I am honored to be a direct descendant of several Scottish and English Knights. I can also trace my roots to William and his son, Resolved White, who came to America on the Mayflower in 1620. Another ancestor was William Sprague, who came to America in 1629 aboard the ship "Lyon's Whelp." Three of my direct ancestors were Revolutionary War heroes and American Patriots. My ancestor, Laban (pronounced "Lay-Ben") Guilliams, fought in the American Civil War for the Union and was wounded in the "Battle at Stone's River" in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. These people led extraordinary lives, and I am proud and inspired by them.

I will always remember dear family members and close friends who led remarkable lives both in and out of the spotlight. I have added their memorials here so future generations will know who they were. These remarkable individuals were real people, not just names, and I was blessed by knowing many of them.

I've been a member of "Findagrave" for over 23 years.

I have written the biographies of the following famous people here on Findagrave... Tyrone Power, Irene Dunne, Janet Gaynor, Erich Von Stroheim, Helmut Newton, David Brian, Fontella Bass, Charles Ives, Ernest Tidyman, Eugen Sandow, Michel Legrand, Maestro Lorin Maazel, Maestro Kurt Masur, Martinus Sieveking, Samuel H. Kress, Bronislaw Kaper, Albert Frey, and Clifton A. Sprague, among others.