Matthew Alexander Henson: A Brief Biography

In 1836 Dred Scott met a teenaged slave named Harriet Robinson whose slave owner was Major Lawrence Taliaferro, an army officer from Virginia. Taliaferro allowed Scott and Harriet to marry and transferred his ownership of Harriet to Dr. Emerson so the couple could be together. In 1838, Harriet gave birth to their first child, Eliza. In 1840, they had another daughter they named Lizzie. Eventually, they would also have two sons, but neither survived past infancy.

In his life, Jim made many amazing accomplishments. One was that he was the first white man to see the Great Salt Lake. Another was that he also found the site for the Union Pacific railroad.

My famous Hoosier is David Wolf. He is famous for going into space four times, one of the first from Indiana.

James Burke, also known as James Burke or the Deaf Un, was born December 8, 1809, in England. He was born with deafness (He can’t hear). He grew up living in a very poor family. His mother and father died when he was at a very young, so he really had no parents to help him with his boxing career. He worked on the River Thames as a waterman, before he had started his actual career. He started boxing professionally in 1828. Five years later, on May 30th he fought Simon Byrne (the Irish champion) for the World Heavyweight championship and won, the fight had lasted a total of three hours and six minutes, but the previous WHC (World Heavyweight Champion), Jem Ward,

Thomas Jonathan Jackson started from humble beginnings, and became one of the greatest Generals in American history. The most important reasons for this were the leadership abilities, morals, and attributes he developed throughout his life. He was born in northwestern Virginia in 1825. His father passed away along with his older sister to Typhoid Fever two years later. His Mother remarried but soon realized that she was not long for this world. She sent him to live with relatives in the frontier. The frontier taught young Jackson the importance of honor and integrity. There, a man’s word was everything. These qualities would set the foundation for the rest of his development. Thomas never finished high school but attended

64. How many years did Matthew Henson and his group search for the North Pole?

Originally, the purpose of the grange was to not only give a social outlet but to provide an educational assembly for farm families. In 1867, Oliver Hudson Kelley was one of the seven men with one woman who started and cofounded the grange. While the grange was founded in the year 1867, the grange started to change in the 1870’s when Grange members spent most of their time and energy fighting the railroads. The grange advanced methods of agriculture and promoted the social and economic needs of farmers in the United States. The Grange taught its members how to organize, how to set up farmers’ cooperatives, and how to sponsor state legislation to regulate railroads.

As a young child, one of Lane’s idols was Donnie Gay. When Lane got a chance to meet his idol, he called him a fake cowboy. Lane’s idea of a cowboy was a gentlemen that tipped their hats, true friend, and was an encouragement to other young riders. Donnie wore tennis shoes, smoked and had no time for others, especially young fans. Due to his interaction with his “idol,” Lane Frost vowed to always make time for his young fans. Monty Henson was also one of these idols. Henson had won thirteen consecutive years for the National Finals Rodeo. He had always had a feather in his hat, and Lane had thought it was “neat”. Lane then decided that this would be his trademark. Lane would choose from random feathers he had found and put them in his hat.

A great hero Deborah Sampson in the Revolutionary War born on December 17th 1760 in Plympton, Massachusetts near Plymouth. Sampson was one of the seven children to Johnson Sampson Jr and Deborah Bradford AKA Sampson. Both were descendants of pilgrims Myles Standish and Priscilla Alden; his wife, the great-granddaughter of financially and, after Jonathan failed to return from a sea Voyage his wife was forced to place her children in different households 5 years later, age 10 Deborah was was a servant to Deacon Benjamin Thomas a farmer in Middleburg.

Solomon Northup was a free man living in upstate New York, Solomon grew up in Washington county and while he was growing up he farmed and worked on repairs for the Champlain Canal, Solomon was born on July 10, 1808, Minerva, NY. In the 1830s Solomon’s wife and him moved to Saratoga Springs,

Thomas Jonathan Jackson was one of the best confederate generals and one of the best officers to serve under the more famous General Robert E. Lee. Jackson was born January 21, 1824, in Clarksburg, Virginia which is now West Virginia. His father died of typhoid fever when his mom was only twenty-eight. His sister also died of typhoid fever when she was six. His mother died during childbirth. She gave birth to Laura the day after her husband died. After his mother remarried Thomas and his sister Laura were sent to live with his uncle Cummins Jackson, in

Chester Hosteen was born and raised in Cove, Arizona. He is born for Táchii’nii, Tábąąhá, Ta’neeszahnii, and Kinłichíi’nii. Chester Hosteen said that he “was diagnosed and had surgery for Sigmoid Colon Cancer.” The doctors said “that cancer was hereditary through my dad,” he said. His father name was Dennis Hosteen and he worked with the Kerr McGee Oil Industries, Inc. in Cove, Arizona for a short time.

Bob Davis of 156 East Shore Drive in Pawnsataket Wisconsin, brother of Lou Davis and son of John Davis, now deceased, actively, fervently, sometimes even desperately collects international coins, tokens,and trinkets, of all varieties, including silver, gold, platinum, nickel, copper and palladium, with special interest being paid to those of the late Roman and early Byzantine period as well as those from Egypt, Assyria, and Mesapotamia, alternatively known as the cradle of modern civilization by the Cognescenti.

     Harriet Jacobs was born in North Carolina in the early 1800s. Jacobs never realized she was a slave until her mother died when she was six. Jacobs then moved in with her grandmother and her white mistress. The mistress died when Jacobs was eleven, and she was then sent to Dr. James Norcom. Jacobs suffered physical and sexual abuse from Dr. Norcom for numerous years, and she became involved with a white neighbor, Samuel Sawyer, simply so she could stay away from Norcom. They had two children together, Joseph and Louisa. Joseph was born when Jacobs was only sixteen years old.

Blank spots on a map leave even the most uninterested curious; calling them in ways most would not understand. Unexplored lands and oceans inspire thousands to venture into the unknown, no matter the level of experience. Those who feel the pull cannot ignore it and would give up everything just to feel the thrill of the adventure. Percy Harrison Fawcett, born on the 18th of August of 1867, was one of those who had felt the pull and just could not resist. Fawcett took on the Amazon, specifically El Dorado, the city of gold. Close to nothing was known about the Amazon before he went in. Percy Fawcett was one of the greatest explorers the world has ever seen. To be a good explorer one must have confidence, passion, and courage. In the book, “Lost City of Z”, author, David Grann, continuously presents examples of Fawcett being a great explorer by possessing these traits. In 1925, Percy Fawcett sets out to the Amazon to find El Dorado and though he does not return, he gets far enough in such a way that we as the readers can truly understand what makes a good explorer.