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Jerome Alois "Dutch" Rektorik (1903 - 2001)

"Dutch"

ROBSTOWN - Jerome A. "Dutch" Rektorik, former owner of Corpus Christi Nursery and Farms, a World War II Army Air Forces veteran, a member of the Corpus Christi school board in the 1940s and member of F...

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Jerome Alois "Dutch" Rektorik (1903 - 2001)

"Dutch"

ROBSTOWN - Jerome A. "Dutch" Rektorik, former owner of Corpus Christi Nursery and Farms, a World War II Army Air Forces veteran, a member of the Corpus Christi school board in the 1940s and member of F...

3/12/2024

Stillman Cleland (1905 - d.)

Stillman, born Sept. 12, 1905. Third son of Owen and Ethlyn (Hollenbreck) Cleland.

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Stillman Cleland (1905 - d.)

Stillman, born Sept. 12, 1905. Third son of Owen and Ethlyn (Hollenbreck) Cleland.

2/6/2024

J. Clayton Cleland (1894 - d.)

First son of Owen & Ethlyn (Hollenbreck) Cleland, born Aug. 26, 1894; educated in grammar and high school and agricultural at Cornell Universit; his father's farm assistant; he is a member of the Patro...

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J. Clayton Cleland (1894 - d.)

First son of Owen & Ethlyn (Hollenbreck) Cleland, born Aug. 26, 1894; educated in grammar and high school and agricultural at Cornell Universit; his father's farm assistant; he is a member of the Patro...

2/6/2024

Charles M Cleland (1900 - d.)

Second son of Owen & Ethlyn (Hollenbeck) Cleland), born Sept. 26, 1900, educated in grammar and high school and agriculture at Cornell University; assistant in the management of the home farm; he is a ...

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Charles M Cleland (1900 - d.)

Second son of Owen & Ethlyn (Hollenbeck) Cleland), born Sept. 26, 1900, educated in grammar and high school and agriculture at Cornell University; assistant in the management of the home farm; he is a ...

2/6/2024

Owen M Cleland (1864 - d.)

—OWEN M. CLELAND was born at the home farm in Charlotte, Chautauqua county, N. Y., May 9, 1864, son of Nathan M. and Catherine M. (Hooper) Cleland (q. v.). He received his early education in the distri...

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Owen M Cleland (1864 - d.)

—OWEN M. CLELAND was born at the home farm in Charlotte, Chautauqua county, N. Y., May 9, 1864, son of Nathan M. and Catherine M. (Hooper) Cleland (q. v.). He received his early education in the distri...

2/6/2024

William Frank Fisher (1854 - 1927)

William F. Fisher was born March 9, 1854 and died on Oct 3, 1927. Altamont Enterprise, Fri Oct 7, 1927, page 2; Obituary: William Fisher passed away early Monday morning at his home here, after a ling...

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William Frank Fisher (1854 - 1927)

William F. Fisher was born March 9, 1854 and died on Oct 3, 1927. Altamont Enterprise, Fri Oct 7, 1927, page 2; Obituary: William Fisher passed away early Monday morning at his home here, after a ling...

2/4/2024

Henry Pardee Fisher (1851 - 1893)

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William Henry "Bill" Deuschle (1896 - 1986)

"Bill"

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Kermit Leroy Oliver (1912 - 1995)

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Hilarión Silayan MP (1894 - 1952)

Hilarión Silayan was a Filipino agriculturist. Encyclopedia of the Philippines: The Library of Philippine Literature, Art and Science, Volume 9: Builders of the New Philippines (1936, p. 599-600, Ima...

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Hilarión Silayan MP (1894 - 1952)

Hilarión Silayan was a Filipino agriculturist. Encyclopedia of the Philippines: The Library of Philippine Literature, Art and Science, Volume 9: Builders of the New Philippines (1936, p. 599-600, Ima...

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Silverio Apóstol MP (1883 - 1928)

Silverio Apóstol was a Filipino agriculturist. He served as Secretary of Agriculture and Natural Resources from 1923 to 1928. Purdue Debris (1908, p. 79) Immigration to San Francisco, California, Un...

