In Memoriam - December 9th

1619 Richard Denton son of Richard & Gennett (Bannyster) Denton age 62 in England.  He was born in Halifax, England in 1557.  He married Susan and they had a son Richard.

1732 Samuel Lathrop age 82 in Norwich, CT the son of Samuel & Elizabeth (Scudder) Lathrop.  Samuel was born in New London, CT in 1650.  He married Hannah Adgate in 1675 and they had seven children:  Hannah, Elizabeth, Thomas, Margaret, Samuel, Simon and Nathaniel.  After Hannah’s death in 1695 Samuel married Mary (--?--) Edgerton.

1767 William Hinkle age 2 the son of Capt. Charles & Elizabeth (Johnson) Hinkle in Germantown, PA.  William was baptized in St. Michael's Church in Germantown, PA in 1765.  He is buried in the churchyard there.

1853 Cynthia (Powell) Lathrop age 60 in Lawrence Co., IL.  She was born in Hartford, VT in 1793 the daughter of Rowland & Mary (Janes) Powell.  Cynthia worked as a school teacher prior to her marriage to Russell Lathrop in Richford, VT in 1815.  They had 11 children:  Henry, Levi, Samantha, Hazen, Erastus, Lucy, Marvin, Clarinda, Mary, Martha and Ezra.  The family lived near the Canadian border and at least one child was born in Canada.  Russell moved his family to Decatur Co., IN in 1837 and to Lawrence Co., IL in 1841.  Cynthia is buried in Prairieton Lone Tree Cemetery in Lawrence Co., IL.

1909 Harriet (Gregg) Young in Grandview, MO age 94.  She was born in Shelby Co., KY in 1815 and married Solomon Young. They are Harry Truman’s grandparents.

1911 Rachel (Colclasure) Dennen in Clay Co., IL age 74.  Rachel was born 1837 in Illinois the daughter of Jacob & Mary (Trinkle) Colclasure.  She married 1) Andy Dennen and 2) Jacob Spiker.  Rachel was the mother of eight children:  Richard, William, Clara, Angeline, Otto, John SPiker, Joseph Spiker and Clara Spiker.