Matthew John ECKHARDT

(10 APR 1948-___ )

• Birth:  10 APR 1948
• Residence:  1998, Winson-Salem, NC
• Scholastic Achievement:  University of Maryland

Father: William Robert ECKHARDT
Mother: Phyllis Irene EVANS

Family 1: Juile Anne HOUDEK

• Marriage:  1972, Manhattan, New York, NY

1.   Christoper E. ECKHARDT

 
                                                                                           
                                                                                           
                                                                                           
 _William Robert ECKHARDT_                                                                 
|   (1922-1998) m 1948                                                                     
|                                                                                          
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|--Matthew John ECKHARDT                                                                 
|   (1948-___ )                                                                 
|                                                 _William EVANS______                     
|                                                |   (1860-1931)                           
|                          _Willis Donovan EVANS_|                                         
|                         |                      |                     _George W. EVANS_
|                         |                      |                    |   (1843-1913)      
|                         |                      |_Anna Sophia EVANS__|                         
|                         |                          (1871-1959)      |_Lucy LEE_
|                         |                                               (1849-1874)      
|_Phyllis Irene EVANS_____|                                                                
    (1924-1989) m 1948    |                                                                
                          |                                                                
                          |_Isabella A MATTHEWS__                                          
                              (1903-1987)                                                  
                                                                                           

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Michael Gannon ECKHARDT

(12 JAN 1953-26 JAN 2010)

• Birth:  12 JAN 1953, Grand Rapids, Kent, MI
• Death:  26 JAN 2010, Newbury Park, Ventura, CA
• Residence:  1998, Mission Viejo, CA
• Scholastic Achievement:  Marquette University, Milwaukee, WI
• Personal notes at => [I104271]

Father: William Robert ECKHARDT
Mother: Phyllis Irene EVANS

Family 1: Karen A. GABRUK

• Marriage:  AUG 1976, South Bound Brook, Somerset, NJ

1. + Donovan Joseph ECKHARDT
2.   Michael Gannon ECKHARDT

 
                                                                                           
                                                                                           
                                                                                           
 _William Robert ECKHARDT_                                                                 
|   (1922-1998) m 1948                                                                     
|                                                                                          
|                                                                                          
|                                                                                          
|--Michael Gannon ECKHARDT                                                                 
|   (1953-2010)                                                                 
|                                                 _William EVANS______                     
|                                                |   (1860-1931)                           
|                          _Willis Donovan EVANS_|                                         
|                         |                      |                     _George W. EVANS_
|                         |                      |                    |   (1843-1913)      
|                         |                      |_Anna Sophia EVANS__|                         
|                         |                          (1871-1959)      |_Lucy LEE_
|                         |                                               (1849-1874)      
|_Phyllis Irene EVANS_____|                                                                
    (1924-1989) m 1948    |                                                                
                          |                                                                
                          |_Isabella A MATTHEWS__                                          
                              (1903-1987)                                                  
                                                                                           

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Michael Gannon ECKHARDT

(24 APR 1982-___ )

• Birth:  24 APR 1982, Richmond, VA
• Residence:  2010, Huntington Beach, CA

Father: Michael Gannon ECKHARDT
Mother: Karen A. GABRUK

 
                                                                                                
                                                                                                
                           _William Robert ECKHARDT_                                            
                          |   (1922-1998) m 1948                                                
                          |                                                                     
 _Michael Gannon ECKHARDT_|                                                                     
|   (1953-2010) m 1976    |                                                 _William EVANS_
|                         |                                                |   (1860-1931)      
|                         |                          _Willis Donovan EVANS_|                         
|                         |                         |   (1895-1983)        |_Anna Sophia EVANS_
|                         |                         |                          (1871-1959)      
|                         |_Phyllis Irene EVANS_____|                                           
|                             (1924-1989) m 1948    |                                           
|                                                   |_Isabella A MATTHEWS__                     
|                                                       (1903-1987)                             
|--Michael Gannon ECKHARDT                                                                      
|   (1982-___ )                                                                      
|                                                                                               
|                                                                                               
|                                                                                               
|_Karen A. GABRUK_________                                                                      
    (1953-___ ) m 1976                                                                          
                                                                                                

