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 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

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 1843 ~ Charles Moore LIGGETT

 

Name: Charles Moore LIGGETT

Birth: 08 February 1843; Pennsylvania

Parents: Archibald LEGGITT and Mary McMICHAEL

Spouse: Loretta Elizabeth CULP

Death: 04 March 1914; Toronto, Jefferson County, Ohio

Relationship to Hollie: brother-in-law of maternal 2nd great aunt

Born This Day in 1870 ~ Mary K. WYCOFF

 

Name: Mary K. WYCOFF

Birth: 10 January 1870; Jefferson County, Ohio

Parents: Rev. Dr. Cornelius William WYCOFF and Martha B. “Mattie” MORRISON

Spouse: Never Married

Death: 25 January 1954; Bethel, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania

Relationship to Hollie: maternal 2nd cousin 3x removed

Born This Day in 1792 ~ Rachel MILLER

 

Name: Rachel MILLER

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

Parents: Elias MILLER and Mary LYBARGER

Spouse: Daniel MAY

Death: 24 May 1854; Harrison Twp., Bedford County, Pennsylvania

Relationship to Hollie: paternal 4th great grandmother

Born This Day in 1822 ~ Catherine HECKATHORN

 

Name: Catherine HECKATHORN

Birth: 03 January 1822; Beaver County, Pennsylvania

Parents: George HECKATHORN and Mary Ann SHAFFER

Spouse: Jacob SADLER

Death: 16 Oct 1889; Cranberry, Venango County, Pennsylvania

Relationship to Hollie: maternal half 2nd cousin 3x removed

Tombstone Tuesday ~ Mary HECKATHORN

 

Whitlla Glade Run
Mary Whitla – Glade Run Cemetery (Photo courtesy of Denny Goddard)

Tombstone Tuesday

Name: Mary HECKATHORN

Birth: 26 April 1811; Beaver County, Pennsylvania

Death: 02 November 1877; Carroll County, Ohio

Parents: Christian HACKATHORN and Catherine PHILLIS

Spouse: James WHITLA

Cemetery: Glade Run Cemetery, Carroll County, Ohio

Relationship to Hollie: maternal 3rd great aunt

Born This Day in 1801 ~ Catherine WITHROW

 

Name: Catherine WITHROW

Birth: 01 July 1801; Beaver City, Beaver County, Pennsylvania

Parents: David WITHROW and Elizabeth UNKNOWN

Spouse: William EARL

Death: 27 August 1845; Brush Creek, Jefferson County, Ohio

Relationship to Hollie: maternal 4th great grandmother

Born This Day in 1797 ~ Eleanor “Nellie” CLARK

 

Name: Eleanor “Nellie” CLARK

Birth: 16 June 1797; Washington County, Pennsylvania

Parents: George CLARK and Hannah VAUGHN

Spouse: Frederick FISHEL

Death: 16 September 1859; Carroll County, Ohio

Relationship to Hollie: maternal 1st cousin 5x removed

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