1900 - 1901
Johnson County Marriages
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1900 JOHNSON COUNTY KENTUCKY MARRIAGES
* Indicates new additions
Date of Name: Groom Res Age NO of Occupation Birthplace Marriage Bride Marr of Groom Gr / Br Fa Mo March 2 James Arms 36 2 1900 Matilda Preston 35 1 December 5 William Arms 57 2 1900 Eliza Ann Conley 28 January 4 George W Arrowood 53 2 1900 Frances E Cordill 19 March 22 Thurman B Bailey 18 1900 Martha M Evans 17 January 11 Thomas Baldridge 76 2 1900 Lizzie Ward 17 December 22 E H Baldwin 18 1900 Minnie Blair 18 April 15 Edmond Blackburn 20 1900 Lena Robinson 23 April 12 Leonard Blair 20 1900 Dessie Pickle 17 July 15 Elzie Blevins 21 1900 Rhoda A Clark 17 October 9 James Blevins 20 1900 Sarah Sagraves 21 October 22 Jeff Booth 21 1900 Roxie Mollett 17 July 9 Andy Bowen 38 2 1900 Nancy Lee 25 2 November 6 Daniel Bowen 70 2 1900 Elizabeth Spradlin 45 2 April 23 Andrew Brown 22 1900 Chr1ine Osborn 22 2 January 3 George M Brown 22 1900 Minnie Daniels 19 November 1 Joseph Brown 20 1900 Josie Robertson 21 July 12 Noah Brown 1900 Amanda Ward October 13 Claude Buckingham 21 1900 Florence Allen 21 January 25 A J Burchett 32 2 1900 Lida Cain 15 August 3 W J Burchett 2 1900 Malissa Bayes 2 June 21 General J Castle 24 1900 Ella Castle 18 November 3 James J Castle 21 1900 Gartha Preston 16 October 7 John Caudill 2O 1900 Ellen Lewis 16 December 25 Maston Clay 25 1900 Lizzie Reedy 21 September 18 John D Cochran 20 1900 Helen Stambaugh 19 2 October 6 John Collins 23 1900 Lora Salyer 17 December 5 John Columbus 37 1900 Louisa Conley 40 2 January 10 James M Compton 23 1900 Flora Pendleton 20 October 13 B F Conley 26 1900 Dora Meade 21 February 10 Charley Conley 26 1900 Rosa McFarland 17 October 13 Dennis B Conley 25 1900 Minta Fairchild 16 June 14 W C Craig 35 l 1900 Suesa Pack 18 December 3 Montreville Crum 24 1900 Sallie Mullett 23 March 31 John E Curtis 19 1900 Esther Pendleton 20 January 3 Lon Daniel 23 1900 Lora Fairchild 18 July 21 Tommie Daniels 22 1900 Laura Belle Stapleton 27 November 17 Enoch Davis 27 1900 Lillie Gullett 23 2 April 21 Jeff Davis 21 1900 Lizzie Walter 22 September 22 Lyman C Davis 19 1900 Mary Perry 16 August 1 William J Davis 33 2 1900 Larue Pack 18 February 25 Albert A Dials 22 1900 Zedilla Prints 16 December 28 Clinton Ely 19 1900 Laura Blevins 18 October 9 Scott Estep 22 1900 M A Salyer 18 January 17 Cyrus Fairchild 21 1900 Cora Castle 16 September 13 William Fairchild 66 2 1900 Laura Spradlin 16 September 25 Andrew J Fyffe 36 1 1900 Martha J Dials 46 3 December 26 James Gambill 23 1900 Rosa Daniel 22 October 17 Boyd Geiger 22 1900 Virginia Lee Hager 21 April 4 Peter Golden 1900 Mary Purky August 9 Elisha Griffith 27 1900 Hannah Blair 17 March 7 Grant Hall 32 2 1900 Sarah Crider 21 September 10 John Louis Hall 23 1900 Mary Williamson 21 August 25 Santford