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Thomas ECKHARDT

(1 NOV 1979-___ )

• Birth:  1 NOV 1979

Father: Thomas Donavan ECKHARDT
Mother: MELINDA

 
                                                                                                
                                                                                                
                           _William Robert ECKHARDT_                                            
                          |   (1922-1998) m 1948                                                
                          |                                                                     
 _Thomas Donavan ECKHARDT_|                                                                     
|   (1948-___ )           |                                                 _William EVANS_
|                         |                                                |   (1860-1931)      
|                         |                          _Willis Donovan EVANS_|                         
|                         |                         |   (1895-1983)        |_Anna Sophia EVANS_
|                         |                         |                          (1871-1959)      
|                         |_Phyllis Irene EVANS_____|                                           
|                             (1924-1989) m 1948    |                                           
|                                                   |_Isabella A MATTHEWS__                     
|                                                       (1903-1987)                             
|--Thomas ECKHARDT                                                                      
|   (1979-___ )                                                                      
|                                                                                               
|                                                                                               
|                                                                                               
|_ MELINDA________________                                                                      
    (1949-___ )                                                                                 
                                                                                                

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Thomas Donavan ECKHARDT

(10 APR 1948-___ )

• Birth:  10 APR 1948
• Residence:  1998, Arlington Heights, IL

Father: William Robert ECKHARDT
Mother: Phyllis Irene EVANS

Family 1: MELINDA

1.   Thomas ECKHARDT

 
                                                                                           
                                                                                           
                                                                                           
 _William Robert ECKHARDT_                                                                 
|   (1922-1998) m 1948                                                                     
|                                                                                          
|                                                                                          
|                                                                                          
|--Thomas Donavan ECKHARDT                                                                 
|   (1948-___ )                                                                 
|                                                 _William EVANS______                     
|                                                |   (1860-1931)                           
|                          _Willis Donovan EVANS_|                                         
|                         |                      |                     _George W. EVANS_
|                         |                      |                    |   (1843-1913)      
|                         |                      |_Anna Sophia EVANS__|                         
|                         |                          (1871-1959)      |_Lucy LEE_
|                         |                                               (1849-1874)      
|_Phyllis Irene EVANS_____|                                                                
    (1924-1989) m 1948    |                                                                
                          |                                                                
                          |_Isabella A MATTHEWS__                                          
                              (1903-1987)                                                  
                                                                                           

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William ECKHARDT

(AFT 2010-___ )

• Birth:  AFT 2010

Father: Donovan Joseph ECKHARDT
Mother: Jamie Denise THOMSON

 
                                                     _William Robert ECKHARDT_                       
                                                    |   (1922-1998) m 1948                           
                           _Michael Gannon ECKHARDT_|                                                
                          |   (1953-2010) m 1976    |                          _Willis Donovan EVANS_
                          |                         |                         |   (1895-1983)        
                          |                         |_Phyllis Irene EVANS_____|                         
                          |                             (1924-1989) m 1948    |_Isabella A MATTHEWS_
                          |                                                       (1903-1987)        
 _Donovan Joseph ECKHARDT_|                                                                          
|   (1978-2015) m 2010    |                                                                          
|                         |                                                                          
|                         |                                                                          
|                         |_Karen A. GABRUK_________                                                 
|                             (1953-___ ) m 1976                                                     
|                                                                                                    
|--William ECKHARDT                                                                           
|   (2010-___ )                                                                           
|                                                                                                    
|                                                                                                    
|                                                                                                    
|                          _Donald R. THOMSON_______                                                 
|                         |                                                                          
|                         |                                                                          
|_Jamie Denise THOMSON____|                                                                          
    (1979-___ ) m 2010    |                                                                          
                          |                                                                          
                          |_Jeanne Ann OWENS________                                                 
                              (1951-___ ) m 1974                                                     
                                                                                                     

