Michael Sanor My Wordless Wednesday posts are not so wordless, after all. I can’t help myself; I’ve got to share more information. So, here goes…Michael Sanor (Zehner) is my 6th great grandfather. He was born 18 Nov 1745 in Alsace-Lorraine, married Mary Schrader about 1779 in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, and died 18 Nov 1829 in West Township, Columbiana County, Ohio. He was pensioned for service as a private in
November 12th, 2011
Captain Heinrich Bauman – Saturday Night Genealogy Fun
Randy Seaver of Genea-Musings posts a blogging challenge every Saturday night that he calls “Saturday Night Genealogy Fun.” This week’s challenge, in honor of Veterans Day, is to pick an ancestor with a military record and write about that military service, as well as the ancestor’s tombstone. I have previously written about my Revolutionary War ancestors Christopher Truby and Michael Sanor. So for this challenge, I decided to choose an
October 13th, 2009
Tombstone Tuesday – Michael Sanor /Zeynor
These are the tombstones for Michael Sanor, aka Zeynor/Zehner. He was an American Revolutionary War Patriot. He served in the 8th Pennsylvania regiment under Captains Eli Miers and Michael Huffnagle, and Colonels Brodhead and Mackey. The stone on the left is his original one, and the one on the right is for his military service. As you can see, the stone on the left reads ‘Michael Sanor’, and the one