Alem and Elizabeth married in 1823 and records suggest they had at least four children together.
But when we searched for the family in the 1850 census, we noticed something unusual.
"Elizabeth Hagar, age 40.
Granville Hagar, age 14.
William R. Hagar age five.
Polly Means Hagar age 20."
There's your great-grandfather, William R. Hagar as a child living with his mother and two of his likely siblings in Mercer County, Virginia. Read More...
The Clooney Foundation for Justice is starting 2024 with a new executive leadership team. The organization confirmed today that its board of directors has appointed Emma Lindsay and David Sagal to serve as co-chief executive officers, and Deena Katz as chief operating officer. The team is charged with leading CFJ’s mission to provide free legal support and advocacy to victims of genocide, unlawful imprisonment and other human rights abuses. The appointments are said to be driven by CFJ’s co-founders George and Amal Clooney, who have guided the foundation from inception seven years ago into an organization with influence now in more than 40 countries. Read More...
Since getting together in the 1980s, Bruce Springsteen and his wife Patti Scialfa
The Boss had a bittersweet relationship with his father, which he's had to reckon with over the years in terms of when he was starting his own family life. Speaking to Barack Obama, he described his dad as "pretty seriously mentally ill", which made him "very aware of his weaknesses even though, outwardly, he presented as kind of a bullish guy who totally conformed to that standard archetype. Read More...