December 28th

Birthdays:

1689 Elizabeth Royce in Wallingford, CT the daughter of Nathaniel & Sarah (Lathrop) Royce

1726 Joanna Clark daughter of James Clark.  She married Peter Lyon

1832 Rachel Belding in Jackson Co., IN the wife of James Waskom.  She died in 1921 and is buried in Waskom Cemetery in Indiana.

1849 Willis Jones in Marion Co., IL the husband of Matilda Parks.  Matilda was the daughter of Bezelria & Melinda (Edwards) Parks.  They had two children.

1856 Selestine Gentle daughter of John & Mary (Parrish) Gentle in Illinois.  She married Enoch Green the son of Mercer Green in 1880.  They had six children.  Selestine died in 1937 in Jefferson Co., IL and is buried in Mt. Olive Cemetery.

1864 Bezelria Parks in Marion, IL the son of Bezelria & Melinda (Edwards) Parks.  He died in 1948.

Vera Nosek wife of Morris Oliver

David Thomas husband of Donna Lathrop

Linda Wegener the wife of Gregory Lathrop

Carmen Woody the daughter of Allen & Viola (Lathrop) Woody.  She married Tim Lashley and they have two children.

Anniversaries:

1853 John Clark & Elizabeth Engle in Ohio.  John born 1832 in Lawrence Co., OH was the son of Cornelius & Elizabeth (Lambert) Clark.  Elizabeth was born in 1832.  She died in Lawrence Co., OH in 1873.

 

J.R. Gurley Family
Seated l to r: Lou, Lyman and J.R.
Standing: Edith, Elston, Rosalie, Golda, Edna, Harold Erkman, Henry Erkman & Ruby

1892 James Gurley & Lou Speer at Louis Gurley’s home in Glenarm, IL.  J.R. the son of Leonard & Susanna (Morehead) Gurley was born in Wayne Co., IL in 1866.  Lou born in Jeffersontown, KY in 1865 was the daughter of Charles & Anna (Runyon) Speer.  Lou’s aunt Fannie married James’ brother Louis in 1890.  Fannie was only four year’s older than Lou so they were more like sisters than aunt and niece.  Their first three children were born in Macoupin Co., IL between 1894 and 1897.  They moved back to Wayne Co. ca. 1900 where their two youngest children were born.  They lived on a farm at the west edge of Wayne City.  J.R. died in 1941 at his home.  Lou died in Fairfield, IL in 1957.  They are both buried in Thomason Cemetery in Wayne City, IL.

1893 Charles Lovelle & Lottie Colclasure in Clay Co., IL.  Charles was born in Bedford Co., IN in 1866.  Lottie the daughter of Richard & Liza (Sefton) Colclasure was born in Xenia, IL in 1872.  They had a son.  Lottie died in 1899 at age 27 in Clay Co., IL.

1963 Conrad Johnson & Delores Shaw.  Delores is the daughter of Herb & Gertie (Lathrop) Shaw.  They have four children.

1997 Kevin Faulkner & Kristen Fabish in Peoria, IL.  Kristen is the daughter of Charles & Pamela (Oliver) Fabish.