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Jeffreys, Mary Stemple Mother, 1841-1914

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03523.40.34 Author/Creator: Jeffreys, Mary Stemple Place Written: s.l. Type: Pamphlet Date: 1861-1877 Pagination: 18.5 x 12.9 cm. Order a Copy

This pamphlet provides a short family history of Lydia A. Bishoff, as well as a list of all of Bishoff's children.

Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1877
Woman Author
Women's History
Genealogy
Children and Family

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