September, nd

1546 Helen Babbs the daughter of Nicholas Babbs in Guildford, England.  She married Robert Peck and they had seven children.  She died in Beccles, England in 1614

1583 Elizabeth Walker baptized in Baldock, England the daughter of Augustine Walker.  She came to Massachusetts on the Anne with her daughters in 1623.  She died 1673 in Plymouth, MA.

1670 Jeremiah Fitch son of Rev. James & Priscilla (Mason) Fitch in Norwich, CT.

September 30th

Birthdays: 

Berwick on Tweed

1649 John Ogle in Berwick upon Tweed in England the son of John & Eleanor (Pringle) Ogle.  He came to America with Col. Nicoll’s in 1664 to take New Netherlands (New York) from the Dutch.  They set sail on May 25, 1664 and arrived in New Amsterdam Aug. 27^th.  New Amsterdam surrendered Sept. 8^th.  He lived in New Castle, DE where he died before 1684.

1672 Benjamin Janes the son of William & Hannah (Basson) Janes

1828 Elizabeth Spencer in Illinois, the wife of Rev. Erastus Lathrop.  She died in Richland Co., IL in 1878

1868 Idella Robertson in Fairfield, IL.  The daughter of Amos & Sarah (Warren) Robertson. 

1876 William Garrison, he died in 1924

Marriages:

1857 Leonard Gurley & Susanna Morehead in Massac Co. IL.  This was their first marriage to each other.  See September 5^th entry. 

1880 Richard Colclasure & Emily Samp in Clay Co. IL.  Richard born 1858 in Clay Co. IL the son of Abraham & Catherine (Galbreath) Colclasure.  Emily was born in Clay Co. IL in 1863.

1934 Morris Oliver & Vera Nosek in Clay Co. IL .  Morris is the son of Samuel & Gaynell (White) Oliver.  They have four children.

1961 Gordon Qualls & Betty Keen in Sycamore, IL.  Betty is the daughter of Clyde & Dorothy (Shaw) Keen.  They have two sons.

1978 Daniel Lathrop & Jeanette Eleff.  Daniel is the son of Albert & Velma (Coil) Lathrop

1989 Charles Downey & Cheri Roberson.  Chuck is the son of Charles & Marilyn (Shelton) Downey.  They have a daughter.

September 29th

Birthdays: 

1592 Isabell Lathrop baptized in Etton, England, daughter of Thomas & Jane (?) Lathrop

1614 Jane Lathrop baptized in her grandfather’s church, Egerton, England the daughter of Rev. John & Hannah (House) Lathrop.  She came to Massachusetts with her father in 1634. 

September 28th

Birthdays: 

1680 Charles Morgan in Old Rappahannock Co., VA the son of Anthony & Elizabeth (?) Morgan.  He died ca. 1766 in Fauquier Co. VA.

1708 Hannah Waterman daughter of John & Elizabeth (Lathrop) Waterman.  She died 1758.

Clyde Shelton

1889 James Gurley son of Henry & Sarah (Anderson) Gurley.  He died 1911 at age 22.  James is buried in Bailey Cemetery in Wayne Co. IL.

A Word About the Database

I've been collecting data on all branches of my family in a variety of formats since I was 17: 

• documents, original - diaries, autograph books, report cards, marriage licenses, baptismal certificates, death books, correspondence . . . 
• documents, photocopies - these are generally court documents where the originals live in a county courthouse - wills, deeds, birth, marriage and death certificates, chancery files, sheriff sales, census records, etc. 
• photographs - originals that I've received from family members or that I have taken of people, tombstones, family homes, etc.
• genealogies - books I've purchased, sections I've photocopied from books in libraries, notes I've taken from books, photocopies of genealogical charts
• histories - town, county, state and country history 
• clippings - birth announcements, engagements, wedding accounts, obituaries, reunions, police blotters, real estate notices . . . 
• stuff - memories of people, stories I've heard about people and events, notes on possible leads . . . 