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William Robert ECKHARDT

(28 JUL 1954-___ )

• Birth:  28 JUL 1954
• Residence:  1998, Marshfield, MA

Father: William Robert ECKHARDT
Mother: Phyllis Irene EVANS

Family 1: Priscilla S. WATSON

• Marriage:  20 MAY 1978

1. + Alexandra F. ECKHARDT
2. + Hilary D. ECKHARDT

 
                                                                                           
                                                                                           
                                                                                           
 _William Robert ECKHARDT_                                                                 
|   (1922-1998) m 1948                                                                     
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|                                                                                          
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|--William Robert ECKHARDT                                                                 
|   (1954-___ )                                                                 
|                                                 _William EVANS______                     
|                                                |   (1860-1931)                           
|                          _Willis Donovan EVANS_|                                         
|                         |                      |                     _George W. EVANS_
|                         |                      |                    |   (1843-1913)      
|                         |                      |_Anna Sophia EVANS__|                         
|                         |                          (1871-1959)      |_Lucy LEE_
|                         |                                               (1849-1874)      
|_Phyllis Irene EVANS_____|                                                                
    (1924-1989) m 1948    |                                                                
                          |                                                                
                          |_Isabella A MATTHEWS__                                          
                              (1903-1987)                                                  
                                                                                           

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William Robert ECKHARDT

(10 JAN 1922-6 NOV 1998)

• Birth:  10 JAN 1922, Baltimore, MD
• Death:  6 NOV 1998, Bedford, Tarrant, TX
• Burial:  at sea
• Scholastic Achievement:  1948, University of Maryland
• Personal notes at => [I104266]

Family 1: Phyllis Irene EVANS

• Marriage:  BEF 1948

1. + Thomas Donavan ECKHARDT
2. + Matthew John ECKHARDT
3. + Michael Gannon ECKHARDT
4. + William Robert ECKHARDT
5. + Barbara E. ECKHARDT
6. + Ann M. ECKHARDT

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Calvin Louis ECKHART

(10 OCT 1919-30 MAR 2013)

• Birth:  10 OCT 1919, Redwood Falls, Redwood, MN
• Death:  30 MAR 2013, Denver, Denver, CO

Family 1: Alice June ALMERY

1. + Carl L. ECKHART

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Carl L. ECKHART

(JUN 1949-___ )

• Birth:  JUN 1949, Colorado
• Birth:  15 JUL 1944, Ohio

Father: Calvin Louis ECKHART
Mother: Alice June ALMERY

Family 1: Ellen Mary BUBEL

1. + Tobi Renee ECKHART
2. + Cory Michelle ECKHART

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Cory Michelle ECKHART

(1 JUL 1976-___ )

• Birth:  1 JUL 1976

Father: Carl L. ECKHART
Mother: Ellen Mary BUBEL

Family 1: Hans Christian GAULTH

 
                                                                                             
                                                                                             
                         _Calvin Louis ECKHART_                                              
                        |   (1919-2013)                                                      
                        |                                                                    
 _Carl L. ECKHART_______|                                                                    
|   (1949-___ )         |                                                                    
|                       |                                                                    
|                       |                                                                    
|                       |_Alice June ALMERY____                                              
|                           (1923-2012)                                                      
|                                                                                            
|--Cory Michelle ECKHART                                                                     
|   (1976-___ )                                                                     
|                                               _John Andrew BUBEL_____                      
|                                              |  (1871-1953) m 1895                         
|                        _Andrew Joseph BUBEL__|                                             
|                       |                      |                        _Jacob Dexter PORTER_
|                       |                      |                       | (1849-1931) m 1871  
|                       |                      |_Mary Ellen PORTER_____|                        
|                       |                         (1873-1958) m 1895   |_Elizabeth ORTH_
|                       |                                                (1848-1933) m 1871  
|_Ellen Mary BUBEL______|                                                                    
    (1950-___ )         |                                                                    
                        |                       _Matthew Francis AHERN_                      
                        |                      |  (1873-1959) m 1905                         
                        |_Eleanor Mary AHERN___|                                             
                          (1910-1992) m 1946   |                                             
                                               |_Johanna MCELLIGOTT____                      
                                                  (1879-1961) m 1905                         

