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Dorothy Rogers Tilly (1883 - 1970)

Dorothy Eugenia Rogers Tilly (June 30, 1883 – March 16, 1970) was an American civil rights activist from the progressive era until her death. She was a noted activist in the Women's Missionary Societ...

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Dorothy Rogers Tilly (1883 - 1970)

Dorothy Eugenia Rogers Tilly (June 30, 1883 – March 16, 1970) was an American civil rights activist from the progressive era until her death. She was a noted activist in the Women's Missionary Societ...

12/17/2023

Ida Regina McFaddin (1872 - 1950)

Ida Regina McFaddin, Beaumont civic and social leader, was born on September 24, 1872, the daughter of James Lewis and Mary O'Bannon (Smith) Caldwell of Huntington, West Virginia. She attended Mary Bal...

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3/25/2023
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Ida Regina McFaddin (1872 - 1950)

Ida Regina McFaddin, Beaumont civic and social leader, was born on September 24, 1872, the daughter of James Lewis and Mary O'Bannon (Smith) Caldwell of Huntington, West Virginia. She attended Mary Bal...

3/25/2023

Laura Krey (1890 - 1985)

Laura Krey, author, was born in Galveston on December 18, 1890, the only child of Fort and Lettie (Bains) Smith. When her mother died a few months later, Smith took Laura to live with his wife's relati...

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Laura Krey (1890 - 1985)

Laura Krey, author, was born in Galveston on December 18, 1890, the only child of Fort and Lettie (Bains) Smith. When her mother died a few months later, Smith took Laura to live with his wife's relati...

2/12/2023

Helen Marr Kirby (1837 - 1921)

Helen Marr Kirby (Swearingen) Find A Grave Memorial ID # 64279176 Helen Kirby, first dean of women at the University of Texas, was born in Mobile, Alabama, on January 17, 1837, the third child of ...

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Helen Marr Kirby (1837 - 1921)

Helen Marr Kirby (Swearingen) Find A Grave Memorial ID # 64279176 Helen Kirby, first dean of women at the University of Texas, was born in Mobile, Alabama, on January 17, 1837, the third child of ...

2/9/2023

Ruth Jones (1892 - 1978)

Ruth Legett Jones, philanthropist and civic leader, was born in Abilene on December 28, 1892, to K. K. and Lora (Bryan) Legett, pioneer West Texans. She attended Abilene schools, Randolph Macon Women's...

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1/31/2023
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Ruth Jones (1892 - 1978)

Ruth Legett Jones, philanthropist and civic leader, was born in Abilene on December 28, 1892, to K. K. and Lora (Bryan) Legett, pioneer West Texans. She attended Abilene schools, Randolph Macon Women's...

1/31/2023

Eliza Sophia "Birdie" Johnson (1868 - 1926)

"Birdie Johnson"

Eliza Sophia "Birdie" Johnson, first Democratic national committeewoman from Texas and state women's club leader, the ninth of twelve children, was born to E. S. C. and Mary Elizabeth (Dickey) Robertso...

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1/27/2023
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Eliza Sophia "Birdie" Johnson (1868 - 1926)

"Birdie Johnson"

Eliza Sophia "Birdie" Johnson, first Democratic national committeewoman from Texas and state women's club leader, the ninth of twelve children, was born to E. S. C. and Mary Elizabeth (Dickey) Robertso...

1/27/2023

Josephine Lockhart Reid (1925 - 2016)

Mill City - Josephine was born on March 21, 1925 in Galveston, Texas to John W. and Frances Harris Lockhart. She began school at the age of four and graduated from Ball High School in Galveston at ag...

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Josephine Lockhart Reid (1925 - 2016)

Mill City - Josephine was born on March 21, 1925 in Galveston, Texas to John W. and Frances Harris Lockhart. She began school at the age of four and graduated from Ball High School in Galveston at ag...

12/30/2022

Kathryn “Katie” Heard Craig, founder of the Heard-Craig Center for the Arts, daughter of Stephen Dudley and Lillie Dale (Snapp) Heard, was born in McKinney, Texas, on May 23, 1884. Her father and his b...

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Kathryn “Katie” Heard Craig, founder of the Heard-Craig Center for the Arts, daughter of Stephen Dudley and Lillie Dale (Snapp) Heard, was born in McKinney, Texas, on May 23, 1884. Her father and his b...

3/15/2022

Lucile Sheppard (1890 - 1980)

"lucille", "connally"

Lucile Ferguson Sanderson Sheppard Connally, mother, hostess, philanthropist, traveler, and wife of two United States senators, was born on May 24, 1890, in Texarkana, on the Texas-Arkansas border, t...

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Lucile Sheppard (1890 - 1980)

"lucille", "connally"

Lucile Ferguson Sanderson Sheppard Connally, mother, hostess, philanthropist, traveler, and wife of two United States senators, was born on May 24, 1890, in Texarkana, on the Texas-Arkansas border, t...

3/6/2022

Emma Kyle Burleson (1869 - 1941)

Emma Kyle Burleson, preservationist, was born in August 1869 near San Marcos, Texas, the daughter of Lucy Emma (Kyle) and Edward Burleson, Jr. Her father was a Confederate veteran, a Texas Ranger, and ...

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Emma Kyle Burleson (1869 - 1941)

Emma Kyle Burleson, preservationist, was born in August 1869 near San Marcos, Texas, the daughter of Lucy Emma (Kyle) and Edward Burleson, Jr. Her father was a Confederate veteran, a Texas Ranger, and ...

