nw arkansas realtor: Marion Anderson
- 04/13/16 09:31 PM
Marian Anderson
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Marian was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania back in 1897 to John and Annie. Her father sold ice and opened up a small business selling liquor. Her mother cared for small children. Both parents were devout Christians and the whole family was active in the Union Baptist Church. At the tender age of six with the … (12 comments)
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nw arkansas realtor: Ester Hobart Morris
- 04/11/16 09:51 PM
Ester Hobart Morris
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Ester was born in Tioga County, New York back in 1814. she was orphaned at an early age and apprenticed as a seamstress. She also ran a successful millinery business out of her grandparents’ home. Eight years into her millinery business she met and married Artemus. Just three years later Artemus died and she … (15 comments)
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nw arkansas realtor: Eleuthere Irenne
- 04/10/16 09:29 PM
Eleuthere Irenee
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Eleuthere was born in Paris, France back in 1771 to Pierre and Nicole. In 1785 he entered the College Royal in Paris. I do not know if he graduated but I can tell you a brief synopsis of the rest of his life. Two in 1787 he was a student of Antoine Lavoisier a noted … (9 comments)
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nw arkansas realtor: Emil
- 04/09/16 09:45 PM
Emil Jellinek
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Emil was born in Leipzig, Germany back in 1853 to Adolf and Rosalie. Shortly after his birth the family moved to Vienna. Emil found it difficult to pay attention in school and dropped out of several of them. Needless to say his parents were disappointed, so at 17 he worked as a clerk in a … (15 comments)
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nw arkansas realtor: Louis Aston Marantz
- 04/07/16 09:41 PM
Louis Aston Marantz
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Louis was born in Jamaica back in 1923 to Aston and Rosalind. I have no history of his childhood, however at 17 he emigrated to the United States. He attended Columbia University. He served in WWII as a member of the 101st Airborne Division and fought in France, the Netherland, Belgium and Germany. After … (10 comments)
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nw arkansas realtor: 15 minutes
- 04/07/16 07:23 PM
15 minutes does make a difference.
The other day I was headed to work around 07:00 AM that is and the drive was short and hardly no traffic. A day later I left at 07:15 AM and it took me an additional 20 minutes to get to the office. That brought back memories. A few months ago I had a call about a listing we have. I got the information from the potential buyer and called the listing agent. No answer so I left a voice message and as you can guess no return call, after 15 minutes I made a call … (16 comments)
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nw arkansas realtor: Stephen Joshua
- 04/03/16 09:42 PM
Stephen Joshua
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Stephen was born in New York, New York in 1930 to Herbert and Etta. His parents divorced and he lived with his mother. In his biography he described himself as an isolated, emotionally-neglected child. He detested his mother so that when she died in 1992, Stephen did not attend her funeral. However, he attended the … (11 comments)
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nw arkansas realtor: James Brendan
- 04/02/16 10:22 PM
James Brendan
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James was born in Newburgh, New York in 1947 to Charles and Isabelle. While his total biography is not yet written I can tell you a little about the man. He graduated summa cum laude with a B.A. in English for Manhattan College and summa cum laude for the M.A. in English from Vanderbilt University. … (12 comments)
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nw arkansas realtor: Maxwell Henry Aronson
- 04/01/16 09:54 PM
Maxwell Henry Aronson
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It is going to be delight to write this blog today, stay tuned and you’ll know why. Maxwell Henry Aronson was born in Little Rock, Arkansas back in 1880 to Henry and Esther. His family moved just a little southeast of Little Rock when he was three to Pine Bluff, Arkansas. When he was … (12 comments)
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nw arkansas realtor: John Vincent
- 03/31/16 09:51 PM
John Vincent
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John was born in Hamilton, New York back in 1903. Hope all of you are ready for this one. at the age of nine he learned to use a slide rule. He graduated from Mulberry High School, get this, in only two years. He received his bachelor of science degree in electrical engineering for the … (11 comments)
