Aaron MCADAMS

(AFT 1988-___ )

Father: James Thomas MCADAMS
Mother: Betty Joann SWITZER


 
                                                                                            
                                                                                            
                                                                                            
 _James Thomas MCADAMS_                                                                     
|   (1963-___ )                                                                             
|                                                                                           
|                                                                                           
|                                                                                           
|--Aaron MCADAMS                                                                     
|   (1988-___ )                                                                     
|                                                                       _Worna SWEITZER_
|                                                                      |   (1891-1947)      
|                                             _Robert SWITZER__________|                         
|                                            |   (1911-1992) m 1931    |_Milivina HAMMOND_
|                                            |                             (1897-1918)      
|                       _Jack Eugene SWITZER_|                                              
|                      |                     |                          _Joseph HUGHES_
|                      |                     |                         |(1867-1930) m 1915  
|                      |                     |_Lillian Florence HUGHES_|                         
|                      |                         (1916-1984) m 1931    |_Madie Dale RICH_
|                      |                                                (1888-1972) m 1915  
|_Betty Joann SWITZER__|                                                                    
    (1964-___ )        |                                                                    
                       |                      _Arthur James STRAIN_____                     
                       |                     |   (1910-1997) m 1928                         
                       |_Betty Jo STRAIN_____|                                              
                         (1939-2016) m 1960  |                                              
                                             |_Stella Jane JOHNSON_____                     
                                                 (1912-1983) m 1928                         

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Jacquelyn Lynn MCADAMS

(SEP 1985-___ )

Father: James Thomas MCADAMS
Mother: Betty Joann SWITZER


 
                                                                                              
                                                                                              
                                                                                              
 _James Thomas MCADAMS___                                                                     
|   (1963-___ )                                                                               
|                                                                                             
|                                                                                             
|                                                                                             
|--Jacquelyn Lynn MCADAMS                                                                     
|   (1985-___ )                                                                     
|                                                                         _Worna SWEITZER_
|                                                                        |   (1891-1947)      
|                                               _Robert SWITZER__________|                         
|                                              |   (1911-1992) m 1931    |_Milivina HAMMOND_
|                                              |                             (1897-1918)      
|                         _Jack Eugene SWITZER_|                                              
|                        |                     |                          _Joseph HUGHES_
|                        |                     |                         |(1867-1930) m 1915  
|                        |                     |_Lillian Florence HUGHES_|                         
|                        |                         (1916-1984) m 1931    |_Madie Dale RICH_
|                        |                                                (1888-1972) m 1915  
|_Betty Joann SWITZER____|                                                                    
    (1964-___ )          |                                                                    
                         |                      _Arthur James STRAIN_____                     
                         |                     |   (1910-1997) m 1928                         
                         |_Betty Jo STRAIN_____|                                              
                           (1939-2016) m 1960  |                                              
                                               |_Stella Jane JOHNSON_____                     
                                                   (1912-1983) m 1928                         

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James Thomas MCADAMS

(JAN 1987-___ )

Father: James Thomas MCADAMS
Mother: Betty Joann SWITZER

Family 1: Arica Layne LEHMAN


 
                                                                                            
                                                                                            
                                                                                            
 _James Thomas MCADAMS_                                                                     
|   (1963-___ )                                                                             
|                                                                                           
|                                                                                           
|                                                                                           
|--James Thomas MCADAMS                                                                     
|   (1987-___ )                                                                     
|                                                                       _Worna SWEITZER_
|                                                                      |   (1891-1947)      
|                                             _Robert SWITZER__________|                         
|                                            |   (1911-1992) m 1931    |_Milivina HAMMOND_
|                                            |                             (1897-1918)      
|                       _Jack Eugene SWITZER_|                                              
|                      |                     |                          _Joseph HUGHES_
|                      |                     |                         |(1867-1930) m 1915  
|                      |                     |_Lillian Florence HUGHES_|                         
|                      |                         (1916-1984) m 1931    |_Madie Dale RICH_
|                      |                                                (1888-1972) m 1915  
|_Betty Joann SWITZER__|                                                                    
    (1964-___ )        |                                                                    
                       |                      _Arthur James STRAIN_____                     
                       |                     |   (1910-1997) m 1928                         
                       |_Betty Jo STRAIN_____|                                              
                         (1939-2016) m 1960  |                                              
                                             |_Stella Jane JOHNSON_____                     
                                                 (1912-1983) m 1928                         

