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| 2701 | Fayette City Cemetery | Burton, Lester P (I45505)
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| 2702 | Fayette City Cemetery | Cox, Hallie (I45506)
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| 2703 | Fayette City Cemetery | Williams, Martha (I56160)
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| 2704 | Fayetteville Cemetery | Carr, Levi (I2543)
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| 2705 | February 4, 2013 Parking Lot Remains Confirmed to Belong to Richard III By Sarah Pruitt In September 2012, news broke that archaeologists had discovered two sets of remains buried beneath a municipal parking lot in the city of Leicester, believed to be the site of the former priory of Grey Friars Church. One set of remains was identifiably female, while the other appeared to be a possible candidate for King Richard III. The 15th-century English ruler, accused by his critics of being a murderous tyrant, died on the battlefield in 1485 at the hands of soldiers loyal to the rival House of Tudor. For the past five months, a team of archaeologists, historians, genealogists and geneticists has worked feverishly on proving the identity of the remains. In a news conference today, the University of Leicester research team confirmed one of the most exciting archaeological finds in recent history, announcing that the DNA testing has proved "beyond reasonable doubt" that the remains found are in fact those of Richard III. Richard III may have ruled England for only two years, but he stands out in many minds as one of the country’s most notorious kings. At the age of 32, he was killed during the Battle of Bosworth Field, in which his supporters faced off against the army loyal to Henry Tudor (the future Henry VII). After his death, Richard’s powerful Tudor enemies demonized the last Plantagenet king as a brutal, corrupt tyrant who ordered the murder of his two young nephews in the Tower of London, among other heinous crimes. Later scholars have viewed Richard in a more favorable light, however, emphasizing contemporary accounts of his progressive leadership (including measures to help the poor, provide legal protection for accused criminals and ease censorship of the printed word) and the lack of hard evidence linking him to the young princes’ disappearance. Archaeologists first decided to dig up the site in Leicester after ground-penetrating radar showed that the former Grey Friars priory was not located underneath a 19th-century bank building (as had been suspected) but under a municipal parking lot across the street. They broke ground in late August, and within days found what they were looking for-a medieval church and garden, along with two sets of human remains-within days. The male skeleton was found in a corner of the church’s chapel, in the exact spot where 16th-century Tudor historian John Rouse reported that Richard III was buried after his death on Bosworth Field (some 20 miles from Leicester). It showed skull trauma consistent with a battlefield injury, and had a visible spinal curvature likely caused by scoliosis. Such a condition would explain the hunchback appearance that became Richard’s most identifying physical characteristic. (His detractors-notably William Shakespeare, who penned an eponymous play about the king-emphasized and exaggerated this physical deformity, using it as a symbol of his evil character.) Soon after finding the remains, the University of Leicester team announced they would be testing them against DNA samples of Richard’s family’s modern-day descendants. Over the five months that followed, as the DNA analysis was being completed, the team confirmed through additional tests that the body was of a man in his late 20s or early 30s, with a diet rich in meat and fish, characteristic of a wealthy 15th-century Englishman. In addition, radiocarbon dating of two rib bones indicated the owner had died between 1455 and 1540 (Richard was killed in 1485). The team also found that the remains showed various injuries consistent with Richard’s battlefield wounds as well as with those injuries likely inflicted by Tudor soldiers as they carried the dead king on horseback to Leicester, including dagger thrusts to the cheek, jawbone and lower back. The wound on his skull (believed to have caused his death) may have been inflicted by a halberd, a medieval weapon that was a lethal combination between a spear and battleaxe. Finally, in today’s news conference, lead archaeologist Richard Buckley announced that DNA testing had confirmed “beyond reasonable doubt” that the remains found under the parking lot are in fact of King Richard III. According to geneticist Turi King, samples taken from two modern-day descendants of Richard’s family matched the remains found at the site. One of the descendants is Michael Ibsen, a Canadian-born furniture maker and the son of a 16th-generation niece of King Richard’s; the other has chosen to remain anonymous. Now that the identity is confirmed, University of Leicester officials say that remains will be buried sometime early next year in Leicester’s Anglican cathedral, some 100 yards from where they were found. | Plantagenet, King of England Richard III (I38111)
