On This Day: September 3

1726: One of my maternal 5th great-grandfathers, Caleb Leonard, son of Benjamin and Hannah (Phillips) Leonard, was born in Dighton, (now) Bristol County, Massachusetts. He died 18 March 1814 in Beallsville, Washington County, Pennsylvania. [Source: Joiner, Rev. Darrell and Sallyann (carver@ime.net), Cary Family History.]

Both Caleb Leonard, and his son, Caleb Leonard, Jr., are buried in the Old Section at Beallsville Cemetery; however, the senior Leonard’s tombstone is no longer standing. On July 28, 2008, Debbie Day posted a map and information regarding the location of Caleb Leonard’s grave, as well as a photo of the younger Leonard’s tombstone, on her Beallsville Cemetery and Washington County PA Genealogy Research Blog.

© 2011 Denise Spurlock

On This Day: August 15

1715: Benjamin Leonard and Hannah Phillips, my maternal 6th great-grandparents, were married at Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts. [Source: New England Historic Genealogical Society, Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to the Year 1850; Online database, American Ancestors (www.americanancestors.org : downloaded 11 Aug 2011), 240.]
 
Benjamin and Hannah had six children: Jemima, Lydia, Hannah, Benjamin, William, Caleb (my ancestor).
 

1870: William Lee Yawman, my maternal grandfather, son of Michael and Nancy (Burton) Yawman, was born in Missouri. His death certificate says he was born in Townman County; however, there has never been a county by that name in the state. He died on 21 January 1948, following a 15-day stay at the county hospital in Los Angeles, California, and is buried at Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, Los Angeles County, California. [Source: Los Angeles County, California, death certificate no. 1659 (1948), William Lee Yawman; County of Los Angeles, Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk, Norwalk.]

William L. Yawman 1870-1948
Digital photograph taken by Denise Spurlock,
[ADDRESS WITHHELD FOR PRIVATE USE], 2011.

© 2011 Denise Spurlock

On This Day: April 9

Ephraim Cary, my maternal 3rd great-grandfather, was born in 1790 in Washington County, Pennsylvania, the son of Luther Cary and Rhoda Leonard. He died December 7, 1878, in Pharisburg, Union County, Ohio, and is buried in Maskill Cemetery. [Source: findagrave.com, digital images (www.findagrave.com : accessed 8 Apr 2011), Ephraim Cary, Memorial #38342722.]

© 2011 Denise Spurlock