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Edith Rose Ceccarelli (née Recagno, formerly Keenan; February 5, 1908 – February 22, 2024) was an American supercentenarian. [1] At age 116 years and 17 days, she was the oldest person living in the United States and was also the second oldest living person in the world after Maria Branyas Morera from Spain.
Willits (formerly Little Lake and Willitsville) is a city in Mendocino County, California, United States. [3] It is located about 20 miles (32 km) north-northwest of Ukiah , [ 5 ] at an elevation of 1,391 feet (424 m). [ 3 ]
Fern "Bunny" Kaley Willits is an American rural sociologist and professor emerita at Pennsylvania State University known for research about rural women and youth. [1] Willits has published over 70 academic papers and 14 books [ 1 ] [ 2 ] and she is recognised as a "distinguished rural sociologist" by the Rural Sociological Society .
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Willits: Mendocino: California: September 4, 1879: Theft of a saddle and harness: Local petty thieves accused without evidence of stealing a saddle and harness. Kidnapped from jail and hanged by 30 members of the local Masonic Temple. Gibson, Abijah: 19 McCracken, Tom: 19 House, T.J. Las Vegas: San Miguel: New Mexico Territory: 1880: Murder of ...
In 1921, long before he bought Seabiscuit, Charles Howard purchased the 16,000-acre (6,475 ha) Ridgewood Ranch at Willits in Mendocino County. His 15-year-old son, Frankie, died there in 1926 after a truck accident on the property (the elder Howard established the Frank R. Howard Memorial Hospital as a memorial to his son). [ 1 ]
John Lawlor, the actor best known for his roles in The Facts of Life and Phyllis, has died. He was 83. The actor’s family announced the news in his obituary published on Monday, Feb. 24, nine ...
Emma K. Willits (20 September 1869 – 9 April 1965) was a physician and surgeon who played an important role in the development of Children's Hospital in San Francisco (now the California campus [Women and Children's Center] of the California Pacific Medical Center), serving as the head of the Department of General Surgery from 1921 to 1934.