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Tobi Renee ECKHART

(22 DEC 1972-___ )

• Birth:  22 DEC 1972, Colorado

Father: Carl L. ECKHART
Mother: Ellen Mary BUBEL

Family 1: Shaune Michael TAYLOR

• Marriage:  ABT 1993, Colorado
• Divorce:  Colorado
• Divorce:  

1.   Kayla TAYLOR

Family 2: Patrick Alan KNIGHT

• Marriage:  BEF 2004, Colorado

1.   Ryan KNIGHT
2.   Keegan KNIGHT

 
                                                                                          
                                                                                          
                      _Calvin Louis ECKHART_                                              
                     |   (1919-2013)                                                      
                     |                                                                    
 _Carl L. ECKHART____|                                                                    
|   (1949-___ )      |                                                                    
|                    |                                                                    
|                    |                                                                    
|                    |_Alice June ALMERY____                                              
|                        (1923-2012)                                                      
|                                                                                         
|--Tobi Renee ECKHART                                                                     
|   (1972-___ )                                                                     
|                                            _John Andrew BUBEL_____                      
|                                           |  (1871-1953) m 1895                         
|                     _Andrew Joseph BUBEL__|                                             
|                    |                      |                        _Jacob Dexter PORTER_
|                    |                      |                       | (1849-1931) m 1871  
|                    |                      |_Mary Ellen PORTER_____|                        
|                    |                         (1873-1958) m 1895   |_Elizabeth ORTH_
|                    |                                                (1848-1933) m 1871  
|_Ellen Mary BUBEL___|                                                                    
    (1950-___ )      |                                                                    
                     |                       _Matthew Francis AHERN_                      
                     |                      |  (1873-1959) m 1905                         
                     |_Eleanor Mary AHERN___|                                             
                       (1910-1992) m 1946   |                                             
                                            |_Johanna MCELLIGOTT____                      
                                               (1879-1961) m 1905                         

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Magdalena ECKHOF

(1 FEB 1852-18 DEC 1923)

• Birth:  1 FEB 1852, Wauwatosa, Milwaukee, WI
• Death:  18 DEC 1923, Detroit, Wayne, MI
• Burial:  Mount Olivet Cemetery, Detroit, MI

Family 1: James KELLY

1. + Edward James KELLY

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Lloyd Lewis ECKLES

(8 AUG 1897-19 FEB 1977)

• Birth:  8 AUG 1897, Attica, Harper, KS
• Death:  19 FEB 1977, Ontario, San Bernardino, CA
• Burial:  Bellevue Memorial Park, Ontario,

Family 1: Eunice V. DETWEILER

• Marriage:  BEF 1930

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Albin J. ECKLUND

(13 APR 1899-7 JUN 1988)

• Birth:  13 APR 1899, Red Iron Lake, Marshall, SD
• Death:  7 JUN 1988, Sisseton, Roberts, SD

Family 1: Mary C. SIMMONS

• Marriage:  6 JUL 1927, Aberdeen, Brown, SD

1. + John Albin ECKLUND

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Deborah Ellen ECKLUND

(20 AUG 1961-___ )