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James Thomas MCADAMS

(MAY 1963-___ )

Family 1: Betty Joann SWITZER

  1.   Jacquelyn Lynn MCADAMS
  2. + James Thomas MCADAMS
  3.   Aaron MCADAMS

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May MCADAMS

( ___-___ )

Family 1: James MACK

  1. + Walter Jack MACK

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Clara Florence MCAFEE

(22 DEC 1860-22 JUN 1922)

Family 1: Thomas Lindsey BROWN

  1. + William McAfee BROWN

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Charles Louis MCALEER

(27 MAR 1878-10 MAY 1962)

Family 1: Martha Elizabeth QUINN

  1. + Mary MCALEER

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Mary MCALEER

(13 SEP 1920-17 JAN 2006)

Father: Charles Louis MCALEER
Mother: Martha Elizabeth QUINN

Family 1: Robert MERRITT

  1. + Priscilla Ann MERRITT
  2.   Cynthia Elizabeth MERRITT
  3.   Peter Charles MERRITT
  4. + Robert Nicholas MERRITT

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Allison Rae MCALLEN

(2 JUL 1974-___ )

Father: Daniel Webster MCALLEN
Mother: Gwendolyn Mary NELSON

Family 1: Jonathan C. HOMER


 
                                                                                    _Martin MCALLEN_
                                                                                   |   (1863-1932)             
                                                   _Daniel Webster Francis MCALLEN_|                                
                                                  |   (1893-1928) m 1916           |_Clarissa Isabella ENGLISH_
                                                  |                                    (1863-1919)             
                          _Daniel Webster MCALLEN_|                                                            
                         |   (1917-2001)          |                                 _Adam BECKER_
                         |                        |                                |   (1851-1915)             
                         |                        |_Ruth BECKER____________________|                                
                         |                            (1894-1980) m 1916           |_Frances Emma LONDAN_
                         |                                                             (1855-1929)             
 _Daniel Webster MCALLEN_|                                                                                     
|  (1942-___ ) m 1969    |                                                                                     
|                        |                                                                                     
|                        |                                                                                     
|                        |_Cora JOHNSON___________                                                             
|                            (1916-2003)                                                                       
|                                                                                                              
|--Allison Rae MCALLEN                                                                                      
|   (1974-___ )                                                                                      
|                                                                                                              
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|                                                                                                              
|_Gwendolyn Mary NELSON__                                                                                      
   (1942-___ ) m 1969                                                                                          
                                                                                                               

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Bertha MCALLEN

(12 JUL 1888-18 JUL 1957)

Father: Martin MCALLEN
Mother: Clarissa Isabella ENGLISH

Family 1: William Daniel WISE

  1. + Sybil Mary WISE
  2. + Clara Mae WISE
  3.   William Daniel Lloyd WISE
  4.   Walter Allen WISE
  5. + Betty Jane WISE
  6. + Joyce Ellen WISE

 
                                                                                                     
