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George, Sadie Kiel, 1868-1943
Sadie Kiel George was born on June 19, 1868 to Franklin and Elizabeth Kiel in Mansfield, Ohio. Sadie was the granddaughter of Conrad Kiel, one of Las Vegas Valley's earliest settlers and owned Kiel Ranch in the 1880s, which was the second oldest ranch in the Las Vegas Valley. Sadie Kiel married Hampton E. George on November 28, 1887 and they had a son, Willard Hampton George. Sadie Kiel George passed away on October 16, 1943 at the age of 75.
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George, Hampton Ellis, 1857-1907
Hampton Ellis George was born on January 18, 1857 in Yates City, Illinois to Ellis and Malita George. George moved to Los Angeles, California and managed salt mines and real estate in early Las Vegas, Nevada. Hampton George married Sadie Bell Kiel on November 28, 1887 and passed away on August 25, 1907 at the age of 50.
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"Hampton Ellis George." Geni. Last modified January 18, 2017. Accessed May 19, 2020. https://www.geni.com/people/Hampton-George/6000000052982270253.
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Ruchman, Penelope
Penelope "Pennie" Ruchman is a long-time gaming and casino professional who graduated from in 1977 from Oberlin College's Creative Writing and American Literature honors program. Following graduation, Ruchman moved to New York City, New York to work as a photographer where she apprenticed for Irving Penn and Arnold Newman before embarking on a career of creating her own artwork, holding one-woman exhibitions throughout the country.
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Allen, Golda, 1915-2006
Golda Smith was born June 7, 1915. She came to Southern Nevada in 1951 and started working at the police station. She married George Allen on December 11, 1954 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Golda Smith Allen passed away May 8, 2006.
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Houssels, J. K., Jr. (John Kell), 1922-2017
John Kell Houssels Jr. was born in Denver, Colorado on December 11, 1922. His family moved to Las Vegas, Nevada when he was eight years old, and his father recieved one of Nevada's first gambling licenses. John Kell, also known as Ike, would follow in his father's footsteps and go on to help Las Vegas gain fame as an entertainment destination. After serving in the military and finishing his undergraduate education at West Point Military Academy in 1945, he went to law school at Stanford. After finishing his schooling, he returned to Las Vegas.
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