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| 2706 | Feed Spring Cemetery | Edie, Alexander (I33683)
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| 2707 | Feed Spring Cemetery | Wagstaff, Elizabeth (I34470)
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| 2708 | Feed Springs Cemetery | Edie, James (I33667)
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| 2709 | Feed Springs Cemetery | Ward, Mary (I34471)
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| 2710 | Feed Springs Cemetery | Edie, Alexander (I34485)
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| 2711 | Feed Springs Cemetery | Edie, Rebecca (I34497)
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| 2712 | Felicity Inc Cemetery | Hicks, Elijah Franklin (I6631)
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| 2713 | Felicity Inc Cemetery | Hicks, Lucy Ann (I6682)
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| 2714 | Felicity Inc Cemetery | Beeker, Melissa B (I16885)
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| 2715 | Fellowship Baptist Church Cemetery | Williams, Ora Savannah (I52104)
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| 2716 | Fellowship Baptist Church Cemetery | Garrison, Albert L (I52105)
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| 2717 | Fellowship Baptist Church Cemetery | Williams, Lola Velma (I52106)
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| 2718 | Fellowship Baptist Church Cemetery | Bullock, Daniel W (I52107)
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| 2719 | Fellowship Baptist Church Cemetery | Garrison, William George Madison (I52197)
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| 2720 | Fellowship Baptist Church Cemetery | Childers, Lucinda Melvilli (I52198)
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| 2721 | Fellowship Baptist Church Cemetery | Garrison, James Madison (I52201)
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| 2722 | Fellowship Baptist Church Cemetery | Cappleman, Betty Dean (I52202)
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| 2723 | Fellowship Baptist Church Cemetery | Garrison, Oscar P (I52203)
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| 2724 | Fellowship Baptist Church Cemetery | Reaves, Odelle (I52204)
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| 2725 | Fellowship Baptist Church Cemetery | Garrison, Leola (I52291)
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| 2726 | Fellowship Baptist Church Cemetery | Bullock, Rucker (I52292)
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| 2727 | Fellowship Baptist Church Cemetery | Garrison, Calvin Ray (I52293)
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| 2728 | Fellowship Baptist Church Cemetery | Thomas, Mozelle (I52294)
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| 2729 | Fellowship Baptist Church Cemetery | Garrison, Hattie Lou (I52295)
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| 2730 | Fellowship Baptist Church Cemetery | Thomas, Lowery Jesse (I52296)
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| 2731 | Fellowship Baptist Church Cemetery | Garrison, Charles Randle (I52297)
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| 2732 | Fellowship Baptist Church Cemetery | Clark, Mary Ruth (I52298)
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| 2733 | Fellowship Baptist Church Cemetery | Garrison, Gazelle (I52299)
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| 2734 | Fellowship Baptist Church Cemetery | Hill, Roy E (I52300)
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| 2735 | Ferdinand I (c. 1015 - 24 June 1065), called the Great (el Magno), was the Count of Castile from his uncle's death in 1029 and the King of León after defeating his brother-in-law in 1037. According to tradition, he was the first to have himself crowned Emperor of Spain (1056), and his heirs carried on the tradition. He was a younger son of Sancho III of Navarre and Mayor of Castile, and by his father's will recognised the supremacy of his eldest brother, García Sánchez III of Navarre. While Ferdinand inaugurated the rule of the Navarrese Jiménez dynasty over western Spain, his rise to preeminence among the Christian rulers of the peninsula shifted the locus of power and culture westward after more than a century of Leonese decline. Nevertheless, "[t]he internal consolidation of the realm of León-Castilla under Fernando el Magno and [his queen] Sancha (1037-1065) is a history that remains to be researched and written." | Castile, Emperor of all Spain Ferdinand I of León And (I37392)
