June 28th

Birthdays . . . .

1491 – Henry VIII – came to power 1509 at age 18 and ruled until his death in 1547, married 8 times, not so related . . . contemporaries that we are related to: 

• John Lathrop b. ca. 1480
• Peter Bradford b. ca. 1483, d. ca. 1557
• John Bradford b. ca. 1485
• Robert Bradford b. ca. 1487, d. ca. 1552
• Katheryne Bradford b. ca. 1489
• Margaret Wade b. ca. 1490
• Thomas Aston b. ca. 1490
• Agnes Bradford b. ca. 1491
• John Scudder b. ca. 1492, d. 1542
• Margaret Fitch b. ca. 1493, d. 1564
• George Bradford b. ca. 1494
• Thomas Bradford b. ca. 1496
• William Bradford b. ca. 1498
• William Fitch b. 1498, d. 1578

 Candice Oliver daughter of William & Norma (Moore) Oliver [Brooks]

Anniversaries . . . 

1659 - Joseph Loomis & Mary Chauncey in Windsor, CT.  Joseph was born ca. 1616 in Messing, England the son of Joseph & Mary (White) Loomis.  He immigrated with his parents in 1638 on the Susan & Ellen.  The couple had eight children.  Mary died 1681 in Windsor and Joseph in 1687.

1671 – William Barnham & Elizabeth Loomis in Connecticut.  Elizabeth born 1655 was the daughter of Nathaniel & Elizabeth (More) Loomis.  She and William had eight children.  Elizabeth married 2) John Lee in 1682, she died 1717 in Wethersfield, CT.

1968 – Forrest Lewis & Karen Lathrop.  Karen is the daughter of Levi & Muriel (Foster) Lathrop.  She and Forrest have two children.  They divorced in 1991.

Census Records . . . 

1870 Census – Carmi Precinct, White Co., IL, house #358, family #348

Erkman, Jacob, 63, m, w, farmer, 3000, 425, Hesse Darmstadt, Germany

Louisa, 33, f, w, keeping house, Wurtemburg, Germany

Katharine, 7, f, w, Illinois

Frederick, 5, m, w, Illinois

Jacob’s mother lived just down the road:

1870 Census – Carmi Precinct, White Co., IL house #366, family #356

Irkman [Erkman] Katharine, 60, f, w, keeping house, Hesse Darmstadt, Germany