History of Bureau County, Illinois, Part 100

Author: Bradsby, Henry C., [from old catalog] ed
Publication date: 1885
Publisher: Chicago, World publishing company
Number of Pages: 776


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K., William A., Philip H., Gustav A., Her- man P. and George H. Of the above Henry H. Truckenbrod, an enterprising, wide-awake young business man, is a jeweler in Lamoille. Mr. and Mrs. Truckenbrod are members of the Lutheran Church. Politically he is a Republican.


ALEXANDER TURNBULL, Neponset, was born August, 1832, in the Highlands of Scotland. He is a son of William and Mary (Harvey) Turnbull, who were also natives of Scotland, and who came to the United States in 1849, settling in Stark County, Ill., where both died. They were the parents of seven boys and four girls, who came to this country with them. Their names are: Robert, George (deceased), James, John H., Alexander, Will- iam, Thomas, Ellen (deceased), Elizabeth, Margaret (deceased) and Stephana. Our sub- ject was educated in Scotland and in Stark


County, Ill., in which place he was also mar- ried to Sophia Turnbull, who was born July 5, 1836, in Scotland. Her father, Robert Turnbull, was born November 2, 1799. Her mother, Margaret Graham, was born May 10, 1806. Both were natives of Scotland. Mr. and Mrs. Alexander Turnbull are the parents of the following children: Maggie, Mary, Ellen, Elizabeth, Jennie, Maria M., Robert William, James A., Anna B., Adeline, George O. and Martha L. Mr. and Mrs. Turnbull are active members of the Presbyterian Church. He started in life without aid, relying only on the Scotch pluck and perse- verance inherited from his ancestors. He has been a very successful farmer, and is a wide-awake man. Politically he is a sup- porter of the Republican party.


JOHN TURNER, Neponset, was born July 11,1811, in Derbyshire. England. He is a son of Robert aud Sarah (Harrison) Turner, who were natives of England, where they died. They were farmers by occupation and were the parents of five children, viz .: Samuel, Robert, Mrs. Mary Oldfield, John and Mrs. Sarah Gould. The last two children are yet living, the latter in England. Our subject, John Turner, was educated in England and has been a reading man all his life. In En- gland he also learned and followed the car- penter's trade till 1843, when he immigrated to the United States. Here he first settled in Scott County, Ill., where he worked at his trade till 1853, when he removed to Neponset Township, in Bureau County, where he at present resides on a farm of 160 acres. Mr. Turner was joined in matrimony in Derby, England, to Miss Juliet Dale, who was born August 20, 1812, in Derbyshire, England. She is a daughter of Robert Dale, and is the mother of eight children, of whom five reached maturity, viz .: Joseph D., served three years and three months in the Thirty- second Regiment of Illinois Volunteer Infan- try in the war of the Rebellion, at present he is a resident of Cass County, Ill .; Mrs. Louisa Wilson is a resident of Page County, Iowa; John Turner, Jr., is a resident of Ore- gon; Mrs. Fannie Hicks, and Mrs. Sarah Em- mery, the latter deceased. Of the above, Mrs. Hicks with her husband, Milo D. Hicks, and child, Arthur L., is living on her parents'


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farm. Mr. and Mrs. Turner are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church of Kewanee. Politically, Mr. Turner is a strong Repub- lican. He served the people in the capacity of Justice of the Peace for two years, aud although he has not been brought up a far- mer, he has yet had splendid success in that occupation.


J. P. ULTCH, Clarion, was born Novem- ber 12, 1819, in Schlottermuehl, Kronan, Ba- varia, Germany. His parents, Nicholaus and Carolina (Hemftling) Ultch, died in Ger- ยท many. They were the parents of the follow ing children: John P. Ultch, our subject; Carolina, Mrs. Maggie Schmidt, Mrs. Redel Bohl. George Ultch, of Racine, Wis., and John Ultch, deceased. Our subject came to the United States in May, 1848. He landed in New York City and came direct to La- moille, Ill., where he worked two months for James Boruff at the blacksmith trade, which he had learned in the old country. After working on a farm some months he went to Princeton, where he worked in Mr. Gosse's brickyard, and the following spring worked six months on a farm in Perkins' Grove. Eventu- ally, after he was married, he went to farm- ing for himself, and by degrees and through indomitable perseverance, industry and econ- omy, he attained his present prosperity. None should envy him on account of his success in the world, as he sacrificed pleasure and health to attain it. At present he owns 2,664 acres of land; of this over half is in Kansas, and 1


