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This John Thomas Raburn, married to Mattie Lee Fordham is my grandfather. He was born about January 1887 and married about 1908. It has been said there was a fire in the Laurens Co GA courthouse that destroyed some records of about this time. As I have not found any recording of their marriage, I wonder if that record
Seasons greetings and all that holiday stuff! Let's see if we can get
things rolling here and into the holiday spirit!
Did your family have any special traditions that were carried down over the
years or any special Christmas heirloom ornaments, displays or anything of
that nature?
Do you have any special memories for the season?
We don't have to confine the discussion strictly to Christmas here--Hannukah
discussion or even Winter Solstice would work! Or 'any other' tradition you
might like to share...
Genealogy Christmas
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> On the Twelfth day of Christmas,
> My true love gave to me,
> Twelve census searches,
> Eleven Printer ribbons,
> Ten e-mail contacts,
> Nine headstone rubbings,
> Eight birth and death dates,
> Seven town clerks sighing,
> Six second cousins,
> Five coats of arms,
> Four GEDCOM files,
> Three old wills,
> Two CD-ROMS,
> And a branch in my Family Tree.
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> Linda m.
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> sent to me by cousin Anna in Wood COUNTY, WV
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WORLD WAR I Draft Registration for Northern VIRGINIA. Between
June 1917 and September 1918, 24 million American men aged 18
to 45 registered on one of three dates. Thus, we have a near
universal record of men born between 1872 and 1900 and alive on
their registration date. 11,075 names are included in this
index of registrants for the City of Alexandria, Alexandria
(now Arlington) County, and Fairfax County. The source is
microfilm from the National Archives and Records Administration
RG163 M1509, roll numb
To you and yours....my wishes for the best Holidays....
Patsy in the Golden State Wine Country
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