Surname Saturday: Prince

The PRINCE surname is in Eileen's paternal line. The origins of the surname are as yet unknown.

Stories and history:

Ahnentafel # 47: Margaret Emley PRINCE (c1835-     ). Margaret was born circa 1835 in Kentukcy, according to the 1870 census.  She married August 15, 1857 to David C. DUNAWAY. David was born September 1833 in Kentucky, the son of Benjamin Evans and Martha Hogg (MIZE) DUNAWAY.  The family appears in the 1870 census of Graves County, Kentucky, and the 1900 census of Marshall County, Kentucky.  They may be in the 1880 census of Gibson County, Tennessee.  They had at least 2 children.

This is a relatively new line to research, and there is much to discover.  A cursory search of the 1850 census in Kentucky shows one possibility, a Margaret PRINCE born circa 1839 in the household of Wilson PRINCE in Lawrence County, Kentucky.  Wilson aged 25, born in Virginia, could be a brother.
 

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Family Milestones: April 3rd

My maternal 4th-great grandparents, Peter Kirkpatrick SWAFFORD and Mary Ann CROCKETT were married on this date in 1853 in Owen County, Indiana.  Peter was born June 12, 1827 in Mississippi, the son of Larkin and Nancy (________) SWAFFORD.  Mary Ann was born 1835 in Owen County, Indiana, the daughter of David and Mary Ann (NOSLER) CROCKETT.  Peter and Mary Ann raised 3 children in Bean Blossom Township, Monroe County, Indiana and Franklin and Washington Townships, Owen County, Indiana.  Mary Ann died in 1865.  Peter died in 1885 in Spencer, Owen County, Indiana.

My paternal 3rd-great grandaunt, Anna Nancy PETRY, was born on this date in 1787 in York County, Pennsylvania.  Anna was the daughter of George and Maria Catharina (KALTREIDER) PETRY, and the older sister of my Barbara PETRY.  Anna married David NEFF.  I do not have dates of birth or death for David.  Anna died March 3, 1807.  Nothing further is known at this time.

My maternal 3rd-great granduncle, Henry Mills POE, was born on this date in 1858 in Morgan County, Indiana.  Henry was the son of Isaac S. and Hannah (MILLS) POE, and the younger brother of my Elizabeth Caroline POE.  Henry was an insurance agent and lived in Norton and Labette County, Kansas.  Last known living in 1920 census in Labette County, Kansas.

My paternal 6th-great granduncle, Johannes SCHERCH, was born on this date in 1701.  Johannes was the son of Ulrich and Barbara (GRUNDBACHER) SCHURCH, an the older brother of my Ulrich SCHERCH.  Nothing further is known at this time.

My maternal 3rd-great granduncle, Pleasant E. POE, was born on this date in 1861 in Morgan County, Indiana.  Pleasant was the son of Isaac S. and Hannah (MILLS) POE, and the younger brother of my Elizabeth Caroline POE.  Pleasant lived in Richardson and Lancaster Counties, Nebraska.  Last known living in 1920 census in Lancaster County, Nebraska.


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Family Milestones: April 2nd

My paternal 5th-great grandaunt, Elizabeth CHEW, married on this date in 1783 to Samuel STILES.  Elizabeth was the daughter of Rev. Jesse and Mary (RICHARDS) CHEW, and the older sister of my Nathaniel CHEW.  I do not have dates of birth or death for Samuel.  Elizabeth was born circa 1763 in Gloucester County, New Jersey.  Nothing further is known at this time.

My maternal 6th-great granduncle, Daniel HEATON, was born on this date in 1717.  Daniel was the son of Samuel and Susan (HAWES) HEATON, and the younger brother of my John HEATON.  Daniel died in 1796.  Nothing further is known at this time.

My paternal 3rd-great grandaunt, Elizabeth PETRY, was born on this date in 1794 in York County, Pennsylvania.  Elizabeth was the daughter of George and Maria Catarina (KALTREIDER) PETRY, and the older sister of my Barbara PETRY.  Elizabeth married Peter MILLER.  Nothing further is known at this time.