                                                                                                     
                             _John MCALLEN____________                                               
                            |   (1830-1898)                                                          
                            |                                                                        
 _Martin MCALLEN____________|                                                                        
|   (1863-1932)             |                                                                        
|                           |                                                                        
|                           |                                                                        
|                           |_Bridget MCCARTHY________                                               
|                               (1830-1904)                                                          
|                                                                                                    
|--Bertha MCALLEN                                                                         
|   (1888-1957)                                                                         
|                                                                                                    
|                                                                                                    
|                                                                                                    
|                            _Jerome Bonapart ENGLISH_                                               
|                           |                                                                        
|                           |                                                                        
|_Clarissa Isabella ENGLISH_|                                                                        
    (1863-1919)             |                                                    _Eli HOSLEY_
                            |                                                   |(1785-1868) m 1811  
                            |                          _Martin Severance HOSLEY_|                           
                            |                         |   (1817-1880) m 1839    |_Angeline ARMS_
                            |                         |                          (1792-1882) m 1811  
                            |_Sybil Celestia HOSLEY___|                                              
                                (1844-1895) m 1862    |                                              
                                                      |_Mary Polley THOMAS______                     
                                                          (1818-1880) m 1839                         

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Chrissa Jean MCALLEN

(19 MAR 1921-13 JAN 2011)

Father: Daniel Webster Francis MCALLEN
Mother: Ruth BECKER

Family 1: Lawrence JAROS

  1.   Lawrence JAROS

 
                                                              _John MCALLEN____________                          
                                                             |   (1830-1898)                                     
                                  _Martin MCALLEN____________|                                                   
                                 |   (1863-1932)             |                                                   
                                 |                           |_Bridget MCCARTHY________                          
                                 |                               (1830-1904)                                     
 _Daniel Webster Francis MCALLEN_|                                                                               
|   (1893-1928) m 1916           |                                                                               
|                                |                            _Jerome Bonapart ENGLISH_                          
|                                |                           |   (1842-1922) m 1862                              
|                                |_Clarissa Isabella ENGLISH_|                                                   
|                                    (1863-1919)             |                          _Martin Severance HOSLEY_
|                                                            |                         |   (1817-1880) m 1839    
|                                                            |_Sybil Celestia HOSLEY___|                                
|                                                                (1844-1895) m 1862    |_Mary Polley THOMAS_
|                                                                                          (1818-1880) m 1839    
|--Chrissa Jean MCALLEN                                                                                
|   (1921-2011)                                                                                
|                                                                                                                
|                                                                                                                
|                                                                                                                
|                                 _Adam BECKER_______________                                                    
|                                |                                                                               
|                                |                                                                               
|_Ruth BECKER____________________|                                                                               
    (1894-1980) m 1916           |                                                                               
                                 |                                                                               
                                 |_Frances Emma LONDAN_______                                                    
                                     (1855-1929)                                                                 
                                                                                                                 

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Daniel Webster MCALLEN

(19 NOV 1942-___ )

Father: Daniel Webster MCALLEN
Mother: Cora JOHNSON

Family 1: Gwendolyn Mary NELSON

  1. + Allison Rae MCALLEN
  2.   Laura Anne MCALLEN

 
                                                                                       _John MCALLEN_
                                                                                      |   (1830-1898)           
                                                           _Martin MCALLEN____________|                                
                                                          |   (1863-1932)             |_Bridget MCCARTHY_
                                                          |                               (1830-1904)           
                          _Daniel Webster Francis MCALLEN_|                                                     
                         |   (1893-1928) m 1916           |                            _Jerome Bonapart ENGLISH_
                         |                                |                           |   (1842-1922) m 1862    
                         |                                |_Clarissa Isabella ENGLISH_|                                
                         |                                    (1863-1919)             |_Sybil Celestia HOSLEY_
                         |                                                                (1844-1895) m 1862    
 _Daniel Webster MCALLEN_|                                                                                      
|   (1917-2001)          |                                                                                      
|                        |                                 _Adam BECKER_______________                          
|                        |                                |   (1851-1915)                                       
|                        |_Ruth BECKER____________________|                                                     
|                            (1894-1980) m 1916           |                                                     
|                                                         |_Frances Emma LONDAN_______                          
|                                                             (1855-1929)                                       
|--Daniel Webster MCALLEN                                                                                       
|   (1942-___ )                                                                                       
|                                                                                                               
|                                                                                                               
|                                                                                                               
|_Cora JOHNSON___________                                                                                       
    (1916-2003)                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                