I've had a database - the Master Genealogist - for about 20 years and luckily I've only lost data once during an upgrade.  There are currently 9083 people in the database which is certainly a fraction of the number of people I'm aware of and have data on.   Each entry varies in completeness.  For every person that has a complete birth or marriage date there are probably two or three that have no date or just a year.  The information may still be buried in the notebooks and other sources listed above or it may consist of just a year.  

While I do add data to existing entries and "new" people, I also have a job and I like to eat and sleep occasionally.  The database will never capture everyone, so this blog probably which is based on that database won't either.  As every genealogist knows, there's no end to family, which is a good thing.  

September 27th

Birthdays: 

1597 Mark Lathrop in Etton, England the son of Thomas & Jane (?) Lathrop.  He died ca. 1686 in West Bridgewater, MA.

1847 George Smith son of William & Clarinda (Benefield) Smith in Clay Co., IL.  He died in 1931.

1881 Stokely Courtright in Geff, IL the husband of Gladys Fields.  He died 1965 in Fairfield, IL.

September 26th

Birthdays: 

1590 John Lake baptized North Benfleet, England the son of John & Elizabeth (Sandell) Lake.  He died after 1657 probably in England.

1805 Sarah Clark daughter of Samuel & Mary (Darby) Clark

1858 John Matney in Brown Co. IN the son of John & Ruth (Parks) Matney

1859 Martin Hendy in Crawford Co. IL the husband of Mary Colclasure.  He died in 1948.

September 25th

1748 Hannah Lathrop daughter of Lt. Ezra & Charity (Perkins) Lathrop. 

1789 Daniel Janes in Richford, VT the son of Daniel & Annie (Saunders) Janes

1827 Mary Etchison the wife of William Lewis.  She died in 1902 in Clay Co. IL.

C Names

Cady – simple happiness; hillock

Cal – bald

Caleb – dog, faithful - 6

Callie – lark, beautiful

Calvin – bald, famous bearers - 4

Cameron – bent nose, crooked nose

Candace/Candice – fire white, famous bearer - 4

Cari – beloved

Carin – a friend

September 24th

1933 Bobbie Garrison husband of Lelah Robertson.  He died in 2004 and is buried in Pin Oak Cemetery, Wayne Co. IL

Deborah Shaw the daughter of Verschel & Ruby (Haile) Shaw

Johnathan Smith son of Douglas & Candice (Oliver) Smith

A single anniversary: 

1988 John Fabry & Leslie Hudson.  Leslie is the daughter of Larry & Carmen (Laughlin) Hudson.  

September 23rd

Birthdays: 

1838 Nancy Colclasure daughter of Abraham & Catherine (Galbraith) Colclasure.  She died before 1931.

Gene Talbert son of Kenneth & Gladys (Daniel) Talbert

Ashley Fink daughter of Steven & Tammy (Croke) Fink

September 22nd

Mary Maulding Robertson

Birthdays: 

1847 Mary Maulding in Hamilton Co. IL the daughter of Andrew & Hester (Hopkins) Maulding.  She died 1910 in Wayne Co. IL and is buried in Salem / Mateer Cemetery.

1880 William Robertson in Fairfield, IL the son of Amos & Sarah (Warren) Robertson.  He died in 1882.

1908 William Spry, son of John & Josephine (Summers) Spry.  He died the same day.

September 21st

Birthdays: 

1706 Sarah Bradford daughter of Joseph & Anne (Fitch) Bradford.

1856 Mary Simmons in Aurora, IL the wife of John Smith.  She died in 1925 in Clay Co. IL.

1874 Olive Irwin in Illinois the daughter of Corbin & Charlotte (Lathrop) Irwin.  She died the same day.

September 20th

Birthdays: 

1761 Abraham Clark son of Abraham & Sarah (Badgley).  He died ca. 1813.

1911 Ralph Petty in Sumner, IL the son of Glen & Mattie (Lathrop) Petty.  He died in 1989.

September 19th

Birthdays: 

1659 James Loomis son of Deacon John & Elizabeth (Scott) Loomis.  He died in 1669.

1715 Alithea & Irene Bradford twin daughters of Major William & Mary (Fitch) Bradford.  This was their second set of twins that were named Alithea & Irene.  The first set died in infancy ca. 1704.             

