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Dolly Parton’s Dozen
Country singer Dolly Parton was born to parents Avie Lee and Robert Lee Parton in Tennessee 1946. She was the fourth of a dozen children: six boys and six girls. The names of all twelve, in order, are:...
View ArticleWhich Set of Triplet Names Do You Like Most?
in late 2016, Dr. Michael Paul of St. Louis delivered three sets of triplets within six weeks of each other. “Having three over a six week period of time pushes the limits of what we expect,” Paul told...
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Audie Murphy’s 11 Siblings
Audie Murphy and sister Nadine© 1945 LIFE Did you know that Audie Murphy — the soldier-turned-actor mentioned in yesterday’s post on Destry — was one of a dozen siblings? All 12 kids were born in...
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The Lee Family of Hawaii
Louis Lee was born in 1921 to Chinese parents living in Honolulu, Hawaii. He was one of 13 children* and became multi-lingual while working at the family grocery store in Chinatown. His language...
View ArticleUnusual Political Names in Connecticut
James A. Bill (1817-1900) of Lyme, Connecticut, served in the Connecticut state senate in 1852 and 1853 and in the Connecticut House of Representatives in 1849 and 1867. He also happened to be a rare...
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The Descendants of Tristram Coffyn
“Dresser in Tristram Coffin House, Newburyport, Massachusetts.” Earlier this week we talked about the original Tristram Coffyn of Nantucket, who is known to have a massive number of descendants. He and...
View ArticleBelvin Maynard’s 10 Siblings
Belvin Maynard, the race-winning pilot we talked about earlier this week, had five brothers and five sisters. All 11 kids were born in North Carolina. Here are their first and middle names: Morell...
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Brothers Reindeer & Rainbow
Around 1920, a 15-year-old Montana boy named Reindeer Coffman was in the news. Reindeer’s baby brother had died while Reindeer was babysitting. At first, murder was suspected. Later, it was revealed...
View ArticleReba McEntire’s Siblings
Oklahoma-born country singer Reba McEntire is one of four siblings: Alice, b. 1951Del Stanley, “Pake” (rhymes with rake), b. 1953Reba Nell, b. 1955Martha Susan, “Susie,” b. 1957 Reba was named after...
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The Names of Nat King Cole’s Kids
Casey & Timolin Cole in 1963 © Ebony Jazz pianist and singer Nat King Cole (1919-1965) was born Nathaniel Adams Coles. He dropped the “s” from his surname early on, and acquired the “King” after...
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