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    Elvis Presley Family History : 1669-1935 By: Elvis Australia Source: www.elvis.com.au November 26‚ 2011 - 11:40:50 AM Elvis Presley Biography‚ Elvis Articles Email this article Printer friendly page Johannes Valentin Bressler‚ the founder of the Presley family in America‚ was born in the Palatinate‚ Germany‚ 1669 in the village of Hochstadt (where the Preslar family was first mentioned in 1494); Valentine was employed there as a vine dresser; he married Anna Christiana Franse (Born Germany 1674)

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    hospitalized for illnesses relating to his drug use. Obviously while he was in treatment he could not make more music. This led to him having his final concert in June of 1977 in Indianapolis‚ Indiana. After his concert‚ he headed back peacefully to his mansion in Graceland in

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    in Tupelo‚ Mississippi‚ January 8. He was a rock singer and pop music icon of the 20th century. He inspired many other artists in and out the rock and roll scene. *** Elvis Presley‚ Son to Vernon and Gladys Presley‚ was born a twin. Eventually his brother‚ Jesse Aaron Presley‚ died at birth. Elvis Presley had a hard and difficult childhood. *** When Elvis Presley was 19 (in 1954) he went into Sun Records

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    way American music sounded‚ looked‚ and was preformed through his sexually and seductive performance and dress styles till this day on. When Elvis Presley was born in Tupelo‚ Mississippi on Tuesday‚ January 8‚ 1935 to Vernon Elvis Presley and Gladys Love Smith Presley‚ no one would imagine that he had a chance to be famous (Gentry 11-16). His young parents were in poverty and have been raised as farmers in northern Mississippi. Elvis had a twin brother‚ Jesse Garon Presley‚ who died shortly after

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    Elvis made more of a change in the world than you‚ or even he may have realized. As he was working hard to create such a big success‚ he had a very difficult personal life however‚ it never stopped him to continue doing what he loved. To begin‚ he was born to a poor family‚ bullied continuously‚ and moved homes for as long as what might have seemed like an eternity to him. However‚ he eventually became very rich‚ and changed the world as we know it. This was a huge inspiration to his fans‚ he showed

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    Gladys Aylward (1902-1970) was an incredible person‚ she started out as a boring run-of-the-mill maid but‚ after she was called to be a missionary in China she had an amazingly exciting life‚ which took bundles pluck and perseverance. It is quite obvious that one of Gladys’ God-given traits is her perseverance‚ she has too use it every step of the way in the book‚ here are four of the best examples in Gladys Aylward: The Adventure of a Lifetime. The First Chapter introduces Gladys and by the end

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    so fast‚…Gladys tells them Oh’ momma kept her suit case packed and had open tickets…she arranged it all‚ in case she got the courage to leave the man…which she didn’t‚ so when he died …she didn’t waste a tear…and dance right out of the house….right onto the airplane… and we cheered at the funeral‚ some people thought we were crazy but still we were laughing and talking about momma…having a life now. Rickey said girl you right…your daddy was nasty….he should have died years ago. Gladys said boy’

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    Elvis Aaron Presley was born on January 8‚ 1935 in Tupelo‚ Mississippi with Gladys and Vernon Presley as his parents (“Early Childhood”). Although Elvis may have thought to be an only child‚ he had a twin brother who died at birth making Elvis the most important thing in Gladys’s world (“Early Childhood”). Later in his life‚ at age 12‚ Elvis moved from Tupelo‚ Mississippi to Memphis‚ Tennessee with all of his relatives living in their house (“Early Childhood”). While Elvis attended Humes Highschool

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    talented cultural icons of the 20th century. He is also popular as one of the best-selling solo artists in the history of recorded music. His fans have fondly named him as the "King of Rock and Roll"‚ or simply "the King". He was child of Vernon and Gladys Presley born at Tupelo‚ Mississippi on January 2‚1935. His twin brother‚ Jessie Garon‚ was stillborn .He relocated to Memphis‚ Tennessee with his family at the age of 13. Elvis graduated from Humes High School there in 1953. His music career began

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    Stroud English 10 03 May 2016 Gladys Cherry The Titanic‚ a premier ocean liner deemed to be unsinkable‚ was years before its time. After setting sail on her first and only voyage‚ passenger and survivor‚ Gladys Cherry boarded the ship with no notion of what life changing events were soon to unfold. Constructed in Belfast‚ Ireland‚ the Titanic took over three years to build with 15‚000 men and $7.5 million dollars at hand (“Testimony of Joseph Bruce Ismay”). Gladys‚ the third child of Lady Emily

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