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Sam Stone

Sam Stone was a cobbler who ran a store at 1322 Powell Street for 33 years. Sam Stone died 22 September 1951 and was buried at Mt Pisgah…

I B Walker

I B Walker was a dealer in shelf hardware, edge tools, stoves, ranges, and mantels. His hardware store was located at 108 N Main Street. He was also…

Andrew Friedrich

Andrew Friedrich was born 28 Jun 1862 in Brensbach, Odenwaldkreis, Hessen, Germany. Andrew Friedrich emigrated to the United States, sailing from Hamburg Germany, on 11 Oct 1888. Andrew…

Dr Karl H Beyer

Karl Henry Beyer was born 28 Jul 1887 Paducah, Kentucky, to Johann Conrad Beyer (1848-1928) and Katherine M. Lehrer (1860-1903). Karl married Lennie M. Beadles Beyer (1883-1977). The…

McClellan & Baskett

McClellan & Baskett, Dealers in Staple and Fancy Groceries. “We Feed the People” Henry Bascom McClellan was born 5 May 1853 to James H McClellan and Jane Walker….

George G Ellis

George G Ellis was born 1846 to George and Mary Ellis in Morganfield, KY. He married Laura Harris Ellis (1852 – 1923) in 1879. George was a successful…

Yontz & Son

Yontz & Son drayage and hauling, 36 Alvasia. M. H. YONTZ and ED YONTZ. Ed Yontz also ran the Dixie Bee Truck Line.

Frank A. Spencer

Frank A. Spencer was born 28 Jun 1875 toGarland B. Spencer (1844-1918) and Dora B. Schaeffer Spencer (1853-1928). Frank Spencer married Cammie Lee Keown Spencer (1887-1918) in 1905…

Lindstrom Orchestra

Lindstrom Orchestra in the early 1900’s. Left to right: Clinton W. Jacobs, drums; Robert A. Nall, trombone; Claude C. Echols, clarinet; Luther H. Echels, violin; John Lindstrom, first…

George Clayton Yancy

George Clayton Yancy was born 6 Aug 1872 to William L. Yancy (1837 – 1915) and Elizabeth Overby Yancy (1837 – 1913). George married Mildia Roberts in approximately…

Bernard D. Bright

Bernard D. Bright, prominent Henderson-Owensboro businessman, was born in Beloit, Wis., March 11, 1915, and was graduated from the Hartsville, SC high school. He attended the University of…

Henry T Dixon

HENRY T. DIXON, M. D., who is now one of the veteran and honored physicians and surgeons in the City of Evansville, has been engaged in the practice…