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Muriel Hazel Wright MP (1889 - 1975)

, historian, and editor Muriel Hazel Wright was born on March 31, 1889, at Lehigh, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory. Her mother, Ida Belle Richards, came to Indian Territory in 1887 as a Presbyterian m...

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Muriel Hazel Wright MP (1889 - 1975)

, historian, and editor Muriel Hazel Wright was born on March 31, 1889, at Lehigh, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory. Her mother, Ida Belle Richards, came to Indian Territory in 1887 as a Presbyterian m...

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Asenath (Cenie) W. Carothers, clubwoman and university administrator, daughter of William J. and Susan (Williams) Wallace, was born on the family plantation at New London, Arkansas, on February 6, 1859...

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Asenath (Cenie) W. Carothers, clubwoman and university administrator, daughter of William J. and Susan (Williams) Wallace, was born on the family plantation at New London, Arkansas, on February 6, 1859...

2/14/2022

Geils Adoue Thomson (1886 - 1972)

Obituary for Geils Thomson published in the "Dallas Morning News" on May 15, 1972. Page 5. "Mrs. H. B. Thomson - Funeral services for Mrs. H.B. Thomson of 5319 Nakoma, a lifelong resident of Dallas,...

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Geils Adoue Thomson (1886 - 1972)

Obituary for Geils Thomson published in the "Dallas Morning News" on May 15, 1972. Page 5. "Mrs. H. B. Thomson - Funeral services for Mrs. H.B. Thomson of 5319 Nakoma, a lifelong resident of Dallas,...

12/8/2021

Polly King (1907 - 1983)

"Polly King"

NY Times (edited for accuracy) pub. 27 May 1928. "M(rs.) Mary Spingler King's Announcement Forecasts a Marriage in July...for her daughter .(the parents are) Mr. and Mrs. Willard Vinton King of Villa R...

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Polly King (1907 - 1983)

"Polly King"

NY Times (edited for accuracy) pub. 27 May 1928. "M(rs.) Mary Spingler King's Announcement Forecasts a Marriage in July...for her daughter .(the parents are) Mr. and Mrs. Willard Vinton King of Villa R...

11/26/2021

Mary Elizabeth Symington (1913 - 2007)

"Lib"

Mary Elizabeth Symington (MacArthur) Mrs. Symington of Wilmington, North Carolina was born the daughter of the late Navy Captain Arthur MacArthur, who died in 1923, was a World War I recipient of ...

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Mary Elizabeth Symington (1913 - 2007)

"Lib"

Mary Elizabeth Symington (MacArthur) Mrs. Symington of Wilmington, North Carolina was born the daughter of the late Navy Captain Arthur MacArthur, who died in 1923, was a World War I recipient of ...

11/26/2021

Cynthia Beverley Coleman (1832 - 1908)

RICHMOND TIMES DISPATCH OCTOBER 25 1908 After a protracted illness, which for a week past had been extreme, Mrs. Cynthia Beverley Tucker Coleman died at her residence in Williamsburg, Va., yesterday, i...

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Cynthia Beverley Coleman (1832 - 1908)

RICHMOND TIMES DISPATCH OCTOBER 25 1908 After a protracted illness, which for a week past had been extreme, Mrs. Cynthia Beverley Tucker Coleman died at her residence in Williamsburg, Va., yesterday, i...

11/26/2021

Yarborough Bickett was the first of the first ladies to have a profession outside of the home. She was also among the most formally educated. Fanny Bickett had long been active in social work before he...

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Yarborough Bickett was the first of the first ladies to have a profession outside of the home. She was also among the most formally educated. Fanny Bickett had long been active in social work before he...

11/26/2021

Elizabeth Chase Whitmire "Betty" Brown Obituary, published in The Times-Picayune (New Orleans) on Aug. 17, 2008: Mother of Elizabeth Sylvester Simons, the late Maryann Sylvester, and Charlotte Chute de...

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Elizabeth Chase Whitmire "Betty" Brown Obituary, published in The Times-Picayune (New Orleans) on Aug. 17, 2008: Mother of Elizabeth Sylvester Simons, the late Maryann Sylvester, and Charlotte Chute de...

11/26/2021

Margaret Eleanor Roseborough MP (1918 - 2005)

Birth: Jul. 1, 1918 Death: Dec. 26, 2005Margaret Hardy Roseborough of Senatobia, Miss., widow of R.G. Roseborough Jr., died December 26, 2005. She was born July 1, 1918 in Lowndes County, Miss. She w...

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Margaret Eleanor Roseborough MP (1918 - 2005)

Birth: Jul. 1, 1918 Death: Dec. 26, 2005Margaret Hardy Roseborough of Senatobia, Miss., widow of R.G. Roseborough Jr., died December 26, 2005. She was born July 1, 1918 in Lowndes County, Miss. She w...

11/26/2021

"United States, GenealogyBank Historical Newspaper Obituaries, 1815-2011", database, FamilySearch ( : 18 July 2020), Mrs Bernard Preston Wolff in entry for Mr J E Joseph Emerson Brown, 1969. "Duka" Bro...

