This Week in the Family History: March 12–18, 2023

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192 Years Ago: Delinda Younger

Delinda Younger Weeks married Elisha Shaw on 13 March 1831 in Pope County, Illinois. Delinda’s first husband and father of her first six children, James Weeks, died around 1827 in Livingston County, Kentucky, just across the Ohio River from Pope County.

Several in the Weeks family, including James’s father, Job, moved back and forth across the river. Delinda’s parents, Nehemiah Younger and Hannah Osborn lived in Anne Arundel County, Maryland when she was born but were in Ohio County, Virginia in 1810. That is likely where she married Weeks as his family was there at the same time. They moved to Livingston County with James’s father before 1820.

Relationship: Hankins Line, 4th great-grandmother

McCauley Line

210 Years Ago: William Washington Lanier

• Born: 15 March 1813. Jasper County, Georgia
• Parents: James Lanier and Polly Y. Smith
• Relationship: 2nd great-grandfather

209 Years Ago: David Gamble and Anna Finney

• Married: 16 March 1814, Laurensville, Laurens County, South Carolina
• David’s Parents: John Gamble and Sarah Ewing
• Anna’s Parents: John Finney and Agnes Munford
• Relationship: 3rd great-grandparents

174 Years Ago: Sarah Jones Malone

• Born: 13 March 1849, Pike County, Georgia
• Parents: Ledford Bayles Malone and Melissa Ann Mitchum
• Relationship: 1st cousin of 2nd great-grandmother Charlotte T. Jackson

127 Years Ago: Shelby Rhea Wells

• Born: 14 March 1896, Muhlenberg County, Kentucky
• Parents: Robert L. Wells and Mallie Finley
• Relationship: Brother-in-law of father, David Hankins McCauley

113 Years Ago: John T. Bennett

• Died: 15 March 1910, Morgan County, Alabama¹Date from headstone, but possibly incorrect.
• Parents: Lewis H. Bennett & Teresa
• Relationship: 2nd great-grandfather

106 Years Ago: Frank Bennett

• Died: 17 March 1917, Oklahoma
• Parents: Thomas Eli Bennett and Susan Elizabeth Hibbert
• Relationship: 1st cousin of paternal grandfather, John William McCauley

105 Years Ago: Percifer Quitman Gamble

• Died: 12 March 1918, Georgia
• Parents: Thomas Ewing Gamble and Martha E. Connely
• Relationship: 1st cousin of great-grandmother Nancy Jane Bennett

100 Years Ago: Andrew Jackson Newell

• Died: 15 March 1923, Alabama
• Parents: Thomas Newell and Frances Lanier
• Relationship: 1st cousin of great-grandfather Joseph Smith Lanier

90 Years Ago: Mary Bennett

• Died: 15 March 1933, Joppa, Morgan County, Alabama
• Parents: John T. Bennett and Martha Lucinda Gamble
• Relationship: Sister of great-grandmother Nancy Jane Bennett

59 Years Ago: Ida Arrington

• Died: 18 March 1964, Cullman County, Alabama
• Parents: Silas Absalom Arrington and Martha
• Spouse: Robert Lee Bennett
• Relationship: Sister-in-law of great-grandmother Nancy Jane Bennett

31 Years Ago: Ella P. Marion Robertson

• Died: 12 March 1992
• Parents: James Washington Marion and Louise Anna Lanier
• Relationship: 1st cousin of father, David Hankins McCauley

21 Years Ago: Clifford Wells

• Died: 14 March 2002, Owensboro, Daviess County, Kentucky
• Parents: Shelby Rhea Wells and Lillie Vashti McCauley
• Relationship: 1st cousin

16 Years Ago: Helen Louise Cook Lucas

• Died: 15 March 2007
• Parents: Walter W. Cook and Lula T. Bivins
• Spouse: William Homer Lucas
• Relationship: Wife of 1st cousin

10 Years Ago: William Homer Lucas

• Died: 16 March 2013, Melbourne, Brevard County, Florida
• Parents: Jason Gordon Lucas and Icy Vernon McCauley
• Relationship: 1st cousin

Hankins Line

345 Years Ago: Benjamin Waller

• Born 18 March 1678, Newport Pagnell, Buckinghamshire, England
• Parents: John Waller and Mary Pomfrett
• Relationship: Brother of 7th great-grandfather John Waller

