Biographical and genealogical history of the state of Delaware, Vol. II, Part 41

Author: Runk, J.M. & Co
Publication date: 1899
Publisher: Chambersburg, Pa.
Number of Pages: 1500


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On September 18, 1889, at Georgetown, Del., George Franklin Jones, M. D., was mar- ried to Wilhelmina, daughter of William A. and Margaret ( Hayes) Ruth. Mrs. Jones Was born in Kent county, Del., March 13, 1865. For five years before her marriage, she was a teacher in the public schools of Sussex county, Del. The children of George F. and Wilhelmina (Ruth) Jones are: I. Norman Corkran, aged five years; II. Helen Ruth, died aged two years and six months. Dr. Jones and his wife are active members of the M. E. church and prominent in the Epworth League.


WILBUR F. TUNNELL, Georgetown, Sussex county, Del., son of Charles and Sallie (Short) Tunnell, was born in Georgetown, January 28, 1840.


Isaac Tunnell, grandfather of Wilbur F. Tunnell, was born in Virginia in 1768. In 1807 he removed to Georgetown, Del., and in the same year accepted the position of cashier of the Farmers' Bank of Georgetown. Mr. Tunnell held this office from the open- ing of the bank in 1807 until 1862, a period of fifty-five years, and only relinquished the control of the business when the increasing burden of his ninety years obliged him to re- tire. Ile was a man of intelligence and great business ability ; and so efficiently did he dis- charge the duties of his responsible position, that, notwithstanding the depression and financial panies which occurred during his in- cumbeney, the bank never suspended pay- ment, or closed its doors for a single hour. He died at his home in Georgetown, in 1863.


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Philip C. Jones, born in 1837, residing in Denver, has three children, i. Harry, ii. Fan- nie, iii. Helen; IV. Wilbur F .; V. Charles P., born September, 1842, freight agent of the P., W. & B. R. R., at Georgetown, has two children, i. Herbert, born in 1880, ii. Rodney, born in June, 1886; . VI. Edwin 1., of Denver, Col., born in 1845; VII. Sallie S., of Denver, Col., widow of H. W. Tallant, of Baltimore, Md .; VIII. Erasmus S., died in infancy; IX. Frederick W., merchant and manufacturer of glue in Philadelphia, Pa., married Carrie Welsh, has three children, i. Raymond, born in 1879, ii. and iii. Howard and Bertram, born in 1897. Charles Tunnell died at his home in Georgetown in 1881.


Wilbur F. Tunnell was educated at the Georgetown Academy, Georgetown, Del. At the age of sixteen he was sent out to the West Indies, as manager of a large dry goods store in Nassau, on the island of New Providence. After filling this position satisfactorily for ten years, he began business for himself as a ship chandler. In 1877, after eleven years of successful effort, he returned to his native country and settled at Georgetown, Del .; in 1882 he succeeded his grandfather as cashier of the Farmers' Bank of Georgetown. It soon became evident that Wilbur F. Tunnell was endowed with a full measure of the faithful- ness and ability which had characterized his grandfather's long and able administration. When he assumed control of the business the bank had no surplus. During his supervision the semi-annual dividends have been promptly paid, and a surplus amounting to $150,000 has been accumulated. These conditions have placed the credit of the bank above suspicion, and no run has ever been made upon it. Mr. Tunnell has been a lifelong soldier in the ranks of Democracy, but has never sought or accepted political preferment.


Wilbur F. Tunnell was married in Nassau, W. I., September 9, 1866, to Anie E., daughter of William D. and Annie E. (Daw- son) Albury. Her father was a prominent merchant of Nassau; her mother, Annie E. Dawson, was the daughter of the third Wes- levan missionary sent to the West Indies. The children of Wilbur F. and Annie E. (Albury) Tunnell, are: T. Charles W., assistant city editor of the New York Journal, of New York City, born in February, 1869, married in Chicago. Ill., in 1895, to Loui-a Coons,


daughter of a retired lawyer of that city; II. Amie Lee, born in 1871, died in infancy; III. Mary L. ( Mrs. Richard O. Cannon), of Bridgeville, Del., born in 1875, married in April, 1897; IV. Harry, a student at Dela- ware College, Newark, Del., born in 1881. Mr. Tunnell and his family are members of the M. E. church.


