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218: : accessed 5 July 2020), Lilliun Richards in household of Derry Richards, Justice Precinct 5, Wood, Texas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 146, sheet 11B, family 186, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,681.
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