Grafted Together - Dillman and Wright

How the daily life decisions of our ancestors made it possible for two kids in Indiana to meet, marry and graft together their family lines. Some came from Germany, some from places yet unknown and some seem to have been in the United States before its inception as a country. Although they shared common joys, struggles and grief, they all had stories unique unto themselves. This is my attempt at telling those stories and honoring their lives so they will not be forgotten.

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Thursday, March 30, 2017

On This Day...March 30

Births:

1763 - Henry Harrison - Frederick County, Maryland Colony (Lisa's collateral ancestor)

1890 - Frances Richardson - Pennsylvania (Khris's collateral ancestor)

Marriages:

1900 - Elsie Martin & Marion Harrison - Harrison County, Indiana (Lisa's direct ancestors)

Deaths:

1920 - Cecelia Amelia Stierle Seiter - Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana (Khris's direct ancestor)

1961 - Jesse Willard Smith - New Albany, Floyd County, Indiana (Lisa's collateral ancestor)

Thursday, March 16, 2017

On This Day...March 16

Births:

1805 - James Downey - Nicholas County, Kentucky (Khris's collateral ancestor)

1840 - Narcissa Carathers - Tennessee (Lisa's collateral ancestor)

1890 - Nellis May Dillman - Crawford County, Indiana (Lisa's collateral ancestor)

Marriages:

1903 - Joseph Modestus Seiter & Minnie Black - Marion County, Indiana (Khris's collateral ancestors)

Deaths:

1742 - Katherine Wheeler Hubbell - Newtown, Fairfield County, Colony of Connecticut (Khris's direct ancestor)

1975 - John Edward Byrn - New Albany, Floyd County, Indiana (Lisa's collateral ancestor)

1998 - Mary Katherine Clark Wilson - Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky (Lisa's collateral ancestor)

2006 - Reva Belle Dillman Fulkerson - New Albany, Floyd County, Indiana (Lisa's collateral ancestor

2016 - Bernice Gilpin Hazen - Matamoras, Pike County, Pennsylvania (Khris's collateral ancestor)

Wednesday, March 15, 2017

On This Day...March 15

Births:

1861 - Anna Bell Harrison - Shelby County, Kentucky (Lisa's collateral ancestor)

1897 - Edna Mae Wright - Starrucca, Wayne County, Pennsylvania (Khris's collateral ancestor)

1915 - Ruth Perkins - Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky (Lisa's collateral ancestor)

1935 - Larry Patterson - Ramsey, Harrison County, Indiana (Lisa's collateral ancestor)

Marriages:

1843 - Augusta Seiter & Johann Brehm - Söllingen, Rastatt, Baden (Khris's collateral ancestors)

1910 - Lucy Dana Harrison & Charles Oliver Wilson - Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana (Lisa's collateral ancestors)

Deaths:

1899 - Joseph LaFollette - Lincoln County, Washington (Lisa's collateral ancestor)

1940 - Henry Peter Dillman - Doolittle Mills, Perry County, Indiana (Lisa's collateral ancestor)

1956 - Laura Alice Byrne Byerley - Harrison County, Indiana (Lisa's collateral ancestor)

2002 - Gordon Eldridge Davis - Sequim, Clallam County, Washington (Lisa's collateral ancestor)

Monday, March 6, 2017

On This Day...March 6

Births:

1834 - Elizabeth D Landiss - Crawford County, Indiana (Lisa's direct ancestor)

1878 - Anna B Seiter - Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana (Khris's collateral ancestor)

1892 - Charles Mac Smith - Harrison County, Indiana (Lisa's collateral ancestor)

1924 - Maurice Byrn - Byrneville, Harrison County, Indiana (Lisa's collateral ancestor)

1940 - Robert George Gilpin - Ledgedale, Wayne County, Pennsylvania (Khris's collateral ancestor)

Marriages:

1834 - Leason Brooks Byrn & Catharine Vanfossin - Harrison County, Indiana (Lisa's collateral ancestors)

Deaths:

1967 - Pachen Venita Boston Byrne - Ramsey, Harrison County, Indiana (Lisa's collateral ancestor)

Friday, March 3, 2017

On This Day...March 3

Births:

1828 - Casimir Seiter - Söllingen, Karlsruhe, Baden-Wüerttemberg, Germany (Khris's collateral ancestor)

1844 - Mary A Martin - Pennsylvania (Khris's collateral ancestor)

1873 - Byrd Sylvester Sappenfield - New Albany, Floyd County, Indiana (Lisa's collateral ancestor)

1885 - Michael Lewis Freiberger - Indiana (Lisa's collateral ancestor)

1898 - Charles Wesley Gilpin - Pennsylvania (Khris's collateral ancestor)

1904 - Luella May Cox - Boone County, Indiana (Khris's collateral ancestor)

Marriages:

