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Molly B'Damn (1853 - 1888)

"Molly Burdan"

Maggie Hall was a prostitute and brothel madam in the early history of Murray, Idaho, originally from Dublin, Ireland In local lore she is known as a "Prostitute with a heart of gold" and the "Patron S...

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Molly B'Damn (1853 - 1888)

"Molly Burdan"

Maggie Hall was a prostitute and brothel madam in the early history of Murray, Idaho, originally from Dublin, Ireland In local lore she is known as a "Prostitute with a heart of gold" and the "Patron S...

3/6/2024

Anna Deslions MP (1829 - 1873)

"Anna Deschiens dite la "Lionne des Boulevards""

Biography Anne Deslions (died 1873) was a French courtesan, one of the most famous demimonde courtesans during the Second Empire.[1]. She was born in poverty, and ran away from a brothel at the age of ...

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Anna Deslions MP (1829 - 1873)

"Anna Deschiens dite la "Lionne des Boulevards""

Biography Anne Deslions (died 1873) was a French courtesan, one of the most famous demimonde courtesans during the Second Empire.[1]. She was born in poverty, and ran away from a brothel at the age of ...

7/4/2023
College yearbook photo, from https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/1265/images/40146_b084118-00369 Original file: https://ibb.co/6YLmqv9 or https://imgbox.com/0ufRARAV or https://pixhost.to/show/419/357549527_40146_b084118-00369.jpg This work is in the public domain because it was published in the United States between 1928 and 1963, and although there may or may not have been a copyright notice, the copyright was not renewed. For further explanation, see Commons:Hirtle chart and the copyright renewal logs. Note that it may still be copyrighted in jurisdictions that do not apply the rule of the shorter term for US works (depending on the date of the author's death), such as Canada (50 years p.m.a.), Mainland China (50 years p.m.a., not Hong Kong or Macao), Germany (70 years p.m.a.), Mexico (100 years p.m.a.), Switzerland (70 years p.m.a.), and other countries with individual treaties. There is a valid copyright notice, which is "COPYRIGHT 1958, JOHN ALLEN, EDITOR • GEORGE WEINKAM, JR., BUSINESS MANAGER": https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/1265/images/40146_b084118-00004 . However, there is no record of copyright renewal. Therefore, it lapsed into public domain.

Valerie Solanas MP (1936 - 1988)

Valerie Solanas was an American radical feminist known for the SCUM Manifesto, which she self-published in 1967, and for her attempt to murder artist Andy Warhol in 1968. Solanas had a turbulent child...

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Valerie Solanas MP (1936 - 1988)

Valerie Solanas was an American radical feminist known for the SCUM Manifesto, which she self-published in 1967, and for her attempt to murder artist Andy Warhol in 1968. Solanas had a turbulent child...

6/2/2023

Bell Kniffen (1864 - d.)

Residence 1880: Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee Occupation: Prostitution

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Bell Kniffen (1864 - d.)

Residence 1880: Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee Occupation: Prostitution

5/28/2023

She was born in Ersekijvar, Austrian Empire, now Slovakia She was married to Doc Holliday as 'common law' She was married to a Cummings - Her married name was Mary K. Cummings ARIZONA TRAILS, YAVAPAI...

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She was born in Ersekijvar, Austrian Empire, now Slovakia She was married to Doc Holliday as 'common law' She was married to a Cummings - Her married name was Mary K. Cummings ARIZONA TRAILS, YAVAPAI...

11/9/2021

Belle Brezing MP (1860 - 1940)

"Belle McMeekin", "Belle Breezing", ""Madame" Belle Brezing", "Mrs. James C. Kenney"

Belle Brezing (June 16, 1860 – August 11, 1940) was a nationally known brothel madam in Lexington, Kentucky at the end of the 19th century and into the beginning of the 20th.Her luxuriant salon was fam...