1896 William Miller son of William & Ida (Upson) Miller in Harlan, NE.  He married Martha Clemans and they had at least one daughter.

1900 Ada Harrison in Clay Co. IL the wife of Weber Bryan

Twins & Triplets

Identical twins do not run in families, but fraternal twins do.  Identical twins come from a single egg while fraternal twins and triplets come from different eggs released at the same time.  The tendency to release multiple eggs in a cycle is a trait that can be passed down from mother to daughters and through sons to granddaughters. 

Most of the twins below are fraternal.  There are some twins that may have been identical when the twins are the same sex, but there is no information in the genealogical record and no extant photographs. 

The Colclasure / Fitzgerald clan is infamous for multiple births:

Robert L. & Roberta L.  were born in 1929 the children of Dellace & Itha (Fitzgerald) Allen

Fay & Ray were born in 1915 children of ? & ? (Fitzgerald) Atchison

Clarence & Marybelle (Fitzgerald) Colclasure had two sets of twins:

• Dolores & Lowell born in 1916
• Ada Genelle & Edward Dale born 1928

Jacob & Mary (Trinkle) Colclasure had a set of twins and a set of triplets!

• Richard & William born ca. 1831
• Nancy, Rachel & unnamed child born 1837

Philip Ray & Phyllis May were born in 1937 the children of John & Helen (Hutson) Fitzgerald

September 18th

Happy Birthday . . . 

1693 Eunice Cobb in Barnstable, MA the wife of Benadam Gallop

1818 Stephen Hardin son of John & Mary (Colclasure) Hardin. 

1835 William Fitzgerald in Indiana son of Derritt & Mary (Slaven) Fitzgerald.  He died in Iola, IL in 1911.

September 17th

Two birthdays and two anniversaries:

1822 Mary Parks in Ohio, the daughter of Thomas & Elizabeth (Ogle) Parks.  She died in Delphos, KS in 1908.

Tamara Juehne daughter of Thomas & Twyla (Lathrop) Juehne

 1646 Joseph Loomis & Sarah Hill in Windsor, CT.  Joseph born ca. 1616 the son of Joseph & Mary (White) Loomis.  Sarah was baptized in England in 1621.  Joseph immigrated with his family in 1638 on the Susan & Ellen.  They had three children.  Sarah died in 1653.  Joseph married second Mary Chauncy in 1659.  He died in Windsor, CT in 1687.

1894 Arthur Randall & Melvina Hudson in Clay Co. IL.  Arthur born 1871 in Schuyler Co. IL was the son of John & Elizabeth (Colclasure) Randall.  Melvina was born 1875 in Marion Co. IL.

September 16th

Charles Talbert son of Kenneth & Roberta (?) Talbert

Fred Jankowski husband of Denise Summers 

John Fabry husband of Leslie Hudson 

September 15th

Birthdays: 

1622 Elizabeth Marvin baptized in Great Bentley, England the daughter of Matthew & Elizabeth (Gregory) Marvin.  She immigrated to Hartford, CT with her family in 1635 and married John Olmstead ca. 1650.  Elizabeth died 1708 in Norwich, CT.

1751 Phoebe Morgan in Fauquier Co. VA the daughter of William & Elizabeth (?) Morgan.  She died in Kentucky in 1837.

1886 Ernest Jordan husband of Sophia Erkman.  He died in 1948 and is buried in Enfield Cemetery in Enfield, IL. 

September 14th

Birthdays: 

1682 Bridget Morgan daughter of Anthony & Elizabeth (?) Morgan in Old Rappahannock Co., VA

1822 Emeline Clark in Lawrence Co. OH the daughter of Cornelius & Elizabeth (Lambert) Clark

1826 Mary Colclasure daughter of Jacob & Mary (Trinkle) Colclasure in Clay Co. IL.  She died 1858 in Clay Co. IL.

September 13th

Happy, happy birthday . . . 

