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Smith found Moriah, her great-great-grandmother, and Minerva, her great-great-aunt Reverend Mark Kelly Tyler found his great-great-great-great-great-grandfather, Rev. Jesse Devine Ellecia L. Gant found Elsie, her first cousin, five times removed Kellye Hawkins found a family in New Bern, North Carolina Joseph Roby's search for his Fauquier County, VA ancestors Expand to subcollections Geolocation Status Select Below Only Items with Locations Only Items without Locations Geographic Address Geographic Radius (miles)
