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James married Amanda J Filkill in 1875. Amanda (daughter of George Filkill and Phebe Linzy) was born in May 1848 in Montgomery, Franklin, Pennsylvania, USA; died about 1920. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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Family/Spouse: George Preston. George was born in 1870. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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Notes: Buried: Family/Spouse: Charlie McPherson. Charlie was born about 1892 in Virginia, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Elvira married John Matthews on 25 May 1910 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA. John (son of William Frank Matthews and Nellie Mathews) was born on 12 Jan 1891 in Steelton, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; died on 5 Feb 1953 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; was buried in 201 South 30th street, Penbrook, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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Notes: Buried: Family/Spouse: Beatrice McPherson. Beatrice (daughter of Benjamin McPherson and Ellen Hill) was born on 15 Jul 1911; died on 25 Sep 1952 in Norfolk, Virginia, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Earl married Madaline Brown on 6 Feb 1923 in Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA. Madaline was born in 1909. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
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Notes: Buried: Family/Spouse: Margaret L McPherson. Margaret was born on 15 May 1928; died on 2 Jun 2005; was buried in Annville, Lebanon, Pennsylvania, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
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Notes: Service Number: 922 56 58 Family/Spouse: Naomi C Shaw. Naomi (daughter of Joseph S. Shaw and Ada Mae Hill) was born in 1903 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; died on 12 Sep 1971 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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Notes: Died: Marian married Joseph Earl Griffin on 28 Jun 1943 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA. Joseph was born in 1922. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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16. | ![]() ![]() Notes: When Barbara Anna Matthews was born on June 21, 1934, in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, her father, Lawrence, was 22, and her mother, Naomi Shaw, was 31. She had four brothers. She died on March 15, 1935, in her hometown within a year of her birth, and was buried in Penbrook, Pennsylvania. |
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