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Death of Mrs. Tippett Mrs. Medora J. Tippett, an aged and highly respected lady of this county, died Saturday morning at 3 o'clock at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Perry McHenry in Memphis. Her death resulted from paralysis, with which she had been suffering for some time. The funeral was held at Richland church near Hitt Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock, the services being conducted by Rev. W. H. F. Jones of Memphis. The body was then laid away in Richland cemetery. The deceased was born in...

Narrative: The Seattle Times, 11 August 1951 Man, Thrown From Runaway Truck, Dies George M. Fisher, 63, who was thrown to the pavement as he tried to control his runaway truck at Franklin Avenue and East Galer Street yesterday afternoon, died at 6 o'clock yesteday evening in Providence Hospital.Fisher, owner of a plumbing concern at 5411 Ballard Ave., lived at 7352 24th Ave. N. W. He had parked his pickup truck on the Franklin Avenue Hill near East Galer Street before starting a plumbing job,...

Charles was the son of Peter Fisher & Katherine Wiesent. He was married to Katherine. Charles Fisher was born in Sharon, Portage, Wisconsin.Obituary: Eau Claire Leader, 18 April 1947Brother of Frank Fisher Dies in WestCharles Fisher of Ballard, Wash, former resident of Eau Claire, brother of Frank Fisher Sr., Ferry St. of this city, died Wednesday at his home at the age of 81 years. He had lived in Washington for the past [unreadable] years. His survivors are a son George Fisher, and a...

The father (John Davis Bourn) came to this State (Missouri) about 1825, and in 1839 located in the northwest part of this county, where he followed farming until his death in October 1877. The mother died in July 1868. Their children are William, Joseph S., John J. and Benjamin F.; four are deceased. History of Lewis, Clark, Knox and Scotland Counties Missouri, V.2 Biographical Appendix. Goodspeed Publishing, 1887, p. 1151

97th Regiment, Pennsylvania InfantryOverview:Organized at West Chester August 22 to October 28, 1861. Moved to Washington, D. C., November 16-17, thence to Fortress Monroe, Va., November 20-22. Attached to Dept. of Virginia to December, 1361. Wright's 3rd Brigade, Sherman's South Carolina Expedition, to April, 1862. 1st Brigade, 1st Division, Dept. of the South, to July, 1862. District of Hilton Head, S. C., Dept. South, to September, 1862. District Hilton Head, S. C., 10th Corps, Dept....

I get many inquiries and suggestions for Susannah's memorial. The summary below was one of the most accurate depictions of the known facts. Susannah's line is a dead end and will likely remain so. Thank you all for all the suggestions however without documented evidence the memorial will remain unchanged. Some have claimed Cornelius Dabney I/Sr. (1631-1694) married after his first wife "Eedeth Moryson", a half native woman known as 'Susanna Swann and/or West', the supposed daughter of Thomas...

"My grandmother worked 14 hours a day standing and ironing with no welfare or Medicare to help her. There was no dishwasher in those days to help her through that difficult time, so she had to work hard to survive. Even the washing machine was a wringer-type washing machine which was much more difficult to operate than the ones they have nowadays. She was never able to complete high school making it difficult for her to find a good-paying job. Grandma had a terrible father who demanded a lot...

"Pieter Pieterzoon Quackenbosch-Bont, 1614~1686" Records Taken From The: Quackenbosch/Quackenbush/Quakenboss Bible Dating Back to 500 A. D. The family is of Royal Decent with a coat of arms. On the scroll it was written "VERDE IN RYKDOM" Interpretation "PEACE IN WEALTH " FIRST GENERATION Abraham QUACKENBOSCH BIRTH: 1545, Oegstgeest, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands.DEATH: 1611, Netherlands.~My 11th great-grandfather.Abraham Married, Gerritje HARINGBIRTH: 1544,DEATH: October 20, 1635, Valkenburg, San...