JOIIN W. MESSICK, Georgetown, Sus- sex county, Del., son of George Miller and Sarahı S. (Kollock) Messiek, was born in Millsborough, Del., December 16, 1842.


Mr. Messick's great-grandparents, Minas and Comfort Messick, were of French descent. Their son, George Messick, Jomm W. Me -- sick's grandfather, born November 1, 1781, was one of the early settlers of the Eastern Shore. He was married January 17, 1805, to Nellie Pusey, who was born February 22, 1782. Their children are: I. Comfort, born February 2, 1806, died May 16, 1887, was married December 14, 1826, to John P. Hudson, who died November 17, 1863; II. Minas, born May 17, 1807, was married twice and died leaving four children; III. Jane S., widow of George Carpenter, born December 29, 1808, was married first to Mr. Thoroughgood, who died leaving four chil- dren, i. George, deceased, has two children, ii. William, has three children, iii. Robert, deceased, iv. Sallie (Mrs. Truitt); IV. John Hall, born November 8, 1810, died in No- vember, 1867, leaving four children, all of whom are living; V. George M .; VI. Elea- nor, born March 2, 1816, died August 31, 1897, was married December 28, 1840, to Edward P. Morris who died December 26, 1892, she left two sons, i. Edward, ii. Alonzo; VII. Betsy, (Mrs. Philip Marvil), born June, 1818, died leaving one son, Philip R. Mar- vil; VIII. Sallie T. (Mrs. Thoroughgood ), born July 8, 1820, deceased; IX. William, born December 26, 1823, died November 28, 1865, was married July 28, 1850, to Mary F. White.


George M. Messick, father of John W. Messick, farmer and chairmaker, was born near Philip's Hill, Sussex county, Del., Fe- bruary 22, 1813. Until he was twenty-one, Mr. Messick remained on the farm, working at his trade in the winter. In 1834 he re- moved to Millsborough where he obtained a position as clerk in a store. After his mar-


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riage, he became manager of a hotel in Mills- borough, and held the position until his deathi. George M. Messick was married to Sarah, daughter of John and Polly Kolloek, a native of Georgetown, Del. Her father a volunteer in the war of 1812, was captain of a company stationed at Lewes, Del., and was afterwards promoted to major. The children of George M. and Sarah ( Kollock ) Messick, are: 1. Johu William; II. George Mitchell, born March 1, 1845, married in Georgetown in 1868 to Lenny Swain, has three children, i. Sallie, ii. Mary E. (Mrs. Edwin Goodwin), of Rox- ana, Del., iii. Roland G.


John W. Messick attended the public schools of his native county, and completed his education at Georgetown Academy. In 1857 he obtained a position in a woolen mill at Doebridge Mills, Del., where for two years he had charge of the carding machine In 1860 Mr. Messick removed to Milford, Del., and worked at carpentry for two years. la June, 1862, at the call of his country, he en- listed in the Fourth Delaware Volunteers. The regiment was at once sent to the front where it remained until June 7, 1865, when it was mustered out of service. Mr. Messick took part in all the engagements of the Army of the Potomae from Bethesda Church, June 10, 1864, to the surrender of Gen. Lee at AAppomattox, April 9, 1865. For a time he was acting hospital steward; during the last eight months of his time, he was detailed as first musician in the brigade band. After re- voiving his discharge, Mr. Messick worked at his trade until 1874, when he began to study dentistry in the office of Dr. Clement, at Ox- ford, Chester county, Pa. He graduated from the Dental College, and soon after opened an office at Georgetown, where he has built up a large practice. Mr. Messick is a member of Post No. 18, G. A. R., of Franklin Lodge, No. 12, F. and A. M .; of Mechanicsburg Lodge, No. 215, T. O. O. F .; and of George- town Lodge, No. 18, A. O. U. W.


