Margie Hill

A photo of Elsie Louise Ferguson (1885-1961) stage and screen actress was born 19 August 1885 in New York City to parents attorney Hiram Benson Ferguson (1836-1885) and Amelia Lumann (1855-1917). Starting as a 17 year old chorus girl she progressed through a number of productions to become a leading lady and Broadway star by 1909. In 1917 with some persuasion in the form of a $5,000 a week contract, Elsie Ferguson began acting in films. Her salary at Paramount paid her an extra $1,000 per day of filming. After appearing in about 25 films she returned to the stage. She did however make one final sound film in 1930 aged 47. Her final appearance on Broadway was in 1943 at the age of 60.

She was married four times, firstly to estate agent Frederick Chamberlain Hoey (1865-1933) in 1908, they divorced in 1914. She then married banker Thomas Benedict Clarke (1877-1858) in 1916 they divorced in 1923. Thirdly she married actor and co-star Frederick George Worlock (1886-1973) in 1924, they divorced in 1930. Lastly she married British naval captain Victor Augustus Seymour Egan (1875-1956) in 1934 until his death in 1956. Elsie died 15 November 1961 in New London, Connecticut aged 76.

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Elsie's father died 7 months before she was born. Her mother raised their two children on her own. Elsie did not have the wealthy upbringing that is sometimes claimed. She was one of the original "Florodora Girls" and friends with fellow chorus girl, Evelyn Nesbit (1884-1967). During her film career she was dubbed "The Aristocrat of the Silent Screen". Due to the ravages of time almost all of her films have now been lost.

A photo of Mirjam Helene Friedmann. Mirjam was sadly murdered at Auschwitz Death Camp on August 29, 1944, with her parents, at age 5.

A photo of Nancy Athena Porter with her youngest sister, Viola.
People in photo include: Viola Mary Porter

A photo of Ermelinda Miniotti

Pauli was sadly murdered at Auschwitz-Birenkau in 1943 at age 3

Ivan was only 5 when he was sadly murdered at Auschwitz-Birenkau in 1944.

A photo of Elmer Dietrich Friedrich Dettmer when he was 4 years old

A photo of my great uncle Henry Hefty with Louise Grimm Hefty, Stillwater, MN. 1915 wedding.

Titanic survivor Molly Brown - the "unsinkable Molly Brown".

Margaret Tobin Brown was on the Titanic on its maiden voyage when it hit an iceberg. She made the crew of lifeboat 6 return to try to find other survivors, giving rise to the legend of a spunky, vocal woman. But then, she was all of that. Though both her husband and she were born of Irish immigrants, they rose to wealth and never forgot their roots.

Debbie Reynolds played Molly Brown in the movie musical "The Unsinkable Molly Brown".

Photo courtesy of the Library of Congress, Bain News Service

My mom took this photo when she was stationed with the Army Nurse Corps in Schofield Barracks Hawaii.

A photo of the Duke family

A photo of Henry Colquit Duke
People in photo include: Henry Colquit Duke

A photo of John David Duke
People in photo include: John David Duke

John David & Susan Martha Johnson Duke. Children: Maggie Mae b. 4 Jan 1883; Belle Eulila b. 3 May 1884; Minnie Lee b. 7 Nov 1886; Johnnie b. 8 Jul 1887; Kate Blanche b. 26 Jun 1888; Edward Donald b. 3 Oct 1891; Lynn Cooper b. 16 Sept 1893; Jennie Ruth b. 23 Fe 1896; Walter Wallace b. 24 Jan 1898 & "Living" Duke. I am interested in finding out who John David's parents were. Please contact me if you have that info.