1. society
2. social institution
3. marriage

UNA MAY TASKEH GRAYSON
My grandmother Grayson is the one whose ancestry
goes back to the Revolution and to the Mayflower. Tracing
this genealogy is of particular Interest, therefore, since
all of the history of this country is involved with
the ancestors in that lineo
1883
Una Play Tasker, the only chlld of William Frederick
Tasker and his wife Henrietta was born in Greenfield,
Mass,, Yarch 7, 1883, Ref*% birth certificate,
1892
Willlam F r e d e r l o k Tasker first found in the Sommerville,
Idass. city directory, Occupation, carpenter. Address,
117 Washington.
1894
William F. Tasker listed as a car conductor living
at 96 Broadway, Sommerville, Mass.. Ref. : city directory.
1897
Una Hay Tasker's mother, Henrietta, separated from
her husband Jan, 14, 1897 ( she "utterly deserted
your libellantn: Ref,% divorce papers), and apparently
Henrietta andUna I h y left Mass. and went to Indianapolis,
Ind, The reason for choosing Indianapolis is unknown.
The divorce became final about April 23, 1901,
1900
"Una M e f i , hiece of Hugh M. Hiller, lives with E.G.
Tasker (Etta Gertrude), who is listed as the sister
of Miller in the Indianapolis census, June 11, 1900.
Hugh Miller was listed as white,. age 60,*born In 1840
in New Yorlr, both parents born in New York, occupation
caterer, renting home. E.G. Tasker was listed as his s sister, white, age 35, born 1865, mother of 3 children of
whom only 1 is living, both parents barn in N.Y. Occupation, caterer. Una M. (Una May T a s k e r , I assume),
is listed as white, age 17, born 1883, single, born
is Mass., both parents born in !&ass., occupation, clerk.
1899
Backtracking 1 year to the Indianapolis City Dlrectoryt
Hen~iettaG. Tasker (widow Wm. F a ) h. 617 N o Illinois.
Hubert H. Miller, r. 617 N. Illinois caterer b. 617 N.
Illinois St..
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1900-1902 Una Nay Tasker and Howard Grayson both worked in a large
grocery store in Indianapolis andthis is where they met.
Ref.: Roland Grayson.
1902
Una May Tasker andHoward Grayson were married April
21, 1902 by Rev, C,B, Bacon at home, 711 Park Avenue,
Indianapolis, Ind, Ref,% original wedding announcement
and copy of marriage license,
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1903
April 15th. Roland Howard Grayson born to Una May
and Howard Grayson, Ref,: affadavit. "I, Henrietta
Gertrude WahXgren, af 4826 No, Irving Ave., Chicago,
111, being duly sworn, do hereby certlfy that I am the
grandmother of RolandH. Grayson and was present at
the time of his birth, and that he was born on the
fifteenth of April, 1903, A.D. at Indianapolis,
Ind, 17 July 1918,
1907
Dorothy Grayson born Sept. 5, in Chicago. Dorothy
married Fred Smith. R 0 f . t SylvlaGrayson
1911
Virginia Grayson born July 13 In Chicago. Ref,z Sylvia,
Virginia married H akon Danielsen,
1921
Lotta May Grayson born Nov. 16 In Chicago. Ref. : ~ylvia(
Lotta married 1st Jim Seller; 2nd Charles Langford.
1 948
HowardGrayson, 4824 N. Bell., Chicago, owner of
appliance service business,, died of acute myocardial
infarction, Nov. 17, 1948, at age
71. Ref.; death certificate,
1958
Una May Grayson, age 75, after living 3 years with
her daughter LottaPlay Seller in Elgin, Ill., died
of pneumonia at Sherman hospital in Elgin, on March
8 , 1958,
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ROLAND HOWARD GRAYSON
UNA MAY TASKER GRAYSON
HENRIETTA HEIDELL TASKER
wAHI.,GREN
RICHARD ROLAND GRAYSON
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UNA MAY TASI<ER ABOUT AGE 10
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JOHN F. X. DAVOREN
DIVISION OF VITAL STATI!ZICS
COPY
OF RECORD OF BIRTH
I, the undersigned, hereby certify that I am the Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts;
that as such I have custody of the records of birth required by law to be kept in my office; that among
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IBNBIETTA GEBTRUDE HEIDELL TASKEB WMCGREN
Roland Grayson's maternal grandmother,Henrietta,
lived next door to Roland's family all the while he was
growing up, and so played an important part in his l'lfe.