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Silverio Apóstol MP (1883 - 1928)

Silverio Apóstol was a Filipino agriculturist. He served as Secretary of Agriculture and Natural Resources from 1923 to 1928. Purdue Debris (1908, p. 79) Immigration to San Francisco, California, Un...

8/21/2023

Robert Greenacre (1777 - 1837)

Baptism Norfolk, England, Church of England Baptism, Marriages, and Burials, 1535-1812 Name Robert Greenacre Baptism Age 0 Event Type Baptism Birth Date 9 Jan 1777 Baptism Date 17 Jan 1777 Baptism Pl...

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Robert Greenacre (1777 - 1837)

Baptism Norfolk, England, Church of England Baptism, Marriages, and Burials, 1535-1812 Name Robert Greenacre Baptism Age 0 Event Type Baptism Birth Date 9 Jan 1777 Baptism Date 17 Jan 1777 Baptism Pl...

6/26/2023

John Money Greenacre (1818 - 1896)

Baptism Norfolk, England, Bishop's Transcripts, 1579-1935 Name John Money Greenacre Gender Male Record Type Christening (Baptism) Baptism Date 17 May 1818 Baptism Place East Dereham, Norfolk, England...

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John Money Greenacre (1818 - 1896)

Baptism Norfolk, England, Bishop's Transcripts, 1579-1935 Name John Money Greenacre Gender Male Record Type Christening (Baptism) Baptism Date 17 May 1818 Baptism Place East Dereham, Norfolk, England...

6/26/2023

Asher Bennett (bef.1838 - d.)

"Ashur;"

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George Washington Wilson (1806 - 1889)

George W. Wilson, farmer and Texas state legislator, was born to Thomas and Elizabeth (Gardner) Wilson in Buncombe County, North Carolina, on November 27, 1806. He had six siblings. The family moved to...

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George Washington Wilson (1806 - 1889)

George W. Wilson, farmer and Texas state legislator, was born to Thomas and Elizabeth (Gardner) Wilson in Buncombe County, North Carolina, on November 27, 1806. He had six siblings. The family moved to...

4/20/2023

Born Paul Bowman Popenoe in Topeka, Kansas, in 1888, he was the son of Marion Bowman Popenoe and Frederick Oliver Popenoe, a pioneer of the avocado industry. (Popenoe dropped his middle name early in l...

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Born Paul Bowman Popenoe in Topeka, Kansas, in 1888, he was the son of Marion Bowman Popenoe and Frederick Oliver Popenoe, a pioneer of the avocado industry. (Popenoe dropped his middle name early in l...

4/7/2023

William Watson (1837 - 1897)

William Watson, pioneer horticulturist, was born in Ireland in 1837. After his father's death in 1849, Watson went to sea, visiting Asia, Europe, and America. He settled in New York in 1853, lived for ...

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William Watson (1837 - 1897)

William Watson, pioneer horticulturist, was born in Ireland in 1837. After his father's death in 1849, Watson went to sea, visiting Asia, Europe, and America. He settled in New York in 1853, lived for ...

3/29/2023

December 16, 1924 "Boone, Iowa News Republican" S. Councilman Laid to Rest in Ogden Cemetery Number of friends pay final tribute Deceased was born in New York, 1838 At the age of ten years he came Wes...

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December 16, 1924 "Boone, Iowa News Republican" S. Councilman Laid to Rest in Ogden Cemetery Number of friends pay final tribute Deceased was born in New York, 1838 At the age of ten years he came Wes...

3/27/2023

William Hallam Ross (1853 - 1918)

William Hallam Ross, one of the first county agriculture agents in Texas, was born in Waco on August 18, 1853, the youngest child of Catherine H. (Fulkerson) and Shapley Prince Ross. He spent most of h...

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William Hallam Ross (1853 - 1918)

William Hallam Ross, one of the first county agriculture agents in Texas, was born in Waco on August 18, 1853, the youngest child of Catherine H. (Fulkerson) and Shapley Prince Ross. He spent most of h...

3/12/2023

George Maries (1868 - 1938)

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