Hampton 21 1900 Mollie Baldridge 19 February 4 Sam Harman 23 1900 Matilda Adams 24 January 25 J H Hays 22 1900 Bertha Ward 19 November 8 Millard Hensley 23 1900 Elizabeth Grim 16 July 5 Loranzo D Hill 1900 Lou Pendleton (The above bride declared dissatisfaction and they were not married) May 3 William H Holbrook 23 1900 Mary E Prints 17 December 21 John Hunley 27 1900 Ella Ward 23 May 18 James Jackson 18 1900 Minta Alice Blevins 16 September 29 Frank Johnson 23 1900 Minnie Alice McCloud 16 November 16 F A Jones 27 1900 Victoria Lemaster 16 January 8 Jesse L Kaysee 66 2 1900 Margaret Salyer 68 2 May 17 J D Keel 24 (US Marshall) 1900 Annie Langley 24 2 September 25 R H Keggs 25 l 1900 Tempest C Workman 26 2 March 11 Charley King 27 1900 Rhoda Johnson 15 December 6 Powell J King 1900 Martha Pennington 20 March 31 E P Lemaster 18 1900 Florry (Estep) Cantrel 23 2 December 15 Proctor L Lemaster 24 1900 Cynthia E Lemaster 25 September 20 Daniel Litteral 30 1900 Minnie B Ramey 19 January 17 Estill L Lyon 20 1900 Norah Kelly 19 March 29 M Layfayett McDowell 25 1900 Nancy A Cantrell 21 November 9 Warner Barnes McFaddin 21 1900 Lula D Rice 18 September 27 Tobe McKenzie 26 2 1900 Spicy Tackett 24 2 December 21 J H Matney 20 1900 Mary Meek 17 October 25 Reuben H May 27 1900 Alabama Kimbler 23 December 8 Fred Mead 20 1900 Lula May Butler 21 July 4 Rosco Mead 21 1900 Amanda Estep 22 June 8 Walter Meade 23 1900 Lora A Grimsley 16 November 27 James Melvin 25 2 1900 Frances Sturgell 21 June 28 K H Mills 20 1900 Martha J Perry 19 December 19 Cyrus Murray 26 1900 Susan Fairchild 22 September 22 William Osbourn 22 1900 Coney Osbourn 24 2 (Her first Husband was S Turner) November 1 Charles Pack 23 1900 Maggie Bowen 18 November 10 Henry Pack 20 1900 Rebecca Murray 19 November 3 David Clark Pelphrey 21 1900 Dicie Shuler 22 August 29 Iadell M Phillips 24 1900 Media Ann Kelly 23 November 29 J M Picklesimer 18 1900 Tisha Sturgill 18 October 28 N K Picklesimer 21 1900 Jane Clay 23 April 11 Charlie Preston 22 1900 Sarah F "Saddie" Castle 16 December 20 Cy M Preston 21 1900 Virgie Preston 17 April 12 Willie Preston 21 1900 Linnie VanHoose 18 February 14 Malcomb Price 42 2 1900 Malinda Rice 42 l July 19 Asa Ramey 27 1900 Myrtie Rice 16 July 6 Samuel Ratliff 23 1900 Dessie Cline 14 May 3 John Rice 22 1900 Lora A Spradlin 20 May 30 Leck Rice 28 1900 Lottie Ely 21 September 25 R H Riggs 25 l 1900 Tempest C Workman 26 2 November 6 M S Ross 24 2 1900 Della Wheeler 17 September 18 John Salyer 19 1900 Martha Castle 17 June 1 William P Salyer 30 1900 Matilda E Litteral 28 March 10 Donnie A Seagraves 18 1900 Malissa E Evans 16 December 6 Pierce Senters 23 1900 Hattie Collins 17 September 30 Henry B Sherman 30 1900 Eliza S Spradlin 22 December 28 Corneilus Skaggs 18 1900 Carria Osbourn 20 March 1 Alie Sparks 21 1900 Elizabeth Hager 18 December 8 Will Spears 19 