1829 William Morehead son of Charles & Fanny (Warder) Morehead.  He died in 1850.

1856 Daniel Pugh in Washington Co. IL husband of Laura Hamilton.  He died in Jasper Co., IL in 1888.

Robbin Downey

1877 Anna Erkman daughter of John & Catherine (Burkhardt) Erkman in White Co. IL

September 12th

Birthdays: 

1834 Jane Edwards in Muskingum Co. OH the daughter of Jacob & Mary (Porter) Edwards.  She died in Nebraska in 1907.

1875 George(?) Gurley son of John & Nancy (?) Gurley.  He died two days later and is buried in the Masonic Cemetery in Metropolis, IL.

1918 Mervin Lathrop in Sumner, IL the son of Merit & Fern (Petty) Lathrop.  He died in 1990.

September 11th

Birthdays: 

1774 Hester Foster in Halifax, VA the daughter of Seth Foster.  She died in Bath Co. KY  in 1851.

1834 Hannah Robertson in Ohio the daughter of David & Rebecca (Clark) Robertson.  She is buried in Farnsworth Cemetery but the death date is not carved on her stone.

September 10th

Birthdays: 

1641 John Joy in Boston, MA the son of Thomas & Joan (Gallop) Joy

1685 Hester Royce daughter of Nathaniel & Sarah (Lathrop) Royce.  She died at age 18 in Wallingford, CT, 1703.

1861 John Draper in Johnson Co. IN the son of Benjamin & Elizabeth (Wheeling) Draper

September 9th

Birthdays: 

1810 Shelby Cornwell in Jefferson Co. KY the son of John & Mary (Wolfe) Cornwell.  He died 1893 in Orange Co. IN.

1853 Levi Smith son of Joseph & Sarah (Davis) Smith.  He died the next day and is buried in Hoosier Prairie in Clay Co. IL.

1859 John Fitzgerald in Clay Co. IL the son of William & Emily (Smith) Fitzgerald.  He died 1938 in Iola, IL.

September 8th

Birthdays: 

1828 David Clark in Ohio the son of David & Rebecca (Clark) Robertson.  He died in St. Louis, MO in 1863 and is buried in the Alton National Cemetery in Alton, IL

1876 John Smith son of James & Elizabeth (Boliger) Smith.  He died 1953.

1877 Frederick Erkman son of Jacob & Fredericka (Probst) Erkman in White Co. IL He died in 1939.

September 7th

Many happy returns:

1795 Prosper Powell son of Rowland & Mary (Janes) Powell

Perna Stine

1883 William Fitzgerald son of William & Emily (Smith) Fitzgerald

1885 Perna Stine in Illinois sister of Bernard below. 

1892 Bernard Stine in Illinois the son of Jacob & Catherine (Lathrop) Stine.

Stacy Hartman the daughter of Richard Hartman & Beverly Petty

Marriages: 

1672 Sgt. Thomas Leffingwell & Mary Bushnell in Norwich, CT.  Thomas the son of Thomas & Mary (White) Leffingwell was born in Saybrook, CT in 1649.  Mary born 1655 in Hartford, CT was the daughter of Richard & Mary (Marvin) Bushnell.  They had at least one child.  Thomas died in Norwich, CT in 1723.  Mary died in Saybrook, CT in 1745.

1854 Cornelius Clark & Lucinda Wilson in Ohio.  Cornelius born 1835 in Lawrence Co. OH was the son of Cornelius & Elizabeth (Lambert) Clark.  Lucinda was the daughter of Patrick Wilson.  Cornelius died 1901 in Wellston, OH.

1933 Hasten Garrison & Bernice Stone.  Hasten born 1909 was the son of William & Catherine (Richardson) Garrison.  The couple had three children.  Hasten died in 1960.

1946 William Erkman & Helen Trout.  William born 1914 in McLeansboro, IL was the son of John & Anna (Heady) Erkman.  They had one child.  William died in Monticello, AR in 1993.

September 6th

Birthdays: 

Don & Lova (Lathrop) Austin

1897 Lova Lathrop in Wayne Co. IL the daughter of Joel & Louisa (Dove) Lathrop.  She died in Wayne Co. IL in 1963 and is buried in Mt. Zion / Farnsworth Cemetery in Wayne Co. IL.

