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Alf Dunn (1909 - 2002)

A story about Alfred Dunn in the December 21, 2000, issue of the “Latah Edge” begins, “Boy Scout, school bus driver, part-tie gold miner, bootlegger’s assistant, and FBI artist are some of the occupati...

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11/30/2023
12/11/2023
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Alf Dunn (1909 - 2002)

A story about Alfred Dunn in the December 21, 2000, issue of the “Latah Edge” begins, “Boy Scout, school bus driver, part-tie gold miner, bootlegger’s assistant, and FBI artist are some of the occupati...

12/11/2023

Charles Joshua Gerbitz (1901 - 1950)

GEDCOM Note ===== Biography == Charles Gerbitz. Source: #S-2118637834 Year: 1930; Census Place: Brooklyn, Kings, New York; Roll: 1504; Page: 17A; Enumeration District: 349; Image: 625.0. Note: Note: Na...

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7/5/2011
11/4/2022
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7/5/2011

Charles Joshua Gerbitz (1901 - 1950)

GEDCOM Note ===== Biography == Charles Gerbitz. Source: #S-2118637834 Year: 1930; Census Place: Brooklyn, Kings, New York; Roll: 1504; Page: 17A; Enumeration District: 349; Image: 625.0. Note: Note: Na...

11/4/2022

Durrell Dewitt Grissom (1874 - 1922)

DNA shows that a parent of Durrell may have been a Martin. According to oral history, Durrell came to Calhoun County to work in an ore mine near the Rock Run community.

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9/23/2021
6/24/2022
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9/23/2021

Durrell Dewitt Grissom (1874 - 1922)

DNA shows that a parent of Durrell may have been a Martin. According to oral history, Durrell came to Calhoun County to work in an ore mine near the Rock Run community.

6/24/2022

John Abraham Alger (1887 - 1976)

John Abraham Alger @ find a grave ________________He was a retired carpenter. John Abraham Alger, 89, of Rt., Elkton died Monday, June 28 at Rockingham Memorial Hospital.Mr. Alger was born Jan. 18, 188...

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4/30/2014
9/19/2021
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John Abraham Alger (1887 - 1976)

John Abraham Alger @ find a grave ________________He was a retired carpenter. John Abraham Alger, 89, of Rt., Elkton died Monday, June 28 at Rockingham Memorial Hospital.Mr. Alger was born Jan. 18, 188...

9/19/2021

Thomas was the son of Francis Blackwell and Elizabeth Cornell. He was born, presumably, on his parent's homestead in Hopewell Twp., old Hunterdon (now Mercer) Co., NJ. He married first to Mary Bruere o...

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8/2/2021
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5/31/2019

Thomas was the son of Francis Blackwell and Elizabeth Cornell. He was born, presumably, on his parent's homestead in Hopewell Twp., old Hunterdon (now Mercer) Co., NJ. He married first to Mary Bruere o...

8/2/2021

Roy Olmstead (1886 - 1966)

Olmstead (September 18, 1886 – April 30, 1966) was one of the most successful and best-known bootleggers in the Pacific Northwest region during American Prohibition. A former lieutenant in the Seattle ...

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7/17/2021
7/17/2021
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Roy Olmstead (1886 - 1966)

Olmstead (September 18, 1886 – April 30, 1966) was one of the most successful and best-known bootleggers in the Pacific Northwest region during American Prohibition. A former lieutenant in the Seattle ...

7/17/2021

Fonty Flock MP (1921 - 1972)

Photo: Left to right: brothers Fonty, Tim, Bob, and Carl Flock. Fontell "Fonty" Flock (March 21, 1920 – July 15, 1972) of Fort Payne, Alabama was an American stock car racer.---------------------------...

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12/15/2020
12/15/2020
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Fonty Flock MP (1921 - 1972)

Photo: Left to right: brothers Fonty, Tim, Bob, and Carl Flock. Fontell "Fonty" Flock (March 21, 1920 – July 15, 1972) of Fort Payne, Alabama was an American stock car racer.---------------------------...