over 1.000 acres in Illinois. Mr. Ultch was married here August 10. 1850, to Elizabeth Wendel, a daughter of George Wendel. She was born August 9, 1824, in Eigenboehl, Ba- varia, and died August 9, 1868. She was an industrious woman and was the mother of the following children: Mrs. Carolina Kipp, of Ellsworth County, Kan. : Frederick, deceased; William Ultch, of Brooklyn, Ill., who mar- ried Katie Fassing; Ely K. Ultch, of Sublet, Ill., who married Lottie Fassing; George Ultch, who was born December 4, 1859, and and Johan P. Ultch, born July 24. 1862. Our subject was married a second time to Eva Martin, a native of Bavaria. She is the mother of Katie Ultch, born May 24, 1973. Politically Mr. Ultch has been a Republican


so far, and religiously he and wife are mem- bers of the Lutheran Church.


RUGGLES B. VAN LAW, Arlington, was born November 15, 1847, in Belmont County, Ohio. He is a son of Joseph Van Law, who was also a native of Ohio, where he was married in Belmont County, Decem- ber 27, 1841, to Mary Haines. Joseph Van Law learned and followed the carpenter's trade in Ohio. This occupation he followed all his life. He came to Princeton, Ill., about 1852, and the next year came to Arling- ton, where he resided till his death, which occurred March 21, 1875, aged fifty-six years, seven months and twenty-two days. He was a man whose influence for good was felt in Arlington and vicinity. He, though a poor man, relieved the wants of the needy and afflicted, and took a deep interest in all things pertaining to the welfare of the people with whom he was associated. It was owing chiefly to his untiring energy that the A. F. & A. M. Lodge was established in Arlington, for which he built the hall, and of which or- der he was an active member. His first wife died here March 27, 1857, aged thirty years. He was married a second time to Olive J. Davis, who survives him. His first wife was the mother of John W. and Ruggles B. Van Law. The former was born January 28, 1846. At the age of fifteen he enlisted in Company B, of the Fifty-seventh Regi- ment, Illinois Volunteer Infantry. He was a favorite with the "boys," and after having veteranized and passed through many battles, was drowned at Rome, Ga., May 28, 1864, while accompanying Gen. Sherman on his fa- mous "march to the sea." Ruggles B. Van Law was reared and schooled in Arlington. He en- listed in Company G, of the One Hundred and Thirty-ninth Regiment, Illinois Voluu- teer Infantry, and served six months, doing garrison duty at Cairo. At the close of the war he returned to Arlington, where he soon after learned telegraphy, and in July, 1865, secured the position as night operator. In 1870 he was appointed agent for the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad and the Amer- ican Express Company, which position he has held ever since. Mr. Van Law was mar- ried in Philadelphia, Penn., June 20, 1871,


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to Katie Knight, born May 20, 1849, in Bucks County, Penn. Her parents were Clayton and Lydia E. Knight. Three children were the result of this union: Mary E., born Au- gust 28. 1873; Maud L., born July 7, 1875, and Howard R., born June 15, 1878. Mrs. Van Law is a member of the Presbyterian Church, and Mr. Van Law of the A. F. & A. M. fraternity.


