Loretta Lee COSTAR

(20 APR 1993-___ )

• Birth:  20 APR 1993, Llano County, TX
• Scholastic Achievement:  National American University, Denver, CO

Father: Charles Kenneth COSTAR
Mother: Terri Jo LEVENSAILOR

 
                                                                             _Burdette COSTAR_
                                                                            |   (1884-1976) m 1906        
                                                   _Kenneth Burdette COSTAR_|                             
                                                  |   (1913-1984) m 1937    |_Sylvia May HORNER_
                                                  |                             (1888-1967) m 1906        
                          _Donald Burdette COSTAR_|                                                       
                         |  (1939-1976) m 1966    |                          _John Halvorson BUFLOD_
                         |                        |                         |   (1882-1965) m 1909        
                         |                        |_Gerda Johanna BUFLOD____|                             
                         |                            (1911-1994) m 1937    |_Ima True Lovesetter JORDETH_
                         |                                                      (1879-1955) m 1909        
 _Charles Kenneth COSTAR_|                                                                                
|  (1966-___ ) m 1988    |                                                                                
|                        |                                                                                
|                        |                                                                                
|                        |_Doris Jeanne ENICH_____                                                        
|                           (1944-___ ) m 1966                                                            
|                                                                                                         
|--Loretta Lee COSTAR                                                                                 
|   (1993-___ )                                                                                 
|                                                                                                         
|                                                                                                         
|                                                                                                         
|                         _Billy Joe LEVENSAILOR__                                                        
|                        |                                                                                
|                        |                                                                                
|_Terri Jo LEVENSAILOR___|                                                                                
   (1970-___ ) m 1988    |                                                                                
                         |                                                                                
                         |_Hope Jeanette EVANS____                                                        
                            (1946-___ ) m 1969                                                            
                                                                                                          

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Lyle John COSTAR

(JUL 1940-___ )

• Birth:  JUL 1940, Hazel, Hamlin, SD

Father: Kenneth Burdette COSTAR
Mother: Gerda Johanna BUFLOD

Family 1: Bette Kay OTTO

• Marriage:  26 DEC 1964, Llano, Llano, TX

1. + Kay Lynn COSTAR

 
                                                                                 _William Thomas COSTAR_
                                                                                |   (1814-1900) m 1847     
                                                         _Harry COSTAR__________|                             
                                                        |  (1849-1933) m 1882   |_Elizabeth Burridge DORAN_
                                                        |                           (1816-1903) m 1847     
                           _Burdette COSTAR_____________|                                                  
                          |   (1884-1976) m 1906        |                        _John WALLACE_
                          |                             |                       |   (1828-1915) m 1858     
                          |                             |_Ruth Augusta WALLACE__|                             
                          |                                (1864-1941) m 1882   |_Eliza Manetta ILLSLEY_
                          |                                                         (1835-1874) m 1858     
 _Kenneth Burdette COSTAR_|                                                                                
|   (1913-1984) m 1937    |                                                                                
|                         |                              _Alfred Watkins HORNER_                           
|                         |                             |  (1839-1904) m 1864                              
|                         |_Sylvia May HORNER___________|                                                  
|                             (1888-1967) m 1906        |                                                  
|                                                       |_Mariah B. KNIGHT______                           
|                                                          (1847-1926) m 1864                              
|--Lyle John COSTAR                                                                                 
|   (1940-___ )                                                                                 
|                                                                                                          
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|                          _John Halvorson BUFLOD_______                                                   
|                         |                                                                                
|                         |                                                                                
|_Gerda Johanna BUFLOD____|                                                                                
    (1911-1994) m 1937    |                                                                                
                          |                                                                                
                          |_Ima True Lovesetter JORDETH_                                                   
                              (1879-1955) m 1909                                                           
                                                                                                           

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Mabel COSTAR

(12 SEP 1888-19 JUN 1982)

