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11 Mar 2025
15:59: Al Francis edited the Biography for Jesse Barnett (1749-1837). (His mother was not born until about 1700. His mother was named for her older deceased sister by the same name.)Thank Al for this 09:30: Juliet (Adams) Wills replied to a comment on the page for Daniel Boone (1734-1820)Thank Juliet for this 04:55: M Mead posted a comment on the page for Mary (Newby) Poole (1834-1919)Thank M for this
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02:29: Linda (Johnson) Leslie edited the Biography for Mary (Cody) Lumpkin (1729-bef.1800). (Removing duplicate FamilySearch.org source)Thank Linda for this 02:28: Linda (Johnson) Leslie edited the Biography for Mary (Cody) Lumpkin (1729-bef.1800). (Previous post should read: Cleaning up after merge; updating FindAGrave.com; formatting improvements)Thank Linda for this 02:04: Linda (Johnson) Leslie edited the Biography and Birth Date for Mary (Cody) Lumpkin (1729-bef.1800). (Correcting birthdate according to FindAGrave.com)Thank Linda for this
5 Mar 2025

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