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| 2736 | Fernán González (died 970) was the first independent count of Castile, son of Gonzalo Fernández de Burgos, who had been named count of Arlanza and the Duero around the year 900, and by tradition a descendant of semi-legendary judge Nuño Rasura. His mother Muniadona was so well remembered that the later Counts of Castile would sometimes be recorded by Iberian Muslim scholars as Ibn Mama Duna (descendant of Muniadona). Fernán González was a colourful character of legendary status in Iberia, and founder of the dynasty that would rule a semi-autonomous Castile, laying the foundations for its status as an independent kingdom. In the year 930, Fernán's name appears with the title of count inside the administrative organization of eastern the Kingdom of León. He grew up in the castle of Lara and inherited his father's title after the capture and death of his uncle, Nuño Fernández. In 931, Fernán gathered under his control a strong military force composed of troops from the counties of Burgos, Asturias, Santillana, Lantaron, Álava, Castile, and Lara. His military prowess came to prominence in the Battle of Simancas in 939 and then at Sepulveda, where he wrested the region from the Moors and repopulated it. As his power increased, so did his independence from León. During this period he married Sancha, the sister of the king of Navarre, García Sánchez I. Sancha was a daughter of Sancho I of Pamplona, and Toda of Navarre. After having fought with Ramiro II of León against the Arabs, and after the Battle of Simancas and the retreat of the Muslims, Fernán was dissatisfied because the king of León distributed his troops in the frontier towns and he rose in rebellion against him. He was, however, defeated and made prisoner in 944, which lasted for 3 years until he became reconciled with his sovereign, giving his daughter Urraca in marriage to the king's son, Ordoño, who afterwards became King Ordoño III. Notwithstanding this alliance, Fernán continued to foment trouble and discord in León. He later aided Sancho I against his brother Ordoño III, and then Ordoño IV, son of Alfonso IV, against Sancho. Upon the death of Ramiro II of León in 951, the kingdom of León experienced a dynastic crisis that Fernán played out to his advantage. Initially Fernán supported the demands of Sancho I against his brother Ordoño III, but when Sancho failed, Fernán was forced to recognize Ordoño as king. Ordoño III's early death allowed Fernán to recover his maneuvering capacity, although he abandoned his old ally Sancho, instead supporting his rival Ordoño IV. Shortly after 4 September 959, his wife Sancha of Navarre died, changing the political context, and in 960 Fernán was defeated through Navarrese intervention. He was captured by King García of Navarre, but he recovered his freedom after making various territorial concessions. Prior to 5 May 964 he cemented the new alliance by marrying García's own daughter Urraca, the niece of his first wife. With the kingdom of León weakened and in disorder, Fernán slowly solidified his position as legitimate independent count of Castile. After his death the county was left to his son García Fernández, while Urraca returned to the Pamplona court before remarrying to William Sancho of Gascony. His remains were buried in the monastery of San Pedro of Arlanza. His life and feats are recorded in an anonymous poem, The Poem of Fernán González, written between 1250 and 1271 and conserved as an incomplete copy from the fifteenth century. | Castile, Fernán González of (I37401)
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| 2737 | Ferncliff Cemetery | Arney, Jacob Franklin (I47889)
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| 2738 | Ferncliff Cemetery | Lutz, Artie Adella (I47890)
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| 2739 | Ferncliff Cemetery | Arney, Roxie May (I47893)
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| 2740 | Ferncliff Cemetery | Baker, Walter Hanry (I47894)
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| 2741 | Ferncliff Cemetery | Cook, George (I47958)
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| 2742 | Ferncliff Cemetery | Neese, Sarah Viola (I47959)
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| 2743 | Ferncliff Cemetery | Neff, Emma E (I48000)
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| 2744 | Ferncliff Cemetery | Ward, John G (I48294)
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| 2745 | Ferncliff Cemetery | Ward, Lizzie N (I48295)
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| 2746 | Ferncliff Cemetery | Kunkle, Edward A (I48296)
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| 2747 | Ferncliff Cemetery | Kunkle, Christopher Columbus (I48298)
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| 2748 | Ferncliff Cemetery | Foly, Julia (I48299)
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| 2749 | Ferncliff Cemetery | Kunkle, Howard W (I48301)
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| 2750 | Ferns Cathedral | De Clare, 2nd Earl of Pembroke, Lord of Leinster, Justiciar of Ireland Richard (I15703)
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