May 4th

Happy Birthday!

1661 John Bissell the husband of Sarah Loomis

1788 Thomas Draper in Botetourt Co. VA the son of Thomas & Priscilla (Breeden) Draper.  He died in 1872 Decatur Co. IN.

1794 John Goodnight in Lincoln Co. KY the son of Jacob & Elizabeth (Hoover) Goodnight.  He moved to Monroe Co. IN in 1827 and to Henderson Co. IL in 1852 where he died in 1879.

1854 Francis Speer son of Marquis & Susan (Hinkle) Speer. His mother died a few months after his birth.  Marquis died when Francis was 13. His brother Charles became his guardian until he came of age.  Francis died in 1911 at age 57.

1890 Merit Lathrop in Sumner, IL son of Albert & Otelia (Hostettler) Lathrop.  He died in 1961 and is buried in the Sumner Cemetery.

1893 Charles Cook in Evansville, IN the son of Marshall & Cleora (Clark) Cook  

Grace Butler

1912 Grace Butler daughter of Morton & Mary (Robertson) Butler in Wayne City, IL.  She married Albert Lathrop and died in Chesterfield, MO 1980.

1914 Amanda Garrison daughter of William & Catherine (Richardson) Garrison.  She died in 1917.

Marriages:

1829 Andrew Ambler & Mary Johnson in Pennsylvania.  Andrew was born in 1793 and died 1850 in Pennsylvania.  Mary, the daughter of Benjamin & Abigail (Roberts) Johnson was born 1805 in Richland, PA.  She died 1868 in Pennsylvania.

1921 Varnel Hayward & Nellie Robertson in Grand Valley, CO.  Varnel was born 1900 in Grand Valley.  Nellie the daughter of Amos & Lula (Cravens) Robertson was born in Sims, IL in 1904.  She and Varnel had one son.  Varnel died in Grand Valley in 1957 and Nellie died in Grand Junction, CO in 1994.  She is buried in Battlement Mesa Cemetery in Parachute, CO.

1941 James Mills & Kathryn Lathrop.  Kathryn is the daughter of Merit & Fern (Petty) Lathrop.  The couple have 3 children.

1948 Clyde Colclasure & Paula McKitrick in Fairfield, IL.  Clyde born 1929 was the son of Vernie & Anna (Cox) Colclasure. He worked at Airtex and died of a heart attack in 1983.  He and Paula have two children.