THOMAS VAUGHAN, Bureau, was born in New Bedford, Mass., July 20, 1832. His father, Stillman Vaughan, was also a native of New Bedford, born July 10, 1800. His wife, Lucinda Washburn, was born at the same place June 15, 1804. They removed to Muskingum County, Ohio, in 1838, and in 1851 to Bureau County, Ill. They settled on the farm where our subject now resides. which was the old homestead of Henry Thomas, ! who settled there in 1828, and built old Fort Thomas, on the spot where Mr. Vaughan's house now stands. Stillman Vaughan and his wife resided here until their deaths. He died March 26, 1872, and his wife February 28, 1856. Of their children, J. Stillinan was drowned in Ohio, and Thomas, our subject, is the only one living. He was reared in Ohio aud educated in the common schools. He has always been engaged in farming and now owns 300 acres in Bureau Township, but for several years has also been engaged in the mercantile business in Wyanet. He was married in this county November 9, 1855, to Lydia J. Hollinghead. She was born in Belmont County, Ohio, May 18, 1839, and is a daughter of Thomas and Sarah Holling- head; her father died in this county, but her mother is still living. Mr. and Mrs. Vaughan have eleven children: Lewis, born March 12, 1857; John A., October 23, 1859; Nathan L., September 9, 1861, married; Julia A., Janu- ary 22, 1864, wife of S. Smith, of Bureau Township; Lillian M., August 17, 1866; Thomas C., November 4, 1868; Emma J.,


1 November 27, 1870; Fannie E., November 20, 1874; Maggie S., May 1, 1877; Earl S., February 1, 1880; the baby, February 3, 1883. In politics Mr. Vaughan is a Repub- lican, but independent. He and his wife are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church of Bureau Township.


E. R. VIRDEN, Princeton, was born in


Zanesville, Ohio, March 23, 1836, and is the son of Jerome and Sarah (Flemming) Virden, deceased, both natives of Ohio. In 1855 Mr. Virden came to Princeton, and for ten years clerked in the hardware store of A. S. and E. C. Chapman. He then engaged in the same business for himself at the depot, but in 1876 he retired from the hardware busi- ness, and accepted the position of President of the Farmers National Bauk, and has been President of the bank since. April 26, 1861, he was united in marriage at Cambridge. Ohio, to Miss Anna M. Thompson, who was born in Muskingum County, Ohio, Novem- ber, 1841. She is the mother of three chil- dren living, viz .: Nellie, born May, 1863; Mary and Martha, born February 14, 1868. During the Civil war Mr. Virden enlisted, first in the three months' service, and was elected Lieutenant of Company A, Sixty- ninth Illinois Infantry. After his return he raised Company A, One Hundred and Sixty ninth Illinois Infantry, and was elected Cap- tain of the company. He served till the close of the war, having been out in all about one year. In politics he has been an active Re- publican since the candidacy of John C. Fremont. He has served as Supervisor of Princeton Township, and has been an active member of the Board of Education of the Princeton High School, since 1876. Mrs. Virden's mother died in ber daughter's in- faucy, and her father, John Thompson, died in Princeton December 2, 1884.


GEORGE L. VROOM, Berlin, was born December 7, 1819, in Warren County, N. J. His parents, John and Catherine (Lance) Vroom, were both natives of Warren County, N. J., where they lived on a farm until their deaths. They were the parents of eleven children, six of whom reached maturity, viz .: Mrs. Jane Lommason, Henry, John, Mrs. Elizabeth Warman, George L. (our sub- ject), and Mrs. Catherine M. Park. George L. Vroom was reared in his native county, and engaged in farming. He was married February 7, 1846, in Easton, Penn., to Miss Rebecca Ann Lance, who was born March 10, 1822, in Warren County, N. J., a daughter of Abraham Lance (see sketch of A. S. Lance). Mr. and Mrs. Vroom are the parents of six children, viz. : John L., Mary C., Sarah S.,


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Melinda C., Barbara J. - the last three are de- ceased-and Ettie G. John L. married Anna C. McKinstrey, daughter of Houston and Rachel McKinstrey, by whom he has four children: George H. (deceased), Mande R., James C. and Charles H. The two daughters, Mary C. and Ettie G., are at home. Shortly after he was married, Mr. Vroom removed to Sussex County, N. J., where he lived eight years. In May, 1854, he came to Bureau County, and bought eighty acres of land in Section 36, Berlin Township, where he now resides. He has been a suc- cessful farmer and now owns 170 acres. Mr. and Mrs. Vroom are members of the Presby- terian Church. Politically he is identified with the Democratic party.