My maternal 4th-great grandaunt, Sarah JACOBS, was born on this date in 1810 in Adams County, Ohio. Sarah was the daughter of James Thomas and Isabella (FEILY) JACOBS, and the older sister of my Elizabeth JACOBS.  Sarah married James JOHNSTON on April 8, 1830 in Brown County, Ohio.  Nothing further is known at this time. 
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Family Milestones: April 1st

My paternal 3rd-great granduncle, Jacob WEHRLY, married on this date in 1841 in Tuscarawas County, Ohio to Rebecca HAWK.  Jacob was the son of Heinrich and Christina (SAUBEL) WEHRLY, and the younger brother of my Johannes WEHRLY.  Jacob was born December 13, 1820 in York County, Pennsylvania.  Rebecca was born August 11, 1820 in Carroll County, Ohio, the daughter of John HAWK.  They had 3 children.  Jacob was a farmer.  Both died sometime after 1884, when they were mentioned in the Tuscarawas County, Ohio county history.
 
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Family Milestones: March 31st

My maternal 6th-great grandaunt, Hannah MILLS, married on this date in 1774 to Manlove WHEELER.  Hannah was the daughter of Henry and Hannah (THORNBURG) MILLS, and the younger sister of my Aaron MILLS.  Hannah was born August 25, 1752.  I do not have dates of birth or death for Manlove.  They had 8 children.  Hannah's death was recorded 3rd month, 27th day of 1790 at Deep River Monthly Meeting, Guilford County, North Carolina.

My maternal 5th-great grandaunt, Jean RAINS, was born on this date in 1794.  Jean was the daughter of Anthony and Nancy (GRAHAM) RAINS, and the younger sister of my Elizabeth RAINS.  Nothing further is known at this time.

My paternal 7th-great grandfather, Thomas PHILBRICK, was born on this date in 1688 in Hampton, Province of New Hamshire.  Thomas was the son of Samuel and Jane (________) PHILBRICK.  Thomas married Abigail ________.  They had 5 children.  I do not have dates of birth or death for Abigail.  Thomas died February 15, 1748 in Hampton, Province of New Hampshire. 

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Tombstone Tuesday: Lisle E. and Cora E. (Baldauf) Wehrly

Lisle E. and Cora E. (BALDAUF) WEHRLY are buried in the Salamonia Cemetery, Madison Township, Jay County, Indiana. Lisle E. WEHRLY is my 1st cousin twice removed, the son of Alva Monroe and Emma C. (YAEGER) WEHRLY.

Source: Salamonia Cemetery (Jay County, Indiana), Lisle E. and Cora Wehrly marker, photographed by Travis LeMaster, 26 March 2009. 

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Family Milestones: March 30th

My maternal 6th-great granduncle, John GROENENDYKE, married on this date in 1797 in New Brunswick, Middlesex County, New Jersey to Lucretia DeRAPALJE.  John was the son of Johannes and Sarah Ann (LAKE) GROENENDYKE, and the younger brother of my Nicholas GROENENDYKE.  John was born June 5, 1756 in Kingston, Middlesex County, New Jersey.  I do not have dates of birth or death for Lucretia.  John died November 1, 1824 in Eugene Township, Vermillion County, Indiana.

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Ellen (King) Wright (1868-1913)

Ellen (KING) WRIGHT (1868-1913) was my maternal 2nd-great grandmother.  I have not been able to yet trace the origins of the KING line back to the old country.

The following facts about Ellen's life are known:

• Birth: She was born August 24, 1868 in Frankton, Madison County, Indiana, the daughter of Daniel and Elizabeth (SHAW) KING.
• Census: 1870 - She appears in the Daniel KING household in Monroe Township, Madison County, Indiana.
• Census: 1880 - She appears in the William COCHRAN household in Monroe Township, Madison County, Indiana.
• Marriage: She married John William WRIGHT on May 13, 1888 in Madison County, Indiana.
• Census:1900 - She appears in the John W. WRIGHT household in Monroe Township, Madison County, Indiana.
• Census: 1910 - She appears in the John W. WRIGHT household in Monroe Township, Madison County, Indiana.
• Death: She died December 24, 1913 in Monroe Township, Madison County, Indiana.  Cause of death: mitral regurgitation
• Obituary: Her obituary appeared December 26, 1913 in the Alexandria Times-Tribune
• Burial: She is buried in the I.O.O.F. cemetery in Alexandria, Madison County, Indiana.

