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Male 1906 - 1991  (84 years)


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  1. 1.  Glenn Fox McMahan was born 28 Sep 1906, Sevier County, Tennessee (son of Olen "Ernest" McMahan and Elizabeth Cornelia Jane Fox, "Lizzie"); died 3 Mar 1991; was buried Middle Creek Methodist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1940, District 4, Sevier County, Tennessee

    Notes:

    Glen McMahan loved farming and started as a child when he was too small to lift
    the yoke over the oxens' head. At twelve he started plowing with a tractor. He
    and his brother, Wilbur, were the first farmers in Sevier County to raise red
    burley tobacco. In 1939 he bought the first wheat combine in Sevier County.

    Upon receiving a degree in agriculture from the University of Tennessee in
    1931, Glenn began a long career as a county agricultural and civic leader. He
    helped organize the Soil Conservation District of Sevier County and served as
    supervisor and president during the years 1954-1963. He helped organize the
    Sevier Farmers Co-op and served as one of the first directors as well as
    Vice-president. He served on the County Court Argiculture Committee and the
    Farm and Home Loan Association Committee.

    Glen served as a director of the Sevier County Farm Bureau for 25 years and as
    president from 1948-1950 and 1957-1971. He helped organize the Sevier County
    Pig Sale, and was the first bookkeeper
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    Reference:
    Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 46.
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 263.

    Glenn married Florita O'Neil Butler 28 Sep 1938. Florita (daughter of Ashley Wynn Butler and Mary Catherine "Kate" Whittle) was born 29 Dec 1906, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 29 Oct 1998, Pigeon Forge Care and Rehabilitation Center, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 1 Nov 1998, Middle Creek Methodist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. Glenna Butler McMahan was born 17 Jun 1942.

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Olen "Ernest" McMahan was born 31 Mar 1883, Tennessee (son of Thomas Dearnold Wilson McMahan and Melinda Caldona Trotter); died 2 Jan 1970; was buried Middle Creek Methodist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "McMahan Family Tree", Glenn F. McMahan, 10 March 1932, p 1.
    Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 46.
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 263.

    Olen — Elizabeth Cornelia Jane Fox, "Lizzie". Elizabeth (daughter of Tilman Grady Fox and Martha Lawson) was born 1 Oct 1879, Tennessee; died 9 Feb 1971; was buried Middle Creek Methodist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  2. 3.  Elizabeth Cornelia Jane Fox, "Lizzie"Elizabeth Cornelia Jane Fox, "Lizzie" was born 1 Oct 1879, Tennessee (daughter of Tilman Grady Fox and Martha Lawson); died 9 Feb 1971; was buried Middle Creek Methodist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 46.
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 263.
    J. R. McKenzie, Jr., Jrmckenz@flas.net, 25 July 1998.

    Children:
    1. Wilbur Wilson McMahan was born 23 Oct 1904, Tennessee; died 4 Dec 1984; was buried Middle Creek Methodist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    2. 1. Glenn Fox McMahan was born 28 Sep 1906, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 3 Mar 1991; was buried Middle Creek Methodist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    3. Dorothy Malinda McMahan was born 13 Dec 1910, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 9 Jul 1997; was buried Smoky Mountain Memory Gardens Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    4. Elizabeth Lawson McMahan was born 1 Apr 1921; died 17 Jul 2016; was buried 21 Jul 2016, Middle Creek Methodist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    5. Ernestine McMahan was born Abt 1924.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Thomas Dearnold Wilson McMahanThomas Dearnold Wilson McMahan was born 13 Dec 1849, Tennessee (son of McNulty McMahan and Leah Rinehart); died 5 Oct 1921; was buried Middle Creek Methodist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

    Died of Brights desease.
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    Reference:
    "McMahan Family Tree", Glenn F. McMahan, 10 March 1932, p 1.
    Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 44, 45.
    "McMahan Family Tree," Nora Trotter McMahan, 27 August 1923, p 5.
    "The Book of Ragan/Reagan," Donald B. Reagan, 1993, p 269.

