(Rodney Steiger)actorBorn: 4/14/1925Birthplace: Westhampton, New York A heavy-set, compelling actor, Steiger began his career on the stage and broke into movies in the 1950s. He was nominated for…
GREY, Benjamin Edwards, (grandson of Benjamin Edwards), a Representative from Kentucky; born at âShiloh,â near Bardstown, Nelson County, Ky., birth date unknown; pursued an academic course…
MASSEY, Zachary David, a Representative from Tennessee; born near Marshall, Madison County, N.C., November 14, 1864; attended the public schools; taught in the public schools of Marshall 1882-…
VENABLE, Abraham Watkins, (nephew of Abraham Bedford Venable), a Representative from North Carolina; born in Springfield, Prince Edward County, Va., October 17, 1799; was graduated from…
WHITE, James Bain, a Representative from Indiana; born in Stirlingshire, Scotland, June 26, 1835; attended the common schools; immigrated to the United States in 1854; settled in Fort Wayne,…
(James Leblanche Stewart)actorBorn: 5/6/1913Birthplace: London, England Dashing actor known best for his deep voice and the flourish with which he approached roles as a swashbuckler. He made his…
(Encyclopedia) ShalishaShalishashălˈĭshə [key], in 1 Samuel, region of ancient Palestine, probably W of Shiloh. Baal-salisha may have been in the region.
(Encyclopedia) TabernacleTabernacletăbˈərnăkˌəl [key], in the Bible, the portable holy place of the Hebrews during their desert wanderings. It was a tent, like the portable tent-shrines used by…
stepmother of Abraham LincolnBorn: 12/13/1788Birthplace: Hardin County, Ky. Sarah Bush grew up in Elizabethtown, Ky., one of nine children of Christopher and Hanna Bush. In 1806 she married Daniel…
DE BOLT, Rezin A., a Representative from Missouri; born near Basil, Fairfield County, Ohio, January 20, 1828; attended the common schools; employed as a tanner; studied law; was admitted to…
