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Ephraim Deal Sorrels, Arkansas and Oklahoma Woodsman and Farmer

Posted on May 30, 2020 by theamericanplutarch

Ephraim Deal Sorrels, an Arkansas and Oklahoma woodsman and farmer, was born Jan. 5, 1847 in Ashville, Buncombe Co., North Carolina, and died April 4, 1928, in Sparks, Lincoln Co., Oklahoma, aged 81. His father was Thomas M. Sorrels and … Continue reading →

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Lucenda Beach Largent, Illinois Farm Woman of the 19th Century

Posted on May 5, 2020 by theamericanplutarch

Lucenda Beach Largent lived from July 12, 1808 to Nov. 26, 1875. Lucenda A. Beach married Archibald Largent (Thomas Largent’s father, George Washington Largent’s grandfather, Claude Christopher Largent’s great-grandfather) in North Carolina in April, 1825, when she was 17. Before … Continue reading →

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Andrew McCrillis of Early New Hampshire and Maine

Posted on May 5, 2020 by theamericanplutarch

Andrew McCrillis was born on August 21, 1775, Meredith, NH. He died on Feb. 27, 1856, in Maine. Andrew McCrillis was Maria Antoinette Nettie McCrillis’s grandfather, and since Maria was Lida Jane Collamore’s mother, hence Roland Newcomb’s grandmother, then Andrew … Continue reading →

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Robert King Newcomb, Maine Farmer

Posted on May 5, 2020 by theamericanplutarch

Robert King Newcomb, August 23, 1836-Feb. 6, 1927 Robert King Newcomb was born August 23, 1836, in Charlotte, Washington Co., Maine, to Robert B. Newcomb and Lydia Beals Lishness Newcomb, daughter of Lewis and Sophia Lishness of Maine. Robert’s father … Continue reading →

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Peter Etter, American Loyalist

Posted on May 4, 2020 by theamericanplutarch

Peter Etter lived from July 5, 1751 to 1798. Peter Etter was of Swiss descent, his father Peter having been born in 1715 in Bern, Switzerland. His mother, Margaretta Martin, was born in Switzerland in 1724. The elder Peter Etter … Continue reading →

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Will Perkins, Family Historian

Posted on May 4, 2020 by theamericanplutarch

William Lennox Perkins, July 12, 1868-August 25, 1946. William Perkins, brother of Hattie Perkins Brown, who was the mother of Florence Brown Phillips and the grandmother of Milton Arnold Phillips, was the Perkins and Crawford family historian as well as … Continue reading →

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Bessie Lura Amos Largent, Pioneer Woman in Early Oklahoma

Posted on May 4, 2020 by theamericanplutarch

Bessie Lura Amos Largent was born 129 years ago on Christmas Eve, 1891, in Sebastian County, Arkansas, to William Wilburn Amos and Ursula Calhoun Amos. Bessie was the first born to this farm family that rented land in the region … Continue reading →

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Florence Beatrice Brown Phillips: Life in early 20th century Rhode Island

Posted on May 4, 2020 by theamericanplutarch

Florence Beatrice Brown Phillips, August 1, 1899-December 3, 1973. (Earl and Florence Brown Phillips) Florence Beatrice was born on August 1, 1899, to Samuel Francis Brown and Hattie Tyler Perkins Brown. She was an only child. When Florence was born, … Continue reading →

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John Calvin Lawson, Farmer in Arkansas and Indian Territory (Oklahoma)

Posted on May 4, 2020 by theamericanplutarch

John Calvin Lawson, August 4, 1864-Jan. 30, 1955. John Calvin Lawson was born in Arkansas in 1864 to Calvin A. Lawson (1825-1907) and Jane Ann Fritts (1835-1902). In the 1870 census John C. is 6-years-old; Calvin is 40 and a … Continue reading →

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Claude Christopher Largent: Teacher in Early Oklahoma

Posted on May 4, 2020 by theamericanplutarch

Claude Christopher Largent, July 2, 1888-July 25, 1975. Claude Largent was born to George Washington Largent and Mary Lue Smith in Booneville, Arkansas, on July 2, 1888. George Washington (GW) was a farmer and Mary Lue, who was half Indian … Continue reading →

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