• Birth:  12 SEP 1888, Union County, SD
• Death:  19 JUN 1982, Riverside County, CA
• Burial:  Melrose Abbey Memorial Park, Anaheim, CA

Father: Harry COSTAR
Mother: Ruth Augusta WALLACE

Family 1: Arthur Chester THOMPSON

• Marriage:  JAN 1907, Union County, SD

1. + Myrtle Alice THOMPSON
2.   Ralph R. THOMPSON
3. + Marion D. THOMPSON
4.   Owen THOMPSON

 
                                                                                                 
                                                                                                 
                        _William Thomas COSTAR____                                               
                       |   (1814-1900) m 1847                                                    
                       |                                                                         
 _Harry COSTAR_________|                                                                         
| (1849-1933) m 1882   |                                                                         
|                      |                                                                         
|                      |                                                                         
|                      |_Elizabeth Burridge DORAN_                                               
|                          (1816-1903) m 1847                                                    
|                                                                                                
|--Mabel COSTAR                                                                          
|   (1888-1982)                                                                          
|                                                  _John WALLACE__________                       
|                                                 |  (1802-1894) m 1824                          
|                       _John WALLACE_____________|                                              
|                      |                          |                        _Eliakim TUPPER_
|                      |                          |                       |   (1776-1843)        
|                      |                          |_Esther TUPPER_________|                          
|                      |                             (1804-1884) m 1824   |_Rebecca LOOMER_
|                      |                                                      (1785-1872)        
|_Ruth Augusta WALLACE_|                                                                         
  (1864-1941) m 1882   |                                                   _Randell ILLSLEY_
                       |                                                  | (1758-1828) m 1789   
                       |                           _Nathan Randal ILLSLEY_|                          
                       |                          |  (1791-1860) m 1817   |_Phebe Margaret KINNE_
                       |                          |                         (1768-1822) m 1789   
                       |_Eliza Manetta ILLSLEY____|                                              
                           (1835-1874) m 1858     |                        _John PORTER_
                                                  |                       | (1773-1834) m 1794   
                                                  |_Anna PORTER___________|                          
                                                     (1798-1873) m 1817   |_Amy MINER_
                                                                            (1770-1866) m 1794   

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Minnie COSTAR

(7 AUG 1890-2 JAN 1941)

• Birth:  7 AUG 1890, Alcester, Union, SD
• Death:  2 JAN 1941, Alcester, Union, SD
• Burial:  Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Alcester, SD

Father: Harry COSTAR
Mother: Ruth Augusta WALLACE

Family 1: Wilhelm Peter JACOBS

• Marriage:  8 NOV 1923, Lincoln County, SD

1. + Luverne William JACOBS
2. + Russell Delbert JACOBS

 
                                                                                                 
                                                                                                 
                        _William Thomas COSTAR____                                               
                       |   (1814-1900) m 1847                                                    
                       |                                                                         
 _Harry COSTAR_________|                                                                         
| (1849-1933) m 1882   |                                                                         
|                      |                                                                         
|                      |                                                                         
|                      |_Elizabeth Burridge DORAN_                                               
|                          (1816-1903) m 1847                                                    
|                                                                                                
|--Minnie COSTAR                                                                          
|   (1890-1941)                                                                          
|                                                  _John WALLACE__________                       
|                                                 |  (1802-1894) m 1824                          
|                       _John WALLACE_____________|                                              
|                      |                          |                        _Eliakim TUPPER_
|                      |                          |                       |   (1776-1843)        
|                      |                          |_Esther TUPPER_________|                          
|                      |                             (1804-1884) m 1824   |_Rebecca LOOMER_
|                      |                                                      (1785-1872)        
|_Ruth Augusta WALLACE_|                                                                         
  (1864-1941) m 1882   |                                                   _Randell ILLSLEY_
                       |                                                  | (1758-1828) m 1789   
                       |                           _Nathan Randal ILLSLEY_|                          
                       |                          |  (1791-1860) m 1817   |_Phebe Margaret KINNE_
                       |                          |                         (1768-1822) m 1789   
                       |_Eliza Manetta ILLSLEY____|                                              
                           (1835-1874) m 1858     |                        _John PORTER_
                                                  |                       | (1773-1834) m 1794   
                                                  |_Anna PORTER___________|                          
                                                     (1798-1873) m 1817   |_Amy MINER_
                                                                            (1770-1866) m 1794   

