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Edward William PURVIS
Brock ADAMS
Charlotte FORTEN GRIMKÉ
John SCHNATTER
Henry Nicholas GREENWELL
Patience CLEVELAND
Edward William PURVIS
Purvis was born on July 4, 1857, into a family of Scottish descent. His parents were Robert Raaf Purvis and Annie Silburn Marshall. His paternal grandfather, William Purvis, who worked as a trader and ship captain, had settled in the Dutch East[...]
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Brock ADAMS born Brockman ADAMS
Adams was born in Atlanta, Georgia, and attended the public schools in Portland, Oregon. He attended the University of Washington at Seattle where in 1948 he was elected president of the student government (ASUW) and was the first student to[...]
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Charlotte FORTEN GRIMKÉ born Charlotte Louise Bridges FORTEN
Forten, known as "Lottie," was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to Mary Virginia Wood (1815-1840) and Robert Bridges Forten (1813-1864), members of the prominent black Forten-Purvis clan of Philadelphia. Robert Forten and his brother-in-law[...]
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John SCHNATTER born John H. SCHNATTER
Schnatter was born in Jeffersonville, Indiana, on November 22, 1961, to Mary and Robert Schnatter. He has German ancestry. He graduated from Jeffersonville High School, then earned a business degree from Ball State University in 1983.
Henry Nicholas GREENWELL
Henry Nicholas Greenwell was born 9 January 1826 in Lanchester, County Durham, England. His father was William Thomas Greenwell (1777–1856) and mother was Dorothy Smales (1789–1871). His oldest brother was William Greenwell (1820–1918) an[...]
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Patience CLEVELAND born Patience Mather CLEVELAND
Cleveland was born in New York City, the youngest of six siblings, to an old established New Hampshire family, where she was raised. Her parents were Dr. Mather Cleveland, M.D. and his wife, Susan Colgate Cleveland. Her father authored New[...]
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