1900 Samantha Castle 16 October 4 William Spears 41 2 1900 Sally Burgess 30 January 25 John M Spencer 25 1900 Hester Spencer 21 August 14 John Spradlin 27 1900 Emma Caudill 26 May 20 Robert Stafford 37 1900 Erie Mahan 25 December 23 Harry Stambaugh 21 1900 Nora Mahan 17 January 1 R H Stambaugh 2 1900 Viola Belcher 21 October 26 T S Stambaugh 28 2 1900 Hulda Butcher 23 2 July 20 Henry Sweeney 36 3 1900 Josie Sweeney 21 1 January 6 Ulysses Sidney A Taylor 25 2 1900 Emma L Thomas 19 October 29 Thomas Thompson 33 3 1900 Martha Jane Preston 23 3 April 21 Charley Vanhoose 22 1900 Liddy Daniels 18 January 26 F S Vanhoose 22 1900 Allie Spradlin 21 March 22 Ernest Walters 19 1900 Amanda M Penix 14 June 28 Willie Walters 23 1900 Hulda C Gillman 2 January 6 C T Ward 37 3 1900 Tinney Jarrel 18 February 22 Hiram Ward 21 1900 Mary L Wheeler 15 January 17 Lummie Ward 21 1900 Lou Mead 24 May 3 Marvin Ward 43 l 1900 Mary E Baldridge 17 March 15 W A Ward, Junior 32 1900 Laura Bell Daniel 20 July 28 Addison Webb 38 1900 Nora Baldwin 19 October 4 Clayton Webb 20 1900 Vina Arrowood 15 May 31 S M Wells 22 1900 Amanda Ward 15 August 17 Malcom Wiley 18 1900 Lizzie Ward 19 December 4 Frank Williams 23 1900 Stella Vanhoose 20 September 15 L E Williams 21 1900 Mollie Pendleton 17 January 25 P Lesley Williams 26 2 1900 Hattie Daniel 18 March 28 Samuel P Williams 51 2 1900 George Ann Williams 33 2
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1901 JOHNSON COUNTY MARRIAGES
Date of Name: Groom Res Age NO of Occupation Birthplace Marriage Bride Marr of Groom Gr / Br Fa Mo * Indicates new additions September 20 Harmon Adams JHN 56 2 VA JHN 1901 Rosa Belle Horn JHN 24 JHN JHN October 12 Isaac W Adams JHN 27 2 JHN VA 1901 Lydia Conley 22 April 18 *James H. Arms JHN 37 1 JHN JHN 1901 Mary A. Adams 25 VA JHN March 2 Millard Auxier 26 1901 Tusa Stapleton 21 July 11 Isaac V "Dock" Baldwin 22 JHN JHN JHN 1901 Mary E Spradlin 19 JHN JHN November 1 * John W. Blair 42 2 Merchant MAG JHN JHN 1901 Hattie George 16 JHN JHN March 25 * Patrick Blair 23 JHN JHN JHN 1901 Grace Conley 19 VA November 8 * M.F.Blair 18 JHN JHN JHN 1901 Zilpha Crace 20 JHN JHN October 4 * Arch Blanton 21 JHN HRL 1901 Lathany Bates 17 KOX KOX August 2 * Dan Blanton 22 Miner JHN JHN 1901 Lavisa Perkey 22 June 30 * Ed Blanton 20 JHN JHN JHN 1901 Mary Salyer JHN 15 MAG JHN March 7 * John Blanton JHN 21 JHN JHN 1901 Rossa Newsom JHN 16 JHN JHN (certificate not returned) February 1 * Johnie Blanton MAG 20 JHN MAG 1901 Halie Conley JHN 18 JHN JHN December 29 * Wells Blevins 52 3 Minister JHN JHN JHN 1901 Lidia Mollett 39 1 FLD FLD October 25 * George Bowen JHN 34 2 KY KY 1901 Massa Foley 21 1 KY KY May 16 Morgan Bowen 21 JHN JHN JHN 1901 Bell Cochran 17 March 6 David Branham 51 1 PKE SCT 1901 Martha Sluss 23 1 JHN VA December 19 Joseph Branham 19 l JHN WIS JHN 1901 Malissa Daniel 19 1 JHN