12/15/2020

Bob Flock (1918 - 1964)

Photo: Left to right: brothers Fonty, Tim, Bob, and Carl Flock. Newman Flock (April 16, 1918 – May 16, 1964) of Fort Payne, Alabama, USA was an American stock car racer. He qualified on the pole positi...

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12/15/2020
12/15/2020
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12/15/2020

Bob Flock (1918 - 1964)

Photo: Left to right: brothers Fonty, Tim, Bob, and Carl Flock. Newman Flock (April 16, 1918 – May 16, 1964) of Fort Payne, Alabama, USA was an American stock car racer. He qualified on the pole positi...

12/15/2020

Carl Lee Flock, Jr. (1903 - 1981)

Photo: Left to right: brothers Fonty, Tim, Bob, and Carl Flock.Carl Lee Flock Jr. left Alabama and set off on a life of adventure in Atlanta, helping his bootlegger uncle Peachtree Williams haul illega...

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12/15/2020
12/15/2020
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Carl Lee Flock, Jr. (1903 - 1981)

Photo: Left to right: brothers Fonty, Tim, Bob, and Carl Flock.Carl Lee Flock Jr. left Alabama and set off on a life of adventure in Atlanta, helping his bootlegger uncle Peachtree Williams haul illega...

12/15/2020

Charlie Franklin Bundrum (1906 - 1958)

Charlie Bundrum worked as a roofer, general laborer, and bootlegger during the Great Depression to feed his wife and eight children. His grandson, Rick Bragg, is an American journalist and writer known...

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11/18/2020
11/18/2020
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11/18/2020

Charlie Franklin Bundrum (1906 - 1958)

Charlie Bundrum worked as a roofer, general laborer, and bootlegger during the Great Depression to feed his wife and eight children. His grandson, Rick Bragg, is an American journalist and writer known...

11/18/2020

Almon Christopher “Bose” Alford, Sr MP (1880 - 1963)

"A.C. Alford", "Almon Christopher Alford"

Almon (Bose) Christopher Alford *Birth: July 12 1880 Alexander City, Tallapoosa County, AL, United States*Occupation: Farmer*Marriage: Spouse: Mittie Leola Alford (born James) Dec 23 1899 Clay County, ...

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11/14/2019
7/3/2020
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11/14/2019

Almon Christopher “Bose” Alford, Sr MP (1880 - 1963)

"A.C. Alford", "Almon Christopher Alford"

Almon (Bose) Christopher Alford *Birth: July 12 1880 Alexander City, Tallapoosa County, AL, United States*Occupation: Farmer*Marriage: Spouse: Mittie Leola Alford (born James) Dec 23 1899 Clay County, ...

7/3/2020

Alonzo Buck Potts (1877 - 1955)

"Lon Potts"

It’s well known Alonzo Buck Potts and Donna B Shamblin (Hathaway) we’re partners they never married and Had son Billy Ray Potts who was adopted by David Henry Shamblin and Billy Ray Potts name was chan...

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12/17/2019
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Alonzo Buck Potts (1877 - 1955)

"Lon Potts"

It’s well known Alonzo Buck Potts and Donna B Shamblin (Hathaway) we’re partners they never married and Had son Billy Ray Potts who was adopted by David Henry Shamblin and Billy Ray Potts name was chan...

12/17/2019

Fred A Banducci (1894 - 1970)

Reference: Find A Grave Memorial - SmartCopy : Sep 27 2017, 18:03:32 UTC

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9/27/2017
9/27/2017
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Fred A Banducci (1894 - 1970)

Reference: Find A Grave Memorial - SmartCopy : Sep 27 2017, 18:03:32 UTC

9/27/2017

Arthur Ashbie Green (1891 - 1957)

"Double A Green"

Known as "Double A," Arthur was the family bootlegger. He always said that liquid corn was more profitable. His biggest market was to sell to the county officials in both Crosby and Lubbock. However th...