John W. Messick was married at Me- chanie-burg, Cumberland county, Pa., Do- cember 13, 1865, to Margaret JJ., daughter of Peter and Mary A. Baker, of Mechanicsburg. Their children are: T. Mary Kollock (Mrs. Primrose S. Wilgus), born May 28, 1867, has . children, i. Rodney Messick, born September 6, 1896, ii James 1., born October 1, 1898; IT. George Edwin, practicing denti-try in Mil-


ford, Sussex county, born September 9, 1869, married Martha Purnell, has one child, Edwin P., born October 9, 1897; III. Wil- liam Rodney, M. D., Georgetown, Del., a graduate of Hahnemann Medical College, Philadelphia, Pa., born August 22, 1572, mar- ried Margaret W. Lyons; IV. Julia Dou- glas, born February 15, 1876, died April 5, 1878; V. J. Grove, born November 10, 1878, died January 7, 1881. Mr. Messiek and his family are members of the P. E. church of Georgetown, in which he was for many years a vestryman.


JACOB HI. ADAMS, Georgetown, Sus- sex county, Del., son of Jeremiah M. and Sarah J. (Wingate) Adams, was born in Little Creek Hundred, Sussex county, Del., Decem- ber 14, 1843.


George Adams, great-grandfather of Jacob, II. Adams, removed from Somerset county, Md., to Little Creek hundred, Sussex county, Del., about 1770. He had one son, Jacob, who was born in Little Creek hundred Sep- tember 29, 1778, died January 30, 1831. Jacob Adams, grandfather of Jacob H. Adams, was married to Mary Morris, she was born May 30, 1778, died February 26, 1863. Their children are: T. William C., born June 22, 1804, died August 24, 1872; II. Sarah M., born September 18, 1806, died June 6, 1878; III. Jacob, born March 26, 1810, died September 5, 1837; IV. Jeremiah M., born March 26, 1813, died February 6, 1875; V. Mary M., born Jannary 13, 1815, died Janu- ary 31, 1884; VI. Henry, of Little Creek Indred, born September 14, 1818, married Lavinia Collins, June 25, 1863, has three children, i. George II., born July 21, 1867, ii. Sallie L., (Mrs. John S. Henry), of Little C'reck hundred, born June 10, 1870, iii. Susie, born January 31, 1873; VII. George, born December 19, 1820, resides in Little Creek hundred.


Jacob HI. Adams is the only child of Jere- miah M., and Sarah J. (Wingate) Adams. Sarah J. Wingate was born in Little Creek hundred, Sussex county, September 16, 1820, married in Little Creek hundred, Jannary 4, 1837, to Jeremiah M. Adams, and died Febru- ary 3, 1894. Jacob II. Adams was educated in the district schools of his native county. The thoughtful, studions lad made such good use of his opportunities that before he was


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twenty-one he was teaching in the public schools of Sussex county. For some years, Mr. Adams remained at home, teaching dur- ing the winter and working with his father on the farm in the summer. In 1865, he engaged in mercantile business and trading, owning his own vessels; but after spending two years in this occupation, he returned to country life, and for the next ten years managed the farm, teaching during the winter. In 1876 Mr. Adams abandoned his profession and turned his attention to farming and shipping fruit; and in 1891, gave up the farm, removed to Laurel, Del., and devoted all his energies to fruit shipping. During his residence in Laur- el he served as justice of the peace, notary public, and alderman. In 1884 Mr. Adams was elected to the legislature of Delaware for two years, and in 1897 was commissioned by Governor William T. Watson as prothonotary of Sussex county, an office which he still holds. On receiving his commission, he removed to his present home in Georgetown. Mr. Jacob II. Adams was a prominent member of the P. of II., for a number of years Master of Grange No. 23, and several times lecturer and representative of the State Grange. IIe is at present a member of the Brotherhood of the Union, Laurel Circle, No. 17, and of the Junior O. U. A. M.


Jacob HI. Adams was married in Little Creek hundred, Sussex county, December 4, 1878, to Miranda E., daughter of Joseph and Theresa (Nichols) Ellis, who was born July 9, 1848. They have one child, Edwin Gove, born April 7, 1880, a student at the Knapp Institute at Baltimore, Md. Mr. Adams is a member of St. Andrew's P. E. church of Lit- tle Creek hundred, in which he has been an efficient worker and an office bearer; before he removed from his farm to Laurel, in 1891, he was superintendent of the Sunday-school, but resigned the office at that time.


