Lizzie Johnson was born in Missouri on May 9, 1840 she died at the age 84 in October 9, 1924 . Lizzie’s family was shocked it was not just that they had lost a beloved member of the family. They were also shocked and surprised to learn that Lizzie had amassed a fortune during her life she had 245,701.In 1844, the family moved to Texas, living in Huntsville, Lockhart and Webberville before settling on Bear Creek in Hays County. Lizzie´s real name is Elizabeth Ellen Johnson. She was the 2nd child out of 7 kids born to Thomas Jefferson Johnson and Catherine Johnson.…
There was a two front battle against two formidable forces of Nature being fought in a poorly built cabin on Blackstone in the early '50s. On one front, freshly replaced and fortified floor boards ,tried with only partial success, to keep out porcupines but these determined pests still threatened. For them, plywood was meant to be eaten. And so was rubber. Carefully placed tires bumpers on the side of a dock were just as carefully eaten by avoiding the nails, leaving bits and pieces of mangled rubber at the bottom of the lake.…
what happened on the murder of candace montgomery ax murder, was it an accident or was it on purpose for what happened that day that the murder occurs what made candace montgomery commit this murder. candace montgomery was a women that live in wylie tx she was a single woman but she met this guy that was marry over the time the guys name was allen and his wife was name gore. gore didn't know about the affair they were having until later on something terrible would happen. in this article,Gore had accused friend Candace Montgomery of having an affair with her husband.…
Yolande Cornelia “Nikki”Giovanni, Jr was born on June 7, 1943. Her parents are Yolande Cornelia, Sr, and Gus Giovanni. Nikki was born in Knoxville Tennessee, but grew up in Cincinnati, Ohio. Nikki has an older sister named Gary. For some reason, Gary started calling her sister “Nikki” and the name stuck.…
A pregnant woman Mary Maloney was discovered to be the prime suspect yesterday March 16, 1965 at 9 pm of killing her husband Patrick Maloney who was a shift supervisor at Toronto Police. “Mary used a cylindrical looking object such as a baseball bat to break his spinal cord into 2 pieces which led to third degree brain damage which must have killed him within 5 seconds”, said Dr. Bob Roberts. There is no such thing as a perfect murder as everyone makes mistakes, especially if it’s their first time doing something, but “you will be surprised to know that 34 year old Mary Maloney weighing 85 pounds was almost able to do a perfect murder!” said Mr. Johnny Jones, head of Peel police department and “the only mistake she made was attempting to…
Kayla Cloward of Blackfoot Idaho, passed away Saturday, October 28th due to injury sustained in an automobile accident at the age of Fourteen. Kayla was born March 17, 2003 to Kasey and Katherine Cloward. Kayla was a sister to Kayge Cloward, 19 and Kacyn Cloward, 13. Her Grandparents were Danny Cloward and Laurel Brummond. She was going down the freeway with a group of friends as a car jackknifed into the passenger side of their car.…
The shelves White House Library are filled with volumes and novels ranging from historical novels to in-depth biographies. The question arises, however, of how such a vast collection of literature came to be. The existence 0of this library can be attributed to Abigail Powers Fillmore, First Lady of the United States from 1850 to 1853. Through her passion for knowledge, Fillmore became a quiet but strong figure both in and out of the White House.…
There once lived a girl named Bessie that lived in Prattville, Alabama. She was 19 when she died. Bessie was the type of person that loved her family and friends, and she was very sociable. The only things that Bessie didn’t like was liars and apples. Bessie birthed two kids, in which were twins.…
Born Frederick Augustus Bailey in Baltimore, Maryland 1818. Frederick struggled through childhood due to the slavery conditions at the time. In 1824, six year old Frederick Bailey moved from his home in Baltimore, Maryland to a plantation in the country called the Wye House. Just two years later, Frederick was sold off to another slave owner back in Baltimore where he was taught to read by his owner’s wife, Lucretia Auld. The learning process was a struggle do to Mr. Auld's harsh slave rules.…
I figured I would give you my facts before I started to ramble on~ I'm still working out my bio, but the basics are Isla is the mother of Hayley Marshall. She is a witch/werewolf, which is rare but does exist. When Hayley was born, she and her husband were banished away from New Orleans by Josephine LaRue as a punishment. Due to the spell placed on them, Hayley's parents were never able to enter New Orleans nor even contact their children.…
Many cities in America boast places that hold mysterious poltergeists and haunted mausoleums, but none of them have more supernatural beings than New Orleans. From a ghostly prostitute to a queen of black magic to a roving rug-rat, New Orleans is filled to the brim with paranormal sightings and experiences. One example of local folklore is the life of Josie Arlington, who led a pretty messed up life. She was living off money that she got from prostituting herself, but she knew that she could not live like that forever.…
Carrie A. Nation also known as Carry A. Nation was a leader and activist in America before women had the right to vote. She believed that drinking alcohol and getting drunk was the main cause of problems in society, marriages, and families. She became famous for using a hatchet to attack places that sold or served liquor. Although Carrie was beaten and jailed over thirty times, she did not give up. She opposed alcohol throughout her life.…
Neumeier 1 Sam Neumeier Professor Mamary Intro to Liberal Arts 25 September 2016 Jeannette’s Identity Could the dysfunction of the Walls family have promoted the amazing resilience and strength of Jeannette through various daily challenges? One could argue that the unusual and destructive behavior of Rex and Rose Mary forced her into a few unique situations that resulted in surprisingly her acting as a resilient and successful adult. In moving back to Welch, Virginia, Jeannette lost what minimal sense of security she may have enjoyed while living in her grandmother’s home in Arizona. The culture and climate (both socially and geographically) along with an increased awareness of her and her family’s poverty resulted in a significant loss of…
Bessie Colman was one of thirteen children in a poor African American family residing in the southern United States (Onkst). She was born on January 26, 1892 in Texas to a Native American father and an African American mother (Onkst). Her family was facing tough times; racial discrimination was at a high (Onkst). Her father thought it would be best to move to the “Indian Territory” found in Oklahoma, but her mother disagreed (Onkst). Her father moved anyways, as did some of her siblings, but a few of her sisters and her stayed behind with their mother (Onkst).…
Jhamiya Sumpter Period 6 2/15/18 Katherine Johnson Katherine Johnson is an African American woman who is from White Sulphur Springs, West Virgina and attended West Virgina college in 1937 studying Mathematics and French. Katherine Johnson was very brilliant she went to high school at the age of thirteen because she was very intelligent with her numbers. Katherine Johnson was also the third African American to earn her PhD in Mathematics. Katherine Johnson contributed to space exploration by working backwards to make project mercury a success, Johnson also worked on the calculation that allowed the Apollo astronauts to return home from the moon, and to look at the black box data from crashed airplanes. To begin with Katherine Johnson once worked backwards to make mercury a success which was one of her contributions.…