Vershel & Ruby (Haile) Shaw

Kimberly Ness the wife of Matthew Fink

Marriages:

1710 William Dennison & Mercy Gallop.  Mercy born 1690 was the daughter of Benadam & Esther (Prentice) Gallop.  She died in 1725.

1829 John Hunt & Jaily Hunt in Bath Co., KY.  John Wesley was born 1797 in Fleming Co., KY the son of John Tipton & Mary (Denton) Hunt.  Jaily was born in 1812 in Bath Co., KY the daughter of Absalom & Hester (Foster) Hunt.  John Tipton & Absalom were brothers, the sons of John Tipton & Mary (Overall) Hunt Sr.  John Wesley died in Brown Co. IN in 1858 and Jaily died there in 1884.  Another instance where the branch doesn’t fork!!

Gregory & Samantha (Hall) Anselment

2003 Gregory Anselment & Samantha Hall in Piopolis, IL.  Gregory is the son of William & Elizabeth Anselment.  Samantha is the daughter of Kenneth & Jeannie (White) Hall.