LUKE CLENDANIEL, JR., Milton, Sus- sex county, Del., son of Luke and Elizabeth 1. (('lifton) Clendaniel, was born near Milton, Del., March 17, 1861.


Mr. Clendaniel's grandfather, Luke Clen- daniel, spent his whole life on his farm. He was a good citizen, attending strictly to his own affairs, and by his honesty and conscien- tious dealings won for himself the respect and good will of his neighbors. He was married


to Nancy, daughter of the Rev. Mr. Clifton, who was stationed near New Market, Del.


Luke Clendaniel, Sr., son of Luke and Nancy (Clifton) Clendaniel, was born March 11, 1818. He learned carpentry, but soon turned his attention to farming, in which he is very successful. He resides on his farm three miles west of Milton, Del. Mr. Clen- daniel is a member of the Democratic party, and is interested in local affairs. He was mar- ried to Elizabeth Clifton. Their children are: I. Laura Virginia, died in early childhood; II. Georgiana, born February 14, 1558, died March 20, 1877; III. Luke.


Luke Clendaniel, Jr., grew up on his father's farm, receiving his education in the common schools of the district. At the age of fifteen years he had a severe attack of rheu- matism, which made him practically helpless. After five years of intense suffering the vio- lenee of the disease was broken, and Mr. Clen- daniel has since recovered. When he attained his majority he learned milling; but after a ten years' trial of this trade he abandoned it and worked at carpentry with his father. His delicate health made this occupation very un- desirable, and at the end of one year, Mr. Clen- daniel secured a position as clerk in a hotel, in Milton, Del. One year later he obtained a clerkship in a hotel at Georgetown, and at the beginning of the year 1899, he opened the HIart House, at Milton, Del. Like his father, he is a member of the Democratic party. On October 26, 1898, Luke Clen- daniel, Jr., was married by Rev. Adam Stengle, pastor of the Georgetown M. E. church, to Estella E., daughter of M. R. and Sarah E. Loockerman, and granddaughter of Bennett Todd, one of the oldest and best known citizens of Caroline county, Md. Mrs. Clendaniel is a member of the M. E. church, and an active worker in its Sundayschool. Mr. Clendaniel also attends the M. E. church.


DAVID S. TRUITT, P. O. Georgetown, Sussex county, Del., son of Joshua and Mary (Mills) Truitt, was born near Milford, Del., November 14, 1839.


Joslma Truitt, son of Nehemiah and Isa- bella Truitt, was born near Milford, Del., in 1804. The children of Joshua and Mary (Mills) Truitt are: I. Elizabeth, married John Web, a farmer residing near Milford, Del., has six children, i. William, ii. Lina,


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iii. Mary, iv. Harry, v. Hubbard, vi. Caddie; II. William E., married Virgilia, daughter of George Pollis, of Philadelphia, Pa., died March 29, 1896; 111. John W., married Susan, daughter of William Loffand, of Sussex com- ty, Del., had two children who died in infancy; IV. Annie, residing in Milford, Del .; V. Mary C., married John W., son of Alfred Short, of Ellendale, Del., has three children, i. Ella, ii. Mary, iii. George; VI. Lina, married Wil- liam, son of David Stayton, of Sussex county, Del., has one child, Lina; VII. David S .; and two who died in infancy.


David S. Truitt grew up on his father's farm, receiving his education in the public schools of his native county. At the age of twenty-three he left home, having obtained a clerkship in a store in Milton, Del. During 1864 and 1865 he was employed on a steam- boat in the government service, plying be- tween Philadelphia, Pa., and New York City. Returning to Milford, he engaged in mercan- tile pursuits. His industry and ability were amply rewarded by financial success; but failing health obliged him to change his em- ployment, he turned his attention to farming, and removed to his present home in George- town hundred. The diligence and careful at- tention which characterized Mr. Truitt as a merchant have made him equally successful on the farm. He has identified himself with the Republican party, and as a loyal citizen, is interested in the affairs of the county.