LAW March 30 William Branham 32 OH VA VA 1901 Ellen Brafford 22 KY KY April 18 * G.B. Brown 37 1901 Liza Green 27 October 26 Isaac Burks 45 2 PKE PKE PKE 1901 Sarah Elsic 31 2 JHN JHN January 2 Roscoe Burton 22 Stonemason LAW LAW LAW 1901 Ida Murray 19 (certificate not filled in) June 12 Mace Cantrill 21 JHN 1901 Lou Pendleton 18 JHN SCT JHN November 9 Charles J Castle 45 5 JHN 1901 Mary Elizabeth Sparks 31 LAW September 25 Hayes Castle 24 2 JHN JHN JHN 1901 Hattie J Castle 18 JHN JHN JHN April 1 * William Castle 25 1 1901 Martella Castle 21 1 January 31 Fred Caudill 19 KOX 1901 Louisa Centers 19 December 4 Daniel Centers 29 2 CLY CLY CLY 1901 Lucy Taylor 24 1 NC NC NC July 3 * Franklin Chandler 25 1901 Mary Jane Hamilton 18 JHN JHN August 12 Lewis Christian 66 2 TN 1901 Julia Conley 54 1 JHN JHN JHN May 17 Andrew Cole 36 2 1901 Laurabell Cole 22 2 February 6 * Birt Collins 19 JHN JHN JHN 1901 Minda Evens (Evans) 19 JHN JHN LAW February 6 Burt Colvin 19 1901 Minda Evans 19 December 18 Samuel Colvin 24 JHN 1901 Mary Lucinda Kestner 17 JHN JHN JHN April 11 John B Conley 23 2 JHN JHN 1901 Arminta Hitchcock 18 JHN JHN JHN November 28 * Leck Conley 21 JHN FLD LEE 1901 Perlina M.Salyer 18 JHN JHN HAR May 30 * Manford Conley 28 JHN JHN JHN 1901 Susan Meade 17 MAG JHN JHN June 19 Will Conley 25 Teacher JHN JHN JHN 1901 Ella Webb 21 JHN JHN JHN February 17 * Moses F. Cox 42 1 SCT SCT 1901 Rosa A. Wheeler 27 LAW JHN January 26 Richard M Curtis 21 JHN JHN JHN 1901 Loutisa Williams 17 JHN LAW SCT July 20 Harden Dale 23 2 VA VA 1901 Jamima Skaggs 22 1 JHN JHN JHN June 12 Freelan Daniel 20 JHN JHN JHN 1901 Rebecca J Borders 16 JHN LAW LAW November 7 Allen Daniels 22 1 JHN JHN LAW 1901 Lizzie Collinsworth 23 JHN VA July 4 Julius Daniels 18 JHN JHN JHN 1901 Nora Spears 18 JHN JHN JHN May 14 Adron Davis 18 PKE PKE PKE 1901 Cynthia Conley 16 JHN JHN JHN August 1 Lon Davis 22 JHN JHN JHN 1901 Rosella Webb 17 JHN JHN JHN January 13 George C Debord 20 LAW LAW LAW 1901 Nancy J Smith 16 LAW LAW October 17 Meredith Diles 20 MGN 1901 Martha Skaggs 16 November 5 Meredith Evans 57 2 RUS RUS RUS 1901 Martha Wallin 38 2 MGN September 4 V G Evans 35 2 JHN JHN MGN 1901 Lucy Osburn 32 2 JHN JHN JHN April 4 Edward Fairchild 22 JHN JHN JHN 1901 Laura Hitchcock 17 JHN JHN February 22 Joseph L Fairchild 38 2 JHN JHN JHN 1901 Sarah Vanhoose 30 1 JHN JHN JHN February 14 W S Flint 20 Photographer MOG MOG MOG 1901 Nannie McFarland 19 JHN March 6 Daniel W Frazier 29 FLD SCT SCT 1901 Malie Salyer 19 LAW LAW LAW June 16 William R Fyffe 21 JHN JHN JHN 1901 Ida Mae Prince 17 JHN LAW JHN March 3 Harrison Grim 42 2 JHN LAW 1901 Roseyan Rigsby 32 1 LAW LAW March 21 John William Hay LAW 23 1 JHN LAW LAW 1901 Sarah Emily Skaggs 19 JHN JHN JHN August 11 R G Hitchcock 63 1 JHN 1901 Anna Tackett 21 1 JHN October 1 B H Honeycutt 21 JHN VA JHN 1901 Belle Webb 16 JHN JHN