1907 - Sarah D Harrison & Benjamin R Shireman - Harrison County, Indiana (Lisa's collateral ancestors)

Deaths:

1913 - Hedwig S Gaul - Chicago, Cook County, Illinois (Khris's collateral ancestor)

1919 - Mayme A Wilson Dillman - Sterling Township, Crawford County, Indiana (Lisa's collateral ancestor)

1999 - Opal Olive Ault Hall - Sterling, Rice County, Kansas (Lisa's collateral ancestor)

Tuesday, February 7, 2017

On This Day...February 7

Births:

1876 - Christophorus Seiter - Söllingen, Rastatt, Baden (Khris's collateral ancestor)

1913 - Orval Treamond Harrison - Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana (Lisa's collateral ancestor)

Marriages:

1919 - Charles Thomas Byrn & Ida Carroll - Harrison County, Indiana (Lisa's collateral ancestor)

Deaths:

1893 - William Henderson Landiss - Illinois (Lisa's collateral ancestor)

1908 - Christopher Seiter - Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana (Khris's direct ancestor)

Wednesday, January 11, 2017

On This Day...January 11

Births:

1925 - Patricia E Seiter - Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana (Khris's collateral ancestor)

Deaths:

1864 - Celia Byrne Harrison - Byrneville, Harrison County, Indiana (Lisa's direct ancestor)

1875 - Lydia Fouts Ellis - Harrison County, Indiana (Lisa's collateral ancestor)

1901 - Thompson Van Meter Harrison - Clarke County, Iowa (Lisa's collateral ancestor)

1926 - James A Miner - Waymart, Wayne County, Pennsylvania (Khris's collateral ancestor)

Saturday, November 5, 2016

On This Day...November 5

Births:

1863 - Karl Seiter - Söllingen, Rastatt, Baden (Khris's collateral relative)

1888 - Edward Carl Harrison - Byrneville, Harrison County, Indiana (Lisa's collateral relative)

Marriages:

1857 - David Dillman & Evaline Webb - Crawford County, Indiana (Lisa's collateral relative)

Deaths:

1916 - Felix Wiseman - Crawford County, Indiana (Lisa's collateral relative)

1924 - Susan Dillman Byerly - Mount Carmel, Wabash County, Illinois (Lisa's collateral relative)

1978 - Orville Wayne Dillman - Suffolk County, Massachusetts (Lisa's collateral relative)

1995 - Melvin Pennington - Montana - (Khris's collateral relative)

Wednesday, November 2, 2016

Wednesday's Child...Teresie Seiter

...lest she be forgotten.

Seiter Family Marker; St. Joseph Cemetery, Indianapolis, Indiana

Teresie Seiter Gravestone; St. Joseph Cemetery, Indianapolis, Indiana

Teresie was the fifth of ten children born to Christopher (Christoph) and Cecelia Stierle Seiter. She was born on Wednesday, August 27, 1884 in Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana. By the time of her birth the Christopher and Cecelia had already suffered the death of their second born child, Anna, in 1879.

Christopher and Cecelia, both German immigrants, were a part of the large German population in Indianapolis during the late nineteenth century. At that time Indianapolis had several German language newspapers. I found the following record of Teresie's birth in The Indianapolis Tribüne, dated August 30, 1884:

Listed under the heading 'Geburten' (births);
Christian Seiter (I have, on several occasions, found his name listed as such), Mädchen (girl), 27, August.

Teresie's life was short. Teresie died on July 15, 1887 at the age of 2 years, 9 months, 19 days old. She is buried in St. Joseph Cemetery located in Indianapolis, Indiana. Her gravestone says:

Teresie Seiter

GEB 27 AUG 1884

GEST 15 JULI 1887

Notice that it is written in German.

I found the following notice of her death in The Indianapolis Tribüne, dated July 16, 1887:

Listed under the heading "The Small Town Herald".
"Mr. Christ Seiter and his wife have lost through death their nearly 3 year old little daughter."

Teresie's Certificate of Death Record lists her cause of death as "Dephtheria [sic] (2 Days)".

Diphtheria, a bacterial infection of the upper-respiratory system, was once call "The Strangling Angel of Children". Considered highly contagious, easily transmitted through contact with an infected person, this disease spread rapidly through families. Until the beginning of the 1920's diphtheria was one of the leading causes of death in children. The disease caused pain, swelling of the neck and lymph nodes and eventually suffocation and death.

Teresie Seiter's life ended too soon; her life story too short. But she hasn't been forgotten.

(Teresie Seiter - Khris's Grand Aunt)

Sources: Gravestone Photos (Lisa's Personal Collection); The Indianapolis Tribüne (Hoosier State Chronicles); Certificate of Death Record (Marion County Indiana Health Department)

Wednesday’s Child blog postings include photos of gravestones of children. A sad topic but posts can give life to the stories of these young souls.