279 Years Ago: Garrett Minor

• Born: 14 March 1744, Virginia
• Parents: John Minor and Sarah Carr
• Relationship: 1st cousin of 6th great-grandfather Henry Goodloe and 1st cousin of 5th great-grandmother Dorothy Waller

229 Years Ago: Daniel Kerr

• Born: 18 March 1794, North Carolina
• Spouse: Sarah Petty
• Relationship: Brother-in-law of 3rd great-grandfather John Petty

197 Years Ago: Jenetta Dobyns

• Married: John Robertson, 16 March 1826, Hopkins County, Kentucky
• Parents: Edward Dobyns and Sarah Mott
• Relationship: Sister of 3rd great-grandmother Eliza Ann Dobyns

194 Years Ago: Joel L. Hankins and Sarah Weeks

• Married: 17 March 1829, Livingston County, Kentucky
• Joel’s Parent: William Hankins
• Sarah’s Parents: James Weeks and Delinda Younger
• Relationship: Joel-1st cousin of 3rd great-grandfather Houston Hankins; Sarah-Sister of 3rd great-grandmother Mary Weeks

182 Years Ago: Martha Jane Petty

• Born: 14 March 1841, Sevier County, Tennessee
• Parents: George Washington Petty and Faitha Kerr
• Relationship: 1st cousin of 2nd great-grandfather John R. Petty

158 Years Ago: Nancy Petty

• Married: Elijah Cate, 14 March 1865, Knox County, Tennessee
• Parents: Horatio Petty and Martha Goforth
• Relationship: 1st cousin of 2nd great-grandfather John R. Petty

158 Years Ago: Robert Manning Petty

• Married: Mary Mount, 16 March 1865, Sevier County, Tennessee
• Parents: Horatio Petty and Martha Goforth
• Relationship: 1st cousin of 2nd great-grandfather John R. Petty

141 Years Ago: Thomas Henry Goodloe

• Died: 17 March 1882, Kentucky
• Parents: John Waller Goodloe and Wealthy Pritchett
• Relationship: 1st cousin of 3rd great-grandfather John Emerson Goodloe

108 Years Ago: Ruth V. Petty

• Married: John Gordon Murphy, 14 March 1915, Fulton County, Georgia
• Parents: Daniel B. Petty and Mary Rebecca Cornelison
• Relationship: 1st cousin of paternal grandmother, Verda Waller Hankins

105 Years Ago: Mary Louisa Naylor Poe

• Died: 15 March 1918, Faulkner County, Arkansas
• Parents: Robert H. Naylor and Nancy Baker
• Relationship: 1st cousin of 2nd great-grandmother Margaret E. Thomas

101 Years Ago: Henry Goodloe Davis

• Died: 14 March 1922, Madisonville, Hopkins County, Kentucky
• Parents: William D. Davis and Jane Goodloe
• Relationship: 1st cousin of 2nd great-grandmother Isabella Jane Goodloe

93 Years Ago: James W. Hankins

• Died: 15 March 1930, Providence, Webster County, Kentucky
• Parents: Albert Elvie Hankins and Isabella Jane Goodloe
• Relationship: Brother of great-grandfather Thomas Leander Hankins

75 Years Ago: Emma Cooper Parks

• Died: 13 March 1948, Georgia
• Parents: John Cooper and Mary Elizabeth Petty
• Relationship: 1st cousin of great-grandmother Samantha Petty

43 Years Ago: Aggie Ann Hankins Haley

• Died: 16 March 1980, Hopkins County, Kentucky
• Parents: James W. Hankins and Almeda Smith
• Relationship: 1st cousin of paternal grandmother, Verda Waller Hankins

Hopkins Line

305 Years Ago: Ruth Cole

• Died: 17 March 1718, Swansea, Bristol County, Province of Massachusetts Bay
• Parents: Hugh Cole and Mary Foxwell
• Relationship: Sister of 8th great-grandfather Hugh Cole

279 Years Ago: Hugh Cole

• Born: 14 March 1744
• Parents: Joseph Cole and Freelove Mason
• Relationship: Brother of 5th great-grandmother Elizabeth Cole

194 Years Ago: Lucinda Bingham

• Born: 15 March 1828
• Spouse: Robert Howard
• Relationship: Sister-in-law of 2nd great-grandfather John Covey Howard

189 Years Ago: Mary Howard

• Married: William Coldiron, 13 March 1834, Harlan County, Kentucky
• Parents: John Howard and Mary Risner
• Relationship: Sister of 2nd great-grandfather John Covey Howard