David S. Truitt was married November 7, 1878, by Rev Enoch Stubs, in Philadelphia, to Emma J., daughter of Asbury C. and Catherine (Warrington) Pepper, of George- town hundred. She was born near George- town, August 22, 1855. Their children are: I. Raymond M., born February 11, 1880; II. Minnie V., born January 12, 1884; III. Bessie C., born October 6, 1887; IV. William E., born January 27, 1890. Mr. and Mrs. Truitt are members of Pepper's M. E. church, and are active, efficient workers in the con- gregation, as well as liberal contributors. The ground on which Pepper's church was built, and its framework, were given by Mr. and Mrs. Truitt. They have held various offices in the congregation; Mr. Truitt has been both steward and trustee.


JOIIN B. PARKER, Georgetown, Sus- sex county, Del., son of John and Mahala


(Jones) Parker, was born in Wicomico coun- ty, Md., March 27, 1841.


John Parker, son of Scarboro Parker, was boru in Maryland in 1808. His whole life was spent on his farm in his native state. He was married in 1838, to Mahala, daugh- ter of Jacob and Lavinia JJones. The children of John and Mahala (Jones) Parker are: 1. Jolm B .; II. Rebecca A. (Mrs. E. A. Mol- son), born in 1845, has six children, two of whom are living, i. Frank, ii. Edith May; III. I. T. Parker, a conductor on the P., W. & B. R. R., born in 1848, married Annie - of Wilmington, Del., has two children, i. John, ii. Lillie; IV. Samuel L., born in 1852, married Martilla King, died in 1887, leaving one child, Fannie; V. Lizzie (Mrs. Thomas Smith), of Sussex county, Del., born in 1856, has three children, i. Charles, ii. Edward, iii. Elsie; VI. Ella, born in 1861, died in 1881.


John B. Parker removed from Maryland to Sussex county, Del., in 1876, and engaged in the manufacture of lumber. In 1887, his mill being for the second time destroyed by fire, Mr. Parker abandoned the business, and turned his attention to agricultural pursuits. The condition of his land shows constant in- telligent care, and bears ample testimony to his successful farming. By the patient toil and rigid economy of early life, Mr. Parker has won for himself and his family the case and comfort which they now enjoy. He is a member of the Republican party, and has served his county as overseer of roads.


John B. Parker was married March 6, 1861, to Lavinia Hearne, of Sussex county, Del. Their children are: I. William E., car- peuter, born December 26, 1861, found dead in his bed in Philadelphia, Pa., in 1587; II. Annie B. (Mrs. John Prettyman), of Sussex county, Del., born May 20, 1865, has three children, i. Howard, ii. Norman, ifi. Eva: III. Sarah E. (Mrs. Alonzo MeIlvaine), of Sus- sex county, has six children, i. Eula May, ii. Eva Lavinia, iii. Ralph, iv. Raymond, and two born January 26, 1867, who died in in- fancy: IV. Mary L. (Mrs. ITannond T. Rust), born December 17, 1869, has two chil- dren, i. William, ii. Hattie; V. Amanda J., at home, born April 5, 1872; VI. Alfred T., at home, born May 28, 1876. Mr. John Parker and his family belong to the M. E. church, in which he is an active and efficient worker.


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Hle has been for many years Sunday-school superintendent, and leader of vocal music.


HENRY MARSHALL, V. M. D., son of fleury S. and Hannah Elizabeth ( Burton) Marshall, was born in Lewes, Del., August 18, 1876.


The Marshall family is of English origin, and its American ancestors were among the first settlers of Delaware. Its genealogy, both in England and in this country, has been very fully traced by Dr. George W. Marshall, of Milford, Del. Aaron Marshall, great-grand- father of Dr. Henry Marshall, was a resident of Lewes, where his son, Aaron Marshall, 2, was born about the year 1787, spent his life, and died in 1865. He married Jane Paynter, and they were the parents of Henry S. Mar- shall, the doctor's father, who was born in Mil- ton, Del., August 27, 1829. Aaron Marshall was a merchant of Milton, Del., and was also engaged in shipping grain and iron ore to the northern ports. He took part in the defence of the state during the war of 1812. He was first a Whig and in his later years a Republi- can; about 1838, he was a member of the state legislature. He proved his patriotism at the beginning of the Rebellion in 1861, by giving his slaves their freedom. Mr. Marshall was appointed collector of customs at Lewes, in 1862. He died February 28, 1865. Mr. Aaron Marshall had been brought up as a Me- thodist, but became a Presbyterian, and was an eller in that church, a sincere and con- sistent Christian.