The following facts need further research and/or documentation to complete my research:

• Children: The 1910 census indicated that she was the mother of 4 children, with only 2 living.  Need to try to identify names and birth/death dates of these other infants.
• Obituary: Need to seek out obituaries printed in other local papers (Anderson, Elwood, etc.)

Ancestry of Ellen (KING) WRIGHT (1868-1913), Ahnentafel # 25 in my ancestry:


Ahnentafel # 50: Daniel KING (1820-1876); Ohio>Madison Co., IN


Ahnentafel # 100: William KING (c1790-1869); North Carolina>Wabash Co., IN


Related blog posts: 

• Tombstone Tuesday: John William and Ellen (King) Wright 

• Today in my database: Ellen King (b. August 24, 1868)

Family Milestones: March 29th

My maternal 3rd-great grandaunt, Clarrissa A. WRIGHT, was born on this date in 1856 in Brown County, Ohio.  Clarrissa was the daughter of John and Anna (WARDLOW) WRIGHT, and the younger sister of my Joseph W. WRIGHT.  Clarrissa was married on September 25, 1878 in Brown County, Ohio to William Henry BALLEIN.  William was born January 1847 in Ohio.  They had at least 2 children.  Clarrissa died September 27, 1884 in Brown County, Ohio.  William died after the 1900 census, when he was living in Brown County, Ohio.

My paternal 6th-great granduncle, William HAINES, was born on this date in 1739 in Burlington County, New Jersey.  William was the son of Jeremiah and Hannah (BONNELL) HAINES, and the older brother of my Robert HAINES.  William married Mary EASTLACK.  I do not have dates of birth or death for Mary.  They had at least 1 child.  Nothing further is known at this time. 

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2010 Census: Your Community's Participation Rate

Have you received your 2010 census form?  If you did, did you fill it out?  What about your neighbors?

Now you can track the participation rates of your community, county or state through the 2010 Participation Rates webpage at the home of the 2010 census. 


This website is a collaboration between the U.S. Census Bureau and Google.  I had trouble getting the site to work with just a zip code, so instead clicked on the state map, and then zoomed into the local community.

I was surprised to see the rate of participation in my community.  Right now it stands at 56%.  We have not received our form yet at my house.  Perhaps we'll receive a visit later in the year.

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Family Milestones: March 28th

My maternal grandaunt, Clara Ellen WRIGHT, was born on this date in 1916 in Monroe Township, Madison County, Indiana.  Clara Ellen was the daughter of Virgil Lee and Edna Muriel (PIERCE) WRIGHT, and the older sister of my William Lee WRIGHT.  Clara Ellen married December 8, 1945 to John M. HIGH.  John was born September 13, 1919 in Rowesburg, West Virginia.  They had 2 children.  John died September 21, 1992 in Anderson, Madison County, Indiana.  Clara Ellen died August 12, 2005 in Anderson, Madison County, Indiana.  Both are buried in the Park View Cemetery in Alexandria, Madison County, Indiana.

My maternal 7th-great grandfather, Johannis ANTONIDES, was born on this date in 1683 in Franeker, Netherlands.  Johannis was the son of Vincentius and Anatie (VAN COUVENHAVEN) ANTONIDES.  Johannis married in 1724 to Annetje COUWENHOVEN, daughter of Peter Willemsen and Patience (DAWS) COUWENHOVEN.  They had at least 2 children.  Nothing further is known at this time.