172 Years Ago: Mary Alabama Howard

• Born: 12 March 1851, Harlan County, Kentucky
• Parents: Elisha Howard and Mahala Howard
• Relationship: Half-1st cousin of maternal grandfather, Elmer Dennis Hopkins

147 Years Ago: Stephen Saylor

• Born: 12 March 1876, Harlan County, Kentucky
• Parents: Silas W. Saylor and Calvina Hopkins
• Relationship: 1st cousin of great-grandfather James Arton Hopkins

130 Years Ago: Bessie Hopkins

• Born: 13 March 1893, Harlan County, Kentucky
• Parents: William Columbus Hopkins and Elizabeth Ann Skidmore
• Relationship: 1st cousin of maternal grandfather, Elmer Dennis Hopkins

116 Years Ago: Freelan Hopkins

• Born: 15 March 1907, Rockcastle County, Kentucky
• Parents: William Columbus Hopkins and Martha Ella Collins
• Relationship: 1st cousin of maternal grandfather, Elmer Dennis Hopkins

74 Years Ago: Jeremiah Grant Forester

• Died: 15 March 1948, Harlan County, Kentucky
• Parents: John Wesley Forester and Nancy Howard
• Relationship: Half-1st cousin of maternal grandfather, Elmer Dennis Hopkins

61 Years Ago: Glenna Hopkins Ellison

• Died: 17 March 1962, Germantown, Montgomery County, Ohio
• Parents: William Columbus Hopkins and Martha Ella Collins
• Relationship: 1st cousin of maternal grandfather, Elmer Dennis Hopkins

24 Years Ago: Mary Locke Hopkins

• Died: 13 March 1999
• Parents: Ernest N. Locke and Agnes Burns
• Relationship: Sister-in-law of maternal grandfather, Elmer Dennis Hopkins

Taylor Line

205 Years Ago: Goldman P. Ramsey

• Born: 13 March 1818
• Parents: Francis Ramsey and Harriett
• Relationship: 1st cousin of 2nd great-grandfather James Francis Taylor

163 Years Ago: George W. Taylor

• Born: 16 March 1860, Rockcastle County, Kentucky
• Parents: Robert Taylor and Mary Margaret Parsons
• Relationship: 1st cousin of great-grandfather John Cook Taylor

161 Years Ago: Sarah Bell Griffin

• Born: 17 March 1862, Rockcastle County, Kentucky
• Parents: Solomon Griffin and Jalia Tetitia Owens
• Relationship: 1st cousin of great-grandmother Emma Jane Owens

138 Years Ago: Martha Ellen Ramsey

• Married: John Joseph Wolfe, 18 March 1885, Rockcastle County, Kentucky
• Parents: Madison Ramsey and Elizabeth Taylor
• Relationship: 1st cousin of great-grandfather John Cook Taylor

131 Years Ago: John Allen Lair

• Died: 12 March 1892
• Parents: Jerome Burk Lair and Ann French
• Relationship: Half-1st cousin of great-grandfather John Cook Taylor

109 Years Ago: Henrietta W. Krueger

• Born: 18 March 1914, Rockcastle County, Kentucky
• Parents: August Krueger and Susan Taylor
• Relationship: Half-1st cousin of mother, Uta Faye Hopkins

109 Years Ago: John D. Owens

• Born: 17 March 1914, Rockcastle County, Kentucky
• Parents: John Owens and Selia Sally Boring
• Relationship: 1st cousin of great-grandmother Emma Jane Owens

108 Years Ago: Harriet L. Ramsey Proctor

• Died: 13 March 1915, Rockcastle County, Kentucky
• Parents: Thomas Ramsey, Jr. and Rhoda Ann Lavender
• Relationship: Sister of 2nd great-grandmother Margaret E. Ramsey

55 Years Ago: Emma Jane Owens Taylor

• Died: 17 March 1968, Mt. Vernon, Rockcastle County, Kentucky
• Parents: Madison Crawford Owens and Cecilia Owens
• Relationship: Great-grandmother

30 Years Ago: Phoebe Jane Parsons Dowell

• Died: 14 March 1993, Rockcastle County, Kentucky
• Parents: Theard Parsons and Nancy A. Taylor
• Relationship: Half-1st cousin of great-grandfather John Cook Taylor

Sources available upon request