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Ned Christie was a Cherokee man. Biography Ned Christie (December 14, 1852 – November 3, 1892), also known as NeDe WaDe (ᏁᏕᏩᏕ), was a Cherokee statesman. Christie was a member of the executive...

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3/21/2011
8/7/2023
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Ned Christie was a Cherokee man. Biography Ned Christie (December 14, 1852 – November 3, 1892), also known as NeDe WaDe (ᏁᏕᏩᏕ), was a Cherokee statesman. Christie was a member of the executive...

8/7/2023

Daniel Payseur MP (1793 - 1861)

"adopted", "Daniel"

GEDCOM Source @R-2141679379@ Ancestry Family Trees Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members. This information comes from 1 or mo...

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2/14/2016
2/7/2023
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Daniel Payseur MP (1793 - 1861)

"adopted", "Daniel"

GEDCOM Source @R-2141679379@ Ancestry Family Trees Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members. This information comes from 1 or mo...

2/7/2023

Butch Cassidy MP (1866 - 1908)

"Butch Cassidy"

Butch Cassidy was born Robert LeRoy Parker and was the leader of the Hole in the Wall Gang.Parker's first offense was minor. About 1880, he journeyed to a clothier's shop in another town only to find t...

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10/9/2007
3/31/2022
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Butch Cassidy MP (1866 - 1908)

"Butch Cassidy"

Butch Cassidy was born Robert LeRoy Parker and was the leader of the Hole in the Wall Gang.Parker's first offense was minor. About 1880, he journeyed to a clothier's shop in another town only to find t...

3/31/2022

The Sundance Kid MP (1867 - 1908)

Alonzo Longabaugh (1867 - November 6, 1908?), sometimes spelled Longbaugh, born in Mont Clare, Pennsylvania, also known as the Sundance Kid, was an outlaw and member of Butch Cassidy's Wild Bunch, in t...

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12/14/2010
3/31/2022
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The Sundance Kid MP (1867 - 1908)

Alonzo Longabaugh (1867 - November 6, 1908?), sometimes spelled Longbaugh, born in Mont Clare, Pennsylvania, also known as the Sundance Kid, was an outlaw and member of Butch Cassidy's Wild Bunch, in t...

3/31/2022

John Russell "Hondo" Crouch (1916 - 1976)

"Peter Cedarstacker"

John Russell (Hondo) Crouch, humorist, writer, and owner and self-proclaimed mayor of Luckenbach, Texas, was born on December 4, 1916, in Hondo, Texas, to Ione and Harry Crouch, a telegraph operator fo...

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John Russell "Hondo" Crouch (1916 - 1976)

"Peter Cedarstacker"

John Russell (Hondo) Crouch, humorist, writer, and owner and self-proclaimed mayor of Luckenbach, Texas, was born on December 4, 1916, in Hondo, Texas, to Ione and Harry Crouch, a telegraph operator fo...

3/20/2022

Aylett C. "Strap" Buckner (c.1794 - 1832)

Aylett(e) C. (Strap) Buckner, filibuster, Indian fighter, Old Three Hundred colonist, and folklore hero of colonial Texas, was the son of Aylett and Elizabeth (Lewis) Buckner of Louisa County, Virginia...

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2/1/2022
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Aylett C. "Strap" Buckner (c.1794 - 1832)

Aylett(e) C. (Strap) Buckner, filibuster, Indian fighter, Old Three Hundred colonist, and folklore hero of colonial Texas, was the son of Aylett and Elizabeth (Lewis) Buckner of Louisa County, Virginia...

2/1/2022

Judge Roy Bean ("The Law West of the Pecos") (c.1825 - 1903)

"The Hanging Judge"

Phantly Roy Bean, Jr. (c. 1825 – March 16, 1903) was an eccentric U.S. saloon-keeper and Justice of the Peace in Val Verde County, Texas, who called himself "The Law West of the Pecos". Accordi...

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4/25/2015
12/31/2021
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Judge Roy Bean ("The Law West of the Pecos") (c.1825 - 1903)

"The Hanging Judge"

Phantly Roy Bean, Jr. (c. 1825 – March 16, 1903) was an eccentric U.S. saloon-keeper and Justice of the Peace in Val Verde County, Texas, who called himself "The Law West of the Pecos". Accordi...

12/31/2021

Jose Maria Antunes (c.1805 - 1868)

Jose Maria Antunes (1805-1868) This very brave cook, Chief Pastry Master of Bolivar´s entourage of cooks, saved Simon Bolivar on the night of the ¨pointed knives¨, September 25th, 1828. Biographer Ra...

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11/22/2021
11/22/2021
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Jose Maria Antunes (c.1805 - 1868)

Jose Maria Antunes (1805-1868) This very brave cook, Chief Pastry Master of Bolivar´s entourage of cooks, saved Simon Bolivar on the night of the ¨pointed knives¨, September 25th, 1828. Biographer Ra...

11/22/2021

Doc Noss MP (1905 - 1949)

Milton Ernest "Doc" Noss was an American businessman and gold prospector, who claimed to have found a treasure trove of gold bullion inside Victorio Peak, New Mexico in 1937. He was killed by an asso...

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Doc Noss MP (1905 - 1949)

Milton Ernest "Doc" Noss was an American businessman and gold prospector, who claimed to have found a treasure trove of gold bullion inside Victorio Peak, New Mexico in 1937. He was killed by an asso...

9/29/2021

Ray Lum (1891 - 1976)

Ray Lum was a mule skinner, a livestock trader, an auctioneer, and an American original. This 1972 film by William Ferris and Judy Peiser captures the essence of this one-of-a-kind figure who seems to ...