Henrietta G. Heidell was born In Albany, N.Y.
Aug. 23, 1863. Her father was Jacob HcideL and
1863
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her mother Sylvia Wilcotc Jacob was born in AlsaceLorraine, France. Sylvia in. Mass. Ref.$ her death
certificate, marriage cert., and 1880 census.
Jacob Heidell, blaoksaith, lived at 48 Dallius a d
then 32 Westerlo streets.in Albany, N.Y. B e f . a city
directories. Noter Jacob Heidell was variously
listed as a blacksmith and a confectioner in Utica,
N. Y. 1852-1860. A confectioner named Ignatius..
Heldel was in business with Jacob at 204 Genesee
street. His relationship Is unknown. Ref.3 city
directories.
Henrietta Heidell, 16 year old white female living
in Greenfield, PASS., born in NmY*, her father
born in France, her mother born In f*lass., listed
as the step-daughter of the head of the household
John H. Levi, age 50, farm laborer, born In N.Y,
with also S y l v i a Levi, white female age 58, his wife,
born in 14ass., both her parents born in Mass. Ref. a
1880 census of Greenfield, Mass. Impression: Jacob
Heidell died or divorced and Sylvia remarried to
John H. Levi. They lived in Greenfield, only 59
miles from Albany, N.Y. and Henrietta lived with
her mother and stepfather until1 she married. Lev1
seems to be an obvious Jewish name, The question has bee
raised as to whether Jacob and Sylvia Heidell were
also Jewish.
Henrietta marriea! Willie Frederick Tasker in Greenfield, Mass, Feb. 1, 1882. Ref.$ Certificate of
marriage; see copy enclosed. Note that Henrietta
was age 18 and William was age 21. They were married: by
a Baptist clergyman. (Even ifthe Heidel's were Jewish,
a rabbi would not have performed an interfaith marriage.
It Is assumed that William Tasker was a Baptist.
Una May Tasker born in Greenfield, Pass. Parch 7,
1883, William F. and Henrietta Tasker's residence
listed aa Boston, Mass, Refer birth cert. of Una May,
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Henrietta Tasker deserted her husband William
and their divorce became final In 1901. Ref.;
divorce docuemhts obtained from the Clerk of
Middlesex County, Boston, Mass.
1899
Henrietta G, Tasker,%idow of Wm, F. 'lived at
617 N, Jllinois Street, Indianapolis, Ind. Hubert
B. Miller, caterer lives at same address. Ref.:
Indianapolis c i t y directory, *
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XugkK. Miller, caterer, living with hi8 * s i s t e r n
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E.G..Tasker. He is 60, she is 35. Una M,, his
d e c e , lives at same address, age
Ref.: 1900
oensus of Indianapolis, Ind. Comment; Henrietta
Heidell's brother was Lafayette Heidell. It seems:
unlikely that Henrietta had a brother named Hugh Miller
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a letter carrier and was born in Sweden Ref.; Roland
Grayson.
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Henrietta G. Wahlgren of 4826 No. Irving Ave.,
Chicago, 50th ward, died,of carcinoma of the uterus
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Nov. 19, 1926~She had lived in Chicago 25 years,
63, born Albany, N.Y.. Ref.$ death certificate,
Charles G. Wahlgren died 1929, Born 1856, Age 6 3 .
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Burled, with Henrietta at Rosehlll cemetary, Chicago,
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William Frederiok Tasker did not die till March 8, 1935,
In Hanover, Mass, at age 73, Ref.: death oertificate.
Notethat he remarried;
Ada P. Ellis Jan. 16, 1902-3,
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when she was 23 and he
Betty Osborne
born Oct, 27, 1915 and is the half
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1. Lady friend of Henrietta
3 . Charles Wahlgren
2 . Howard Crayson age 34
3. Una May Grayson
age 28
4, Henrietta Wahlgren
5 , Roland Grayson
age
6,~orothy Grayson age
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Family photo, year 1912, at 4826 Irving Ave.,
now Bell ave. Howard and Una May lived n e x t
door a t 4824 No. Irving,
CHARLF,S WAHLGREN,.
