Paul Dresser

Paul Dresser

male, deceased (1906)
Songwriters Hall of Fame, biopic, music publisher, actor, Producer, American…On the Banks of the Wabash, Far Away, WabashRiver
Johann Paul Dreiser Jr better known as Paul Dresser (born April 22, 1857 - died January 31, 1906) was an important American songwriter in the late...
Francis Vigo

Francis Vigo

male, deceased (1836)
Pierre Gibault, Italian, Father Gibault, ohio river, american indian, spanish…mississippi river, Wabash, WabashRiver
Francis Vigo (1747-22 March, 1836) was an Italian-American who aided the American forces during the Revolutionary War and helped found a public...
Chief Pontiac

Chief Pontiac

male, deceased (1769)
Odawa, Pontiac's Rebellion, Native American, american indian, Canadian historical figure, Murdered Native American…Wabash, WabashRiver
Pontiac or Obwandiyag, was an Ottawa leader who became famous for his role in Pontiac's Rebellion (1763–1766), an American Indian struggle ag...
Edward James Roye

Edward James Roye

male, deceased (1872) (Terre Haute, Indiana, United States)
Edward J. Roye, Vandalia, politician, murdered, terre haute, American…WabashRiver
Edward James Roye (February 31815-February 111872) was an American-Liberian political figure whose brief 1870-71 tenure as President of Liberia...
George Barr McCutcheon

George Barr McCutcheon

male, deceased (1928)
Romanticism, novelist, Lafayette Daily Courier, Brewster's Millions, WabashRiver, Graustark
George Barr McCutcheon was an American popular novelist and playwright. His best known works include the series of novels set in Graustark, a...
Young Tobacco

Young Tobacco

male
Native American, Old Tobacco, Captain Helm, Post Vincennes, Indiana in the American Revolution, Fort Sackville…WabashRiver
Young Tobacco was the English name given to an Piankeshaw chief who lived near Post Vincennes during the American Revolution. His influence seems...

Philippe Dejean

male, deceased (1809)
williamsburg, american revolution, Seven Years War, Toulouse, France, WabashRiver, Fort Sackville
Philippe DeJean was a judge in Fort Detroit until he was captured during the American Revolution. He was born 5 April 1736 in Toulouse, France, the...

Richard Henry Pratt

male, deceased (1924)
United States Army general, american civil war, Educator, Native American, Native Americans' rights activist, Winter campaign of 1868-1869…WabashRiver, Red River War
General Richard Henry Pratt (December 6, 1840-April 23, 1924) was an American soldier and educator. The oldest of three sons of Richard and Mary...