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1507:Thomas Leahy
1423:Frank R. Day
1418:Henry Hammel
1379:Bernard Cohn
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1655:D. E. Miles
1631:O. H. Bliss
1473:John Osborn
1344:George Fall
1302:Thomas Goss
1281:J. G. Bower
1185:(1870–1889)
1126:John Turner
912:John Goller
793:Peter Baltz
768:(1850–1870)
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594:(1850–1889)
175:California/
162:Los Angeles
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1597:J. H. Book
1394:C. C. Lips
1321:C. N. Earl
1227:Oscar Macy
1219:John Jones
1110:Eli Taylor
886:Ezra Drown
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693:MacDougall
380:MacDougall
187:References
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977:Obed Macy
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608:Alexander
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325:S. Foster
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1690:5th Ward
1610:4th Ward
1454:3rd Ward
1332:2nd Ward
1254:B. Valle
1204:1st Ward
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