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"United States, GenealogyBank Historical Newspaper Obituaries, 1815-2011", database, FamilySearch ( : 18 July 2020), Mrs Bernard Preston Wolff in entry for Mr J E Joseph Emerson Brown, 1969. "Duka" Bro...

11/26/2021

Julia Eloise Statter MP (1904 - 1998)

NY Times Obituary, Published: November 25, 1998: STATTER-Julia Brokaw. A lifelong New York resident died November 22, 1998 in her home in Manhattan. She was 94. Mrs. Statter was active in many organ...

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Julia Eloise Statter MP (1904 - 1998)

NY Times Obituary, Published: November 25, 1998: STATTER-Julia Brokaw. A lifelong New York resident died November 22, 1998 in her home in Manhattan. She was 94. Mrs. Statter was active in many organ...

11/26/2021

Like her mother-in-law, Margaretta, Helen West Stewart Ridgely (1854-1929), was an excellent manager of the finances and day-to-day operation of the family estate. She encouraged her children to write ...

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Like her mother-in-law, Margaretta, Helen West Stewart Ridgely (1854-1929), was an excellent manager of the finances and day-to-day operation of the family estate. She encouraged her children to write ...

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Dorothy Warner (1918 - 2012)

- Dorothy Snare Warner, 94, a resident of Church Street, died peacefully at her home on Thursday afternoon, Sept. 13, 2012, in the loving company of her daughters and caregivers.The daughter of Edith (...

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Dorothy Warner (1918 - 2012)

- Dorothy Snare Warner, 94, a resident of Church Street, died peacefully at her home on Thursday afternoon, Sept. 13, 2012, in the loving company of her daughters and caregivers.The daughter of Edith (...

11/26/2021

Olive Hill Garvey (1893 - 1993)

From the Kansas Historical Society website: Olive White was born in Arkansas City, Kansas, on July 15, 1893, the fourth of five children of Oliver Holmes White and Caroline Hill White. As an adult, Oli...

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Olive Hill Garvey (1893 - 1993)

From the Kansas Historical Society website: Olive White was born in Arkansas City, Kansas, on July 15, 1893, the fourth of five children of Oliver Holmes White and Caroline Hill White. As an adult, Oli...

11/26/2021

Lillian Grove (1883 - 1979)

From Wikitree profile:Note: b. Newton, Kansas, June 14, 1883. A.B. Kansas University 1905, KappaKappa Gamma, member of Colonial Dames of America, Past Regent Newton Chapter D.A.R., member of "Daughters...

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Lillian Grove (1883 - 1979)

From Wikitree profile:Note: b. Newton, Kansas, June 14, 1883. A.B. Kansas University 1905, KappaKappa Gamma, member of Colonial Dames of America, Past Regent Newton Chapter D.A.R., member of "Daughters...

11/26/2021

Reference: 1930 United States Federal Census - SmartCopy : Apr 8 2016, 1:51:36 UTC

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Reference: 1930 United States Federal Census - SmartCopy : Apr 8 2016, 1:51:36 UTC

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Josephine Branch Craige Ruffin Adamson, age 78, passed away on Monday, October 8, 2012 in Chapel Hill, NC after a long illness.She is survived by her husband of 55 years, Jerome E. Adamson, and their t...

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Josephine Branch Craige Ruffin Adamson, age 78, passed away on Monday, October 8, 2012 in Chapel Hill, NC after a long illness.She is survived by her husband of 55 years, Jerome E. Adamson, and their t...

11/26/2021

Vera C Greenlease (1916 - 2014)

d/o Leonard Simon Laughlin and Melissa Boyd married Oct 1 1941 Clay Co MO children: Paul Robert Jr, John Randall Julianne-ScatesVera Laughlin Greenlease 97 years old, passed away peacefully, with her c...

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Vera C Greenlease (1916 - 2014)

d/o Leonard Simon Laughlin and Melissa Boyd married Oct 1 1941 Clay Co MO children: Paul Robert Jr, John Randall Julianne-ScatesVera Laughlin Greenlease 97 years old, passed away peacefully, with her c...

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Adelaide Breevort Close (1908 - 1998)

Adelaide Close Riggs, 90, supported horse industry January 07, 1999|By Frederick N. Rasmussen | Frederick N. Rasmussen,SUN STAFFAdelaide Close Riggs, one of the great supporters of Maryland's thoroughb...

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Adelaide Breevort Close (1908 - 1998)

Adelaide Close Riggs, 90, supported horse industry January 07, 1999|By Frederick N. Rasmussen | Frederick N. Rasmussen,SUN STAFFAdelaide Close Riggs, one of the great supporters of Maryland's thoroughb...

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Clara Endicott Sears (1863 - 1960)

Endicott Sears (1863–1960) was a New England author, preservationist, and philanthropist.BiographySears was born to a wealthy Yankee family in Boston in 1863. Her parents were Knyvet Winthrop Sears and...

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Clara Endicott Sears (1863 - 1960)

Endicott Sears (1863–1960) was a New England author, preservationist, and philanthropist.BiographySears was born to a wealthy Yankee family in Boston in 1863. Her parents were Knyvet Winthrop Sears and...

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