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Jun 15, 2011 Biographies

Edith Brown was born in Wilson, North Carolina on April 15, 1931. She was the youngest of six children. In the early 1950’s she moved permanently to Buffalo after having visited one of her siblings wh...

NC United States Wilson

Patricia A. Carter

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Jun 15, 2011 Biographies

Patricia A. Carter began her art studies in 1979, while pursuing a Bachelor of Arts Degree at Cornell University. She earned a Masters Degree in Urban and Regional Planning from the University of Cali...

Anna Brown

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Jun 15, 2011 Biographies

Anna Jean Brown was born in Earlsboro, Oklahoma. She is one of 11 children, who were raised by an aunt and uncle after the death of their mother. Anna attended a one room school house in the county be...

Earlsboro OK United States

Alfreda Brown

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Jun 15, 2011 Biographies

Dr. Alfreda Brown is a native of Rochester, New York, the seventh born and sibling of 14 brothers and sisters. She is a women called by God to make a difference in the lives of others which is her ult...

NY Rochester United States

Fern Brooks

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Jun 15, 2011 Biographies

Drusilla Dunjee Houston, submitted April 16, 1938 The Wreath of Laurel One of Oklahoma’s Greatest Women, Mrs. Fern Brooks “One of the greatest women of this state,” said the representative of the Gove...

Michelle McKnight Boyd

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Jun 15, 2011 Biographies

Michelle A. (McKnight) Boyd was born September 12, 1942 in Buffalo, New York; twelve siblings (seven sisters and five bothers. She is married to Rev. Arthur H. Boyd, President/CEO of GROUP Ministries,...

Buffalo NY United States

Eva Gallimore Boyd

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Jun 15, 2011 Biographies

Eva Lou Boyd is the oldest of eight children born to Dallas Andrew and Hattie Lavonia Gallimore. Her parents were avid believers in education and encouraged their children to set goals and work to ach...

OK United States

JoAnn Greene Grove-Bowler

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Jun 15, 2011 Biographies

Jo Ann S. Grove Bowler was born in Oklahoma City, OK on April 3, 1939. She was the second of seven children, having three brothers and three sisters, born to Leroy and Lucille Greene. She became inter...

OK Oklahoma City United States

John Molson

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Jun 15, 2011 Biographies

John Molson was born in November 1812 in York, Pennsylvania. His parents were Samuel and Mary Ann (Anderson) Molson. John was one of eight siblings, which included: George, Sally, Samuel D., William, ...

PA United States York

Wandalene Brady Black

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Jun 15, 2011 Biographies

Wandalene Black was born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma to Mable Griffin and Walter Brady. She joined the Girl Scouts when she was eight years old, and started baking cakes to sell at age 12. Since many p...

OK Oklahoma City United States

Ellen Grant

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Jun 15, 2011 Biographies

Ellen E. Grant Bishop is a Buffalo native who began her career as a nurse at Erie County Medical Center in 1968. Dr. Bishop then worked at Buffalo General Hospital for 15 years. When she left the Gene...

Buffalo NY United States

Belinda Biscoe

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Jun 15, 2011 Biographies

Belinda Biscoe was born and raised in Atlanta, Georgia. She grew up in a family where education was promoted as the key to opportunity and quality of life. She graduated from Turner High School with a...

Atlanta GA United States