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Lewis' only son, Micajah Green Lewis, moved to New Orleans and became an aide to his brother-in-law Governor Clairborne and was killed in a duel there in 1805. [20] Lewis' son-in-law William B. Lewis wrote Andrew Jackson on February 8, 1813, that "Maj. William T Lewis died on thursday morning last about 4 O'clock."
On July 22, 2007, Cockerham and his wife, Melissa, were arrested. Three days later, Cockerham's sister, Carolyn Blake, was arrested and charged with helping Cockerham collect $3.1 million in bribes. All three were indicted on August 22, 2007 for conspiracy to commit fraud and bribery, conspiracy to obstruct justice and money-laundering conspiracy.
Captain Ross's Mexican-born servant, Antonio Martinez, who spoke Comanche, and reportedly had been taken captive as a child by Nocona, [12] approached the dying warrior and spoke to him in the Comanche language. As an interpreter for Captain Ross, Antonio Martinez told Nocona to surrender. The fierce Comanche's response was a dying attempt to ...
Lieutenant Colleen Cain became the first woman in the Coast Guard killed in the line of duty. [18] Dolores K. Smith (Cherokee) became the first Native American woman to graduate from the United States Air Force Academy. [86] Barbara Allen Rainey became the first U.S. female aviator to be killed during a routine flight in 1982. [68]
Mary sailed with her brothers: William, George, and Paul on the ship, George, and arrived in the colony in 1623. Tucker paid for the passage of his wife's brothers, for which he received 150 acres (0.61 km 2). [7] In 1624 or 1625, their daughter Elizabeth was born. [7] They also had William, John, Roger, and Memory.
In the document, Cooley is referred to as William Cooly. Cooley left his estate to friends, charities, a woman called Fanny Anne listed as his daughter (wife of Francis Matthews), and three grandsons and four granddaughters, [41] [42] but there is no evidence that they were his blood relatives. Colee Hammock Park in Fort Lauderdale is located ...
The Cairo Gang was a group of British military intelligence agents who were sent to Dublin during the Irish War of Independence to identify prominent members of the Irish Republican Army (IRA) with, according to information gathered by the IRA Intelligence Department (IRAID), the intention of disrupting the IRA by assassination.
John Knight Waters (20 December 1906 – 9 January 1989) was a United States Army four-star general who served as commander, U.S. Army, Pacific from 1964 to 1966. He was also the son-in-law of General George S. Patton.