Hattie May Story (1896 – 1917)

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My great grandmother Lydia Margaret “Dollie” Story Zimmerman’s youngest sister Hattie May Story was born on August 20, 1896. Hattie was Dollie’s half-sister as she was the daughter of George Washington Story and his second wife Margaret Sweat. Dollie’s mother was George Story’s first wife Malinda Davis. Hattieho matka Margaret buď zomrela pri pôrode Hattie, alebo zomrela

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Irish Giant Bashes Wormald

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Októbra 29, 1868, “Irish Giant” Ned O’Baldwin and English prizefighter Joe Wormald met in a bare knuckle prize-fight outside of Boston in Lynnville, Massachusetts. O’Baldwin stood 6’06” tall and weighed around 220 libier. Possessed of a violent disposition, O’Baldwin had the perfect attitude for the ring but poor social skills outside of it. Prišli fanúšikovia oboch mužov

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Frank Moellenberg (1891 – 1941)

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Môj nevlastný otec, Ernest C. Diaz, vychoval ma, so I included his family in my genealogical research. Však, Dad’s father, Joseph Diaz, emigroval z Mexika a jeho matka Marie Moellenbergová bola prvou generáciou Američanov narodených nemeckým prisťahovalcom. Finding information on his family has not been easy. Vieme, že Josephov otec bol Ulalio Diaz a rodné meno jeho matky bolo

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George Washington Story (1843 – 1903)

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My second great-grandfather George Washington Story was born in August 1843 to Gilford Dudley Story and his second wife Nancy Jane Story nee Womack. George was born in Shawneetown, Gallatin County, Illinois, USA. He was the fourth of Dudley’s and Nancy’s nine children. George Washington Story married his first wife and my second great-grandmother Malinda Davis on November 26, 1863,

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Gotch vs. Hackenschmidt Available

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“Don’t break my leg!” As the two muscular men struggled in the center of the ring, the man on top continued to work on the downed man’s legs. Again, the man on bottom yelled, “Please don’t break my leg!“ Frank Gotch sa pozrel na svojho rivala Georga Hackenschmidta, who was writhing in obvious pain. Despite a severe knee injury, Hackenschmidt

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