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SNGF -- Where Were Your 16 2nd Great-Grandparents Born, Married and Died?

Calling all Genea-Musings Fans:

It's Saturday Night again -

Time for some more Genealogy Fun!!

Our assignment from Randy Seaver of Genea-Musings is to:

1)  Where did your 16 2nd great-grandparents live and die?  What are their birth, marriage, and death dates, and locations?

Here's mine:
These sixteen 2x-great-grandparents are for my daughters, as I research both my ancestors and my husband’s ancestors and report about them on my blog. Due to time and space, I have left off source citations. Please contact me for any specific source.

The Paternal Line
Amos Gorrell was born on 12 February 1837 in Beaver County, Pennsylvania. He lived during his life in Ross County, Ohio, and Cooper County, Missouri. He died at the age of ninety-one on 31 March 1928 in Cooper County. He married on 6 February 1866 in Ross County, Ohio.

Catharine Elizabeth Shotts was born on 18 February 1835 in Ross County, Ohio. She married (1) Lemuel Sayre on 14 January 1857 in Ross County. He died during the Civil War. She married (2) Amos Gorrell in Ross County on 6 February 1866. She died on 22 September 1922 in Cooper County, Missouri.

Frederick Henry Davey was born on 10 October 1853 in Reading, Berks County, Pennsylvania. He lived during his life in Jeffersonville, Clark County, Indiana; Carthage, Jasper County, Missouri; Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky; and Los Angeles, California. He died on 1 January 1915 in Los Angeles. He married (1) Matilda Wollenweber on 26 June 1878 in Charlestown, Clark County, Indiana. He married (2) Julia Wollenweber on 28 July 1887 in Carthage, Jasper County, Missouri. He married (3) Angeline McDonald on 16 March 1898 in Carthage, Missouri.

Matilda Wollenweber was born on 27 August 1859 in Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky. She died 1 November 1885 in Carthage, Jasper County, Missouri. She also lived in Jeffersonville, Clark County, Indiana.

Nils Malkom Nilsen was born on 21 June 1865 in Åsenhöga, Jönköping län, Sweden. He died on 23 October 1937 in Hilmar, Merced County, California. He married (1) Ida Christina Svensson on 18 January 1890 in Sheffield, Warren County, Pennsylvania. He married (2) Hulda Charlotte Anderson-Carlson on 20 May 1893 in Youngstown, Mahoning County, Ohio. He married (3) Amanda E Anderson on 17 February 1926 in Ripon, San Joaquin County, California. He lived Åsenhöga and Fastorp in Sweden; Sheffield, Youngstown; Cromwell in Connecticut, Harcourt in Iowa, and Hilmar, Escalon, San Pedro, and Scotts Valley in California.

Hulda Charlotte Anderson was born on 14 August 1868 in Rappestad, Östergötland län, Sweden. She married on 20 May 1893 in Youngstown. She died on 15 November 1924 in Stockton, San Joaquin County, California.

Pehr Alfred Andersson Lundquist was born on 19 May 1856 in Wädbäcken, Grolanda, Skaraborgs län, Sweden. He married on 15 March 1892 in Red Oak, Montgomery County, Iowa. He died on 30 January 1932 in Hilmar, Merced County, California. He lived in Sweden, Iowa, and California.

Matilda Lovisa Eriksson-Holm was born on 21 December 1871 in Tidersrum, Östergötland län, Sweden. She died on 3 February 1942 in Hilmar, Merced County, California. She lived in the same locations as Pehr.

The Maternal Line
Johan Anton Horoch Hork was born on 9 November 1843 in Oberhundem, Kreis Olpe, Westfalen. He married on 6 June 1872 in Joliet, Will County, Illinois. He died on 15 August 1906 in Sheridan, Sheridan County, Wyoming. He lived in Germany and in Aurora and Joliet in Illinois; St. Louis; Windsor in Canada; Grand Rapids, Michigan; Stuart, Guthrie County, Iowa; Portland and Pineville in Oregon; Hamilton and Missoula in Montana, and Sheridan, Wyoming.

Julia Ann Sievert was born on 31 October 1854 in Joliet, Will County, Illinois. She died on 4 August 1928 in Hamilton, Ravalli County, Montana. She lived in most of the same locations as Johan Anton.

John H. Sullivan was born on 20 June 1854 in Ireland. He died on 28 May 1932 in San Bernardino, San Bernardino County, California. He married sometime in 1882 in Dakota Territory. He lived in Mitchell, South Dakota; Anaconda, Montana; and Pomona, California.

Anna Marie Gleeson was born on 13 February 1860 in Carleton County, Ontario. She died on 3 January 1912 in Anaconda, Deer Lodge County, Montana. She lived in Goulbourne township in Carleton County, Ontario; Mitchell, South Dakota; and Anaconda, Montana.

Thomas Newton Johnston was born on 25 July 1885 in Comanche County, Texas. He died on 20 February 1951 in Stephenville, Erath County, Texas. He married (1) Nell L. Hutson on 6 June 1907 in Comanche County, Texas. He married (2) Zilpha Etelka Morris in 1936 in Stephenville. He married (3) Queen Rosetta Jones on 27 April 1950 in Stephenville, Texas.

Nell L. Hutson was born on 8 February 1888 perhaps in Comanche County, Texas. She died on 14 July 1919 in Comanche County.

George Warren Lancaster was born on 19 January 1893 in Erath County, Texas. He died on 8 November 1964 in Hico, Hamilton County, Texas. He married (1) Lela Ann Loveless on 15 December 1912 in Erath County. He married (2) Maidee Estell Grimland in 1960 likely in Texas. He lived in Texas all his life.

Lela Ann Loveless was born on 2 April 1896 in Conway, Faulkner County, Arkansas. She died on 17 May 1951 in Stephenville, Erath County, Texas. She lived in Arkansas and Texas.

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Comments

  1. I have a wide variety in my 2X greats' places, but yours is even more diverse!

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  2. You actually listed the places they lived, which somehow Randy neglected to include. :) I noticed someone lived in Pomona. I used to live there, but many years after John Sullivan did.

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