1899 Ralph Robertson son of Amos & Lula (Cravens) Robertson in Sims, IL.  He married Lucille (?) in Eskridge, KS.  He died 1992 in Denver, CO.

September 5th

Birthdays ~

1617 Ann Perkins baptized in England.  The daughter of John & Judith (Gater) Perkins

1820 Bezelria Parks son of Thomas & Elizabeth (Ogle) Parks in Muskingum Co. OH.  He died 1911 in Delphos, KS.

1855 Elizabeth Jones in Indiana wife of John Colclasure.  She died in 1912 in Clay Co. IL

September 4th

Happy Birthday!

1972 Justin Hall son of Kenneth & Dorothy (Celaya) Hall in Santa Clara, CA.  Justin died in 2007 in Bondville, IL. He is buried in Garrison Cemetery in Hamilton Co. IL.

Wilmar Miller the son of Halbert & Julia (Fowler) Miller 

Donny Robertson the son of Laland & Vivian (Morger) Robertson

Amy Shaw the daughter of Edmund & Gerie (Holsinger) Shaw

September 3rd

1654 Hannah Gallop daughter of Samuel & Mary (Phillips) Gallop

1879 Glen Petty husband of MattieLathrop in Sumner, IL.  He died in 1949.

1895 Clifford Rawson in Orleans, NE the son of Willard & Mary (Miller) Rawson.

1989 Amy Dubois the daughter of Thomas & Kimberly (Fink) Dubois in Kankakee, IL.  She died the next day.

Lathrop Reunion 2013

Lathrop cousins generation 1 - seated l to r: Gene Austin, Mervin Lathrop, Glen Lathrop and Howard Dale Lathrop.  Standing l to r:  Ronnie Shelton, Bonnie Holler and George Lathrop

Lathrop cousins generation 2 - Anita Lathrop, Cindy Lathrop, David Lathrop, Daryl Austin, Kevin Austin, Steve Lathrop & Suellyn Lathrop.

Lathrop cousins generation 3 - Rachel Austin, Danny Austin, Sam Austin, Nathan Austin & Kelsey Morris.

A good time was had by all.  

September 2nd

1649 Philip Judd baptized, the son of Deacon Thomas & Elizabeth (?) Judd.

1660 Mercy Bradford baptized in Boston, MA the daughter of Major William & Alice (Richards) Bradford

1799 Henry Johnson in Richland, PA the son of Henry & Hannah (?) Johnson

September 1st

Happy Birthday!

1668 Stephen Loomis in Windsor, CT the son of Joseph & Mary (Chauncey) Loomis

1820 David Erwin second husband of Eliza Fitzgerald. They had two children.  David died in 1866.

1891 Annie Fitzgerald in Clay Co. IL the daughter of Wakeman & America (Wilson) Fitzgerald.  She died in 1895.

Lathrop Reunion

Lathrop Reunion is the annual gathering of the descendants of Joel & Louisa (Dove) Lathrop in Fairfield, IL.  It originated as a birthday party for Joel Lathrop and was held on August 1st until his death.  It was moved to Labor Day weekend so more people could attend.  [See Joel Lathrop Family, August 1 & July 8].  

I.  Joel & Louisa Dove and 221 of their descendants

Grace Lathrop, Viola, Ruby Shelton, Tressie, Howard Shelton, Don Austin, Zella & Bernard
Lathrop Reunion ca. 1979

II.  11 children:  Lova, Gertie, Roscoe, Rufus, Tressie, Albert, Zelphia, Forrest, Bernard, Ruby & Raymond

Front row l to r: Jim, George, Mervin, Glen & Barbara
Back row l to r: Ronnie Shelton, Marilyn Shelton, Gene Austin Bill & Howard
at Lathrop Reunion ca. 1979

III.  28 grandchildren:  Gene Austin, Lucille Shaw, Lawrence Shaw, Melvin Shaw, Loren Shaw, Arthur Shaw, Delores Shaw, Glen, Howard, Mervin, Bonnie, Betty, Bob, Bill, Barbara, Dorothy, Jim, Gordon, Phyllis, Albert, Audrey, Irene, John, Virgil, George, Harold Shelton, Ronnie Shelton, Marilyn Shelton