JOHN W. WADE, Lamoille, was born Oc- tober 15, 1845. in Richland County, Ohio. He is a son of Richard Wade, who was born in 1821, in Tuscarawas County, Ohio, where he was reared. He came to Bureau County in October, 1863, and died here July 1, 1873. He was a son of William and Mary (Bash) Wade, natives of Pennsylvania, who were the parents of twelve children The father of William Wade was a wealthy native of Turkey, who had come to the United States and bought his children farms in Ohio. Richard Wade first bought eighty acres in Lamoille Township, but added to it from time to time. He was an industrious man, and he and wife were active members of the United Brethren Church. He was married December 20, 1842, to Mary Shoup, born November 25, 1825, in Tuscarawas County, Ohio. Her parents, John J. and Barbara (Muma) Shoup, were natives of Pennsylvania, but died in Ohio. Mrs. Mary Wade is the mother of the following children: Mrs. Lydia A. Davis, John William, Mrs. Mary C. Lamb, Mrs. Dilla Nodine, Mrs. Sarah Hills, Mrs. Ella Scott, Mrs. Martha Hall, Anna D., R. Henry, Albert W. and George W. Wade. Our subject farms the home place. He was married April 27, 1876, to Augusta Phillips, born February 13, 1854, in Franklin County, Mass. She is a daughter of Elijah B. and Elizabeth V. (Rude) Phillips, natives of Massachusetts, and now residents of Living- ston County, Ill. Mr. and Mrs. Wade are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church.


To them three children were born, viz .: Mary E., deceased, aged four years and eight months; Isabella P., born February 6, 1879, and Charlie B., born July 24, 1884. Polit- ically Mr. Wade is identified with the Repub- lican party.


B. F. WAITE, Buda, was born in Lorain County, Ohio, Angust 7, 1838. He is the son of Rev. Richard and Mary (Hill) Waite. The father was born in England, but the mother in Virginia. Rev. Richard Waite was for many years a contractor on Govern- ment works in England, but in later years entered the ministry; came to the United States under the auspices of the Missionary Society, and was sent into the Western Re- serve in Ohio, where for many years he worked among the Indians and whites iu his mission work. He continued his labors in this way till Ohio had become a populous State, and then he became the settled pastor of a church. At the time of his coming to the United States he was a widower, but had a family of eight sons all of whom also came to America and settled in western New York, where their families are quite prominent and numerous. During his labors as a mission- ary Rev. Waite was united in marriage in Ohio, to Miss Mary Hill, and then she trav- eled with him on his work till he had a set- tled charge. November 12, 1853, they re- moved to Bureau County, Ill., and settled at Barren Grove, and the following year, 1854, he died at the age of seventy-eight years. She survived her husband till 1870, and died in this county. She was the mother of two sons and one daughter, viz .: B. F., Josiah H., and Mary J., now wife of Joseph Markee who resides near Buda. Josiah was a sol- dier in the Ninety-third Illinois Volunteer Infantry, but was brought home only a few days before his death. B. F. Waite has re- sided in this county since coming here with his parents in 1853. He followed farming till 1866, at which time he engaged in the mercantile business in Buda. His beginning was very modest, but a strict integrity in all business transactions gave him universal re- spect and confidence, aud so,as the years passed by. his business increased till now he carries a stock of goods valued at about $16,000, and since 1875 he has also been doing a bank-


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ing business in connection with his general merchandise. June 22, 1866, Mr. Waite was united in marriage to Mrs. Emily R. Denton, a daughter of Joseph Weston, who came to this county in 1855 from Bloomfield, Me., and is now one of the oldest men in the county. To Mr. and Mrs. Waite three chil- dren have been born, viz .: Robert, Bertha and Marcia. By a previous marriage Mr. Waite had two children, but they and their mother, Vesta J. (Trask) Waite, all died. By her first husband, Samuel F. Denton, Mrs. Waite has one son now living, viz .: Elmer F. Denton. Samuel F. Denton was one of the first merchants in Buda, and died here in the fall of 1864. Mr. Waite is a member of the A. F. & A. M. Lodge, No. 399, of Buda. In politics he is Republican. He was one of the first members of the Buda Baptist Church.


