Born in Santa Fe, NM, in 1873, Seligman served as governor the State of New Mexico from 1931 to 1933. by Suzanne Stamatov Arthur Seligman, born 14 June 1871, became Governor of New Mexico in January 1931. He was the first native-born, non-Hispanic, governor of Jewish ancestry. After serving…
Born on February 11, 1829 near Indianapolis, Indiana. Pile was married and a member of the Methodist Church. Pile’s family moved to Missouri when he was a young child, eventually settling in St. Louis. After he studied theology, he became a minister of the Methodist Episcopal Church, serving in…
Born on April 4, 1823 in Mansfield, Ohio, the son of Gavin Mitchell. Of Scotch-Irish ancestry, Mitchell was married in January 1855 to Jennie St. John, by whom he was the father of Henry St. John and a child who died in infancy. After studying law with John K….
Born in 1800 in Nelson (now Spencer) County, Kentucky, the son of John Donaldson and Frances (Brent) Connelly. A Roman Catholic of Irish ancestry, Connelly was married in Chihuahua, Mexico in 1838 to a Mexican woman, by whom he was the father of three sons, including Peter. Following the…
At the end of the nineteenth century, Commissioner of Indian Affairs Thomas J. Morgan (1889-1893) and Superintendent of Indian schools Estelle Reel (1898-1910) introduced art instruction in the curriculum of federal boarding schools as an optimal means to reach the goals of assimilation. Art Education at the Albuquerque Indian…
Born on December 7, 1826 at Ashland, Ohio, the son of Sylvester Flint, a farmer, and Cynthia (Rice) Ross. Ross had thirteen brothers and sisters, including Sylvester, William, Nancy, George, Charles, and Walter. A Presbyterian of Scottish ancestry, he was married in October 1848 to Fanny M. Lathrop of…
Born in Worcester, Otsego County, New York on August 30, 1831, the son of Allen and Anna Maria (De Les Dernier) Sheldon. Of English and French ancestry, Sheldon married Mary Green Miles of Elyria, Ohio in December 1868. Sheldon moved with his parents to Lagrange, Ohio, where he attended…
Born on October 14, 1819 near Columbus in Franklin County, Ohio, the son of Samuel Loree, a farmer, and Nancy (Sanders) Axtell. Axtell was the brother of Silas H., Ephraim S., Sarah A., Rufus S., Mary R., Martha D., Nancy K., Josephus S., Phebe J., Pamela G., and Julien…
Born on November 19, 1816 in Sherman, Fairfield County, Connecticut, the son of William and Jane Louisa (Ely) Giddings. Giddings was the brother of Adeline, Abner, William P., Jane E., Louisa, Emma, Ely, John, Ezra, Czar, and Eusebia. A Congregationalist whose English ancestors came to Massachusetts in 1635, he…
Born in Flushing, New York on July 3, 1840, the son of William R., a nursery proprietor, and Charlotte G. (Collins) Prince. Prince was the brother of Charlotte, Seraphine, and William. An Episcopalian of Mayflower ancestry, he was married on December 1, 1879 to Hattie E. Childs, who died…
