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Feb 11, 2019 Biographies

Sylvia Ann Barlow-Little was born in Talbatton, Georgia, the daughter of the late Rev. and Mrs. W.H. Smith of Columbus, Georgia. She graduated from Spencer High School in 1947. In 1956, she graduated ...

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Vera Bray Trimier

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Feb 11, 2019 Biographies

Vera B. Trimier is the daughter of David and Nancy Curry Bray. She was born in Royston, Georgia on May 11, 1905. Vera joined the St. John Baptist Church in Gainsville, Ga. At an early age and served a...

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Arthur Hardwick, Jr.

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Jan 24, 2019 Biographies

Mr. Hardwick was a prominent local business and civic leader for many years in Buffalo and Western New York. He holds the distinction of being the first African American from Erie County to be elected...

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Carolyn Bernice McClester Thomas

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Sep 2, 2018 Biographies

Carolyn Bernice McClester Thomas, a native Georgian, was the daughter of James and Lula McClester. She was born in Swainsboro and completed her formal education in her home town. She is a graduate of ...

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Tommie Babbs

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Mar 7, 2018 Biographies

Rev. Tommie Babbs comes to us from Buffalo New York via Vero Beach, Florida. Born in Wrightsville, Georgia his parents moved to Florida when he was six months old. He grew up in New Prospect Missionar...

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Juanita Cameron DeBerry

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Jul 13, 2017 Biographies

Born Juanita Cameron in Chipley, Ga., Mrs. DeBerry came to Buffalo with her family as an infant. She was a graduate of Hutchinson-Central High School and Fisk University in Nashville, Tennessee. She t...

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Alvin Joseph Anderson

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Jul 13, 2017 Biographies

A native of Marietta, Georgia, Alvin Joseph Anderson moved to Buffalo in the 1940s. He opened a photography studio at 197 William Street. He was also recognized as an authority in naturopathy and dubb...

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King W. Peterson

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Jul 3, 2017 Biographies

King W. Peterson was born July 13, 1915, the eldest son of Samuel H. and Aurilla Collier Peterson, in Pelham, Georgia. The family relocated to Buffalo, New York, where King attended the Buffalo Public...

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Hazel Cornelia Bryant Van Landingham

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Jul 3, 2017 Biographies

Hazel Cornelia Bryant Van Landingham was born in Quitman, Georgia on August 26, 1923. Her parents were Samuel and Jimmie Manning Bryant. She was the third of four children, Willie Samuel, Turner Benja...

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Thomas L. Robinson Sr.

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Feb 27, 2017 Biographies

One of America's 200 best small companies (Forbes Magazine), Astronics Corporation, is located in Buffalo, New York. What is not known (lost to history) is that Astronics Corp. was started by a local ...

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Clyde Wilkins Boddie Murphy

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Aug 23, 2016 Biographies

Clyde Wilkins Boddie Murphy, the daughter of the late Dr. and Mrs. Julian Franklin Boddie, was born in Milledgeville, Georgia. She graduated from Eddy High School in Milledgeville then attended West V...

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Louis C. Benton

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Jun 18, 2013 Biographies

Louis C. Benton was a pioneering African-American member of the Buffalo School Board. Mr. Benton was born in Bainbridge, Ga. His family moved to Buffalo in 1956, when he was 10 years old. He graduated...

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