The 152nd Kentucky Derby is Saturday, May 2, so this week features notables from
Kentucky. Per wikitree.com I am:

15 degrees from William Churchill
18 degrees from Rebecca Ayars
16 degrees from Kit Carson
16 degrees from Cassius Clay
20 degrees from Rosemary Clooney
18 degrees from Johnny Depp
19 degrees from Duncan Hines
18 degrees from Bill Monroe
20 degrees from Carrie Neiman
19 degrees from Harland Sanders
21 degrees from Chris Stapleton
18 degrees from Cora Stewart

More about them:

William Henry Churchill, one of the original owners of Churchill Downs, home of the
Kentucky Derby.

Rebecca Caudill Ayars, first children's author inducted into The Kentucky Writers Hall of
Fame. A Caldecott and Newbery Honor winning author, she wrote of Appalachian pioneer
life.

Kit Carson, famous frontiersman.

Cassius Clay, abolitionist known as the "Lion of White Hall."

Rosemary Clooney, classic Hollywood actress and vocalist.

Johnny Depp, actor, film producer, and musician.

Duncan Hines, author and food critic who produced restaurant ratings for travelers. He
branched out to marketing food under his name, which continues as a brand in the
present.

Bill Monroe, mandolinist, singer, and songwriter, who helped to create the style of music
known as bluegrass.

Carrie Marcus Neiman, business entrepreneur and fashion icon in the early 20th centaury. The brand Neiman Marcus is synonymous with luxury items.

Harland Sanders, businessman best known for creating a fast-food chicken recipe upon
which the restaurant chain Kentucky Fried Chicken (now known as KFC) was founded.

Chris Stapleton, country singer-songwriter and guitarist.

Cora Stewart, teacher, literacy advocate, and founder of Moonlight Schools to help adults
learn to read.

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I have some ancestors that were actors, architects, astronauts, Afro-American, authors, bank robbers, boxers, comedians, detectives, ghosts, holocaust survivors
Indian chiefs, pro hockey players, singers and musicians, painters, physicians,
politicians, poets, popes, writers, WW I heroes. I guess that I am a collection of
all of them, as we ALL are.

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