Wednesday’s Child is a genealogical blogging prompt suggested by Thomas MacEntee at GeneaBloggers.

Wednesday, October 12, 2016

On This Day...October 12

Births:

1838 - Lucy Jane Landiss - Crawford County, Indiana (Lisa's collateral relative)

1885 - Robert Waite Harrison - Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana (Lisa's collateral relative)

1906 - Ralph W Byrne - Georgetown, Floyd County, Indiana (Lisa's collateral relative)

1920 - Karl F Striby - Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana (Khris's collateral relative)

Marriages:

1972 - Hedwig 'Hattie' Seiter (Kern) & Henry Clark Kern - Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana (Hattie - Khris's direct ancestor)

Deaths:

1911 - Katharine Enslin Robinson - South Canaan, Wayne County, Pennsylvania (Khris's collateral relative)

Monday, September 19, 2016

On This Day...September 19

Births:

1863 - Mary Olive Gleason - Indiana (Lisa's direct ancestor)

1965 - Kevin Lee Wiseman - Crawford County, Indiana (Lisa's collateral relative)

Deaths:

1914 - Sarah Selmon Harrison - Clarke County, Iowa (Lisa's collateral relative)

1972 - Hedwig 'Hattie' Cecelia Seiter - Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana (Khris's direct ancestor)

Marriages:

1844 - Chauncey Carter Byrn & Arsula Vahne - Harrison County, Indiana (Lisa's collateral relatives)

1945 - Maurice Byrn & Sarah Elizabeth DeVore - Indiana (Lisa's collateral relatives)

Thursday, September 1, 2016

On This Day...September 1

Births:

1822 - Augusta Seiter - Söllingen, Rastatt, Baden (now Baden-Württemberg, Germany) (Khris's collateral relative)

1855 - John William Batman - Crawford County, Indiana (Lisa's collateral relative)

1926 - Gilbert A Lord - New York (Khris's collateral relative)

Deaths:

1807 - Michael Zehe - Söllingen, Rastatt, Baden (now Baden-Württemberg, Germany) (Khris's collateral relative)

1913 - James Swingle - South Canaan, Wayne County, Pennsylvania (Khris's collateral relative)

1931 - Christopher Louis Gaul - Chicago, Cook County, Illinois (Khris's collateral relative)

Marriages:

1814 - Eli Harrison & Nancy Ashby - Shelby County, Kentucky (Lisa's collateral relatives)

1951 - Margaret Anna Striby & John Richard Breen - Marion County, Indiana (Khris's collateral relatives)

Wednesday, August 10, 2016

On This Day...August 10th

Births:

1686 - Peter Hubbell - Colony of Connecticut (Khris's direct ancestor)

1923 - Margaret Anna Striby - Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana (Khris's ancestor)

Deaths:

1895 - Casimir Seiter - Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana (Khris's ancestor)

1908 - Harriet Melville (Harrison) Tibarghien - Sac County, Iowa (Lisa's ancestor)

Marriages:

1871 - Adam Kern & Angeline Rebecca Saunders - Boone County, Indiana
(Adam Kern - Khris's direct ancestor)

Wednesday, August 3, 2016

Wednesday's Child - Anna B Seiter

Anna Seiter was the second of ten children born to Christopher and Cecelia (Stierle) Seiter. She was born on Wednesday, March 6, 1878 in Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana.

Anna lived a short life. She died on Thursday, July 3, 1879 at home in Indianapolis. She was not quite 16 months old. According to her death record Anna died of 'Osteomalacia' - more commonly called 'Rickets' in children.

Anna is buried at St. Joseph Cemetery in Indianapolis, Indiana. (Note that Anna's grave marker is written in German; her parents both having emigrated from there.)

In rickets, the growing bones of children fail to mineralize properly, which means they are too flexible. Caused by inadequate calcium and phosphorus bone levels this causes pain, tenderness and bones to break easily. Once the child starts to walk the long bones bend under the weight of the child, resulting in the bowed legs characteristic of the disease. If the child is crawling, rather than walking, the arm bones can also be affected. Rickets was a common childhood disease in 19th century America.

(Anna Seiter - Khris's Maternal Grand-Aunt.)

On This Day...August 3rd

Births:

1866 - Jemimah Hattie Dillman - Crawford County, Indiana (Lisa's direct ancestor)

1882 - Christoph Seiter - Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana (Khris's ancestor)

1884 - Ernest Elmo Dillman - Crawford County, Indiana (Lisa's ancestor)

1905 - Lillian F Wise - Georgetown, Floyd County, Indiana (Lisa's ancestor)

1915 - Harriet Angeline Byrne - Harrison County, Indiana (Lisa's ancestor)

Deaths:

1959 - Alpheus James Batman - Marengo, Crawford County, Indiana (Lisa's ancestor)

This and all other articles on this blog are © copyright 2016 by Lisa Dillman Wright.