STEP-GRANDFATHER TO THE CHILDBEN OF
UNA MAY LIRAYSON,
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CERTIFICATE OF MARRIAGE
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Residence
Greenfield, Mass.
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Occupation
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Place of Birth
Namc of
Mlboro, Mass.
Wyman S. Tasker
Place of Birth
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Jacob Heidel
Sylvia Wilcut t
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F~bruarv1. 1882
Place and Date of Marriage
By Whom Married
J. Shepherdson, Bap. Clergyman
Date of Rcford
J a n u a n 10. 1887
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in the Town of Greenfield, County of Frmlrlin and Commonwealth of M35
chusctts; that the records of Births, Marriagcs and Deaths h said Town :
in my custody; that the above is a true extract from the Records of Maniili
in said Town as certified by me.
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WAHLGREN
CHARLES G.
1856-1 929
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THE KEIDELL FAMILY
H e n r i e t t a H e i d e l l Tasker Wahlgren had a
s i s t e r and a l s o a b r o t h e r , Her b r o t h e r was somewhat
famous and l e f t many mementoes whioh have been passed
down t o v a r i o u s members of t h e family, Some day
some one w i l l ask, who was t h i s Lafe H e i d e l l who l e f t a l l
t h e s e t h i n g s ? Lafe d i e d i n 1911 when Roland Grayson
was o n l y 8. Roland l l v e d i n Chicago and Lafe i n Rochester, N e Y ,
They never met, H e n r i e t t a gave keepsakes of Lafe t o Una IiIay
who gave them to Roland, Now I, Richard Grayson have them
and after d o i n g some g e n e a l o g i c a l r e s e a r c h , I write I t a l l
down f o r you t o see,
1821
Jacob H e i d e l l was born i n France, Refs 1850 census
c i t y of Minden, Montgomery county, New York s t a t e .
Jacob H e i d e l l was born I n Alsace L o r r a i n e , France,
Ref.$ d e a t h c e r t i f i c a t e of H e n r i e t t a Wahlgren, h i a
daught era
1821
S y l v i a W i l c o t t , wife o f - J a c o b H e i d e l l was born i n
1821 I n Mass, and b o t h h e r p a r e n t s were born I n
Mass:, Ref.8 1850 oensus of Minden, N.Y.; 1880 census
of G r e e n f i e l d , Mass, l i s t e d as S y l v i a Levi,
1847
J u l i a E. H e l d e l l born t o Jacob and S y l v i a H e i d e l l
i n Vermant; Ref.: 1850 oensus of Minden, N e Y e
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De L a f a y e t t e H e i d e l l born In Utica, N,Y. Septh i s t ,
1849. His f a t h e r was French and a c o n f e c t i o n e r by
t r a d e , Ref,$ o b i t u a r y of Lafe H e i d e l l ,
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b o r n . l n Albany, N,Y,
23, 1863. Ref.: her d e a t h and marriage c e r t i f i c a t e s ,
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Rose H e i d e l l , wife of Lafe,
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Lafe H e i d e l l married second K a t h e r i n e
*Jan, 28, N.Y.C
Ref,t Lafels will,
L a f a y e t t e H e i d e l l d i e d Dec. 6, 1911 i n R o c h e s t e r , N.Y.
W i l l and probate papers of fiafe H e i d e l l , The followingwere l i s t e d as next of kin! of Lafe H e i d e l l s
Julia E l i z a b e t h Harding, s i s e e r , age 65, 88:Arlihgton.
ave,, Charleston, Mass,
K a t h e r i n e H e i d e l l , 1228 E a s t 4 7 t h s t r e e t , Chicago, Ill.
Etta Wahlgren, age 48, Chicago, 111,
C a t h e r i n e S t e a r n s , rmlece, 297 P l e a s a n t s t r e e t , Gardner,
Mass0
Jacob Lampert, nephew, 1 9 Florence s t r e e t , S o m e r v i l l e ,
Mass.
E l i z a b e t h Keezer, n i e c e , same a d d r e s s as J a c o b Lampert,
George Lampert, nephew, 33 P e a r l s t r e e t , C h a r l e s t o n ,
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Henry Lampert, nephew, 178 Main s t r e e t , Gardnsr, Mass.
