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Jan 22, 2023 Biographies

Frances Jackson Nash was born in Buffalo, New York on October 19, 1895 to Samuel and Harriet Anderson Jackson. Mrs. Jackson was remarried to Milton Hardon. She and her brother, Raymond E. Jackson (for...

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John Eugene Simpson

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Dec 18, 2022 Biographies

John, also known as Eugene, was born into slavery but obtained his freedom in 1837. It is said that he was involved in the great gold rush of 1849. He was a barber. He settled in Buffalo, New York wit...

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Sheila J. Nickson

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Sep 18, 2022 Biographies

Sheila J. Nickson is a native Buffalonian. Her family has lived in Buffalo since 1834. She attends St. Philip's Episcopal Church where over six generations of her family have been members since the fo...

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Derrick McShane Byrd Jr

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Jul 18, 2022 Biographies

Derrick M. Byrd, Jr. was born in Ithaca, New York, July 17, 1934 to Pauline Huff Byrd and Rev. Derrick M. Byrd, Sr. He is one of two sons, and his brother is Rev. Dr. Cameron W. Byrd of Silver Spring,...

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James Benjamin Parker

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Mar 11, 2022 Biographies

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Michelle Barron

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Feb 23, 2022 Biographies

Michelle Barron is a servant leader, experienced management professional with a diverse combination of work experience in the private and public sectors including economic development, planning, manag...

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Henry Moxley

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Dec 6, 2021 Biographies

Henry Moxley, escaped from slavery in his home state of Virginia and found his way to Buffalo, New York where he became an influential activist. Moxley's name can be found in the first Buffalo City Di...

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Ambrose Inman Lane Sr.

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Jun 24, 2021 Biographies

Rev. Ambrose Inman Lane Sr, the son of a coal miner and a schoolteacher, was born and raised in Knoxville, Tenn. Although he had received four college scholarships, Mr. Lane was forced to postpone his...

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Theresa Anderson Evans

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Apr 15, 2021 Biographies

Born in New York City, Theresa G. Evans came to Buffalo in 1908 with her parents, Mack Gordon Anderson and Bettie Spencer Anderson, and her two brothers. Her father established the Manhattan Hotel on ...

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John H. Dover

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Mar 5, 2021 Biographies

John H. Dover was born circa June 1844. His father was born in Maryland and his mother was born in Virginia, but Dover was a Buffalo native. He was one of 16 Buffalo men who enlisted on March 18, 1863...

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Mia Ayers-Goss

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Feb 18, 2021 Biographies

Mia Ayers-Goss is a compassionate community servant with the ability to motivate and inspire individuals in identifying their potential, and to continue and share this potential to serve others. With ...

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Joyce Wilson Nixon

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Nov 10, 2020 Biographies

Joyce Nixon was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and adopted by James and Edna Wilson. Her Mother ( Edna ), a former nurse is deceased and her father , just turned eight-one, retired from US Steel aft...

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