    Thomas married Melinda Caldona Trotter 25 Jan 1877. Melinda (daughter of Dr. William Harrison "Billy" Trotter and Sarah Trigg Emert) was born 18 Nov 1853, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 16 Jul 1931; was buried Middle Creek Methodist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  2. 5.  Melinda Caldona Trotter was born 18 Nov 1853, Sevier County, Tennessee (daughter of Dr. William Harrison "Billy" Trotter and Sarah Trigg Emert); died 16 Jul 1931; was buried Middle Creek Methodist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "McMahan Family Tree", Glenn F. McMahan, 10 March 1932, p 1.
    Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 44, 45.
    "The Book of Ragan/Reagan," Donald B. Reagan, 1993, p 269.

    Children:
    1. Bertha Eileen McMahan was born 13 Apr 1878, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 13 Mar 1959; was buried Middle Creek Methodist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    2. Willie M. McMahan was born 27 Dec 1879; died 6 Feb 1883; was buried Richardson Cove Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    3. William McNulty McMahan
    4. 2. Olen "Ernest" McMahan was born 31 Mar 1883, Tennessee; died 2 Jan 1970; was buried Middle Creek Methodist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    5. McMahan was born 3 Oct 1884; died 3 Oct 1884; was buried , Sevier County, Tennessee.
    6. Nora Trotter McMahan was born 14 Jul 1887; died 17 Apr 1936; was buried Middle Creek Methodist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    7. Walter Horace McMahan was born 7 Mar 1890; died 21 Aug 1890; was buried Middle Creek Methodist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    8. Roy Haskell McMahan was born 24 Dec 1892, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 20 Mar 1952; was buried Middle Creek Methodist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    9. Stella Wilson McMahan was born 13 Feb 1895, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 9 May 1990; was buried Pigeon Forge Methodist Church Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    10. John Alvin McMahan was born 3 Dec 1898, Tennessee; died 23 Jun 1984; was buried Middle Creek Methodist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

  3. 6.  Tilman Grady Fox was born 14 Feb 1831, Tennessee (son of William Fox and Rebecca Dickey); died 28 Apr 1900; was buried Middle Creek Methodist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "The Book of Ragan/Reagan," Donald B. Reagan, 1993, p 269.
    "In the Shadow of the Smokies," Smoky Mountain Historical Society, 1993, p 301.
    Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 46.
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 202, 204, 249, 264.

    Tilman — Martha Lawson. Martha (daughter of Rev. James Dunn Lawson and Sarah Jane Burns) was born 14 Jun 1849, Tennessee; died 21 Feb 1932, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Middle Creek Methodist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  4. 7.  Martha Lawson was born 14 Jun 1849, Tennessee (daughter of Rev. James Dunn Lawson and Sarah Jane Burns); died 21 Feb 1932, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Middle Creek Methodist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 46.
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 249, 204.

    Children:
    1. 3. Elizabeth Cornelia Jane Fox, "Lizzie" was born 1 Oct 1879, Tennessee; died 9 Feb 1971; was buried Middle Creek Methodist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    2. William Roscoe Hodgson Fox was born 13 Aug 1881.
    3. Horace Howell Cleveland Fox was born 7 May 1886.
    4. James Lee Taylor Fox was born 24 Nov 1887, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 19 Oct 1957; was buried Middle Creek Methodist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    5. Tilmon Grady Bascom Fox was born 17 Jul 1892, Tennessee; died 1 Jul 1974; was buried Middle Creek Methodist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    6. Martha "Mattie" Fox was born 3 Nov 1895, Tennessee; died 18 Feb 1984; was buried Shiloh Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  McNulty McMahanMcNulty McMahan was born 19 Jun 1826, Sevier County, Tennessee (son of David Crockett McMahan and Mary Large); died 31 May 1894, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Richardson Cove Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

    McNulty McMahan was named by his great grandfather Archibald McMahan.

    McNulty McMahan and his first wife moved to Bird's Creek, Sevier County, Tennessee near Richardson's Cove, where they resided for a while, then they moved to Richardson's Cove, where they lived and died.