Benjamin H. Lampert, nephew, 3 Haddington Place,
Lynn, Mass.
Frederick Lampert, nephew, E p i l e p t i c Hospital, Palmer,
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Plass.
The executor of the w i l l of Lafe Heidell was E t t a .
Wah1gren:of 4826 North Irving Ave., Chicago, I l l .
When Rose Lux H e i d e l l d i e d , she l e f t r e l a t i v e s
l i s t e d i n hex estate paperm 2 brothers, F'rederick
and Daniel Lux; 2 sisters, Sarah Scmidt and Magdalen
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jlnf Fcoclirster Loago, L1. .'1 0. C., a
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scrlou%ly, h n n c v a , &nil made o11lY a
lpcrlonctory rn!n)?siqtl.
'rho irr>mo,ll:itu cnlrse of air. Xelidcll'a dfnllr was ynclrmo:~l:r, w h k h cie$vrlop?d n€?c.rlie v;os t l i s ~ l y h t tn b c
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a n d t h e event w a s attencied b y f r i e n d s
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h a d ne:er
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lly moved t o Rochester w h e n Lafaye t t e w a s oulte sotrng, a n d h e r e h e
( g r e w up. After s . v a r h d experience ash
a n actor, h e opened a rnfe in X o r t h
et, o n t h e present s n e
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ago. Lftter h e did business in Snuth
, t h e place hrlng h n o 4 n
only b? his nicknzme, "Lafe."
nfr. Heidell m a d e h ~ sst a g e debut in
a t h e a t e r In E x c h a n g e street, In n h a t
is n o K t h e Snow W i r e w o r k s bulldlng
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Ja e s Tl7nitcomb Hilev. and he great-'
e m i r e d ~ o n g f g l l A . H e \ \ a s a1
life-long f r i e n d of Riley. Alr. Rile)'
w a, s entertained a t 1Ieidell's home, a n d
'in t h e latter's library a r e m a n y a u t o g r a p h e d c o p i e ~of Eiley's n ~ o r k s . On
o n e occasicrn .-;hen h e entertained Mr.
Riley t h e table derorztions w e r e a r ranged f r o m frosted p u m p k i n s a n d a
r u n n l n g s t r e a m of
water
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5 "Pop" or "Lafe" Heldell, a s he w a s
Zamllinrly called b y h l s acquaintances.
famous in greenrooms, clubs a n d
ktudlos t h r o u g h o u t t h e country a n d
wan t h e intimate f r ~ e n dof lnost of t h e
g r e a t a r t o r s of t h e last t h r e e o r f o u r
decades, none of w h o m failed t o p a s i
h i m a vlslt w h e n e v e r In Rochester.
Heidell w a s a n actor, r e a d e r , minstrel artlst. impersonator, n a t u r e lo\'- c'
e r a n d saloon keeper. H e m a s a congenial companion, a n d notlld spend
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s o u t h street, Saturday e v e n l r ~ gc e l e b r a w
t h e twentieth anntveraary of thelr rnarrlage
by entertaining p company of friends at
YheIr $leasant home. The parlors and dlnlng.
room were handsbmely decorate@ with tuIIps, Blmllax a n d lillea T h e r e were rnuslc
and dancing before a n d a f t e r ptnner.
Among the &eetlngs recei;ed by Mr.
a n d Mrs. Lafayette Hcldel waa t h e foll o d n g from J a m e s Whitcomb R l l ~ v :
If care had counted f o r them all thdr days,
hluasurfn as ever with trials a n d tears
Care n o u l f h a v ~said in i t s sad. sad old
wag
"They hive bee; wedded tiese twenty long
yearn.''
I ha"; M t i i t d t h e m one b y one
Each s h i f t
t h e night, each s h i f t c! t h e
sun*.
E a c h with Its rrllnset, each with I t s dawn.
-Twenty long yciws have come-and gone."
But ~ o v e - f r o m t h e firsi-llved
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80 the d a ~ spassed f r o m t h e first to
t h e last
'LJnnumhered a s leaves t h a t fall fro? t h e
thyme.
So, If Love summed t h e moments of these
two hearts
With little t o reckon of earth's atlngs a n d
darre '
I know that It would say, i n Its tend'rest
of waye
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CHAPTER 4.