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Myrl Jasper COSTAR

(9 APR 1894-12 FEB 1976)

• Birth:  9 APR 1894, Alcester, Union, SD
• Death:  12 FEB 1976, Hawarden, Sioux, IA
• Burial:  Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Alcester, SD
• Personal notes at => [I044299]

Father: Harry COSTAR
Mother: Ruth Augusta WALLACE

Family 1: Mary DOUGLASS

• Marriage:  23 JUN 1920, Madelia, Watonwan, MN

Family 2: Marne Kristine HYLDAHL

• Marriage:  16 FEB 1956

 
                                                                                                 
                                                                                                 
                        _William Thomas COSTAR____                                               
                       |   (1814-1900) m 1847                                                    
                       |                                                                         
 _Harry COSTAR_________|                                                                         
| (1849-1933) m 1882   |                                                                         
|                      |                                                                         
|                      |                                                                         
|                      |_Elizabeth Burridge DORAN_                                               
|                          (1816-1903) m 1847                                                    
|                                                                                                
|--Myrl Jasper COSTAR                                                                          
|   (1894-1976)                                                                          
|                                                  _John WALLACE__________                       
|                                                 |  (1802-1894) m 1824                          
|                       _John WALLACE_____________|                                              
|                      |                          |                        _Eliakim TUPPER_
|                      |                          |                       |   (1776-1843)        
|                      |                          |_Esther TUPPER_________|                          
|                      |                             (1804-1884) m 1824   |_Rebecca LOOMER_
|                      |                                                      (1785-1872)        
|_Ruth Augusta WALLACE_|                                                                         
  (1864-1941) m 1882   |                                                   _Randell ILLSLEY_
                       |                                                  | (1758-1828) m 1789   
                       |                           _Nathan Randal ILLSLEY_|                          
                       |                          |  (1791-1860) m 1817   |_Phebe Margaret KINNE_
                       |                          |                         (1768-1822) m 1789   
                       |_Eliza Manetta ILLSLEY____|                                              
                           (1835-1874) m 1858     |                        _John PORTER_
                                                  |                       | (1773-1834) m 1794   
                                                  |_Anna PORTER___________|                          
                                                     (1798-1873) m 1817   |_Amy MINER_
                                                                            (1770-1866) m 1794   

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Scot Cordell COSTAR

(15 APR 1970-___ )

• Birth:  15 APR 1970, South Dakota
• Scholastic Achievement:  1999, MBA, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE
• Scholastic Achievement:  BA, Minnesota State University, Mankato, MN

Father: Cordell Elmer COSTAR
Mother: Judith Arlene KLINGBILE

Family 1: Coleen Ann CLARK

1.   Emily COSTAR
2.   Cordell COSTAR
3.   Deanna COSTAR

 
                                                                             _William Thomas COSTAR_
                                                                            |   (1814-1900) m 1847     
                                                      _Harry COSTAR_________|                          
                                                     | (1849-1933) m 1882   |_Elizabeth Burridge DORAN_
                                                     |                          (1816-1903) m 1847     
                           _Elmer COSTAR_____________|                                                 
                          |   (1899-1983) m 1931     |                       _John WALLACE_
                          |                          |                      |   (1828-1915) m 1858     
                          |                          |_Ruth Augusta WALLACE_|                          
                          |                            (1864-1941) m 1882   |_Eliza Manetta ILLSLEY_
                          |                                                     (1835-1874) m 1858     
 _Cordell Elmer COSTAR____|                                                                            
|   (1939-___ ) m 1965    |                                                                            
|                         |                                                                            
|                         |                                                                            
|                         |_Christine Helena FIEDLER_                                                  
|                             (1905-1997) m 1931                                                       
|                                                                                                      
|--Scot Cordell COSTAR                                                                             
|   (1970-___ )                                                                             
|                                                                                                      
|                                                                                                      
|                                                                                                      
|                          _Earl Leroy KLINGBILE_____                                                  
|                         |                                                                            
|                         |                                                                            
|_Judith Arlene KLINGBILE_|                                                                            
    (1943-___ ) m 1965    |                                                                            
                          |                                                                            
                          |_Arlene Louise PAULSEN____                                                  
                              (1924-2000) m 1942                                                       
                                                                                                       