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9/26/2021
9/26/2021
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9/26/2021

Ray Lum (1891 - 1976)

Ray Lum was a mule skinner, a livestock trader, an auctioneer, and an American original. This 1972 film by William Ferris and Judy Peiser captures the essence of this one-of-a-kind figure who seems to ...

9/26/2021

The Lost Dutchman MP (1810 - 1891)

"The Lost Dutchman"

Jacob Waltz was born in the kingdom of Wurttemberg, Germany, circa 1810. He immigrated to the USA in the 1840s and became a naturalized citizen in 1861. By 1864, Waltz was prospecting in Arizon...

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9/24/2021
9/24/2021
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The Lost Dutchman MP (1810 - 1891)

"The Lost Dutchman"

Jacob Waltz was born in the kingdom of Wurttemberg, Germany, circa 1810. He immigrated to the USA in the 1840s and became a naturalized citizen in 1861. By 1864, Waltz was prospecting in Arizon...

9/24/2021

Howard Finster MP (1916 - 2001)

Howard Finster (December 2, 1916 – October 22, 2001) was an American artist and Baptist minister from Georgia. He claimed to be inspired by God to spread the gospel through the design of his swampy lan...

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10/17/2020
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Howard Finster MP (1916 - 2001)

Howard Finster (December 2, 1916 – October 22, 2001) was an American artist and Baptist minister from Georgia. He claimed to be inspired by God to spread the gospel through the design of his swampy lan...

10/17/2020

Sheriff Buford Hayse Pusser MP (1937 - 1974)

"Walking Tall"

Immortalized by three screen portrayals of his career, Walking Tall (1973), Walking Tall II (1976), and Walking Tall III: The Final Chapter (1977), McNairy County Sheriff Buford Pusser earned a reputat...

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8/22/2019
9/28/2020
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Sheriff Buford Hayse Pusser MP (1937 - 1974)

"Walking Tall"

Immortalized by three screen portrayals of his career, Walking Tall (1973), Walking Tall II (1976), and Walking Tall III: The Final Chapter (1977), McNairy County Sheriff Buford Pusser earned a reputat...

9/28/2020

Grace Sherwood MP (c.1660 - 1733)

Grace Sherwood The witchcraft case of Grace Sherwood is one of the best known in Virginia. She was accused of bewitching a neighbor's crop in 1698. Allegations grew over time until the Princess Anne Co...

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9/20/2009
7/6/2020
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Grace Sherwood MP (c.1660 - 1733)

Grace Sherwood The witchcraft case of Grace Sherwood is one of the best known in Virginia. She was accused of bewitching a neighbor's crop in 1698. Allegations grew over time until the Princess Anne Co...

7/6/2020

Lucy Berkeley MP (1683 - 1716)

Burwell is best known for rejecting the fervent and sometimes menacing courtship of Governor Sir Francis Nicholson. The teenaged daughter of a key Virginia family chose to marry Edmund Berkeley, twelve...

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2/21/2009
6/13/2020
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2/21/2009

Lucy Berkeley MP (1683 - 1716)

Burwell is best known for rejecting the fervent and sometimes menacing courtship of Governor Sir Francis Nicholson. The teenaged daughter of a key Virginia family chose to marry Edmund Berkeley, twelve...

6/13/2020

Ella May Wiggins (1900 - 1929)

"Ella May"

May Wiggins, textile worker, balladier, and union organizer, was born in the mountains of Cherokee County, near Bryson City, North Carolina, the daughter of James and Elizabeth Maples May. In the decad...

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Ella May Wiggins (1900 - 1929)

"Ella May"

May Wiggins, textile worker, balladier, and union organizer, was born in the mountains of Cherokee County, near Bryson City, North Carolina, the daughter of James and Elizabeth Maples May. In the decad...

2/9/2020

Lucretia Mott MP (1793 - 1880)

Lucretia Mott (Coffin) Find A Grave Memorial ID # 744 Mott was a U.S. Quaker, abolitionist, women's rights activist, and social reformer. She had formed the idea of reforming the position of women...

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11/16/2008
10/9/2019
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Lucretia Mott MP (1793 - 1880)

Lucretia Mott (Coffin) Find A Grave Memorial ID # 744 Mott was a U.S. Quaker, abolitionist, women's rights activist, and social reformer. She had formed the idea of reforming the position of women...

10/9/2019

Florence Moltrop Kelley MP (1859 - 1932)

From Wikipedia: 'Florence Kelley (September 12, 1859 – February 17, 1932) was an American social and political reformer. Her work against sweatshops and for the minimum wage, eight-hour workdays, and c...

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12/3/2012
8/29/2019
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Florence Moltrop Kelley MP (1859 - 1932)

From Wikipedia: 'Florence Kelley (September 12, 1859 – February 17, 1932) was an American social and political reformer. Her work against sweatshops and for the minimum wage, eight-hour workdays, and c...

8/29/2019

José Fermín de Sata y Bussy nació en julio de 1779 en la provincia de Azángaro, del Departamento de Puno de la República del Perú. Hijo de Don Lorenzo de Sata y Zubiría y de Doña Nicolasa Bussy Clairac...

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José Fermín de Sata y Bussy nació en julio de 1779 en la provincia de Azángaro, del Departamento de Puno de la República del Perú. Hijo de Don Lorenzo de Sata y Zubiría y de Doña Nicolasa Bussy Clairac...

8/14/2019

Enarbola el momento de gloria de los valientes insurgentes durante la avanzada final realista al Fuerte de Cartagena (Castillo de San Lázaro), cuando este Capitán venezolano Francisco Piñango dice, seg...

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8/12/2019
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Enarbola el momento de gloria de los valientes insurgentes durante la avanzada final realista al Fuerte de Cartagena (Castillo de San Lázaro), cuando este Capitán venezolano Francisco Piñango dice, seg...

8/12/2019