WILLIAM FFUDERICX TASKER
It i s down this a n c e s t r a l l i n e that w e
t r a v e l t o reach the a n c e s t o r s a t t h e B a t t l e a t Conoord
i n the opening of t h e American Revolution and then
t o t h e family of W i l l i a m White on t h e Mayflower i n 1620.
W i l l i a m Tasker was t h e g r a n d f a t h e r of Roland Grayson
whom he never saw.
1861
W i l l i a m Frederick Tasker born January 16th, 1861.
Bef,rPension a p p l i c a t i o n by Wyman S. Tasker of
Somerville, Ifass. dated Dec, 18, 1897 f o r
services i n t h e C i v i l War, Mentioned on t h i s page
a l e o a r e Williamos mother, Iilartha Dudley Tasker,
formerly Stone, and William's s l a t e r , E l l a
Marion, born a t Marlboro, Mass., Aug. 18, 1874.
W i l l i a m was a l s o born at Marlboro, Plass.
1870
The Tasker family i s i n t h e 1870 c e n s u s In Marlboro,
Mass,, Middlesez county, Aug. 13th. Wyman Tasker i s
age 36, a a r p e n t e r , , born IL Vermont, Martha I s age
30, born i n Mass, W i l l i a m F a .i s age 9, a t t e n d i n g
school, born i n Mass, Emma S, i s age 9, born i n Mass.
1882
On Feb I , 1882, W i l l i e Frederick Tasker married.
H e n r i e t t a G. Heldell. H i s oocupation, mechanic,
Father Wrman 5 . Tasker. Mother Martha Dorothy Stone.
H i s age 21. Placet Greenfield, Mass. Married by
J. Shepherdson, a B a p t i s t clergyman, R e f , z copy of'
t h e marriage c e r t i f i c a t e .
1883
Una May Tasker born March 7, 1883 I n Greenfield,
Mass, t o William and H e n r i e t t a . The residence of
W i l l l a m and E t t a i s l i s t e d as Boston. Ref.$ b i r t h
and death c e r t i f i c a t e s of Una May Grayson.
1897
H e n r i e t t a d e s e r t e d W i l l i a m Tasker, Ref.$ dlvorcepapers,
1901
Divorce became f i n a l , Ref, a same.
1902-3: Ada P. E l l i s , b o ~ . i J a n27, 1879 i n W..Newton, Mass,
m a r r i e k W i l l i a m F. Tasker Jan 16, 1901-2i R e f ,r l e t t e r
from t h e i r daughter Betty Osborne of 215 Governors Ed.,
Qu.incey, Mass. in 1975,
1908
W i l l i a m and Ada went t o Alaska t o pan f o r gold* Ref.$
l e t t e r from W i l l i a m t o h i s mother and letter from
Mrs. Osborne i n 1975.
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Betty, only child of William and Ada Tasker
born O a t . 27, 1915, In[-Montpelier,Vermont,
Betty married George 5 . Osborne.
1915
Ella M, Kaulback, 133 Walnut street,,Somerville,
Mass,, listed as the daughter of Wyman Tasker
inr~awidow's. pension appllcatlon, is the married
name of William Tasker's sistero Ella Marion
Tasker marrieb.Thomas GI Kaulbeck and t h e i n
only child was Evelyn who m a r r T e d j ~ e o r ~Baileyi.
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Evelyn~Baileydied1Ocit 2, 1962, We comunicated with
George Bailey in 1974 in Manchester, N.H. Evelyn
Bailey was well known to Roland and Sylvia Grayson*
Sylvia stated that Eoelyn Bailey said, nWilllam
divorced Henrietta for unfslthfulness and that Una
May in court elected to stay with her mother,
William never forgave Una May thereafter William
refused to see his grandson Roland Grayson later
when Roland visited George and Evelyn Bailey in
New Hampshire,"
1935
William Frederick Tasker died at age 73.March 8, 1935
in Hanovex, Mass, Ocoupation railroad inspector*
Ref.t death certifiaate.
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WILLIAM FREDERICK TASXER
Tombstone of W i l l i a m F. Tasker
Hanover Cemetary
Hanover, Mass.
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BEXTY TASKER OSBORNE
1975
GEORGE AND EVFLYN BAILEY
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