FRANKLIN WALKER, Champaign, Ill., was born January 2, 1815, in Whiting, Vt. He is a son of Levi Walker, who was born May 22, 1772, in Rutland, Vt., and was the first white male child born in the town. He died July 27, 1822, in Whiting, Vt. The grandfather of our subject, Girtan Walker, was born November 20, 1738, in Attleboro, Mass. He died November 2, 1793, in Whiting, Vt. Franklin Walker immigrated to Illinois in the fall of 1838, and the following spring bought a claim and settled in what is now Clarion Township, Bureau Co., Ill., in Section 16. The Government had not then surveyed the land north of the Indian boundary line. At the organization of Clarion Township, Mr. Walker was elected Justice of the Peace, and since then has held the office of Town Clerk


fourteen years, Township Treasurer six years, and Supervisor four years. In 1874 he sold his farm, having occupied the same thirty-five years, and now resides near Champaign, Ill. By his moving away Bureau County has lost one of her best citizens, a man who took a deep interest in all things pertaining to the interest of the public. He was a great friend of the public school. The many offices he has tilled in this county show the confidence and trust the people put in him. Mr. Walker was married on the 2d of June, 1840, to Marrilla E. Haskins, formerly of Wilming- ton, Vt., where she was born March 11, 1820.


Her parents were Jonathan and Susan Has- kins. She died September 4, 1879. She was the mother of Frank E. and William A. Walker. Frank E. Walker was born Janu- ary 10, 1853, in Clarion Township. Ho graduated from the Illinois Industrial Uni- versity in June, 1879. He was married January 1, 1880, to Florence M. Cushman, and now resides in Champaign, where he is a stock breeder. William A. Walker was born April 18, 1856. He graduated from the University of Chicago in 1880, and from the Rush Medical College in 1882. He was married in May, 1882, to Hattie Skates, of Chicago, and is now a practicing physician in New York City.


LEVI WALKER, Clarion, was born Jan- uary 23, 1830, in Vermont. He is a son of Rev. Levi and Betsey (Pond) Walker, natives of Green Island, Whiting Township, Addi- son Co., Vt. They were the parents of the following children: Levi Walker (our sub- ject), Mrs. Martha Winslow (deceased), Dr. George B. Walker, of LaGrange, and Mary Walker (deceased), aged twenty-two years. Tho genealogy of this family dates back to 1640, when a Mrs. Walker and two sons emigrated from England to Rehoboth, Mass. Rev. Levi Walker was a son of Levi and Lovina (Branch) Walker, both natives of Vermont, where they died. Rev. Walker graduated at the Hamilton Literary and Theological Institution, and was a minister in the East for fifteen years. He came to Bureau County in the spring of 1851, and settled on Section 9 in Clarion Township. Here he preached some, and died here Janu- ary 16, 1869, aged sixty-seven years. His wife died May 6, 1874, aged seventy-one years. Our subject was reared and educated principally in the New England States. Here he has been a farmer. and owns 185 acres. He was married in Cleveland, Ohio, Decem- ber 14, 1865, to Caroline C. Stannard, born December 13, 1832, in Eaton, Madison Co., N. Y. She is a daughter of Libius and Luceba (Fay) Stannard, who were old set- tlers of Clarion Township. To Mr. and Mrs. Walker three children were born, viz .: Mar- tha H., Lewis L. and John A. Walker. The daughter and her parents are members of the Baptist Church. Politically Mr. Walker is


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a Republican, and has been Township Clerk for a period of seven years.


FRED WALTERS, Fairfield, was born December 5, 1836, in Idenkoben, Bavaria, Germany. His parents, Theobald and Cath- arine (Mirring) Walters, natives of the above place, came to America in July, 1848. They settled in Selby Township, Bureau Co., Ill., where they bought land and where they died. They were the parents of three children, viz. : Mrs. Catharine Gleich, of Hollowayville, Fred Walters and Mrs. Mary Kammermeyer, of Burlington. Our subject, Fred Walters, came to this county with his parents. He has owned land and farmed in Selby and Berlin Townships. He came to Westfield Township in February, 1875, where he has 225 acres of good land. He was married February 24, 1857, to Catharine Meyer, daughter of Antony and Barbara (Acker) Meyer. Mr. and Mrs. Walters are members of the Presbyterian Church, and the parents of eight children, viz .: Fred, Mrs. Mary Meyer, Mrs. Elizabeth Heintz, George, Will- iam Henry, Charley and Louis Walters. Mr. Walters is an I. O. O. F .. and votes the Democratic ticket.