VA December 25 Edgar Hurt 23 MOG MOG MOG 1901 Alice Rice 26 JHN JHN JHN November 10 * Alonzo Jackson 20 JHN VA JHN 1901 Flora Conley 18 JHN JHN VA January 19 Forrest Keaton 21 MOG 1901 Fancy J Skaggs 16 JHN June 10 * L.D. Kennard 47 2 Lawyer 1901 Alice Hodgins 45 3 July 1 * George Kirby 24 1901 Margie Cassady 24 August 24 * Millard Kelly 16 JHN 1901 Martha E. Gillem 14 JHN September 5 * Lloyd Long 26 JHN JHN JHN 1901 Jennie Rice 23 August 1 Forrest McCarty 20 JHN 1901 Rosa Curtis 18 JHN December 24 William M McCarty 32 1 Blacksmith JHN 1901 Mary Clark 16 JHN January 10 William McFaddin 28 JHN VA VA 1901 Jennie Conley 16 JHN JHN JHN January 24 Dock McKenzie 21 JHN 1901 Mary Spears 20 JHN February 23 Hardy H McKenzie 25 1 JHN 1901 Florence Gullett 19 May 5 John P McKenzie 39 2 JHN 1901 Lula Salyer 16 JHN January 30 Merida O McKenzie 25 JHN 1901 Cl1a M Green 21 October 29 Sebastian McKenzie 18 MOG SCT JHN 1901 Alla Blanton 18 JHN JHN HRL December 24 Willie McKenzie 21 JHN JHN JHN 1901 Luda Williams 19 JHN JHN JHN December 6 George W Meadows 19 JHN JHN JHN 1901 Susan Castle 21 JHN JHN JHN February 16 Aaron Meek 19 JHN JHN JHN 1901 Lizzie Catherine Salmons 18 JHN JHN JHN June 2 Winfrey Meek 20 JHN JHN JHN 1901 Vinie Penix 22 JHN JHN JHN December 7 Jack Miller BYD 22 LAW 1901 Virgie Stephens 18 JHN November 14 C B Murray JHN JHN JHN 1901 Luie Chandler JHN JHN JHN January 7 * John D. Moore 18 FLD VA FLD 1901 Susan E. Rifit 17 JHN FLD ELT January 10 * John Music 18 JHN JHN JHN 1901 Augusta Spriggs 21 JHN JHN VA March 9 Fred Pennington 21 JHN 1901 Jony Riggs 18 MOG March 7 * G.W.Phipps 18 MOG MOG LAW 1901 Minnie Salyer 18 JHN JHN HRL February 4 P Picklesimer 50 1 VA TN 1901 Melisa Ferguson 24 SCT JHN April 3 Thomas G Picklesimer 30 JHN JHN JHN 1901 Lottie Kazee 17 JHN October 28 William S Picklesimer 33 1 JHN 1901 Rebecca Jane Cantrell 22 January 3 A S Preston 24 JHN JHN JHN 1901 Loula Gibbs 18 JHN BRE JHN September 10 Alonzo Preston 23 JHN JHN JHN 1901 Lizzie Childers 17 JHN LAW JHN January 12 Hansford Preston 28 JHN JHN JHN 1901 Exer Walter 24 JHN JHN JHN June 4 J C Preston 20 JHN JHN JHN 1901 Zylpha Ward 18 JHN JHN JHN March 14 L T Preston 18 JHN JHN JHN 1901 Edney Clay 21 KY KY KY (certificate not returned) June 17 Esaw Ratliff 22 JHN JHN JHN 1901 Minta Z Rice 21 JHN JHN FLD July 11 * Farmer Rice 22 MAG JHN JHN 1901 Luella Long 20 JHN VA JHN January 3 Isaac B Rice 32 1 JHN JHN JHN 1901 Mariah Walter 32 1 JHN March 1 * Manford Rice 31 1 JHN JHN JHN 1901 Valencia Stapleton 20 JHN WV MAG July 31 James A Richmond 34 JHN SCTL JHN 1901 Sarah Wells 24 JHN JHN FLD November 4 Alonzo Rigsby MOG 21 ELT 1901 Alice R Smith 21 JHN February 13 Charley Roberts 21 JHN 1901 Ella Vanhoose 24 JHN JHN JHN October 24 Addie Salyer 26 JHN JHN JHN 1901 Cora Rice 20 JHN JHN JHN July 30 Harrison Salyer 20 JHN 1901 Flora Long 19 JHN December 18 Donnie