My maternal 5th-great grandaunt, Frances PUTMAN, married on this date in 1835 in Monroe County, Indiana to Alexander CLEVELAND.   Frances was the daughter of James and Elizabeth (KENDRICK) PUTMAN, and the younger sister of my Mary PUTMAN.  Frances was born circa 1805.  I do not have dates of birth and death of Alexander.  Nothing further is known at this time.

My maternal 7th-great grandparents, James HODGKINS and Elizabeth EVANS, were married on this date in 1752 in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania.  Elizabeth was born circa 1737 in Pennsylvania.  I do not have dates of birth or death for James.  They had at least 6 children.  Elizabeth died about 1814 in Pleasant Township, Clermont County, Ohio.


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Family Milestones: March 27th

My maternal 3rd-great grandaunt, Mary Ann BEALS, was born on this date in 1859 in Westfield, Hamilton County, Indiana.  Mary Ann was the daughter of John T. and Mary (DAVIS) BEALS, and the younger sister of my Nathan Thomas BEALS.  Mary Ann married February 27, 1884 to Joseph Edwin GILBERT, son of P.M. and Emily (________) GILBERT.  Joseph was born December 30, 1862 in Kewanne, Illinois.  They had 3 children and lived in Crawford County, Kansas and Kingfisher County, Oklahoma.  I do not have dates of death for either Mary Ann or Joseph.

My paternal 3rd-great grandaunt, Catherine PETRY, married on this date in 1810 to George MILLER.  Catherine was the daughter of George and Mary Catharina (KALTREIDER) PETRY, and the older sister of my Barbara PETRY.  Catherine was born April 9, 1790 in York County, Pennsylvania.  George was born March 30, 1786 in Mannheim Township, York County, Pennsylvania.  They had 7 children.  George died August 29, 1825 in York County, Pennsylvania.  Catherine died August 9, 1881 in Preble County, Ohio.

My paternal 4th-great granduncle, Amos SUTTON, married on this date in 1817 in Greene County, Ohio to Sarah LIPPENCOTT.  Amos was the son Cornelius and Elizabeth (APPLEGATE) SUTTON, and the younger brother of my Sarah SUTTON.  Amos was born on October 17, 1789 in New Jersey.  I do not have dates of birth and death for Sarah.  They had 8 children.   Amos died February 9, 1870 in Clarke County, Ohio. 

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Sometimes an error isn't an error

One of the great things about RootsMagic is the ability to do a 'problem search' in my database. One of the bad things about the search is that my database seems to have too many errors. While some of them are from times when I've imported data from others, there are some that are there because I've created typos or just haven't been thorough in my research.

In trying to catch some of the errors, I ran the report to show those individuals in the database who died with an age greater than 100 years. The first individual listed was William Applegate, who showed at age 105 at death. I had his date of birth as circa 1733 in Burlington County, New Jersey and his death as circa 1838 in Corydon, Indiana. My sources for both of these loose dates were from "A history of Adams County, Ohio.." as below:

 

Granted, this may not be the best source, but it is a source nonetheless.  Will have to continue to look into old William to see if he really was 105 years of age, but for now, will ignore this supposed error in my RootsMagic database.

William is not a blood relative, but his daughter, Catherine, married Robert WRIGHT, my maternal 6th-great granduncle.  Apparently, the Wrights and the Applegates migrated together into the Brown County, Ohio area in the early 1800s.  More to research.

Family Milestones: March 26th

My maternal 5th-great grandmother, Mary Ann NOSLER, was born on this date in 1803 in Virginia, or perhaps not.  Another source has conflicting dates.  Mary was the daughter of Conrad and Sarah (PAINS) NOSLER.  She married circa 1820 in Anderson County, Tennessee to David CROCKETT, son of Alexander and Elizabeth (WATKINS) CROCKETT.  David was born circa 1794 in Virginia.  They had 8 children.  David died August 1854 in Owen County, Indiana.  Mary Ann died August 7, 1872 in Owen County, Indiana.