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Shirley A. COSTAR

(17 SEP 1941-___ )

• Birth:  17 SEP 1941, Volga, Brookings, SD

Father: Elmer COSTAR
Mother: Christine Helena FIEDLER

Family 1: Gerald Leon SORSDAL

• Marriage:  2 APR 1965, Vancouver, Clark, WA
• Divorce:  SEP 1975, Alameda County, CA
• Divorce:  13 JAN 1993, Houston, Harris, TX
• Divorce:  

Family 2: David Jerry DEWHITT

• Marriage:  25 OCT 1996, Houston, Harris, TX

 
                                                   _William Thomas COSTAR____                        
                                                  |   (1814-1900) m 1847                             
                            _Harry COSTAR_________|                                                  
                           | (1849-1933) m 1882   |                                                  
                           |                      |_Elizabeth Burridge DORAN_                        
                           |                          (1816-1903) m 1847                             
 _Elmer COSTAR_____________|                                                                         
|   (1899-1983) m 1931     |                                                  _John WALLACE_
|                          |                                                 |  (1802-1894) m 1824   
|                          |                       _John WALLACE_____________|                          
|                          |                      |   (1828-1915) m 1858     |_Esther TUPPER_
|                          |                      |                             (1804-1884) m 1824   
|                          |_Ruth Augusta WALLACE_|                                                  
|                            (1864-1941) m 1882   |                           _Nathan Randal ILLSLEY_
|                                                 |                          |  (1791-1860) m 1817   
|                                                 |_Eliza Manetta ILLSLEY____|                          
|                                                     (1835-1874) m 1858     |_Anna PORTER_
|                                                                               (1798-1873) m 1817   
|--Shirley A. COSTAR                                                                          
|   (1941-___ )                                                                          
|                                                                                                    
|                                                                                                    
|                                                                                                    
|_Christine Helena FIEDLER_                                                                          
    (1905-1997) m 1931                                                                               
                                                                                                     

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Verna Mae COSTAR

(15 JAN 1938-___ )

• Birth:  15 JAN 1938, Castlewood, Hamlin, SD

Father: Kenneth Burdette COSTAR
Mother: Gerda Johanna BUFLOD

Family 1: Clifford Wilmer KNODEL

• Marriage:  14 OCT 1956, Freeman, Hutchinson, SD

1. + Steven W. KNODEL
2. + Keith A. KNODEL
3. + Karen KNODEL
4. + Kelly J. KNODEL