2/4/2022

Jane Hart McWhorter (1930 - 2021)

Watkinsville - Jane Hart McWhorter, wife of the late Burnett Pettigrew McWhorter, passed away on Sunday, October 10, 2021 at the age of 91 after a brief illness. Born in Atlanta, GA in 1930, Mrs. McWh...

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Jane Hart McWhorter (1930 - 2021)

Watkinsville - Jane Hart McWhorter, wife of the late Burnett Pettigrew McWhorter, passed away on Sunday, October 10, 2021 at the age of 91 after a brief illness. Born in Atlanta, GA in 1930, Mrs. McWh...

12/23/2021

Margaret Lorine Jones Spoonts Lewis, influential civic leader of South Texas, was born on November 16, 1881, at Medio Ranch in Bee County, Texas, to Lou Ella (Marsden) Jones and William Whitby Jones. T...

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Margaret Lorine Jones Spoonts Lewis, influential civic leader of South Texas, was born on November 16, 1881, at Medio Ranch in Bee County, Texas, to Lou Ella (Marsden) Jones and William Whitby Jones. T...

12/10/2021

Emma Knowlton Lytle (1910 - 2000)

Emma Knowlton Lytle’s work as a filmmaker and artist was rooted on Perthshire plantation in Bolivar County. Born in 1911, Knowlton was the daughter of Sam and Susie Knowlton. Sam’s father, Pole Knowlto...

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Emma Knowlton Lytle (1910 - 2000)

Emma Knowlton Lytle’s work as a filmmaker and artist was rooted on Perthshire plantation in Bolivar County. Born in 1911, Knowlton was the daughter of Sam and Susie Knowlton. Sam’s father, Pole Knowlto...

9/27/2021

Margaret Gertrude Bull (1905 - 1985)

Times-Dispatch (VA) - December 4, 1985Deceased Name: MISS BULL, EX-LIBRARIAN, IS DEAD AT 80Miss Margaret Gertrude Bull, a former librarian at Lynchburg College in Lynchburg, died yesterday at her resid...

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Margaret Gertrude Bull (1905 - 1985)

Times-Dispatch (VA) - December 4, 1985Deceased Name: MISS BULL, EX-LIBRARIAN, IS DEAD AT 80Miss Margaret Gertrude Bull, a former librarian at Lynchburg College in Lynchburg, died yesterday at her resid...

9/25/2021

Julia Adelaide Adams (1911 - 1954)

Adelaide Howell, only child of Evan Park Howell, Jr. and the former Georgia Taylor Gaston, was born on the 21st of February 1911 in Atlanta, Georgia. Named for her paternal grandmother, Julia Adelaide ...

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Julia Adelaide Adams (1911 - 1954)

Adelaide Howell, only child of Evan Park Howell, Jr. and the former Georgia Taylor Gaston, was born on the 21st of February 1911 in Atlanta, Georgia. Named for her paternal grandmother, Julia Adelaide ...

9/22/2021

Jane Guignard Curry (1903 - 2002)

CurryCOLUMBIA - A private burial ceremony will be held for Jane Guignard Thompson Curry, 98. A memorial service will be held at 3:30 p.m. Sunday, June 9, 2002, at the Chapel of the Holy Spirit, Still H...

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Jane Guignard Curry (1903 - 2002)

CurryCOLUMBIA - A private burial ceremony will be held for Jane Guignard Thompson Curry, 98. A memorial service will be held at 3:30 p.m. Sunday, June 9, 2002, at the Chapel of the Holy Spirit, Still H...

7/9/2021

Judith Hillman Paterson (1936- ), a native of Montgomery, Montgomery County, is known primarily for her personal memoir Sweet Mystery: A Book of Remembering (1996), a book that reveals a family history...

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Judith Hillman Paterson (1936- ), a native of Montgomery, Montgomery County, is known primarily for her personal memoir Sweet Mystery: A Book of Remembering (1996), a book that reveals a family history...

6/29/2021

Mary Dorothy Lyndon (1877 - 1924)

on August 13, 1877 in Newnan, Georgia, Mary Dorothy Lyndon graduated from Wesleyan College in Macon, Georgia, in 1896 with the first dramatic arts degree ever awarded by the college. She was a graduate...

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Mary Dorothy Lyndon (1877 - 1924)

on August 13, 1877 in Newnan, Georgia, Mary Dorothy Lyndon graduated from Wesleyan College in Macon, Georgia, in 1896 with the first dramatic arts degree ever awarded by the college. She was a graduate...

5/22/2021

Octavia Osgood Rush MP (1835 - 1917)

Founder of Adelphean Society (Alpha Delta Pi). Only 13 years old when she made the journey to Wesleyan College in Macon, Georgia. was the daughter of Bishop James Andrew who was the ranking member on t...

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Octavia Osgood Rush MP (1835 - 1917)

Founder of Adelphean Society (Alpha Delta Pi). Only 13 years old when she made the journey to Wesleyan College in Macon, Georgia. was the daughter of Bishop James Andrew who was the ranking member on t...

11/9/2020

Bright Bickerstaff (1913 - 2003)

"Bright Bickerstaff"

Bickerstaff, age 89 of St. Simons Island, GA, passed away January 19, 2003. Mrs. West was born in Atlanta, GA on August 20, 1913 and lived on St. Simons Island from 1946 on. She was married in 1940 to ...

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Bright Bickerstaff (1913 - 2003)

"Bright Bickerstaff"

Bickerstaff, age 89 of St. Simons Island, GA, passed away January 19, 2003. Mrs. West was born in Atlanta, GA on August 20, 1913 and lived on St. Simons Island from 1946 on. She was married in 1940 to ...

10/18/2020