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A Covington resident and noted artist. Dixie Selden was born on February 28, 1868 in Ohio to John Roger Selden and Martha Peyton McMillen Selden. The Selden family moved to Covington in 1870. The family lived on West 4th Street. Her education was received at Miss Virginia Simpson’s Private School in Covington, Miss Clara E. Nourse’s Select School for Girls in Cincinnati and the Bartholomew English and Classical School for Girls in Cincinnati. Her love for art led her to attend the McMicken School of Design in Cincinnati in 1885 (later evolved into the Cincinnati Art Academy). Among her teachers at the Academy were Frank Duveneck and Henry Farney. Duveneck grew very fond of her and called her “the little one,” due to diminutive stature. Selden’s first exhibit was held in 1890 at the Covington Art Club.

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Covington native, entertainer, founder of WCKY Radio and theater owner. L.B. Wilson was born in Covington on May 20, 1891. His parents were Wesley Berry Wilson (1853-1912) and Lydia Miles Wilson (1856-1891). L.B. Wilson was educated in the Covington Public Schools. He graduated from Covington High School in 1910.

Chester Francis Geaslen was born on February 21, 1896 in Cincinnati.