My paternal 3rd-great grandaunt, Margaret JACOBS, married on this date in 1863 in Wayne County, Ohio to Benjamin DREIBLEBEIS.  Margaret was the daughter of David and Barbara (BYERS) JACOBS, and the younger sister of my Susan JACOBS.  Margaret was born February 11, 1839 in Congress Township, Wayne County, Ohio.  I do not have dates of birth or death for Benjamin.  Margaret died October 9, 1913.  Nothing further is known at this time. 

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Family Milestones: March 25th

My maternal 4th-great granduncle, Preston WARDLAW, married on this date in 1831 in Brown County, Ohio to Nancy WISBY.  Preston was the son of Samuel and Elizabeth (NESBIT) WARDLAW, and the older brother of my Anna WARDLOW.  Preston was born circa 1803 in Ohio.  Nancy was born circa 1811 in Ohio.  They had 3 children and lived in Brown County, Ohio.  Nancy died sometime after the 1860 census.  Preston died September 2, 1875 in Brown County, Ohio.

My maternal 5th-great grandaunt, Maris MILLS, married on this date in 1809 to William LOCKE.  Maris was the daughter of Aaron and Charity (MENDENHALL) MILLS, and the younger sister of my Henry MILLS.  Maris' birth was recorded on 4th month, 7th day in 1784 at Deep River Monthly Meeting, Guilford County, North Carolina.  I do not have dates of birth or death for William.  Maris died in 1858.  Nothing further is known at this time.

My paternal 7th-great grandfather, Jeremiah HAINES, was born on this date in 1713 in Burlington County, New Jersey.  Jeremiah was the son of William and Sarah (PAINE) HAINES.  Jeremiah married September 6, 1736 in Burlington County, New Jersey to Hannah BONNELL, daughter of Robert and Frances (GOODWIN) BONNELL.  I do not know when Hannah was born.  They raised 7 children in Burlington County, New Jersey.  Hannah died August 15, 1754 in Burlington County, New Jersey.  Jeremiah died October 30, 1774 in Burlington County, New Jersey.


My paternal 3rd-great grandmother, Rachel H. GARY, was born on this date in 1816 in Fairfield County, Ohio.  Rachel married January 1, 1835 in Hardin County, Ohio to George J. HALEY.  George was born December 14, 1814 in Basel, Switzerland.  They had 10 children and lived in Fairfield, Morrow, Marion and Erie Counties, Ohio.  George was a minister of the Evangelical Association.  George died February 27, 1888 in Huron Township, Erie County, Ohio.  Rachel died November 25, 1897 in Erie County, Ohio.  Both are buried in the Scotts Cemetery, Huron, Erie County, Ohio.


My maternal 5th-great granduncle, William PUTMAN, was born on this date in 1813.  William was the son of James and Elizabeth (KENDRICK) PUTMAN, and the younger brother of my Mary PUTMAN. William married April 5, 1831 in Monroe County, Indiana to Sarah HEAD.  Sarah died 1864 in Linn County, Missouri. They had 10 children. William married February 28, 1865 to Rachel ______.  Rachel was born circa 1813 and died 1881 in Linn County, Missouri.  William died July 3, 1887 in Linn County, Missouri.

 
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Albert Leroy Adams: World War I Draft Registration

 

Albert Leroy ADAMS was born February 13, 1882 in Mercer County, Ohio, the son of Jonathan and Mary Jane (RIDDLE) ADAMS.  Mary Jane (RIDDLE) ADAMS later became the 3rd wife of Dr. Ezekiel Cooper CHEW.  Albert was also the brother of Bertha ADAMS, who married Donavan R. CHEW, son of Dr. Ezekiel Cooper and Caroline (WOOLSTON) CHEW.  So even though he is not a blood relative, I have tried to keep track of him as part of the family picture.

Though hard to read, Albert was 36 years old at the time of this draft registration, a resident of North Liberty, St. Joseph County, Indiana.  His occupation was that of a self-employed contractor. I am not quite able to make out the name of his closest living relative.  Can you?

[Update: 3/4/12 - A reader contacted me and believes that the name of his nearest living relative is "Wife Mabel Adams".  Believe this is correct.]

