July 4th – On this Day

Born:

1. Susannah Stern: 1823 Carroll county, Ohio

 

Died:

1. Hamilton L Goul: 1902 in Coffeyville, Kansas
2. Eugene Pidgeon: 1922 in Sebring, Ohio

 

Married:

1. Henry Alexander Goul and Mathilda Kaziah Bates: 1894 in Boise, Idaho
2. John Lafayette Johnson and Katie J Blazer: 1883 in Anderson, Indiana
3. Martha Ann Blazer and John Noonan: 1887 in Anderson, Indiana
4. Hiram W Jennings and Sarah Wilden: 1888 in Coshocton, Ohio

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Carnival of Genealogy 51st Edition is Posted!

Please go to Destination: Austin Family to read the 51st Carnival of Genealogy post. This Carnival was hosted by Thomas MacEntee. Thanks, Thomas! The Carnival was a tribute to Independence Day with the topic: “Independent Spirit. There are so many great posts about men and women who took a different path than others. They set out on their own and did things their way even when others said “it won’t work” or “are you crazy?”

I urge everyone to read all the entries and please leave a comment on those you visit!  As a recent contributor to the Carnivals, it really helps to know what people are thinking when they read the posts and lets me put a (blog) face with a name!  Remember if you leave a comment on my blog, I will include you (if I haven’t already) in my Genealogy Links or Genealogy Blogs link in the hopes that you might get more visitors coming to your site. 

Once again, thank you for visiting and I hope you enjoy my contribution to the 51st CoG – Independent From Birth about my great-aunt, Eva Johnson.

Happy Fourth of July!

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Weddings on Holidays

With the approaching Independence Day holiday, I found myself wondering how many folks in my family tree were married on July 4th or some other holiday.

CHRISTMAS DAY – 13

• Georg Adams & Christine Werts – 1814
• Eleazer House & Abigail Mosely – 1782
• Ephraim Swingle & Dolly Nicholson – 1868
• Percy Tuttle & Julia House – 1906
• Evans Wortman & Laura House – 1888
• Henry House & Lucy Woodford – 1860
• Charles Duncan & Catherine Rice – 1876
• Lindsey House & Mary Young – 1841
• John Rivers & Rosa Hagerman – 1874
• Leroy Snodgrass & Blanche Bookless – 1904
• E. Lee Harnish & Blanche Hendricks – 1917
• Conrad Miller & Maria Grim (1780)
• Charles Reubush & Vada Henkle (1915)

NEW YEARS EVE/NEW YEARS DAY – 18

• John W. & Mary F. [surnames with held for privacy] – 1983
• Thomas Hollister & Abigail Talcott – about 1734/35
• Ross Bookless & Estella Wiley – 1901
• Alton Rose & Katherine Roberts – 1931
• David Williams & Martha Ann Kinsey – 1839
• Cyrellus Mackenzie & Cassandra Bushong – 1860
• Beryl Goul & Freida Novak – 1927
• Arza Young & Mary Guilkey – 1909
• John ‘Jacob’ Bushong & Eva Catherina Bossert – 1784
• Samuel Whiteman & Martha Goul – 1888
• Charles Anderson & Rosa Johnson – 1888
• Ralph Bushong & Ada Calhoun – 1927
• Larry & Wilma [surnames with held for privacy] – 1983
• John Alexander Bushong & Mattie Maxon – 1884
• Eli Hendren & Elizabeth Gilreath – 1834
• Evan Bell & Eliza Johnson – 1846
• William F. Clawson & Martha Jane Stern – 1909
• Clinton Dodd & Frances Huffman – 1938

Valentine’s Day – 15

• John Canfield & Dorcas House – 1774
• James Couts & Lorna Angle – 1948
• Patrick & Marta [surnames with held for privacy] – 2003
• Larry & Marilyn [surnames with held for privacy] – 1957
• Samuel Hale & Sarah Smith – 1728/29
• Donnie & Judith [surnames with held for privacy] 2002
• William House & Judith Chapman – 1806
• Richard Hendren & Harriet Agee – 1876
• John Brown & Elizabeth “Betsy” Bushong – 1814
• Philip Bushong & Elizabeth Brugh/Betsy Drew – 1815
• Hughie Clark & Lieureta Stanley – 1853
• Walter & Dorothy [surnames with held for privacy] – 1950
• David & Sandra [surnames with held for privacy] – 1981
• Francis & Lori [surnames with held for privacy] – 1986
• Edward & Penny [surnames with held for privacy] – 1991

           (Siblings were married on the same day 12 years apart.)

 

4th of JULY – 9

• Johnathon Loveland Nicholson & Elizabeth Swingle – 1804
• Henry Goul & Mathilda Bates – 1894
• Thomas Roudebush & Orpha Griffin – 1903
• Henry Bushong & Isabelle Summers – 1791
• Ezeckial A. Hendren & Miranda Wade – 1838
• John Noonan & Martha Blazer – 1887
• John Johnson & Katie Blazer – 1883
• Harold & Doris [surnames with held for privacy] – 1953
• David & Susan [surnames with held for privacy] – 1998

      (Sisters were married on the same date – 4 years apart.)

I’ve also found quite a few marriages close to Thanksgiving, Easter, Labor Day, and between Christmas and New Years.

Have you gone through your family file to see on what holidays were the most popular to be married?  What can be determined through this information?  Were there siblings who usually married on the same date as an older one?

 

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