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Kitty Leroy (c. 1850 – December 6, 1877) was a dancer, gambler, and performer who lived in Deadwood, famous city of the American Old West, at the time of her death. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] She was murdered by her estranged husband in December of 1877.
There were 97 households, of which 35.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.9% were married couples living together, 7.2% had a female householder with no husband present, 1.0% had a male householder with no wife present, and 29.9% were non-families. 23.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.3% had someone ...
Dawn Lee Swan Magyar (March 28, 1952 – January 27, 1973) was an American woman found murdered in March 1973, in a wooded area in Chapin, Michigan.She had been reported missing since January 27, 1973, from her home in Chesaning, Michigan.
Gloria Jacqueline LeRoy (November 7, 1925 – May 26, 2018) [1] was an American character actress.She had a diverse career on stage, in film, and on television. Her film career began after Norman Lear spotted her on stage and cast her in The Night They Raided Minsky's in 1968.
Viola Fauver Liuzzo (née Gregg; April 11, 1925 – March 25, 1965) was an American civil rights activist in Detroit, Michigan.She was known for going to Alabama in March 1965 to support the Selma to Montgomery march for voting rights.
Jack Leroy Wilson Jr. was born on June 9, 1934 in Highland Park, Michigan, the third and only surviving child of Eliza Mae Wilson (1900-1975) and singer Jack Leroy Wilson, Sr. (1903–1983). Eliza Mae was born on the Billups-Whitfield Place in Lowndes County, Mississippi to Virginia and Tom Ransom.
Octavia Williams Bates (BA 1877; LAW 1896), suffragist, clubwoman, author; focused on the political enfranchisement of women [2] Jan BenDor (SOSW M.S.W.), women's rights activist, member of Michigan Women's Hall of Fame, 'founding mother of the Rape Crisis Center movement in Michigan,' [3] active in the Michigan Women's Task Force on Rape
Fish's wife named the community Leroy after the couple's first son, Leroy Fish. A marsh in the area split the community into East and West Leroy. The post office opened on June 28, 1852, under the name Secillia; William H. Gilles was its first postmaster. The post office closed in 1871 but reopened in 1872, and it was renamed East Leroy in 1874 ...