Born This Day in 1782 ~ Simeon BREECH

 

Name: Simeon BREECH

Birth: 23 August 1782; Columbia County, Pennsylvania

Parents: Thomas Briggs BREECH and Mary BARGER

Spouse: Mary Ann MILLER

Death: 02 May 1874; Brown County, Indiana

Relationship to Hollie: paternal 4th great grandfather

Born This Day in 1794 ~ Agnes “Nancy” WYCKOFF

 

Name: Agnes “Nancy” WYCKOFF

Birth: 22 August 1794; Somerset County, New Jersey

Parents: Joachim WYCOFF and Hannah YERKES

Spouse: Robert MOORE

Death: 02 August 1860; Hancock County, West Virginia

Relationship to Hollie: maternal 5th great aunt

 

Born This Day in 1820 ~ Eli PITTMAN

 

Name: Eli PITTMAN

Birth: 12 August 1828; Monroe County, Ohio

Parents: Elias Obediah PITTMAN and Sarah Jane PITTMAN

Spouse: Mary Ann TRUAX, Rebecca GORDON

Death: 20 January 1892; Elkhart County, Indiana

Relationship to Hollie: paternal 1st cousin 4x removed

Born this Day in 1900 ~ Jennie Marie HACKATHORN

 

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Uncle Shorty and Aunt Jennie
Name: Jennie Marie HACKATHORN

Birth: 26 June 1900; Bergholz, Jefferson County, Ohio

Parents: Thomas John HACKATHORN and Florence D. “Flora” PAISLEY

Spouse: Joseph Fritz CHAMPION

Death: 12 July 1992; Ravenna, Portage County, Ohio

Relationship to Hollie: maternal great aunt

Born This Day in 1935 ~ Herbert Nelson SCHRADER

 

Name: Herbert Nelson SCHRADER

Birth: 19 June 1935; Stark County, Ohio

Parents: Lloyd Albert SCHRADER and Erma R. Minnie PTTMAN

Spouse: Ruth Ilene HUPP

Death: 02 March 2017; Wyoming

Relationship to Hollie: paternal uncle

Born This Day in 1868 ~ Nancy Jane HALE

 

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Nancy Jane Hale
Name: Nancy Jane HALE

Birth: 10 May 1868; New Somerset, Jefferson County, Ohio

Parents: Elisha “Lash” HALE and Mary “Ellen” JACOBS

Spouse: William Grant MOORE

Death: 01 September 1951; Canton, Stark County, Ohio

Relationship to Hollie: maternal great-grandmother

Born This Day in 1870 ~ Jeremiah Mason PITTMAN

 

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Jeremiah Mason Pittman (Photo courtesy of Vernon Hayward)
Name: Jeremiah Mason PITTMAN

Birth: 08 May 1870; Woodsfield, Monroe County, Ohio

Parents: Jeremiah PITTMAN and Lydia Jane GRAY

Spouse: Sarah Lena POOL

Death: 29 March 1958; New Philadelphia, Tuscarawas County, Ohio

Relationship to Hollie: paternal great-grandfather

Born This Day in 1816 ~ John G. MAY

 

Name: John G. MAY

Birth: 28 April 1816; Harrison Twp., Bedford County, Pennsylvania

Parents: Daniel MAY and Rachel MILLER

Spouse: Rebecca O’SULLIVAN

Death: 14 February 1891

Relationship to Hollie: paternal 3rd great grandfather

52 Ancestors: #10 ~ Thomas John HACKATHORN ~ After the Flood

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THE FLOOD

1828 versus 1875

Destruction and Devastation

“Water, water everywhere! There are few of our citizens who do not know of the extent to which the classic Wabash has, in past years, risen, and but few who have not felt the effects of it in a greater or lesser degree; but such an occurrence as the present rise – the magnitude of which has never been witnessed by any one living – claims more than just a passing notice. January and June freshets used to be looked for in times past, as regularly as those months came round, but for such a rise as the present to pour down upon us in August, is unprecedented and will probably never again be witnessed. The well-remembered rise of 1828 is no longer a data, as the rise of…

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