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Robert Shirtiff was born in Plympton, Massachusetts back in 1760 to Jonathan and Deborah. His father was reported as lost at sea however, some historians believe he abandoned his family. Not having funds to keep her family together Robert was sent to live with relatives.His formal education was l...
06/30/2018
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Agnes Yewande was born in Edinburgh, Scotland back in 1906 to Richard and Maggie. She enrolled in the Royal College of Music in 1919, where she was given a scholarship to attend the George Watson’s Ladies College. She received an award for General Proficiency in Class Work and passed the Scottish...
06/29/2018
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Rufus Stokes was born in Phenix City, Alabama back in 1924. Just before graduating from high school he enlisted in the U.S. Army at Fort Benning Georgia, assigned to the Quartermaster Corps after basic training. He received further education as an auto mechanic.He served in the Western Europe The...
06/28/2018
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Erie Sauder was born In Archbold, Ohio back in 1904 to Daniel and Anne. He attended school only to stop in the eighth grade. He was a cabinet maker by trade however, he worked for the Archbold Ladder Company. In 1934, he opened his own business and of course that is the rest of the story.He start...
06/27/2018
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Susanna Madora Kinsey was born in Lamira, Ohio back in 1860 to Oliver and Terissa. When she was 12 the family moved to Kansas settling near Silver Lake. At 20 she entered Kansas State Agricultural College. Six weeks short of graduating she had to drop out due to illness.While at college she met h...
06/26/2018
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William Rosenberg was born in Mashpee, Massachusetts back in 1916 to Nathan and Phoebe. Growing up in Boston he attended public schools but had to drop out in the eighth-grade due to financial problems. When he was 14 you could find him working at Western Union as a full-time telegram delivery bo...
06/25/2018
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George Lewis Ruffin was born in Richmond, Virginia back in1834 to George W. and Nancy. The family moved to Boston in 1853, where he received his education. He married Josephine in 1858. To support his family, he became a barber while he studied law on the side. He was admitted to the Harvard Law ...
06/24/2018
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Salem Poor was born in Andover, Massachusetts back in 1747. He joined the Revolutionary Army in 1775. Serving under Captain Benjamin Ames he is best remembered for his action during the Battle of Bunker Hill in 1775, where he is credited with mortally wounding the British Lieutenant Colonel James...
06/23/2018
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Sylvester Howard was born in Francestown, New Hampshire back in 1823 to Merrick and Susan. When he was 12 he made a stationary steam engine, even though he had never seen one in person. At 14 he built a locomotive engine, only to see one later in Nashua.He left Francestown to work as a machinist ...
06/22/2018
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Hudson Stuck was born in Paddington, England back in 1865 to James and Jane. He attended King’s College in London. In 1885, he immigrated to Texas working as a cowboy near San Angelo and San Marcos. In 1889, he enrolled at the University of South Tennessee in Sewanee. By 1892, after completing hi...
06/21/2018
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