Great Grandchildren at Lathrop Reunion ca. 1979

IV. 79 great-grandchildren: Vernon Austin, Daryl Austin, Kevin Austin, Charles Schmidt, JoAnn Schmidt, Nancy Schmidt, Jeff Shaw, Brian Shaw, Craig Shaw, Janet Shaw, Mark Shaw, Andrew Shaw, Amy Shaw, Ben Shaw, Robert Johnson, Thomas Johnson, Laura Johnson, Mary Johnson, Cheryl, Rick, Anita, Cindy, Patricia, David, Catherine, Stephen, Donna, Twyla, Kenneth, Sandra, Jackie Holler, Dennis Holler, Mark Holler, Doug Porter, Denise Porter, David Porter, Debra, Machelle, Mike, Paul, Stephen, Suellyn, Bea Bolton, Staci Bolton, Scott Utley, Shawn Utley, Sam Utley, Robert Van Buskirk,  Brian Seevers, Andrew, Daniel, Amy, Lisa, Russell, Jeffrey Kercher, Dan Kercher, James Kercher, Carmen Woody, Krista Baker, Tobin, Joel, Neal, Jay, Nina, Tina, Fred, Zina, Anita, Debra Shelton, Scott Shelton, Tina Shelton, Misty Shelton, Tonya Shelton, Rodney Shelton, Robbin Downey, Charles Downey, Pete Downey, Joe Downey, Della Downey, Ray Downey

V. 92 great-great-grandchildren:  Matthew Austin, Amanda Austin, Rachel Austin, Nathan Austin, Daniel Austin, Sam Austin, Joshua Schmidt, Aaron Schmidt, Jennifer, Tarek Al Samiri, Reem Al Samiri, Gretchen Hammil, Jason Hammil, Landon Morris, Kelsey Morris, Pamela Borgens, Matthew Borgens, Christopher Stevens, Adam Stevens, Ryan, Elizabeth, Andrew, Katie, Ann, Evan Thomas, Rebecca Thomas, Tamara Juehne, Marco Juehne, Anthony Juehne, Michelle Clement, Amanda Clement, Rachel Hogue, Jennifer Hogue, Ryan Holler, Nicholas Holler, Brandon Holler, Noah Soltau, Ethan Porter, Andrew Porter, Lindsay Porter, Taleha Matthias, Daniel, Justin, Stephanie, Ashley, Jordan, Tyler, Robert Lingafelter, Eric Lingafelter, Crystal Lingafelter, Mikel Lingafelter, Boone Utley, Jasper Utley, Nick Utley, Katie Utley, Everett Utley, Nicole Seevers, Ryan, Steven Owen, Christina Owen, Jason Mast, Aubrey Downey, Kalie Downey, Sadie Downey, Gregory Lashley, Olivia Lashley, Amanda, Jacob, Jessica Michael, Cindy Hudspath, Matthew Hudspath, Benjamin Hudspath, Lindsay, Lee Downen, Seth Williams, Nicholas Tannahill, Jacquelaine Tannahill, Matthew Shelton, Christopher Shelton, Kristine Banks, Amber, Colton Kirby, Tyler Shelton, Tristan Shelton, Emily Shelton, Kathleen Shelton, Holly Wilkerson, Kimberly Downey, Chelsea Bridgeman, Kelsea Downey, Kacey Downey, Ray Downey

VI. great-great-great-grandchildren:  Alea Smeltzer, Rylee Beckel, Reagan Beckel, Reese Beckel, Sydney Meserole, Alyssa Meserole, Kanyen Lingafelter, Mari-Anne Wilkerson, Maddi Woods, Tysyn Woods, Charlynn Foley

I know this isn't everybody, but it's a good start.  Let me know who I'm missing!

Bernard, Zelphia, Ruby, Albert, Perna Stine, Raymond & Tressie

Howard Shelton, Albert, Ronnie Shelton, Gene Austin, Mervin & Don Austin

Highlights of reunion - excellent food, good company, jarts, washers, swimming, hiking around the lake and paddle boats.  Hope to see you there.