Williams, Sigfred Ann "Siggie" b. June 14, 1893 d. December 24, 1980 Model, Actress, Singer, Entertainer, she started as a hat model. Named Queen of the Polar Bears when she was the first to break through the ice of Lake Michigan and was caught by the lens of an ambitious photographer in a fetching pose that appeared in the papers all across the country. She always claimed it was that photograph which captured her husband, Samuel Ferebee Williams, president of the Sweets Candy Company that made the Tootsie Roll. She first came to New York City to appear in Very...[Read More] (Bio by: D C McJonathan-Swarm) Resthaven Memorial Gardens, Frederick, Frederick County, Maryland, USA
Winters, Charlotte Louise b. November 10, 1897 d. March 27, 2007 Pioneer US Military Figure. The last surviving American female veteran of World War I, and the oldest woman military veteran. In 1916, at age nineteen, Winters met with Secretary of the Navy Josephus Daniels and helped persuade him to allow women in the service. She enlisted immediately after America's entry into World War I and was assigned to a stateside naval gun production facility. Upon her discharge after the war she continued to work as a secretary for the US Navy in Washington, D.C...[Read More] (Bio by: Caroline) Mount Olivet Cemetery, Frederick, Frederick County, Maryland, USA Plot: Area FF Lot 65
Worthington, Thomas Contee b. November 25, 1782 d. April 12, 1847 US Congressman. He was educated in Annapolis and served as a Captain in the War of 1812. He then studied law and became an attorney in Annapolis in 1817. In 1818 Worthington moved to Frederick and became became commander of the Maryland Militia's Ninth Brigade with the rank of Brigadier General, a position he held until his death. In 1818 he also served in the State House of Representatives. In 1824 he was elected to the US House of Representatives and served one term, 1825 to 1827. He did not...[Read More] (Bio by: Bill McKern) Mount Olivet Cemetery, Frederick, Frederick County, Maryland, USA Plot: Area G Lot 218-7
b. June 14, 1893 d. December 24, 1980
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