Biography of William Sydney Porter

Bessie was born April 15, 1894 in Chattanooga, Tennessee to a part time Baptist preacher, William Smith, and his wife Laura. The family was large and poor. Soon after she was born her father died. Laura lived until Bessie was only nine years old. The remaining children had to learn to take care of themselves. Her sister Viola then raised her. But it was her oldest brother,

Will wasn't dealt the best hand, when it came to a childhood. The movie doesn't go into detail about his biological parents, it just describes him living in foster care. While in foster care Will had a difficult time, and dealt with quite a bit of mental and physical abuse. While in foster care, will

My famous Parisian, AKA Hank Williams Jr, was born on May 26, 1949. He was born in Shreveport, Louisiana. His late father died 3 year later, leaving Hank and his mother

William Alfred Massey is an African American mathematician and operations researcher. Massey is an expert in queueing theory. He was born in 1956 in Jefferson City, Missouri. Massey was the youngest son of Richard A. Massey SR. and Juliette Massey. His family moved to St. Louis, Missouri when he was only four years old. Massey’s favorite color when he was younger was blue. One of his favorite foods that he enjoyed eating was steamed crab legs. Also his favorite season is late spring. William Massey went to the public schools of St. Louis, Missouri and high school in University City. After Massey graduated from University City High School he received a Harvard book award and a

Unfortunately William Harvey Carneys young life was a struggle and very difficult. He was born in Norfolk, Virginia. William was born into slavery much of a childhood; rather not call it a childhood. Ann Dean Williams mom stayed behind in the plantation, while William and his dad also known as William Carney, Escaped the plantation through the Underground Railroad. Like many other slaves, Williams’s dad adopted their last name from their plantation owner. When they escaped from the Underground Railroad they met

He was referred to as the greatest black cowboy of the 1870’s He was born in Tennessee in 1848, and moved to Texas in 1853. He was an excellent tamer of wild broncos, a proficient roper, however he lacked the ability to read or write.

Will Penn Adair Rogers born in Oologah Oklahoma on November 4, 1879.He went on to be one of America's favorite actors, showmen and comedian. Throughout his life, he inspired many people when he acted and entertained. He was soon given the nicknames, the Cowboy Philosopher, and Oklahoma's favorite son(Editors, 2014).

Travis was born in 1809, at Red Bank Church what is now Saluda County, South Carolina. He was the oldest of 9 or 10 siblings. He was the son of Mark and Jemima Travis. As William grew he spent most of his time playing, helping around the farm, and being homeschooled. Travis also fished, hunted, and looked for fun to pass time. He loved to do all those things with his best friend James Butler Bonham. Unfortunately at 9 years, in 1817, he had to move to a farm in Alabama. When the family

In November 1828 the first census of New South Wales was completed. William continues to live on Castlereagh street, with three of his children, Elizabeth, Catherine, and Thomas. He is working as a stonemason and holds a conditional pardon.13

William Travis was born on August 9, 1809, in South Carolina. His best friend at the time was Jim Bonham who lived on one of the neighboring plantations to his. He loved to pull pranks on teachers and classmates. At the age of nine though William had to leave South Carolina to live in a town near Sparta, Alabama.William went to Sparta Academy and became a good student.When he graduated he became a teacher for a short period of time. His friend, Judge James Dellett, saw how he was a good student and tutored him in the study of law. He finished his studies

William Lloyd Garrison was born in December 1805 in Newburyport, Massachusetts to Frances Maria and Abijah Garrison. In 1809 William’s father, a merchant sailing master, deserted the family after the Congressional Embargo Act of 1807 impacted commercial shipping and left

William Grant Still was born in Woodville, Mississippi on May the eleventh 1895. Although he was born in Mississippi he grew up in Little Rock, Arkansas. Still was born to two teachers, his mother, Carrie Lena Fambro Still , who was born in 1872 near Milledgeville Georgia and died in 1927, and William Grant Still Sr, who was born in 1871 and died in 1895. Stills dad was an accomplice in a supermarket and executed as a neighborhood bandleader. He also passed on when his newborn son was three months old. Still and his mom moved to Little Rock, Arkansas, where she taught English at a local high school for more than 30 years. She met and wedded Charles B. Shepperson, who supported his stepson William's musical advantages by taking him to operettas and purchasing Red Seal recordings of traditional music, which Still significantly enjoyed. The two went to various exhibitions by artists on visit. Still also listened to his maternal grandma sing African-American spirituals to him.

he was born on august 1,1809 he had a short life and accomplished a lot like he got his degree in law and then he moved to texas and then when he was forced to go defend the alamo he did live the first days of the attack but on the last day he died and the alamo had fallen his family had came to virginia in 1627 he got to fight in the probably most known battle in the state of texas and he was one of the first to go he was a brave soldier and did not retreat but he also did not listen to orders the orders given by sam houston were to destroy the alamo and blow it up but he did not listen to his commander he believed that the alamo chod be a great defence to fight off the mexicans he was the oldest of ten kids and when he joined the army he had his uniform specially made to fit him his family moved to a small farm and stayed there until he left for the army he left his wife and kids for texas and later she found him and got a divorce he signed the papers and also took his son and when he left for war he had his son stay with a nice family they had to give him back to his mother. He only got to fight in the alamo in the texas revolution he got to live a medium sized life he died at the age 26 born 1809-1836 death he was buried by a mexican that fought on the texas side and was the only survivor of the massacre he took the letter to sam huston and tried to go back to the alamo but huston wood not let him go back he promised he would go back

George Harvey Strait was born on May 18, 1952, in Poteet, Texas. He was raised in a small town called Pearsall, Texas, where his father worked as a math teacher and also was operating a ranch about 60 miles to the southwest. During his youth George spent much of his time riding his horses and roping cattle and otherwise absorbing the lifestyle of the rural west. He was less interested in country music, however, and then he was in rock. In high school he played guitar in a garage

Loretta Lynn was born Loretta Webb on April 14, 1932, in Butcher Hollow, Kentucky. Lynn grew up in a small poor Appalachian coal-mining community and was the second of eight children. Loretta’s career began when she started singing in church as a child. When she was 16, she married Oliver Lynn. The couple soon moved to Custer, Washington. During their first four years in Washington Lynn has four children, Betty Sue, Jack Benny, Ernest Ray and Clara Marie. Lynn was still passionate about music and began to play at local venues. By 1960, she had released her first single, “I’m a Honky Tonk Girl.” She moved to Nashville, where she continued to perform and promote her music. Moving to Nashville was arguably one of Lynn’s best decisions. That is where she met one of her best friends and role models, Patsy Cline, as well as find fame and recognition there. During her career Lynn has garnered an impressive release of more than 160 songs, 60 albums, a total sale of 45 million records, ten Number 1 albums and sixteen Number 1 singles on the country charts, and was the first women to win the the CMA’s Entertainer of The Year.