Ezra Meeker
Ezra Manning Meeker( December 29, 1830 December 3, 1928) was an American pioneer who traveled the Oregon Trail by ox- drawn wagon as a young man, migrating from Iowa to the Pacific Coast.
Late in life he worked to memorialize the Trail, repeatedly retracing the trip of his youth.
Once known as the" Hop King of the World", he was the first mayor of Puyallup, Washington.
Meeker was born in Butler County, Ohio, to Jacob and Phoebe Meeker.
His family relocated to Indiana when he was a boy.
He married Eliza Jane Sumner in 1851; the following year the couple, with Ezra's brother and with their newborn son, set out for the Oregon Territory, where land could be claimed and settled on.
Although they endured hardships on the Trail in the journey of nearly six months, the entire party survived the trek.
Meeker and his family briefly stayed near Portland, then journeyed north to live in the Puget Sound region.
They settled at what is now Puyallup in 1862, where Meeker grew hops for use in brewing beer.
By 1887, his business had made him wealthy, and his wife built a large mansion for the family.
In 1891 an infestation of hop aphids destroyed his crops and took much of his fortune.
He later tried his hand at a number of ventures, and made four largely unsuccessful trips to the Klondike, taking groceries and hoping to profit from the gold rush.
Meeker became convinced that the Oregon Trail was being forgotten, and he determined to bring it publicity so it could be marked and monuments erected.
In 1906 – 1908, although in his late 70s, he retraced his steps along the Oregon Trail by wagon, seeking to build monuments in communities along the way.
His trek reached New York, and in Washington, D.C. he met President Theodore Roosevelt.
He traveled the Trail again several times in the final two decades of this life, including by oxcart in 1910 – 1912 and by airplane in 1924.
During another such trip, in 1928, Meeker fell ill but was succored by Henry Ford.
On his return to Washington state, Meeker became ill again and died there on December 3, 1928 at age 97.
Meeker wrote several books; his work has continued through the activities of such groups as the Oregon- California Trails Association.
Godwin Davy
Godwin Davy( born 15 December 1979) is an Anguillan international footballer who plays as a goalkeeper.
He made his international debut in a World Cup qualifying match against El Salvador, resulting in a lopsided match, losing 12- 0 in February 2008, and also played in the 4 – 0 loss to the same country in the return match in March 2008.
James G. Bull
James Gilbrugh Bull (1838 – November 2, 1927) was the 24th mayor and 22nd mayor of Columbus, Ohio.
He was also the 20th person to serve in that office.
He served Columbus for eight years during four non-consecutive terms.
His successor after 1870 was George W. Meeker and after 1874 was John H. Heitmann.
He died November 2, 1927.
The European Legacy
The European Legacy is a peer- reviewed academic journal covering the study of European intellectual and cultural history.
It was established in 1996 and is published seven times per year by Taylor& Francis.
The editors- in- chief are Ezra Talmor, David W. Lovell, and Edna Rosenthal.
Glory Alley
Glory Alley is a 1952 musical drama film directed by Raoul Walsh.
It stars Ralph Meeker and Leslie Caron.
Frederick Ahern
Frederick Ahern( December 31, 1907 in California – September 28, 1982) was an American filmmaker.
Fred
Ahern began his career stacking lumber at Pathe Studios.
Over the next 10 years he worked his way up to Assistant Production Manager at Trem Carr Productions,( later known as Monogram Pictures).
His first job as Production Manager was in 1940, working for Sol Lesser on the movies" Tarzan" and" Stage Door Canteen".
He worked for 5 years with David Selznick.
During his time working for Selznick, Ahern met Alfred Hitchcock.
He worked for Hitchcock the next 5 years, mainly overseas, on the films" Under CapricornStage Fright", and" Rope".
In 1950, Ahern returned to work for Sol Lesser as Associate Producer and Production Manager on another" Tarzan" picture; this one filmed in Africa.
After building his reputation as a Location Production Manager, Ahern signed on as Director of West Coast Operations for CBS Television Film and Live Programs.
While there, he helped produce the" Amos and Andy" film series.
The majority of his work there involved the production of 27 ½ hours a week of live TV shows, most of which were dramas.
In 1955, Ahern returned to work and an Associate Producer of films.
He also ran his own commercial production company during this time.
Starting in 1960, Ahern became the Production Manager for Quinn Martin on" The New Breed" TV series.
He worked for QM Productions for most of the next 20 years as either Production Manager or Vice President in charge of Production on practically every hit QM series.
Fred Ahern died September 28, 1982.
He is survived by his son, Steven Royce Ahern.
Shadow in the Sky
Shadow in the Sky is a 1952 film drama directed by Fred M. Wilcox and starring Ralph Meeker and Nancy Davis.
Dean Urdahl
Dean L. Urdahl( born August 18, 1949) is a Minnesota politician and member of the Minnesota House of Representatives.
A member of the Republican Party of Minnesota, he represents District 18A, which includes portions of McLeod, Meeker, and Wright counties in the central part of the state just west of the Twin Cities metropolitan area.
He is also a retired teacher and coach.
Willem Brakman
Willem Pieter Jacobus Brakman( 1922 – 2008) was a Dutch writer who made his literary debut with the novel" Een winterreis" in 1961.
Brakman received the P. C. Hooft Award in 1980.
He was born on June 13th, 1922 in The Hague, Netherlands, and died on May 8th, 2008 in the same country.
2001–02 UEFA Champions League second group stage
Eight winners and eight runners- up from the first group stage were drawn into four groups of four teams, each containing two group winners and two runners- up.
Teams from the same country or from the same first round group could not be drawn together.
The top two teams in each group advanced to the quarter- finals.

Question: Are Frederick Ahern and Ezra Meeker both from the same country?
Answer: yes