    McNulty McMahan was a farmer and blacksmith. When a comparatively young man he was kicked by a horse while placing a shoe, and was "ruptured". From this injury he sufferd as long as he lived and was never able to do hard work of any kind.

    One Sunday morning he walked down to the barn and when he failed to come to the house for some time, his wife went to look for him and found him paralyzed. He said, "Help me to the house." He remained concious but was never able to speak again. He died a few days later.
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    Reference:
    "McMahan Family Tree", Glenn F. McMahan, 10 March 1932, p 1.
    Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 32, 44.
    "McMahan Family Tree," Nora Trotter McMahan, 27 August 1923, p 5.
    "Mountain Ways Two", Gene Aiken, 1986, p 296.

    McNulty married Leah Rinehart 26 Dec 1848. Leah (daughter of John Rinehart and Abigail Hill) was born 17 Jan 1834, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 5 Feb 1918, Richardsons Cove, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 8 Feb 1918, Richardson Cove Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  2. 9.  Leah RinehartLeah Rinehart was born 17 Jan 1834, Sevier County, Tennessee (daughter of John Rinehart and Abigail Hill); died 5 Feb 1918, Richardsons Cove, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 8 Feb 1918, Richardson Cove Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

    Leah Rinehart was born near Chestnut Hill, the the county line of Sevier and
    Jefferson Counties.

    Leah had a brother Hugh Rhinehart living with them in 1860 and a sister Martha
    Whaley, wife of William.

    Leah died of pneumonia at the home of her son Robert while visiting him.
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    Reference:
    "McMahan Family Tree", Glenn F. McMahan, 10 March 1932, p 1.
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    Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 32, 44.
    "McMahan Family Tree," Nora Trotter McMahan, 27 August 1923, p 6.
    "Mountain Ways Two", Gene Aiken, 1986, p 169, 296.

    Children:
    1. 4. Thomas Dearnold Wilson McMahan was born 13 Dec 1849, Tennessee; died 5 Oct 1921; was buried Middle Creek Methodist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    2. John Marshall McMahan was born 16 Mar 1851, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 27 Jan 1926, Alcoa, Blount County, Tennessee; was buried 29 Jan 1926, Pigeon Forge Methodist Church Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    3. Mary Lunaria McMahan was born 6 Sep 1853, Tennessee; died 9 Jun 1894, Sevierville, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Alder Branch Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    4. Sarah Elizabeth McMahan was born 11 Feb 1855, Tennessee; died 17 Jun 1888, Richardsons Cove, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Richardson Cove Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    5. William Wesley McMahan was born 16 Jan 1856, Tennessee; died 19 Feb 1871; was buried Richardson Cove Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    6. David Crockett McMahan was born 25 Jan 1859, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 31 May 1898; was buried Alder Branch Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    7. Samuel McNulty McMahan was born 16 Jan 1861, Tennessee; died 29 Dec 1887; was buried Richardson Cove Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    8. James Seldon McMahan was born 15 Dec 1862, Tennessee; died 20 Aug 1893, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Richardson Cove Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    9. Martha Elanor McMahan was born 19 Feb 1865, Tennessee; died 5 Jun 1894; was buried Richardson Cove Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    10. Robert Alexander "Bob" McMahan was born 29 Dec 1866, Tennessee; died 2 Mar 1941; was buried Richardson Cove Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    11. Horace Maynard McMahan was born 3 Apr 1872, Richardson Cove, Sevier County, Tennessee; died Apr 1945, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Middle Creek Methodist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

  3. 10.  Dr. William Harrison "Billy" TrotterDr. William Harrison "Billy" Trotter was born 26 Jul 1814, Sevier County, Tennessee (son of John Trotter and Asa White); died 14 Sep 1887, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Middle Creek Methodist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • AFN: NG7T-KQ

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans", Donald B. Reagan, 1978, p 66.
    "The Book of Ragan/Reagan," Donald B. Reagan, 1993, p 255, 268, 269.
    Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 44.
    "McMahan Family Tree", Nora Trotter McMahan, 27 August, 1923, p 2.
    www.ancestry.com, mbharris@apex.net, 19 September 1999.