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Belle Brezing MP (1860 - 1940)

"Belle McMeekin", "Belle Breezing", ""Madame" Belle Brezing", "Mrs. James C. Kenney"

Belle Brezing (June 16, 1860 – August 11, 1940) was a nationally known brothel madam in Lexington, Kentucky at the end of the 19th century and into the beginning of the 20th.Her luxuriant salon was fam...

11/9/2021

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Rose Quackenbush (1841 - d.)

Year: 1870; Census Place: San Francisco Ward 8, San Francisco, California ; Roll: M593_82; Page: 384B Name: Rose Quackenbush Age in 1870: 28 Birth Date: abt 1842 Birthplace: New York Dw...

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Rose Quackenbush (1841 - d.)

Year: 1870; Census Place: San Francisco Ward 8, San Francisco, California ; Roll: M593_82; Page: 384B Name: Rose Quackenbush Age in 1870: 28 Birth Date: abt 1842 Birthplace: New York Dw...

5/28/2021

Year: 1850; Census Place: District 1, White, Tennessee; Roll: 900; Page: 10a Household Members Age Wiley B Jones 31 Nancy Jones 24 Allen Jones 5 Harriet Jones 3 Richard Jones 1 Year:...

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Year: 1850; Census Place: District 1, White, Tennessee; Roll: 900; Page: 10a Household Members Age Wiley B Jones 31 Nancy Jones 24 Allen Jones 5 Harriet Jones 3 Richard Jones 1 Year:...

4/9/2021

Harriet Jones (1848 - d.)

Year: 1860; Census Place: Nashville Ward 4, Davidson, Tennessee ; Page: 373 Household Members Age Henry Pennington 56, NC Occupation: Butcher Nancy (Jones) Pennington 35,, NC Occu...

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Harriet Jones (1848 - d.)

Year: 1860; Census Place: Nashville Ward 4, Davidson, Tennessee ; Page: 373 Household Members Age Henry Pennington 56, NC Occupation: Butcher Nancy (Jones) Pennington 35,, NC Occu...

4/9/2021

Henry Pennington (1803 - d.)

Year: 1850; Census Place: District 8, Warren, Tennessee ; Roll: 898; Page: 97b*Household Members Age*Henry Pennington 47*Minta Pennington 37*William Pennington 22*Samuel Pennington 19*Chester Penningt...

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Henry Pennington (1803 - d.)

Year: 1850; Census Place: District 8, Warren, Tennessee ; Roll: 898; Page: 97b*Household Members Age*Henry Pennington 47*Minta Pennington 37*William Pennington 22*Samuel Pennington 19*Chester Penningt...

4/9/2021

Ellen Chadwell (1856 - d.)

Year: 1880; Census Place: Shelby, Ripley, Indiana ; Roll: 308; Page: 533A; Enumeration District: 160*Household Members Age Relationship*William Chadwell 56 Self (Head)*Fanny Chadwell 51 Wife*Ellen...

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Ellen Chadwell (1856 - d.)

Year: 1880; Census Place: Shelby, Ripley, Indiana ; Roll: 308; Page: 533A; Enumeration District: 160*Household Members Age Relationship*William Chadwell 56 Self (Head)*Fanny Chadwell 51 Wife*Ellen...

3/19/2021

Mary Eubanks (1837 - d.)

Mary Crieger Memorial ===Year: 1860; Census Place: Nashville Ward 2, Davidson, Tennessee ; Page: 341*Household Members Age*Mary Crieger 23**Birth Place: Tennessee **Occupation: Prostitute *Sarah Cri...

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Mary Eubanks (1837 - d.)

Mary Crieger Memorial ===Year: 1860; Census Place: Nashville Ward 2, Davidson, Tennessee ; Page: 341*Household Members Age*Mary Crieger 23**Birth Place: Tennessee **Occupation: Prostitute *Sarah Cri...

3/19/2021

Mary Alley (1836 - d.)