 
                                                                                 _William Thomas COSTAR_
                                                                                |   (1814-1900) m 1847     
                                                         _Harry COSTAR__________|                             
                                                        |  (1849-1933) m 1882   |_Elizabeth Burridge DORAN_
                                                        |                           (1816-1903) m 1847     
                           _Burdette COSTAR_____________|                                                  
                          |   (1884-1976) m 1906        |                        _John WALLACE_
                          |                             |                       |   (1828-1915) m 1858     
                          |                             |_Ruth Augusta WALLACE__|                             
                          |                                (1864-1941) m 1882   |_Eliza Manetta ILLSLEY_
                          |                                                         (1835-1874) m 1858     
 _Kenneth Burdette COSTAR_|                                                                                
|   (1913-1984) m 1937    |                                                                                
|                         |                              _Alfred Watkins HORNER_                           
|                         |                             |  (1839-1904) m 1864                              
|                         |_Sylvia May HORNER___________|                                                  
|                             (1888-1967) m 1906        |                                                  
|                                                       |_Mariah B. KNIGHT______                           
|                                                          (1847-1926) m 1864                              
|--Verna Mae COSTAR                                                                                 
|   (1938-___ )                                                                                 
|                                                                                                          
|                                                                                                          
|                                                                                                          
|                          _John Halvorson BUFLOD_______                                                   
|                         |                                                                                
|                         |                                                                                
|_Gerda Johanna BUFLOD____|                                                                                
    (1911-1994) m 1937    |                                                                                
                          |                                                                                
                          |_Ima True Lovesetter JORDETH_                                                   
                              (1879-1955) m 1909                                                           
                                                                                                           

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Vicki Kany COSTAR

(16 APR 1967-___ )

• Birth:  16 APR 1967

Father: Cordell Elmer COSTAR
Mother: Judith Arlene KLINGBILE

Family 1: Donald A. MCCREA

• Children:  Four girls

1.   Kristen MCCREA

 
                                                                             _William Thomas COSTAR_
                                                                            |   (1814-1900) m 1847     
                                                      _Harry COSTAR_________|                          
                                                     | (1849-1933) m 1882   |_Elizabeth Burridge DORAN_
                                                     |                          (1816-1903) m 1847     
                           _Elmer COSTAR_____________|                                                 
                          |   (1899-1983) m 1931     |                       _John WALLACE_
                          |                          |                      |   (1828-1915) m 1858     
                          |                          |_Ruth Augusta WALLACE_|                          
                          |                            (1864-1941) m 1882   |_Eliza Manetta ILLSLEY_
                          |                                                     (1835-1874) m 1858     
 _Cordell Elmer COSTAR____|                                                                            
|   (1939-___ ) m 1965    |                                                                            
|                         |                                                                            
|                         |                                                                            
|                         |_Christine Helena FIEDLER_                                                  
|                             (1905-1997) m 1931                                                       
|                                                                                                      
|--Vicki Kany COSTAR                                                                             
|   (1967-___ )                                                                             
|                                                                                                      
|                                                                                                      
|                                                                                                      
|                          _Earl Leroy KLINGBILE_____                                                  
|                         |                                                                            
|                         |                                                                            
|_Judith Arlene KLINGBILE_|                                                                            
    (1943-___ ) m 1965    |                                                                            
                          |                                                                            
                          |_Arlene Louise PAULSEN____                                                  
                              (1924-2000) m 1942                                                       
                                                                                                       

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William Thomas COSTAR

(3 OCT 1814-10 OCT 1900)

• Birth:  3 OCT 1814, Shoreditch, London, England
• Death:  10 OCT 1900
• Burial:  Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Alcester, SD

Family 1: Elizabeth Burridge DORAN

• Marriage:  4 APR 1847, Saint John The Baptist, Shoreditch, London, England

1. + Harry COSTAR

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Josephine B. COSTELLO

(29 JAN 1909-10 JAN 2006)

• Birth:  29 JAN 1909, Boston, Suffolk, MA
• Death:  10 JAN 2006, Quincy, Norfolk, MA
• Burial:  Blue Hill Cemetery, Baintree, MA
• Scholastic Achievement:  1929, Boston Teacher's College
• Personal notes at => [I044860]

Family 1: Irving Charles SMALL

1. + Josephine Bridget Maria SMALL

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Margaret COSTELLO

(3 OCT 1873-22 MAR 1915)

• Birth:  3 OCT 1873, Bristol, Ontario, NY
• Death:  22 MAR 1915, Auburn, Cayuga, NY
• Burial:  St. Joseph's Cemetery, Auburn, NY

Family 1: Luke J. LANE

• Marriage:  ABT 1896

1. + John F. LANE

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Michael COSTELLO

(22 OCT 1957-___ )

