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Jul 24, 2018 Biographies

The oldest of twelve children, Marie Henderson was born in Minton, Florida on August 12, 1879. Her parents were Robert and Lucinda Terrell Henderson. She was married to Tilmon Crosby and the two had s...

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Robert Augustus Busby

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Jul 17, 2018 Biographies

My Great Grandfather Robert Augustus Busby was born a slave in 1822 in Kanahawa County, West Virginia which at the time was western Virginia. He was the son of Matthew (1799) and Milly (1804-3/7/1873)...

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George C. Sarsnett

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Jul 16, 2018 Biographies

A native of Buffalo, Sarsnett was the son of George E. and Lovica Sarsnett. His mother was a native of Canada. The elder Sarsnett was a railroad dining car chef, who was born circa 1855. The elder Sar...

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William Herbert Hilton Talbert

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Jul 16, 2018 Biographies

The son of Robert and Anna Maria Harris Talbert and the oldest of several Talbert children, William was born in Red Bluff, California on January 27, 1866. Robert Talbert is said to have gone to Califo...

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Robert Talbert

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Jul 16, 2018 Biographies

"A Wealthy Resident" of Buffalo Dies at the Nation's Capital -His History" Dec. 22, 1892 "By the death of Robert Talbert, at Washington, D.C., last Tuesday morning, Buffalo loses one of its oldest and...

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James T. Anderson

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Jul 16, 2018 Biographies

James T. Anderson, a member of one of the oldest Black families in Buffalo, could trace his family back to 1832. His grandfather was Dr. Benjamin C. Taylor. His mother was Estelle Taylor Anderson and ...

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Derrick McShane Byrd Sr

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Jul 13, 2018 Biographies

A native of Louisville, Kentucky and a 1930 graduate of Hood Seminary at Livingston College in Salisbury, North Carolina, Reverend Derrick M. Byrd, Sr. served as a clergyman for nearly 50 years. Rev. ...

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Calvin Kimbrough

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Jul 13, 2018 Biographies

A native of Parkshill, Alabama, Calvin Kimbrough relocated to Buffalo, New York as a young man. His parents were Isham and Minnie Robinson Kimbrough. While in his teens he worked as a photographer and...

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Alphonso Clifford Brown MD

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Jul 13, 2018 Biographies

Alphonso Clifford Brown was born in Peoria, Illinois. He moved, with his family, to Grand Rapids, Michigan at an early age. He was the oldest of five children. His parents were John Brown and Carol Jo...

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Dr. Ezekiel Edward Nelson

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Jul 13, 2018 Biographies

In Buffalo, New York, the most dedicated advocate of black self-help and economic cooperation, during the depression and post-depression years, was Dr. Ezekiel Edward Nelson--a local African American ...

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Orra L. C. Hughes

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Jul 13, 2018 Biographies

The following biographical sketch of O.L.C. Hughes was put together based on a series of newspaper articles, which describe the development of Mr. Hughes' varied and interesting career. Given the earl...

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Sherman Lewis Walker

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Jul 13, 2018 Biographies

Like so many of his contemporaries, it's difficult to confine Sherman Lewis Walker's contributions and achievements to one field. He was a funeral director (business pioneer), engaged in politics and ...

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