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| Name | James A Polston [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10] | ||||
| Suffix | I | ||||
| Born | Feb 1849
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| Gender | Male | ||||
| Residence | 1880
Steelton, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA
[9]
– Marital Status: Widower; Relation to Head: Brother | ||||
| Residence | 1900
Ward 9, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA
[11]
– Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head: Head | ||||
| Residence | 1910
Ward 2, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA
[5]
– Marital Status: Married; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head: Head; Relation to Head: Boarder | ||||
| Newspaper Clipping | 18 Jun 1913
Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA
[12]
– James A Holston of 312 South 14th street and Horse Jenny Run-Over by Truck_18 Jun 1913 | ||||
| Residence | 1920
Ward 2, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA
[3]
– Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head: Head | ||||
| Death | 1927
818 South 14th Street, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA
[13]
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| Name | James O Poulston [11] | ||||
| Name | James Polston [13] | ||||
| Died | 2 May 1927
Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA
[1]
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| Buried |
201 South 30th, Penbrook, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA
[1]
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| Person ID | I3741
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| Father | Father Unknown Polston b. Abt 1825 | |
| Relationship | natural | |
| Mother | Mother Unknown Polston b. Abt 1825 | |
| Relationship | natural | |
| Family ID | F2723
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| Family 1 | Lucinda Williams (Age 66 years) b. 1861, Virginia, USA d. 25 Jan 1927, 313 South 14th, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 66 years) | |||||||||
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| Family ID | F4986
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| Married | 1881 [11]
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| Family ID | F1240
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| Family 3 | Jane Bosley (Age 51 years) b. 1 Mar 1858, Maryland, USA d. 7 May 1909, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 51 years) | |||||
| Married | 1881 [11]
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| Last Modified | 1 Nov 2024 | |||||
| Family ID | F2729
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| Family 4 | Martha Polston (Age < 29 years) b. Abt 1850 d. Bef 1880, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA (Age < 29 years) | |||||
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| Last Modified | 1 Nov 2024 | |||||
| Family ID | F2730
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