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TweetPinShareBy Edres Bryant Barney Danville, Illinois, was the setting for the birth of William Temple on May 27, 1833, the first son of Hannah Martin and Harrison Oliver. The family …
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TweetPinShareBy Edres Bryant Barney Samuel John was born April 18, 1850, in Cheltenham, England, the fourth of eight children born to Carolyn Gill and George Sims. Samuel came to America …
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TweetPinShareBy Edres Bryant Barney Clarence Delwin was born March 27, 1887, to Anna Johanna Wilhelmsen and William Charles Davis in St. Johns, Navajo, Arizona Territory. The family moved to Clifton, …
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TweetPinShareBy Edres Bryant Barney William Ashby was born May 1, 1855, in Provo, Utah, the seventh of 10 children born to Luch Agness Ashby and Edward Watkins Clark. He married …
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TweetPinShareBy Edres Bryant Barney Wilford was born in Graham, Arizona, on Oct. 3, 1885, to Peter and Mary Anderson Peterson, the second son. At an early age, he was taught …
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TweetPinShareContributed Photo/Courtesy Edres Bryant Barney: Pictured are, front, from left, Aurelia Stinson, Ida Stinson Farrington, Joseph Pinkney Stinson, Joseph Willie (Bill) Stinson, Sarah Frances Farrington, Sarah West June Stinson, and …
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TweetPinShareContributed By Edres Barney PIMA – Pima is known for its volunteer Fire Department’s EMT division. This picture shows a Pima EMT class in the early 1960s. Pictured are, front, …
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TweetPinShareContributed Photo: Samuel John Sims and Mary Susan (Oyler) Sims Column By Edres Bryant Barney Samuel John Sims was born on April 18, 1850, in Cheltenham, St Stephens, Gloucester, England. …
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TweetPinShareJon Johnson File Photo/Gila Herald Graham County’s first native-born attorney By Edres Bryant Barney PIMA – Charles Roseberry Rogers, born Dec. 2, 1888, in Pima, Arizona, was the third child …
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TweetPinShareContributed Photo: William Edward McBride and Mary Elizabeth Lines McBride By Edres Bryant Barney William Edward McBride was born on 12 October 1868 in Santaquin, Utah, Utah. He was the …
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