COURTNEY WARREN, Macon, was born in Wyoming County, Penn., April 13, 1842. He is the son of Milton and Ziporah (Avery) Warren, both natives of Pennsylvania, where they lived till 1848, when they removed to Stark County, Ill. In 1856 they settled in Buda, where Mr. Milton Warren was in the grain and lumber business till about 1862. He died at Neponset, Ill., in 1864. Mrs. Warren died in 1867 at the residence of her son, our subject. They were the parents of the three following-named children, now liv- ing: Courtney Warren, Mrs. Stella Avery, of Neponset, and Mrs. Elizabeth Smith, of Kan- sas. While living in Stark County, Milton Warren dealt in land to quite an extent, buy- ing farms, improving them, and then selling with a profit. September, 1861, our subject enlisted in the service of his country in Com- pany K, Fifty-seventh Illinois Volunteer In- fantry, and served till the latter part of June, 1864, when he was discharged on account of ill health. For about three months after his enlistment he served as a private, but from that time till the close of his service he filled


the office of Drum-Major. Since returning from the service Mr. Warren has given most of his attention to farming and stock-raising. He bought his present farm of 240 acres, which lies in Sections 3 and 10, in 1864, and for some years gave his attention to cattle, but in later years to thoroughbred Hamble- tonian and Mambrino horses, and now owns a herd of over twenty roadsters. In Novem- ber, 1865, in this county, Mr. Warren was united in marriage to Miss Rebecca Kirk- patrick, a native of Ohio, but who came, while young, with her parents, to this State. To Mr. and Mrs. Warren three children have been born, viz .: Eva, Nellie and Edith. Mr. Warren is a member of the Buda Lodge, A. F. & A. M. In politics he is identified with the Democratic party.


SOLOMON WARD, Westfield, was born March 17, 1820, in Washington County, Penn. He is a son of William and Pleas- ant (Speers) Ward, the former a native of Maryland and the latter of Pennsylvania, where both died. Of their ten children only William and Solomon came to Illinois. William died in Little Rock, Ark. Solomon Ward came to Bureau County in 1860, and rented land for several years. In September, 1863, he bought 160 acres of land. He is a self-made man in every respect, and although he has met with serious losses is now one of our most successful farmers. He owns 628 acres in Bureau County, and 480 acres in Livingston County, III.


EDWARD A. WASHBURN, Princeton, was born May 23, 1847, on Cherry Island, Jef- ferson Co., N. Y. His parents, Alva and Cla- rissa (Adams) Washburn, were also natives of New York. His mother yet survives, but his father died in 1869. He was a farmer, and served one year in the late Civil war, in the One Hundred and Eighty-sixth New York Volunteer Infantry, and participated in the battles before Petersburg. His father, White Washburn, was a native of Massachu- setts, and a soldier in the war of 1812, and was in the battle of Sacketts Harbor. Mrs.


Clarissa Washburn is the daughter of Ambrose Adams, who was a farmer and a native of Massachusetts. Our subject is one of a family of four children, all of whom are still living. He was educated in the schools


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of his native county, and early in life began teaching school, which occupation he fol- lowed till 1870, when he came to Lamoille Township, Bureau Co., Ill .. and engaged in farming. He was a member of the Board of Supervisors from 1873 till 1875, in which year he was elected County Treasurer, which office he still holds, having been re-elected in 1877, 1879 and 1881. His official term will expire December 1, 1886. He was married in Pillar Point, N. Y., January 4, 1871, to Miss Fironia A. Lowe, who was born in the above place January 19, 1850. She is a daughter of Jacob and Betsy (Han- cock) Lowe. To Mr. and Mrs. Washburn two children have been born, viz. : Gertie C., born October 12, 1871, and Elva L., born August 15, 1873. In politics Mr. Washburn is a Republican. He is a member of the Princeton Lodge, No. 587, A. F. & A. M., also Princeton Chapter. No. 28. Temple Com- mandery No. 20, K. T., and Scottish Rite, 32 degree.




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