Henry. S. Marshall passed his early life in Milton, Del., receiving his education in the academy of that town. For three years after his school course of studies was ended, he was partner in his father's store in Milton. During the next eight years, he was engaged in farm- ing, in Broadkiln hundred. In 1861, he re- moved to Lewes, where he was employed in assisting his father, as inspector of customs. After the death of his father, Mr. H. S. Mar- shall became a teacher in the Milton Acade- my. In 1864, he enlisted in the Ninth Regi- ment Delaware Volunteer Infantry, and was stationed at Fort Delaware; on being mus- tered out of the service, he returned to his farm.


In April, 1866, Mr. Henry S. Marshall en- tered the employ of what is now the P., W. & B. R. R., as assistant engineer. The year


1867 he spent in teaching in the academy at Denton, Md., but the following year found him again an employee of the P., W. & B. R. R. Co. He has continued in the same em- ployment ever since, except during two years, when he was sub-assistant engineer, in the U. S. Service, for the construction of the iron pier at Lewes. Henry S. Marshall was mar- ried at Springfield Cross Roads, Indian River Inumdred, Sussex county, Del., January 12, 1858, to Hannah Elizabeth, daughter of John T. and Hannah P. (Webb) Burton, and granddaughter of Thomas and Lydia Burton, of Sussex county. Mr. John T. Burton was a farmer. The children of Mr. and Mrs. Mar- shall are: I. Hannah Virginia, born February 12, 1854, wife of Clinton Long, of Lewes, a Delaware pilot, has one son, Howard M., born November 14, 1876; IT. Sarah, born No- vember 14, 1861; III. Henry. Four others died very young. After the death of his wife, which occurred August 20, 1893, Mr. Mar- shall removed to Georgetown, where he still resides.


Dr. Henry Marshall received his early edu- cation in the Lewes Union School, from which he was graduated in 1893. Shortly after his graduation, he was nominated as alter- nate candidate for the West Point Military Academy; but his principal having success- fully passed the requisite examination, Mr. Marshall did not come up for appointment. He entered the Veterinary Department of the University of Pennsylvania in 1894, and was graduated, second in his class, in 1897. He at once opened his office at Georgetown, where he is practicing with sucess, besides being en- gaged in the drug business, and has fair pro -- peets.


PETER P. DODD, P. O. Georgetown, Sussex county. Del., son of Absalom and HIS- ter ( Warrington) Dodd, was born in George- town hundred, Sussex county, Del., February 7.1819.


The Dodds have been tillers of the soil from carly times. Their family records have not been preserved, and in the absence of authen- tie data, it is impossible to decide the date of the immigration of the branch of the family to which P. P. Dodd belongs. It was, how- ever, very early in the history of America that the first representatives of the family set- tled on the land which he now cultivates.


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Mr. Dodd's grandparents, Aaron and Hannah Dodd, resided upon the ancestral lands in Georgetown hundred, where the death of Aaron Dodd occurred.


Absalom Dodd, son of Aaron and Hannah Dodd, was born at the homestead, April 3, 1777. Ile grew up on his father's farm and early learned to love the home and the peace- ful occupation which he was to inherit. In 1812, at the call of his country, he armed in her defence; but when peace was declared, gladly retired to his quiet life on the farm. Absalom Dodd was married to Hester War- rington. Their children are: I. Lydia, de- ceased, born October 25, 1801, was married first to John Cooper, and afterwards to Ben- jamin Fowler; II. David West, born April 9, 1803; III. Eliza F., born October 10, 1804; IV. Aaron, born June 9, 1806; V. Asahel, born September 2, 1807, died August 26, 1854; VI. Sophia, born August 14, 1809; VII. Absalom, born March 28, 1811, died April 19, 1848; VIII. James M., born November 1, 1812; IX. Matilda, born Au- gust 12, 1814: X. Leah, born February 15, 1817; XI. Peter Parker. Mr. Absalom Dodd died at the old homestead, April 19, 1548; his wife in 1863.




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