Cyrus McCormick, in full Cyrus Hall McCormick, (born February 15, 1809, Rockbridge county, Virginia, U.S.âdied May 13, 1884, Chicago, Illinois), American industrialist and inventor who is generally credited with the development (from 1831) of the mechanical reaper.
The Hayes had eight children, seven boys and a girl. Five of the children survived to adulthood. The children were raised at Spiegel Grove, the home of President Hayes which is in (what was rural but what is now central) Fremont, Ohio. Three of their children died in infancy.
Esther Smith is the name of Judy Garland's character in the movie Meet Me In St. Louis. Esther Summerson is a character in Charles Dicken's novel Bleak House.. Esther Turveydrop is Caddy's deaf daughter in Bleak House by Charles Dickens.