August 17th

Just birthdays today:

1795 Rachel Galbraith the daughter of John & Agnes (?) Galbraith in Allegheny Co. PA or Henry Co. KY.  Sometimes spelled Galbreath  She married John Colclasure ca. 1813 in Kentucky or Indiana.  They lived in Orange Co., IN until ca. 1831 when they moved to Clay Co. IL.  They had 15 children.  John died in 1868 and Rachel in 1875.  They are buried in Colclasure Cemetery in Clay Co. IL.

1836 Rachel Kerlee, she married John Fitzgerald ca. 1854.  They had at least two children.  She died in 1889 aged 52.

1873 Mary Irwin daughter of Corbin & Charlotte (Lathrop) Irwin.  She died in November 1873 just shy of 3 months old.

1889 Flossie Jennings near Bone Gap, Edwards Co. IL the wife of Bert Lathrop.  She died in 1969 in Olney, IL and is buried in Crest Haven Memorial Park.

Ian Laughlin son of Orson & Cynthia (Warren) Laughlin