• Birth:  20 AUG 1961
• Residence:  2002, Olympia, WA

Father: John Albin ECKLUND
Mother: Beverly Lilliam TUNTLAND

Family 1: Stephen Drew SMITH

• Marriage:  JUL 1986, Pierce County, WA

1.   Justin T. SMITH
2.   Alek SMITH

 
                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                
                            _Albin J. ECKLUND___________                                                        
                           |   (1899-1988) m 1927                                                               
                           |                                                                                    
 _John Albin ECKLUND_______|                                                                                    
|   (1930-2010) m 1961     |                                                                                    
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|                          |                                                                                    
|                          |_Mary C. SIMMONS____________                                                        
|                              (1908-1985) m 1927                                                               
|                                                                                                               
|--Deborah Ellen ECKLUND                                                                                     
|   (1961-___ )                                                                                     
|                                                        _Peder O. TUNTLAND_______                              
|                                                       |   (1873-1951)                                         
|                           _Olander TUNTLAND___________|                                                       
|                          |                            |                                                       
|                          |                            |_Helga BOE_______________                              
|                          |                                (1870-1937)                                         
|_Beverly Lilliam TUNTLAND_|                                                                                    
    (1932-___ ) m 1961     |                                                       _August SODERSTROM_
                           |                                                      |   (1848-1930) m 1873        
                           |                             _Henry Heilon SODERSTROM_|                             
                           |                            |   (1883-1960) m 1908    |_Johanna Margareta SUNDSTROM_
                           |                            |                             (1850-1935) m 1873        
                           |_Lillian Frances SODERSTROM_|                                                       
                               (1910-2002) m 1930       |                          _Christian A. BERGSTROM_
                                                        |                         |   (1838-1905) m 1859        
                                                        |_Frieda Serina BERGSTROM_|                             
                                                            (1882-1977) m 1908    |_Christine Lisa SUNDBERG_
                                                                                      (1839-1919) m 1859        

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Jan Alison ECKLUND

(27 APR 1967-___ )

• Birth:  27 APR 1967

Father: John Albin ECKLUND
Mother: Beverly Lilliam TUNTLAND

Family 1: Frederick Andrew UNDERWOOD

• Marriage:  12 AUG 1995, Pierce County, WA

1.   Jackson A. UNDERWOOD
2.   Erik UNDERWOOD

 
                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                
                            _Albin J. ECKLUND___________                                                        
                           |   (1899-1988) m 1927                                                               
                           |                                                                                    
 _John Albin ECKLUND_______|                                                                                    
|   (1930-2010) m 1961     |                                                                                    
|                          |                                                                                    
|                          |                                                                                    
|                          |_Mary C. SIMMONS____________                                                        
|                              (1908-1985) m 1927                                                               
|                                                                                                               
|--Jan Alison ECKLUND                                                                                     
|   (1967-___ )                                                                                     
|                                                        _Peder O. TUNTLAND_______                              
|                                                       |   (1873-1951)                                         
|                           _Olander TUNTLAND___________|                                                       
|                          |                            |                                                       
|                          |                            |_Helga BOE_______________                              
|                          |                                (1870-1937)                                         
|_Beverly Lilliam TUNTLAND_|                                                                                    
    (1932-___ ) m 1961     |                                                       _August SODERSTROM_
                           |                                                      |   (1848-1930) m 1873        
                           |                             _Henry Heilon SODERSTROM_|                             
                           |                            |   (1883-1960) m 1908    |_Johanna Margareta SUNDSTROM_
                           |                            |                             (1850-1935) m 1873        
                           |_Lillian Frances SODERSTROM_|                                                       
                               (1910-2002) m 1930       |                          _Christian A. BERGSTROM_
                                                        |                         |   (1838-1905) m 1859        
                                                        |_Frieda Serina BERGSTROM_|                             
                                                            (1882-1977) m 1908    |_Christine Lisa SUNDBERG_
                                                                                      (1839-1919) m 1859        

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John Albin ECKLUND (Title)

(7 FEB 1930-19 JAN 2010)

• Name:  Jack ECKLUND
• Birth:  7 FEB 1930, Goodwill, Roberts, SD
• Death:  19 JAN 2010
• Title:  
• Scholastic Achievement:  1975, Phd., University of Minnesota

