Washington County News | 1925-03-05 | Page 3 | Famous Americans Born in Month of February

Famous Americans Born in Month of February Children' born In February have all the odds of obtaining greatness In their favor. Figures compiled by Dr. Kobert Underwood Johnson, director nf the Hall of Fame, .show that more men and women enrolled in the hall were born during February than in any other inonfb. Twelve of the sixty-three persons who have niches in the hall had their birhdays that month. They were Murk Hopkins, February 4; William Tecumseh Sherman. February Feb-ruary 8 ; Daniel Boone, February 11 ; Peter Cooper, February 12; Abraham Lincoln. February 1:2; (leorge Pea-body, Pea-body, February IS; Alice Freeman Palmer, Pal-mer, February ".21 ; George Washington, February 22; James ltussell Lowell, February 22; Emma Wlllard, February 23; Henry YVadsworth Longfellow, February 2T, and Mary Lyon, Febru-. Febru-. ury 28. Doctor Johnson's list showed thnt April was second with eight Hall of Fame members. June was last with only two.