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Daniel Webster MCALLEN

(10 JAN 1917-27 MAY 2001)

Father: Daniel Webster Francis MCALLEN
Mother: Ruth BECKER

Family 1: Cora JOHNSON

  1. + Ruth L. MCALLEN
  2. + Daniel Webster MCALLEN

 
                                                              _John MCALLEN____________                          
                                                             |   (1830-1898)                                     
                                  _Martin MCALLEN____________|                                                   
                                 |   (1863-1932)             |                                                   
                                 |                           |_Bridget MCCARTHY________                          
                                 |                               (1830-1904)                                     
 _Daniel Webster Francis MCALLEN_|                                                                               
|   (1893-1928) m 1916           |                                                                               
|                                |                            _Jerome Bonapart ENGLISH_                          
|                                |                           |   (1842-1922) m 1862                              
|                                |_Clarissa Isabella ENGLISH_|                                                   
|                                    (1863-1919)             |                          _Martin Severance HOSLEY_
|                                                            |                         |   (1817-1880) m 1839    
|                                                            |_Sybil Celestia HOSLEY___|                                
|                                                                (1844-1895) m 1862    |_Mary Polley THOMAS_
|                                                                                          (1818-1880) m 1839    
|--Daniel Webster MCALLEN                                                                                
|   (1917-2001)                                                                                
|                                                                                                                
|                                                                                                                
|                                                                                                                
|                                 _Adam BECKER_______________                                                    
|                                |                                                                               
|                                |                                                                               
|_Ruth BECKER____________________|                                                                               
    (1894-1980) m 1916           |                                                                               
                                 |                                                                               
                                 |_Frances Emma LONDAN_______                                                    
                                     (1855-1929)                                                                 
                                                                                                                 

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Daniel Webster Francis MCALLEN

(17 OCT 1893-12 JAN 1928)

Father: Martin MCALLEN
Mother: Clarissa Isabella ENGLISH

Family 1: Ruth BECKER

  1. + Daniel Webster MCALLEN
  2. + Lloyd E. MCALLEN
  3. + Chrissa Jean MCALLEN
  4. + Richard Neal MCALLEN

 
                                                                                                          
                                                                                                          
                                  _John MCALLEN____________                                               
                                 |   (1830-1898)                                                          
                                 |                                                                        
 _Martin MCALLEN_________________|                                                                        
|   (1863-1932)                  |                                                                        
|                                |                                                                        
|                                |                                                                        
|                                |_Bridget MCCARTHY________                                               
|                                    (1830-1904)                                                          
|                                                                                                         
|--Daniel Webster Francis MCALLEN                                                                         
|   (1893-1928)                                                                         
|                                                                                                         
|                                                                                                         
|                                                                                                         
|                                 _Jerome Bonapart ENGLISH_                                               
|                                |                                                                        
|                                |                                                                        
|_Clarissa Isabella ENGLISH______|                                                                        
    (1863-1919)                  |                                                    _Eli HOSLEY_
                                 |                                                   |(1785-1868) m 1811  
                                 |                          _Martin Severance HOSLEY_|                                
                                 |                         |   (1817-1880) m 1839    |_Angeline ARMS_
                                 |                         |                          (1792-1882) m 1811  
                                 |_Sybil Celestia HOSLEY___|                                              
                                     (1844-1895) m 1862    |                                              
                                                           |_Mary Polley THOMAS______                     
                                                               (1818-1880) m 1839                         

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David L. MCALLEN

(25 JAN 1953-___ )

