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932:D. Williams
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702:J.A. Gillen
625:Butterworth
257:Polly Damon
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956:Categories
881:A.H. Smith
877:A.E. Smith
825:R. Newkirk
822:D. Newkirk
808:McLaughlin
727:Gurley Sr.
723:Gurley Jr.
654:Cunningham
512:1860-04-06
478:1902-04-18
418:References
391:Later life
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769:W. Kelley
766:J. Kelley
743:W. Higdon
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717:Griffiths
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615:E. Briggs
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78:Successor
67:Called by
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895:T. Smith
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790:Linkhart
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686:Ettinger
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602:L. Booth
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903:Spencer
874:Slauter
853:Russell
850:Rushton
839:Ralston
796:Luffman
781:Lambert
763:Kahtava
711:Graffeo
708:Gleazer
676:Edwards
637:Caswell
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587:Belrose
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906:Stuart
868:Shippy
859:Sekine
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842:Rasey
833:Oxley
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