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7/14/2017
7/14/2017
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Arthur Ashbie Green (1891 - 1957)

"Double A Green"

Known as "Double A," Arthur was the family bootlegger. He always said that liquid corn was more profitable. His biggest market was to sell to the county officials in both Crosby and Lubbock. However th...

7/14/2017

William Pritts (1836 - 1922)

1900 U.S. Federal Population Census; Genealogical Society Number: 1241411; Line Number: 28; Sheet: A; Page Number: 3; Residence: Fayette, PA; Enumeration District: 0058; Birth Location: Pennsylvania; S...

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10/12/2011
5/30/2017
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William Pritts (1836 - 1922)

1900 U.S. Federal Population Census; Genealogical Society Number: 1241411; Line Number: 28; Sheet: A; Page Number: 3; Residence: Fayette, PA; Enumeration District: 0058; Birth Location: Pennsylvania; S...

5/30/2017

Dutch Schultz MP (1902 - 1935)

Schultz (born Arthur Simon Flegenheimer; August 6, 1902 – October 24, 1935) was a New York City-area German Jewish-American mobster of the 1920s and 1930s who made his fortune in organized crime-relate...

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5/1/2017
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Dutch Schultz MP (1902 - 1935)

Schultz (born Arthur Simon Flegenheimer; August 6, 1902 – October 24, 1935) was a New York City-area German Jewish-American mobster of the 1920s and 1930s who made his fortune in organized crime-relate...

5/1/2017

Gen. Cassius Marcellus Clay, (USA) MP (1810 - 1903)

""The Lion of White Hall""

Cassius Marcellus Clay Cassius Marcellus Clay (October 19, 1810 – July 22, 1903), nicknamed "The Lion of White Hall", was an emancipationist from Madison County, Kentucky, United States. He was a ...

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11/4/2016
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Gen. Cassius Marcellus Clay, (USA) MP (1810 - 1903)

""The Lion of White Hall""

Cassius Marcellus Clay Cassius Marcellus Clay (October 19, 1810 – July 22, 1903), nicknamed "The Lion of White Hall", was an emancipationist from Madison County, Kentucky, United States. He was a ...

11/4/2016

Tony Cornero MP (1900 - 1955)

"Tony Cornero"

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Anthony Cornero Stralla also known as "the Admiral" and "Tony the Hat" (August 18, 1899 - July 31, 1955) was a bootlegger and gambling entrepreneur in Southern Cal...

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5/8/2016
5/8/2016
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Tony Cornero MP (1900 - 1955)

"Tony Cornero"

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Anthony Cornero Stralla also known as "the Admiral" and "Tony the Hat" (August 18, 1899 - July 31, 1955) was a bootlegger and gambling entrepreneur in Southern Cal...

5/8/2016

William J Lawrence (1889 - 1974)

"Bill", "Grandpa", "Great-Grandpa"

Updated 8/17/2019(CLM):Photo Courtesy of Mrs. C.Hull of W.J.Lawrence, Audrey Mathew, V.M.Mathews and Chris Mathews. Find A Grave #121635585. William J Lawrence was a handyman, farmer, citrus worker, an...

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7/16/2015
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William J Lawrence (1889 - 1974)

"Bill", "Grandpa", "Great-Grandpa"

Updated 8/17/2019(CLM):Photo Courtesy of Mrs. C.Hull of W.J.Lawrence, Audrey Mathew, V.M.Mathews and Chris Mathews. Find A Grave #121635585. William J Lawrence was a handyman, farmer, citrus worker, an...

7/16/2015

Samuel Taylor Suit (1832–1888) was a Maryland politician and landowner. Suit was born in Bladensburg, Maryland, the son of innkeeper Fielder Suit. At age 14 he left home and traveled first to Keokuk, I...

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6/26/2008
7/2/2015
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Samuel Taylor Suit (1832–1888) was a Maryland politician and landowner. Suit was born in Bladensburg, Maryland, the son of innkeeper Fielder Suit. At age 14 he left home and traveled first to Keokuk, I...

7/2/2015