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nw arkansas realtor: Marion
- 03/30/16 09:32 PM
Marion
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Marion was born in St. Louis, Missouri back in 1864. He learned to ride horses at the Hazel Dell Farm near Jerseyville, Illinois. He rode a famous Civil War horse named Great Britain, his instructor was Col. William H. Fulkerson who had served in the war. At sixteen he left school and moved to Montana to … (13 comments)
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nw arkansas realtor: A life of service
- 03/29/16 09:48 PM
Dobri Dimitrov Dobrev
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Dobri was born in Bailovo, Bulgaria back in 1914. His father died in WWI. He doesn’t remember his youth or school years but in 1940 he decided to marry. I have no information as to what his wife’s name was, all I can tell you is they had four children and he has outlived … (12 comments)
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nw arkansas realtor: Frederick McKinley
- 03/28/16 09:48 PM
Frederick McKinley
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Frederick was born in Cincinnati, Ohio back in 1893. At nine he found himself an orphan. I do not have any record of who his parents were or what happened to them. Anyway he was raised by a priest in Kentucky and left school and the rectory when he was in the sixth grade. At … (12 comments)
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nw arkansas realtor: Cai
- 03/27/16 09:17 PM
Cai Lun
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Cai was born during the Qing dynasty, around 50 AD. He served as a court eunuch from 75 AD under the rule of Emperor He of Han. He was given several promotions during his time where in 97 AD he became an associate of Consort Deng Sui (whatever that is).
Although his formula has been … (10 comments)
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nw arkansas realtor: John Hoyer
- 03/26/16 09:50 PM
John Hoyer
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John was born in Reading, Pennsylvania back in 1932 to Wesley and Linda. He graduated from Shillington High School as a co-valedictorian and class president in 1950 he attended Harvard with a full scholarship. He graduated summa cum laude in 1954 with a degree in English. After graduation he attended The Ruskin School of Drawing … (12 comments)
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nw arkansas realtor: Clair
- 03/25/16 09:18 PM
Clair
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Clair was born in Mitchellville, Iowa back in 1922. I have no idea of who his parents were but what I can tell you is the rest of the story. He graduated from Grinnell College in chemistry. He moved to the University of Iowa, for graduate work where he got an M.A. in molecular spectroscopy. He … (14 comments)
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nw arkansas realtor: Antoine-Germain
- 03/24/16 09:46 PM
Antoine-Germain
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Antoine was born in Oloron-Sainte-Marie back in 1777 to Francois and Christine. I have no record of his childhood but what I can tell you of course is the rest of the story. He spent over 2 years as a pupil of a pharmacist before being drafted into the army. He was promoted to battlefield sergeant. … (14 comments)
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nw arkansas realtor: The Real McCoy
- 03/23/16 09:53 PM
The Real McCoy
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Elijah McCoy was born in Colchester, Ontario, Canada back in 1844 to George and Mildred. His parents were fugitive slaves from Kentucky who escaped through the Underground Railroad. In 1847 they returned to the US settling in Ypsilanti, Michigan. At 15 Elijah traveled to Edinburgh, Scotland were he became a certified mechanical engineer. When … (16 comments)
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nw arkansas realtor: Jeopardy
- 03/23/16 08:06 PM
Jeopardy!!
For those of you who follow me you know I write about people who most of us do not know. I write about their childhood and their accomplishments. Most of them had a difficult childhood. So, I was watching Jeopardy last night and low and behold I knew a lot of the answers. For those of you who don’t follow me on a daily basis and would like to be on Jeopardy maybe you need to start (following me that is) ….
One thing for sure, as long as I’m able I’ll keep plugging away once a day, (sometimes twice) for as … (17 comments)
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nw arkansas realtor: Alan Mathison
- 03/22/16 09:58 PM
Alan Mathison
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Alan was born in Maida Vale, London back in 1912 to Julius and Ethel. It is written early in life, Alan showed signs of being a genius. He enrolled in St. Michael’s a day school. At the age of 6 when he first enrolled the headmistress recognized his talents. Alan was a natural in the … (10 comments)
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