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

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"The Flood." New Harmony Register 14 Aug. 1875: 3. Web. 11 Mar. 2015. “The Flood.” New Harmony Register 14 Aug. 1875: 3. Web. 11 Mar. 2015.

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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Born This Day in 1865 ~ Thomas John HACKATHORN

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Tom Hackathorn Thomas John Hackathorn (Photo courtesy of Merrianne Hackathorn.)

Name:Thomas John HACKATHORN
Birth: 16 April 1865
Parents: Jacob A. HACKATHORN and Mary Amna MYERS
Spouse: Florence D. “Flora” PAISLEY
Death: 25 April 1949; Bergholz, Jefferson County, Ohio
Relationship to Hollie: maternal great grandfather

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Born This Day in 1797 ~ George HECKATHORN

 

Name: George HECKATHORN

Birth: 11 April 1797; Beaver County, Pennsylvania

Parents: Jacob HECKATHORN and Elizabeth SADLER

Spouse: Mary Ann SHAFFER

Death: 14 October 1863; Venango County, Pennsylvania

Relationship to Hollie: maternal half 1st cousin 4x removed

Born This Day in 1814 ~ Jerusha TRUAX

 

Name: Jerusha TRUAX

Birth: 27 February 1814; Pennsylvania

Parents: Benjamin TRUAX and Phoebe WINK

Spouse: George DECKER

Death: 14 June 1910; Monroe County, Ohio

Relationship to Hollie: paternal 4th great aunt

Born This Day in 1903 ~ Sylvia Dora HACKATHORN

 

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Aunt Jennie, left, and Sylvia Dora, right.

 

Name: Sylvia Dora HACKATHORN

Birth: 17 January 1903; Bergholz, Jefferson County, Ohio

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

Spouse: Never Married; died young

Death: 05 May 1904; Bergholz, Jefferson County, Ohio

Relationship to Hollie: maternal great aunt

Born This Day in 1897 ~ Charles Wesley Harman WYCKOFF

 

Name: Charles Wesley Harman WYCKOFF

Birth: 16 January 1897; East Springfield, Jefferson County, Ohio

Parents: James Pierce WYCKOFF and Minnie E. HARMON

Spouse: Zoe Anna BURNS

Death: 22 December 1967

Relationship to Hollie: maternal 1st cousin 3x removed

Born This Day in 1792 ~ Rachel MILLER

 

Name: Rachel MILLER

Birth: 06 January 1792; Bedford (now Harrison) Township, Bedford County, Pennsylvania

Parents: Elias MILLER and Mary LYBARGER

Spouse: Daniel MAY

Death: 24 May 1854; Harrison Township, Bedford County, Pennsylvania

Relationship to Hollie: paternal 4th great grandmother

Born This Day in 1893 ~ Mary Amna HACKATHORN

 

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Mary Hackathorn Champion, left, with sister, Jennie (Photo courtesy of Duane Smith)
Name: Mary Amna HACKATHORN
Birth: 28 December 1893; Ohio
Parents: Thomas John HACKATHORN and Florence D. “Flora” PAISLEY
Spouse: Charles Edward “Chad” CHAMPION
Death: 21 September 1966; Malvern, Carroll County, Ohio

Relationship to Hollie: maternal great aunt

Born This Day in 1841 ~ Joseph C. MAY

 

Name: Joseph C. MAY
Birth: 25 December 1841; Pennsylvania
Parents: John G. MAY and Rebecca O’SULLIVAN
Spouse: Margaret F. DOBSON, Minnie M. UNKNOWN
Death: 25 February 1919; Londonderry, Bedford County, Pennsylvania

Relationship to Hollie: paternal 2nd great grandfather

Born This Day in 1910 ~ Celesta Ann PITTMAN

 

Name: Celesta Ann PITTMAN
Birth: 21 November 1910; Ohio
Parents: Jeremiah Mason PITTMAN and Sarah “Lena” POOL
Spouse: Walter BURKHART
Death: 15 October 1984; Ohio

Relationship to Hollie: paternal great aunt

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