Claim To Fame : Miscellaneous
1,264 memorials found
Henry Tompkins Paige Comstock
1820 – 27 Sep 1870Prospector. His name is connected to one of the world’s richest...
Bozeman, Gallatin County, Montana, USA
William Green
3 Mar 1870 – 21 Nov 1952Green, William, 1872-1952, American labor leader, president of...
Coshocton, Coshocton County, Ohio, USA
Anna M. Jarvis
c.1 May 1864 – 24 Nov 1948American Folk Figure. She is considered the "Founder of Mother's...
Bala Cynwyd, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, USA
Mary Jemison
1743 – 19 Sep 1833Legendary Colonial Frontierswoman. Known as "The White Woman of...
Castile, Wyoming County, New York, USA
Betsy Ross
1 Jan 1752 – 30 Jan 1836Revolutionary War Figure. Born Elizabeth Griscom in Philadelphia,...
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA
Edmund Ruffin
5 Jan 1794 – 15 Jun 1865Civil War Confederate Civilian Figure. Born into a distinguished...
Hanover County, Virginia, USA
Samuel “Uncle Sam” Wilson
13 Sep 1766 – 31 Jul 1854American Folk Figure. A Troy, New York meat packer, he supplied...
Troy, Rensselaer County, New York, USA
Cynthia Ann Parker
28 Oct 1827 – Mar 1871Folk Figure. The details of her early life are clouded in...
Fort Sill, Comanche County, Oklahoma, USA
Olave St. Clair Baden-Powell
22 Feb 1889 – 19 Jun 1977Social Reformer. The wife of Lord Robert Baden-Powell of Gilwell,...
Nyeri, Nyeri, Kenya
Elizabeth Jones Reed Napier
9 Nov 1845 – 3 May 1935Folk Figure. She is distinguished as being the inspiration for...
Macon, Bibb County, Georgia, USA
Susanna A. “Susan” Wilkerson Dickinson
1814 – 7 Oct 1883Alamo Survivor. Born Susanna Wilkerson in Tennessee, she was the...
Austin, Travis County, Texas, USA
CPT Georg Johannes von Trapp
4 Apr 1880 – 30 May 1947The Captain von Trapp of the “Sound of Music” (1965) fame....
Stowe, Lamoille County, Vermont, USA
Maria Augusta Kutschera von Trapp
26 Jan 1905 – 28 Mar 1987Wife of Captain George Ritter von Trapp, a story based on their...
Stowe, Lamoille County, Vermont, USA
Héloïse d'Argenteuil
1101 – 15 May 1164Famed lover of Pierre Abelard; their correspondence shed light on...
Paris, City of Paris, Île-de-France, France
Kathleen Eloise “Klondike Kate” Rockwell
4 Oct 1880 – 21 Feb 1957Folk Figure. Best known as "Klondike Kate", gained her fame as a...
Margaret “Unsinkable Molly Brown” Tobin Brown
18 Jul 1867 – 26 Oct 1932Humanitarian, philanthropist, suffragist, preservationist,...
Westbury, Nassau County, New York, USA
Caroline Webster Astor
22 Sep 1830 – 30 Oct 1908Socialite. She was "the" Mrs. Astor and the granddaughter-in-law...
Manhattan, New York County (Manhattan), New York, USA
Mary Young Pickersgill
12 Feb 1776 – 4 Oct 1857Flag maker. Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania she became a...
Baltimore, Baltimore City, Maryland, USA
Rev Josiah Henson
15 Jun 1789 – 5 May 1883Literary Figure. He was the inspiration for Harriet Beecher...
Dresden, Chatham-Kent Municipality, Ontario, Canada
Karen Gay Silkwood
19 Feb 1946 – 13 Nov 1974Social Reformer. Born in Longview, Texas, she studied medical...
Kilgore, Gregg County, Texas, USA