Father: Lloyd E. MCALLEN
Mother: Dolores A. MITSCH

Family 1: Donna ROSE

  1. + Stephanie M. MCALLEN
  2.   Melissa Rose MCALLEN

 
                                                                                   _John MCALLEN_
                                                                                  |   (1830-1898)           
                                                       _Martin MCALLEN____________|                                
                                                      |   (1863-1932)             |_Bridget MCCARTHY_
                                                      |                               (1830-1904)           
                      _Daniel Webster Francis MCALLEN_|                                                     
                     |   (1893-1928) m 1916           |                            _Jerome Bonapart ENGLISH_
                     |                                |                           |   (1842-1922) m 1862    
                     |                                |_Clarissa Isabella ENGLISH_|                                
                     |                                    (1863-1919)             |_Sybil Celestia HOSLEY_
                     |                                                                (1844-1895) m 1862    
 _Lloyd E. MCALLEN___|                                                                                      
|(1919-2011) m 1948  |                                                                                      
|                    |                                 _Adam BECKER_______________                          
|                    |                                |   (1851-1915)                                       
|                    |_Ruth BECKER____________________|                                                     
|                        (1894-1980) m 1916           |                                                     
|                                                     |_Frances Emma LONDAN_______                          
|                                                         (1855-1929)                                       
|--David L. MCALLEN                                                                                       
|   (1953-___ )                                                                                       
|                                                                                                           
|                                                                                                           
|                                                                                                           
|                     _John Francis MITSCH____________                                                      
|                    |                                                                                      
|                    |                                                                                      
|_Dolores A. MITSCH__|                                                                                      
 (1928-2019) m 1948  |                                                                                      
                     |                                                                                      
                     |_Armella SIMPSON________________                                                      
                         (1901-1973) m 1925                                                                 
                                                                                                            

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Gail A. MCALLEN

(5 NOV 1954-___ )

Father: Richard Neal MCALLEN
Mother: Rose REGEIC

Family 1: John A. PERNA

  1.   Anthony M. PERNA

 
                                                                                     _John MCALLEN_
                                                                                    |   (1830-1898)           
                                                         _Martin MCALLEN____________|                                
                                                        |   (1863-1932)             |_Bridget MCCARTHY_
                                                        |                               (1830-1904)           
                        _Daniel Webster Francis MCALLEN_|                                                     
                       |   (1893-1928) m 1916           |                            _Jerome Bonapart ENGLISH_
                       |                                |                           |   (1842-1922) m 1862    
                       |                                |_Clarissa Isabella ENGLISH_|                                
                       |                                    (1863-1919)             |_Sybil Celestia HOSLEY_
                       |                                                                (1844-1895) m 1862    
 _Richard Neal MCALLEN_|                                                                                      
|   (1926-1984)        |                                                                                      
|                      |                                 _Adam BECKER_______________                          
|                      |                                |   (1851-1915)                                       
|                      |_Ruth BECKER____________________|                                                     
|                          (1894-1980) m 1916           |                                                     
|                                                       |_Frances Emma LONDAN_______                          
|                                                           (1855-1929)                                       
|--Gail A. MCALLEN                                                                                       
|   (1954-___ )                                                                                       
|                                                                                                             
|                                                                                                             
|                                                                                                             
|_Rose REGEIC__________                                                                                       
    (1932-___ )                                                                                               
                                                                                                              

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Ginger Louise MCALLEN

(10 OCT 1964-___ )

Father: Richard Neal MCALLEN
Mother: Rose REGEIC

Family 1: Timothy MEEGAN


 
                                                                                      _John MCALLEN_
                                                                                     |   (1830-1898)           
                                                          _Martin MCALLEN____________|                                
                                                         |   (1863-1932)             |_Bridget MCCARTHY_
                                                         |                               (1830-1904)           
                         _Daniel Webster Francis MCALLEN_|                                                     
                        |   (1893-1928) m 1916           |                            _Jerome Bonapart ENGLISH_
                        |                                |                           |   (1842-1922) m 1862    
                        |                                |_Clarissa Isabella ENGLISH_|                                
                        |                                    (1863-1919)             |_Sybil Celestia HOSLEY_
                        |                                                                (1844-1895) m 1862    
 _Richard Neal MCALLEN__|                                                                                      
|   (1926-1984)         |                                                                                      
|                       |                                 _Adam BECKER_______________                          
|                       |                                |   (1851-1915)                                       
|                       |_Ruth BECKER____________________|                                                     
|                           (1894-1980) m 1916           |                                                     
|                                                        |_Frances Emma LONDAN_______                          
|                                                            (1855-1929)                                       
|--Ginger Louise MCALLEN                                                                                       
|   (1964-___ )                                                                                       
|                                                                                                              
|                                                                                                              
|                                                                                                              
|_Rose REGEIC___________                                                                                       
    (1932-___ )                                                                                                
                                                                                                               

