30 November 2012
Samuel Langhorne Clemens was born in Florida, Missouri, on November 30, 1835. He was the son of Jane (née Lampton; 1803–1890), a native of Kentucky, and John Marshall Clemens (1798–1847), a Virginian by birth. His parents met when his father moved to Missouri and were married several years later, in 1823.29 November 2012
Best known as author of the novel Little Women, Alcott was born on November 29, 1832 in Germantown, which is now part of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the daughter of transcendentalist and educator Amos Bronson Alcott and social worker Abigail May Alcott.28 November 2012
Born Vickie Lynn Hogan on November 28, 1967 in Houston, Texas, Anna Nicole was the child of Donald Eugene Hogan (July 12, 1947 – September 19, 2009) and Virgie Mae (née Tabers; born July 12, 1951), who married on February 22, 1967 and divorced on November 4, 1969.
Whoever they think they are they deserve the red carpet treatment for a new study estimates people searching for their roots will be worth £2.4 billion to Scotland over the next five years.27 November 2012
Jimi Hendrix was born on November 27, 1942. He was of a mixed geneaology that included African American, Irish, and Cherokee ancestors. His paternal great grandmother, Zenora, was a full-blooded Cherokee from Georgia who married an Irishman named Moore. In 1883, they had a daughter whom they named Zenora "Nora" Rose Moore, Hendrix' paternal grandmother.23 November 2012
Cyrus was born November 23, 1992 in Nashville, Tennessee, to Letitia Jean "Tish" (née Finley) and country singer Billy Ray Cyrus.22 November 2012
Hemingway was born November 22, 1961 in Mill Valley, California, the third daughter of Byra Louise (née Whittlesey) Hemingway and Jack Hemingway, a writer.21 November 2012
Hawn was born November 21, 1945 in Washington, D.C., the daughter of Laura (née Steinhoff), a jewelry shop/dance school owner, and Edward Rutledge Hawn, a band musician who played at major events in Washington.20 November 2012
Edwin Hubble was born on November 20, 1889 to an insurance executive, John Powell Hubble and Virginia Lee James, in Marshfield, Missouri, and moved to Wheaton, Illinois, in 1900.19 November 2012
One of the myths of family history is that "they didn't move far". For reasons of employment, family circumstances and national forces, at one time or another your ancestors will have upped sticks and moved.
Foster was born November 19, 1962 in Los Angeles, California. She is the youngest of four children born to Evelyn Ella "Brandy" (née Almond) and Lucius Fisher Foster II. Her father, a decorated U.S. Air Force lieutenant colonel turned real estate broker, came from a wealthy background and left his wife before Jodie was born.16 November 2012
Plimpton was born November 16, 1970 in New York City, the daughter of actors Keith Carradine and Shelley Plimpton. Her paternal grandfather was actor John Carradine and she is the niece of Robert and the late David Carradine.14 November 2012
American socialite and debutante, often dubbed "Poor Little Rich Girl" because of her troubled life, Barbara Hutton was born November 14, 1912 in New York City, the only child of Edna Woolworth (1883–1917), a daughter of Frank W. Woolworth, the founder of the successful Woolworth five-and-dime stores. Barbara's father was Franklyn Laws Hutton (1877–1940), a wealthy co-founder of E. F. Hutton & Company (owned by Franklyn's brother Edward Francis Hutton), a respected New York investment banking and stock brokerage firm.12 November 2012
Born on November 12, 1934 to an unmarried 16-year-old named Kathleen Maddox, in Cincinnati General Hospital, Ohio, Manson was first named "no name Maddox." Within weeks, he was Charles Milles Maddox. The boy's biological father appears to have been a "Colonel Scott," against whom Kathleen Maddox filed a bastardy suit that resulted in an agreed judgment in 1937.9 November 2012
One of Britain's leading genealogists is heading for the Phoenix pub in Abbey Street, Faversham next Wednesday, November 14, with an explosive theory that could rock the aristocracy.Older Posts - page 5 of 30 - Newer Posts