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My eldest son is working a site in ancestry.com and a distant relative on her side sent this pic of my wifes father in WW1, he was born in 1895 and had no Social Security Number ! Sorry for the poor quality but that's what I got. this is the only pic my wife has ever had of him.
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She must have been excited when she was shown that, very lucky.
you get to live in sunny fla? how cool is that !!!!! :)
That is the best gift a family can give each other. Thanks for sharing it with us.
hi pop ha the coin i have is not magnetic