• Birth:  22 OCT 1957

Family 1: Lorna M. SCHIESSL

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Sarah COSTELLO

(1820-AFT 1881)

• Birth:  1820, Ireland
• Death:  AFT 1881, Wolfville, Kings, NS

Family 1: Lewis Patrick KEHOE

1. + Robert Sydna KEHOE

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Elizabeth Ellen COSTIGAN

(1912-___ )

• Birth:  1912, Trenton, Mercer, NJ

Family 1: John Joseph CARROLL

1. + Judith Ann CARROLL

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Edna Mary COTA

(16 MAY 1908-21 JUN 1994)

• Birth:  16 MAY 1908, Kingman, Penobscot, ME
• Death:  21 JUN 1994, Lewiston, Androscoggin, NS
• Burial:  Oakdale Cemetery, Sanford, ME

Father: William M. COTA
Mother: Mary FORTINA

Family 1: Harold Donaldson BENNETT

• Marriage:  21 JAN 1929, Sanford, York, ME

1. + Everett H. BENNETT
2.   Harold Donaldson BENNETT
3. + Lloyd A. BENNETT
4. + Constance J. BENNETT
5.   Donald Patrick BENNETT
6. + Joan Constance BENNETT
7.   Raymond BENNETT
8. + Barbara M. BENNETT

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William M. COTA

(2 NOV 1871-14 JUN 1961)

• Birth:  2 NOV 1871, Madawaska, Aroostook, ME
• Death:  14 JUN 1961, Sanford, York, ME
• Burial:  Saint Ignatius Cemetery, Sanford, ME

Family 1: Mary FORTINA

• Marriage:  19 APR 1897, Winn, Penobscot, ME

1. + Edna Mary COTA

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Bruce Earl COTANCH

(13 DEC 1954-___ )

• Birth:  13 DEC 1954, Alemeda County, CA

Mother: HEIDEL

Family 1: Denise Evans WILCOX

• Marriage:  31 DEC 1976, Contra Costa County, CA

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COTE

( ___-___ )

Family 1: Misty Dawn HALL

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Alyssa COTE

(13 APR 1985-___ )

• Birth:  13 APR 1985, Massachusetts

Father: Gregg E. COTE
Mother: Patti Ann LAVALLEE

Family 1: James Matthew GAINEY

• Marriage:  7 JAN 2008

 
                                                                                                
                                                                                                
                      _Edmund J. COTE______                                                     
                     | (1931-___ ) m 1952                                                       
                     |                                                                          
 _Gregg E. COTE______|                                                                          
|(1960-___ ) m 1985  |                                                                          
|                    |                                                                          
|                    |                                                                          
|                    |_Marlene A. HEWS_____                                                     
|                      (1933-___ ) m 1952                                                       
|                                                                                               
|--Alyssa COTE                                                                           
|   (1985-___ )                                                                           
|                                                                     _Arsene A. LAVALLEE_
|                                                                    |   (1859-1920) m 1878     
|                                           _Joseph Francis LAVALLEE_|                          
|                                          |   (1897-1982) m 1926    |_Sophie DAVID_
|                                          |                             (1858-1932) m 1878     
|                     _Milton P. LAVALLEE__|                                                    
|                    |                     |                          _Alphonse Joseph BOUCHARD_
|                    |                     |                         |   (1878-1961) m 1903     
|                    |                     |_Marie A. BOUCHARD_______|                          
|                    |                         (1905-1998) m 1926    |_Isabell MCCOLL_
|                    |                                                   (1872-1920) m 1903     
|_Patti Ann LAVALLEE_|                                                                          
 (1963-___ ) m 1985  |                                                                          
                     |                      _Patrick CASTONGUAY______                           
                     |                     |   (1906-1986)                                      
                     |_Irene P. CASTONGUAY_|                                                    
                         (1931-1987)       |                                                    
                                           |_Ada A. DICHARD__________                           
                                               (1906-1989)                                      

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