Father: Albin J. ECKLUND
Mother: Mary C. SIMMONS

Family 1: Beverly Lilliam TUNTLAND

• Marriage:  BEF 1961

1. + Deborah Ellen ECKLUND
2. + Jan Alison ECKLUND
3. + John Olander ECKLUND

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John Olander ECKLUND

(3 JUN 1971-___ )

• Name:  Jack ECKLUND
• Birth:  3 JUN 1971

Father: John Albin ECKLUND
Mother: Beverly Lilliam TUNTLAND

Family 1: Jennifer Emily SMITH

• Marriage:  5 JUN 2004, Pierce County, WA

 
                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                
                            _Albin J. ECKLUND___________                                                        
                           |   (1899-1988) m 1927                                                               
                           |                                                                                    
 _John Albin ECKLUND_______|                                                                                    
|   (1930-2010) m 1961     |                                                                                    
|                          |                                                                                    
|                          |                                                                                    
|                          |_Mary C. SIMMONS____________                                                        
|                              (1908-1985) m 1927                                                               
|                                                                                                               
|--John Olander ECKLUND                                                                                     
|   (1971-___ )                                                                                     
|                                                        _Peder O. TUNTLAND_______                              
|                                                       |   (1873-1951)                                         
|                           _Olander TUNTLAND___________|                                                       
|                          |                            |                                                       
|                          |                            |_Helga BOE_______________                              
|                          |                                (1870-1937)                                         
|_Beverly Lilliam TUNTLAND_|                                                                                    
    (1932-___ ) m 1961     |                                                       _August SODERSTROM_
                           |                                                      |   (1848-1930) m 1873        
                           |                             _Henry Heilon SODERSTROM_|                             
                           |                            |   (1883-1960) m 1908    |_Johanna Margareta SUNDSTROM_
                           |                            |                             (1850-1935) m 1873        
                           |_Lillian Frances SODERSTROM_|                                                       
                               (1910-2002) m 1930       |                          _Christian A. BERGSTROM_
                                                        |                         |   (1838-1905) m 1859        
                                                        |_Frieda Serina BERGSTROM_|                             
                                                            (1882-1977) m 1908    |_Christine Lisa SUNDBERG_
                                                                                      (1839-1919) m 1859        

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Linda Mae ECKLUND

(JAN 1950-___ )

• Birth:  JAN 1950

Father: Ralph Gilbert EKELUND
Mother: Stella Mae DURKEE

 
                                                                                                   
                                                                                                   
                         _Richard Emanuel EKELUND_                                                 
                        |   (1897-1973)                                                            
                        |                                                                          
 _Ralph Gilbert EKELUND_|                                                                          
|  (1926-2007) m 1950   |                                                                          
|                       |                                                                          
|                       |                                                                          
|                       |_Ethel M. WARNER_________                                                 
|                           (1900-1992)                                                            
|                                                                                                  
|--Linda Mae ECKLUND                                                                           
|   (1950-___ )                                                                           
|                                                                        _George Washington DURKEE_
|                                                                       |   (1819-1901)            
|                                                  _Thomas Elias DURKEE_|                          
|                                                 | (1872-1933) m 1895  |_Hannah SHERMAN_
|                                                 |                         (1831-1884)            
|                        _George Andrew DURKEE____|                                                
|                       |                         |                      _Parker Charles FULLER_
|                       |                         |                     |   (1853-1941) m 1878     
|                       |                         |_Carrie Mae FULLER___|                          
|                       |                           (1881-1957) m 1895  |_Matilda EATON_
|                       |                                                   (1858-1910) m 1878     
|_Stella Mae DURKEE_____|                                                                          
   (1930-2004) m 1950   |                                                                          
                        |                          _George D. CLEWETT___                           
                        |                         |   (1860-1934)                                  
                        |_Eleanor Francis CLEWETT_|                                                
                            (1903-1969)           |                                                
                                                  |_Mary Ellen LONG_____                           
                                                      (1864-1920)                                  

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