Adeliade Blanche de Escury was born in 1855 in Orleans, France. She was married to Thomas Edwin Bartlett, "He went by Edwin" (1844-1886). Her mother was Clara Chamberlin (1834-1866).(Her French name: Adelaide De La Tremoille De Thouars-de E…
Ruth "Winnie" McKinnell was born 29 Jan 1905 in Oxford, Indiana, to Rev. Harvey Joy McKinnell (1860-1942) & Carrie Belle Niswonger (1866-1953).Photo of her parents:She married Dr. William Craig Judd (1883-1945) on 18 Apr 1924 in Tippecanoe,…
William E. “Rarin’ Bill” Potter — Cleveland Republican Councilman, Born 30 Nov 1885 in Cleveland, OH.He was married to Beatrice May Hoffman (1887-1963) on 21 Feb 1911 in Cleveland, OH.They had two daughters, Elizabeth M. Potter 1912-1942 &
Margaret Hanrahan was born 31 Oct 1893 in Chicago, IL to John Hanrahan & Mary Flaherty.Margret married Thomas Henry Emerson (1892-1974) on 2 Sep 1902 in Chicago, IL. They had three children.Thomas John Emerson 1912-1 Jul 1920Margaret Mary E…
Charles Roy Clark was born 13 Dec 1924 in Ogdensburg, New York, to Carl Eugene Clark (1907-1978) & Edith Alma Wright (1909-1983).Newspaper articleHe joined the Navy one week after Pearl Harbor was attacked. He was stationed four years in Pu…
Herman A. Backhaus AKA Donald Ralph BackusHe was born 5 Apr 1900 in Wausk, Nebraska to William Gustave Backhaus & Bertha Alvina Lierman. He was married to Florence A McClary 19 Jul 1923 in Sioux City, Iowa. They had two children Norman Lloy…
Kathryn May Miller was born about 1901, her mother was Elizabeth J. Miller, Father was not mentioned. She had at least two siblings, Henry Miller & Emma Miller. This is her story: This is her juvenile record from a California School for Gir…
James Crum born about 1839 in Missouri, had blue eyes and dark hair. He was the best organized gang leader in the state of California in 1800's, A notorious horse thief. He was sentenced at least 21 times to prison. From 1867-1871 he stole
William Miner was born in 1847 in Bowling Green, Kentucky. He died on September 2, 1913, in Georgia State Prison in Milledgeville, Georgia, as inmate #10191. This is his story.In 1864 he robbed a stagecoach and a train, went to prison. 1866…
Max C. Poindexter, a wealthy oil and real estate businessman from South Haven, Michigan, was discovered dead in his Chicago Lexington Hotel room on July 22, 1920, with a gunshot wound to the head. His parents, Edwin Waddy Poindexter and Mar…
Kate Stoddard was suspected of killing Charles Goodrich 20 March 1873 in Brooklyn, N.Y. Beaten to death.She was in a relationship with a Spaniard named Roscoe. She claimed he was the murderer. Mary Handley a lady detective arrested Kate. Th…
Anthony Azoff told authorities he was born in Russia but also claimed to the newspaper that he was born on April 5, 1862, in West Virginia, USA. He enlisted in the U.S. Army in St. Louis, Missouri, as a private in Company D, 9th Infantry. H…