Seagraves 19 1 JHN JHN JHN 1901 Katie Ferguson 22 l JHN VA JHN March 16 Elijah Skaggs 26 1 LAW 1901 Tilda A Della Rigsby 23 JHN July 13 Jesse Skaggs 29 JHN 1901 Elizabeth Medley 20 JHN January 14 Martin L Skaggs 21 JHN 1901 Frances Fyffe 23 JHN March 24 * Henry Smith 40 2 1901 Dora/Dory Elsic 22 November 22 Wilbur Spears 24 JHN JHN JHN 1901 Ella Wiley 17 JHN JHN JHN January 11 Floyd Spradlin 21 JHN 1901 Dovy Dale 17 JHN JHN June 6 * Haden Spradlin 22 JHN JHN JHN 1901 Dora A.Rice 16 JHN JHN JHN September 6 * George Spradlin 22 JHN JHN HRL 1901 Martha J. Fitch 14 JHN JHN JHN June 22 J H Spradlin 44 2 JHN JHN JHN 1901 Lorinda Davis 36 1 JHN JHN JHN November 26 * John Spriggs 37 2 JHN KY KY 1901 Matilda Young 32 1 LAW KY KY February 9 Frank Stambaugh 33 1 JHN FLD LAW 1901 Rosa Burchett 26 JHN August 8 Garfield Stambaugh 39 1 JHN KY KY 1901 Lou Akers 18 JHN JHN JHN March 27 * John Stafford 30 JHN JHN JHN 1901 Mary Ema Bayes 19 JHN JHN JHN October 12 * Hiram Standifer 34 1 JHN VA KY 1901 Elizabeth Dawson 21 JHN KY KY April 9 Manasseh Stapleton 19 JHN 1901 Julia E Trimble 22 JHN December 10 W A Stapleton 20 JHN SCT JHN 1901 Eliza Cox 17 JHN JHN JHN November 22 John R Sturgel 20 LAW JHN LAW 1901 Edna Daniel 16 JHN JHN LAW May 18 Jay Sublett 20 JHN 1901 Lode Webb 21 JHN JHN JHN November 30 * M.T. Swetnam 21 LAW JHN LAW 1901 Popy Flanery 21 BYD December 13 Samuel Tackett 18 JHN JHN JHN 1901 Mary Blanton 17 MGN JHN JHN January 8 C M Thomas 52 2 KY 1901 Lula Williams 14 JHN April 12 J P Tilson 35 2 LAW JHN SC 1901 Dorthaley Salyer 22 JHN JHN January 5 * Henry Elmer Trimble 22 JHN JHN JHN 1901 Martha Auxier 21 November 1 * Marion Travis 46 1 1901 Manta Tackett 19 December 23 Shelvy Trimble 21 JHN 1901 Coria Webb 17 JHN August 10 Earnest Vanhoose 24 JHN JHN JHN 1901 Mary Rice 22 JHN JHN JHN September 4 Hiram Vanover WIS 24 Teacher LET VA VA 1901 Daisy Rice 17 JHN JHN JHN December 24 Forrest Ward 24 1 JHN JHN LAW 1901 Harriett Stambaugh 24 1 JHN NC NC December 18 * Paris Ward 20 JHN JHN JHN 1901 Hattie Preston 18 LAW LAW LAW December 9 Francis Marion Ward 58 1 JHN 1901 Victoria Boyd 21 JHN July 19 * Sherman Ward 22 JHN JHN LAW 1901 Violey Mollett 19 MTN MTN MTN August 25 Fillmore Webb 21 JHN JHN FLD 1901 Geneva Hall 16 JHN LET JHN July 4 Sidney Webb 24 Merchant JHN JHN JHN 1901 Beulah C Preston 19 JHN JHN JHN April 18 Jacob G Wells,Jr. 22 JHN JHN JHN 1901 Leoty Preston 17 JHN JHN JHN May 2 Wiley H Wheeler 23 Doctor JHN JHN JHN 1901 Rosey Williams 20 JHN JHN December 12 * W.M.Whitt 19 MAG PKE MAG 1901 Nora Blanton 17 JHN JHN JHN January 24 Manis Williams 21 JHN 1901 Laura Skaggs 23 LAW October 18 Flem Wright 22 MGN 1901 Millie Lyon 25 LAW November 28 Thomas Henry Wright 17 MGN 1901 Minnie Stepleton 15 JHN June 26 * William M. Young 22 JHN JHN JHN 1901 Mary E. Burton 18 JHN JHN JHN
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