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1. | John H Gilcrist was born on 26 Sep 1928 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA (son of William Gilcrist, I and Cleo Waters); died on 20 Jan 2012 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA. |
2. | William Gilcrist, I was born on 5 Jan 1903 in Mobile, Alabama, USA (son of Fred Gilcrese and Sarah Murphy); died in in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA. William married Cleo Waters on 4 Sep 1928 in Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA. Cleo (daughter of Charles Waters and Edith Brittingham, daughter of William Purnell and Edith Brittingham) was born on 7 Jun 1910 in Snow Hill, Worcester, Maryland, USA; died on 20 Mar 1974 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; was buried in 201 South 30th street, Penbrook, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
3. | Cleo Waters was born on 7 Jun 1910 in Snow Hill, Worcester, Maryland, USA (daughter of Charles Waters and Edith Brittingham, daughter of William Purnell and Edith Brittingham); died on 20 Mar 1974 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; was buried in 201 South 30th street, Penbrook, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA.
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4. | Fred Gilcrese Fred married Sarah Murphy. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
5. | Sarah Murphy
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6. | Charles Waters was born in 1885. Charles married Edith Brittingham. Edith (daughter of Charles Brittingham and Mary K Schoffield, daughter of Mary K Schoffield) was born on 24 Nov 1889 in Snow Hill, Worcester, Maryland, USA; died on 30 Apr 1938 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; was buried in 201 South 30th street, Penbrook, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
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14. | Charles Brittingham was born in in Maryland, USA. Charles married Mary K Schoffield. Mary was born in in Maryland, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
15. | Mary K Schoffield was born in in Maryland, USA.
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