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Gwen M. MCALLEN

(2 SEP 1957-___ )

Father: Richard Neal MCALLEN
Mother: Rose REGEIC

Family 1: Richard E. HEINLEIN


 
                                                                                     _John MCALLEN_
                                                                                    |   (1830-1898)           
                                                         _Martin MCALLEN____________|                                
                                                        |   (1863-1932)             |_Bridget MCCARTHY_
                                                        |                               (1830-1904)           
                        _Daniel Webster Francis MCALLEN_|                                                     
                       |   (1893-1928) m 1916           |                            _Jerome Bonapart ENGLISH_
                       |                                |                           |   (1842-1922) m 1862    
                       |                                |_Clarissa Isabella ENGLISH_|                                
                       |                                    (1863-1919)             |_Sybil Celestia HOSLEY_
                       |                                                                (1844-1895) m 1862    
 _Richard Neal MCALLEN_|                                                                                      
|   (1926-1984)        |                                                                                      
|                      |                                 _Adam BECKER_______________                          
|                      |                                |   (1851-1915)                                       
|                      |_Ruth BECKER____________________|                                                     
|                          (1894-1980) m 1916           |                                                     
|                                                       |_Frances Emma LONDAN_______                          
|                                                           (1855-1929)                                       
|--Gwen M. MCALLEN                                                                                       
|   (1957-___ )                                                                                       
|                                                                                                             
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|_Rose REGEIC__________                                                                                       
    (1932-___ )                                                                                               
                                                                                                              

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John MCALLEN

(1830-JUL 1898)

Family 1: Bridget MCCARTHY

  1. + Martin MCALLEN

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Kathryn Ann MCALLEN

(17 JUN 1949-___ )

Father: Lloyd E. MCALLEN
Mother: Dolores A. MITSCH

Family 1: Chester Sevard TODD


 
                                                                                    _John MCALLEN_
                                                                                   |   (1830-1898)           
                                                        _Martin MCALLEN____________|                                
                                                       |   (1863-1932)             |_Bridget MCCARTHY_
                                                       |                               (1830-1904)           
                       _Daniel Webster Francis MCALLEN_|                                                     
                      |   (1893-1928) m 1916           |                            _Jerome Bonapart ENGLISH_
                      |                                |                           |   (1842-1922) m 1862    
                      |                                |_Clarissa Isabella ENGLISH_|                                
                      |                                    (1863-1919)             |_Sybil Celestia HOSLEY_
                      |                                                                (1844-1895) m 1862    
 _Lloyd E. MCALLEN____|                                                                                      
| (1919-2011) m 1948  |                                                                                      
|                     |                                 _Adam BECKER_______________                          
|                     |                                |   (1851-1915)                                       
|                     |_Ruth BECKER____________________|                                                     
|                         (1894-1980) m 1916           |                                                     
|                                                      |_Frances Emma LONDAN_______                          
|                                                          (1855-1929)                                       
|--Kathryn Ann MCALLEN                                                                                       
|   (1949-___ )                                                                                       
|                                                                                                            
|                                                                                                            
|                                                                                                            
|                      _John Francis MITSCH____________                                                      
|                     |                                                                                      
|                     |                                                                                      
|_Dolores A. MITSCH___|                                                                                      
  (1928-2019) m 1948  |                                                                                      
                      |                                                                                      
                      |_Armella SIMPSON________________                                                      
                          (1901-1973) m 1925                                                                 
                                                                                                             

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