July 20th

Birthdays:

1624 – Martha Lake in North Benfleet, England the daughter of John & Margaret (Reade) Lake.

1660 – Esther Prentice wife of Benadam Gallop.

Charles Speer

1673 – Mindwell Loomis daughter of Nathaniel & Elizabeth (More) Loomis in Windsor, CT.

1843 – Charles Speer in Kentucky, the son of Marquis & Susan (Hinkle) Speer.

Garland Poehler husband of Mary Bryan [SMITH]

Doris Dulaney the daughter of William & Ida (Lathrop) Dulaney

Anniversaries:

1815 – Jesse Finley &  Rachel Colclasure in Washington, IN.  Rachel was the daughter of Jacob & Elinor (Dennen) Colclasure.  They moved to Missouri in 1827 and on to Texas where Jesse died ca. 1841 and Rachel died ca. 1855.

1860 – William Wilson & Evann Brooks in Clay Co. IL.  William born 1838 in Indiana was the son of Alexander & Lorena (Cornwell) Wilson.  Evann the daughter of Richard & Delinah (Coy) Brooks was born 1843 in Muskingum Co. OH.  The Wilson family moved to Clay Co. IL ca. 1855. The Brooks family moved to Bartholomew Co. OH ca. 1850 and on to Illinois ca. 1860.  The couple had four children  Evann died before 1880 in Clay Co.  William married 2^nd Mary Heath in 1880.  He and Mary had a daughter.  William died in Clay Co. in 1899.

1947 – Joe Scrivner & Marie Lippert in Mt. Vernon, IL.  Joe is the son of Homer & Mary (Allen) Scrivner.  Marie is the daughter of William & Alma Hongsermeier.  They have two children.

1980 – James Meckley & Connie Jones in Marble, CO.  Connie is the daughter of John & Shirley (Bond) Jones.  They have two children.