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Nathan Schlesinger was born on August 24, 1844, in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. In his early twenties, he emigrated from Bremen, Germany, aboard the ship Marco Polo, arriving in New…
Konrad Geibel, the parental head of the family of whom this sketch relates, was born in Wachenheim, Bavaria, on the 8th day of Sep 1815. His father, Peter…
Dr. William S. Forwood (1862–1952) Dr. William S. Forwood was born on February 19, 1862, in Oldham County, Kentucky. He was educated in Kentucky’s common schools and later…
Judge Samuel Burnet Vance was born on 1 Nov 1830 in Montgomery county, Tenn. S B Vance married to Ann (Nannie) Eliza Dixon In 1856, and to them…
Wallace Waller Cooper was born 18 Sep 1857 in Henderson County to Dr William McMahan Cooper (1815 – 1870) and Adeline Frances Tuttle Cooper (1815 – 1884). He…
Marinda Alderson (1815–1908) Early Life Marinda Swope Alderson was born July 25, 1815, near Elk Creek in Shelby County, Kentucky (later Spencer County), during the presidency of James…
William Irving Thompson was born 17 Jul 1867 to Dr. Pinckney Thompson (1828-1897) and Nannie Starling Holloway Thompson (1837-1902). Willam Irving Thompson married Lillie Monima Riekie, but they…
Gabriel Decataur Sugg was born 23 Dec 1828 to Wesley Willie Sugg (1784 – 1859) and Kezia Hart Sugg (1793 – 1888). Gabriel Sugg married Harriet Flanders (1834…
A Dual Perspective on Henderson’s Past: Colonel Jackson McClain & Ada Isabella Suggs Biography of Colonel Jackson McClain (1816–1892) Colonel Jackson McClain was born on October 5, 1816,…
Robert Edgar Cook was born 29 Dec 1851 in Tuscumbia, Alabama, to Dr John B Cook (Unknown – 1887) and Elizabeth J McReynolds (Unknown – 1883). Robert Cook…
Ann Alfred (Anne) Shotwell was born on November 14, 1843, the daughter of Col. A. L. Shotwell, a prominent Louisville businessman. She married Gabriel Farnsley (“Gabe”) Tate (1839–1886)…
Charles Unverzagt Sr. was born in Brunswick Germany, on 7 Febuary 1840. He immigrated to America in 1857 and moved to Henderson. Charles was in the meat business…