December 12th

Happy Birthday!

1591 John Steele baptized in Fairstead, England the son of Richard & Elizabeth (?) Steele.  He died ca. 1665 in Farmington, CT.

1591 Elizabeth Lake baptized in Essex, England the daughter of John & Elizabeth (Sandell) Lake.  Elizabeth married 1) Andrew Paschall and had two sons.  Andrew left a will in 1613 which was probated in 1614.  She married 2) John Breadcake and had a daughter.  John died at sea in 1636 while in command of the Thomas on a voyage around Gibralter.  Elizabeth died in 1651 in Essex, England.

1698 Elizabeth Rockwell in Windsor, CT the daughter of Joseph & Elizabeth (Drake) Rockwell.

1761  Ann Janes daughter of Jonathan & Irene (Bradford) Janes

1852 Franklin Withrow the son of Grandison & Mary (Holcomb) Withrow in Wayne Co., IL.  He died in 1932 in Payson, OK.

1889 Louisa Osborn in Wayne Co., IL the daughter of Louis & Idella (Robertson) Osborn.  She died in 1894 in Wayne Co., IL.

1912 Mildred McCraken wife of Guy Courtright.  She died in Cisne, IL in 1986.  

Bernard, George & Tina Lathrop

1922 Lucille Shaw born in Illinois the daughter of Herbert & Gertie (Lathrop) Shaw.  She married Lloyd Schmidt and had three children.  Lucille died in 1976.  She is a cousin on both sides of the family.

Tina Lathrop daughter of George & Nancy (Pruitt) Lathrop

Anita Lathrop daughter of George & Rosemary (Ayers) Lathrop, half-sister of Tina above.  She married 1) David Downen and had a son Lee.  She and David divorced in 2000.  She married 2) Shannon Williams in 2000 and had a son Seth.

Happy Anniversary!!

1831 William Fitzgerald & Rachel Alcorn in Gibson Co., IN.  William was the son of James & Jane (Bruce) Fitzgerald.  This was his first marriage.  Rachel died before 1836 when William married Sarah Grigsby.

1833 Alexander Wilson & Lorena Cornwell in Orange Co., IN.  Alexander was born in Kentucky in 1813.  Lorena the daughter of John & Mary (Wolfe) Cornwell was born in Kentucky in 1815.  They had seven children.  Lorena died between 1851 and 1860.  Alexander was living in Clay Co., IL in 1860.  He married 2) Sarah Wright in Clay Co., IL.  Alexander died in Clay Co., IL in 1868.

1886 Crawford Irwin & Sarrah Conley in Clay Co., IL.  Crawford the son of David & Eliza (Fitzgerald) Erwin was born in Clay Co., IL in 1866.  Sarah was born in Clay Co. in 1868.

1906 Norva Bryan & Anna Colburn in Clay Co., IL.  Norva born 1887 in Clay Co., IL the son of Wesley & Catherine (Smith) Bryan.  Anna was born in Richland Co., IL in 1887.  They had a daughter.  Norva died in Clay Co., IL in 1971 and Anna died there in 1975.  They are buried in Ingraham, IL.

Ca. 1950 James Gurley & Odette Parchet.  Jim is the son of Elston & Golda (Lathrop) Gurley.  Odette born 1925 in Switzerland was the daughter of Baptist & Helen (Yaggi) Parchet.  They have three children. 

2011 Brady Young & Andrea Robertson.  Andrea is the daughter of Tony & Tina (Jamerson) Robertson