Source: Ancestry.com. World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005. Original data: United States, Selective Service System. World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration. M1509, 4,582 rolls. Imaged from Family History Library microfilm.

 

Wordless Wednesday

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Family Milestones: March 24th

My paternal great-grandfather, Eli Weldon HALEY, was born on this date in 1866 in Erie County, Ohio.  Eli was the son of George Washington and Mary Jane (SHERRICK) HALEY.  Eli married July 21, 1888 in Jay County, Indiana to Cora Belle METZNER, daughter of John Adam and Clara (MOULTON) METZNER.  Cora was born August 21, 1868 in Jay County, Indiana.  Eli was a farmer in Noble Township, Jay County, Indiana.  They had 7 children.  Cora died April 28, 1955 in Jay County, Indiana.  Eli died June 14, 1957 in Jay County, Indiana.  Both are buried in the Mt. Zion Cemetery, Jay County, Indiana.

My paternal 3rd-great grandaunt, Hannah MAXSON, was born on this date in 1806 in Clark County, Ohio.  Hannah was the daughter of Jesse and Sarah (SUTTON) MAXSON, and the older sister of my Prudence MAXSON.  Hannah married January 1, 1824 to Samuel LIPPENCOTT.  Samuel was born April 22, 1803 in Pike Township, Clark County, Ohio, the son of Samuel and Amy (MAXSON) LIPPENCOTT. They raised 10 children in Logan County, Ohio.  Samuel died November 16, 1859 in Logan County, Ohio.  Hannah died in 1892.

My paternal 2nd-great grandaunt, Mary A. METZNER, was born on this date in 1862 in Jay County, Indiana.  Mary was the daughter of John and Catherine (YOUNG) METZNER, and the younger sister of my John Adam METZNER.  Mary married March 4, 1888 in Jay County, Indiana to Harvey A. HUEY.  Harvey was born December 1866 in Indiana.  He was a Baptist minister.  They lived in Fond Du Lac County, Wisconsin, Noble County, Indiana and Genesee County, Michigan.  Harvey died in 1947.  Mary died in 1925.

 

Family Milestones: March 23rd

My paternal 3rd-great grandparents, David SHERRICK and Susan JACOBS, were married on this date in 1843 in Wayne County, Ohio.  David was born October 18, 1823 in York County, Pennsylvania, the son of David and Eve (________) SHERRICK.  Susan was born August 18, 1825 in Warrington Township, York County, Pennsylvania, the daughter of David and Barbara (BYERS) JACOBS.  They lived in Wayne, Medina and Ashland Counties, Ohio.  They had 9 children.  Susan died February 24, 1864 in Mifflin Township, Ashland County, Ohio.  David died September 30, 1914 in Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio.

 

Tombstone Tuesday: Graves Family: Arthur, Carrie, Cledith & Sadie

My cousin, Sara Roselinni, was nice enough to provide these photographs of the tombstones of her grandparents and great-grandparents.  Her grandfather, Dr. Cledith O. Graves (1897-1959) was the son of Arthur E. (1871-1920) and Carrie Mae (HALEY) GRAVES (1877-1956).  These graves are in Midland, Michigan.

Carrie Mae (HALEY) GRAVES was the daughter of George Washington and Mary Jane (SHERRICK) HALEY, and the younger sister of my paternal great-grandfather, Eli Weldon HALEY. 

Arthur E. GRAVES was born August 1871 in Indiana. He married Carrie Mae HALEY on February 23, 1895 in Jay County, Indiana.  In the 1900 census, they were living in Noble Township, Jay County, Indiana.  In the 1910 census, they were living in the 2nd ward of Midland, Midland County, Michigan.  In the 1920 census, they were living in the 3rd ward of Pontiac, Oakland County, Michigan.  Arthur was a carpenter.  He died in 1920.  Carrie died in 1956.

Cledith O. GRAVES was born November 1897 in Indiana.  He married Sadie F. BELITZ.  Sadie was born in 1897.  Cledith was a doctor.  He died 1959 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois.  Sadie died in 1989 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois. 


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