Year: 1850; Census Place: Davidson, Tennessee ; Roll: 875; Page: 295a*Household Members Age*Ezekiel Alley 46*Rebecca Alley 48*Granville Alley 25*Julia Alley 20*-Jane Alley 17*-Mary Alley 14Year: 1860...

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Mary Alley (1836 - d.)

Year: 1850; Census Place: Davidson, Tennessee ; Roll: 875; Page: 295a*Household Members Age*Ezekiel Alley 46*Rebecca Alley 48*Granville Alley 25*Julia Alley 20*-Jane Alley 17*-Mary Alley 14Year: 1860...

3/19/2021

Elizabeth Cowlishaw (1837 - d.)

Year: 1860; Census Place: Nashville Ward 2, Davidson, Tennessee; Page: 337*Household Members Age*Elizabeth Cowlishaw 23*Frances Morton 2*Ellen Hazlett 3/12* Hulda Johnson 22* Ann Murfree 24* Pacien...

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Elizabeth Cowlishaw (1837 - d.)

Year: 1860; Census Place: Nashville Ward 2, Davidson, Tennessee; Page: 337*Household Members Age*Elizabeth Cowlishaw 23*Frances Morton 2*Ellen Hazlett 3/12* Hulda Johnson 22* Ann Murfree 24* Pacien...

3/19/2021

Hulda Johnson (1838 - d.)

Year: 1860; Census Place: Nashville Ward 2, Davidson, Tennessee ; Page: 337*Household Members Age* Elizabeth Cowlishaw 23*Frances Morton 2*Ellen Hazlett 3/12*Huldy Johnson 22* Elizabeth Cowlishaw 2...

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Hulda Johnson (1838 - d.)

Year: 1860; Census Place: Nashville Ward 2, Davidson, Tennessee ; Page: 337*Household Members Age* Elizabeth Cowlishaw 23*Frances Morton 2*Ellen Hazlett 3/12*Huldy Johnson 22* Elizabeth Cowlishaw 2...

3/19/2021

Ann Murfree (1836 - d.)

Year: 1860; Census Place: Nashville Ward 2, Davidson, Tennessee ; Page: 337*Name: Pacients Murfree*Age: 70*Birth Year: abt 1790*Gender: Female*Race: Black*Birth Place: South Carolina **Household ...

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Ann Murfree (1836 - d.)

Year: 1860; Census Place: Nashville Ward 2, Davidson, Tennessee ; Page: 337*Name: Pacients Murfree*Age: 70*Birth Year: abt 1790*Gender: Female*Race: Black*Birth Place: South Carolina **Household ...

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Pacients Murfree (1790 - d.)

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Paramour Of Jarvis Austin NN (c.1570 - bef.1630)

Biography== Paramour of Jarvis Austin NN was born circa 1570 in Staplehurst, County Kent, England. Little is known about her except she was the courtesan of Jarvis Austin and the mother of George Austi...

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Paramour Of Jarvis Austin NN (c.1570 - bef.1630)

Biography== Paramour of Jarvis Austin NN was born circa 1570 in Staplehurst, County Kent, England. Little is known about her except she was the courtesan of Jarvis Austin and the mother of George Austi...

2/22/2021

Vera de Vries, alias Xaviera Hollander MP

"Xaviera Hollander", "The Happy Hooker"

Zie Wikipedia.. * de Vries 2 - Xaviera Hollander Op 15 juni 2008 vierde Vera de Vries, beter bekend als Xaviera Hollander, haar 65 e verjaardag met een drukbezochte party in haar villatuin aan de Amste...

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Vera de Vries, alias Xaviera Hollander MP

"Xaviera Hollander", "The Happy Hooker"

Zie Wikipedia.. * de Vries 2 - Xaviera Hollander Op 15 juni 2008 vierde Vera de Vries, beter bekend als Xaviera Hollander, haar 65 e verjaardag met een drukbezochte party in haar villatuin aan de Amste...

12/16/2020