    William married Sarah Trigg Emert 23 Nov 1837, Sevier County, Tennessee. Sarah (daughter of Phillip Emert and Elizabeth Reagan) was born 17 Apr 1819, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 8 Dec 1896, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Middle Creek Methodist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  4. 11.  Sarah Trigg Emert was born 17 Apr 1819, Sevier County, Tennessee (daughter of Phillip Emert and Elizabeth Reagan); died 8 Dec 1896, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Middle Creek Methodist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans", Donald B. Reagan, 1978, p 66.
    "The Book of Ragan/Reagan," Donald B. Reagan, 1993, p 255, 268, 269.

    Children:
    1. John Andrew Trotter was born 23 Aug 1838, , Sevier County, Tennessee; died 1 Apr 1887.
    2. Elizabeth Emmett Trotter was born 23 Mar 1840, , Sevier County, Tennessee; died 3 Jan 1878; was buried Middle Creek Methodist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    3. Isaac Alexander Trotter was born 30 Nov 1841, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 10 Aug 1914; was buried Middle Creek Methodist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    4. Maria Caroline Trotter was born 16 Mar 1844, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 20 Apr 1918.
    5. Mitchell McCown Trotter was born 13 Jul 1846, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 7 Jan 1848; was buried Middle Creek Methodist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    6. Dr. Ashley Wynne Trotter was born 25 Nov 1848, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 5 Dec 1918; was buried Middle Creek Methodist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    7. 5. Melinda Caldona Trotter was born 18 Nov 1853, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 16 Jul 1931; was buried Middle Creek Methodist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    8. Newton Edmondson Trotter was born 12 Apr 1851, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 23 Jul 1917; was buried Middle Creek Methodist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    9. Lewis Stevens Trotter was born 11 May 1856, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 5 Jun 1905; was buried Middle Creek Methodist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    10. Adaline Minvera Trotter was born 14 Jul 1858, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 3 Dec 1924; was buried Pigeon Forge Methodist Church Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    11. Mary Angeline Trotter was born 14 Jul 1858, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 23 Jul 1932; was buried Middle Creek Methodist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    12. Steward Erastus Trotter was born 12 Jan 1860, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 13 Nov 1903; was buried Middle Creek Methodist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

  5. 12.  William Fox was born 12 Dec 1803, Sevier County, Tennessee (son of Adam Fox and Elizabeth Derrick); died 13 Dec 1874; was buried Fox Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

    Born in the third district of Sevier County, Tennessee. William Fox was a Whig supporter.
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    Reference:
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 202, 204, 254.

    William married Rebecca Dickey 1824/1825. Rebecca (daughter of John Dickey and Phoebe Daniels) was born 3 May 1799, Virginia; died 3 Apr 1851; was buried Fox Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  6. 13.  Rebecca Dickey was born 3 May 1799, Virginia (daughter of John Dickey and Phoebe Daniels); died 3 Apr 1851; was buried Fox Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

    Born in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia and migrated into Jefferson County with her family.
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    Reference:
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 202, 204, 254.

    Children:
    1. Cassandra Fox was born 6 Oct 1825, Tennessee; died 14 Aug 1881; was buried Fox Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    2. Nelson Fox was born 31 Aug 1827, Tennessee; died 16 Dec 1892; was buried Nelson Fox Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    3. Margaret Fox was born 28 May 1829, Tennessee; died 8 Jun 1899; was buried Fox Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    4. 6. Tilman Grady Fox was born 14 Feb 1831, Tennessee; died 28 Apr 1900; was buried Middle Creek Methodist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    5. Louisa Fox was born 4 Jan 1833, Tennessee; died 2 Mar 1927; was buried Fox Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    6. Anna Fox was born 30 Apr 1835, Tennessee; died 24 Aug 1854; was buried Fox Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    7. Melvina Fox was born 12 Oct 1837; died 12 Nov 1837; was buried Fox Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    8. William Carroll Fox was born 27 Oct 1839, Tennessee; died 8 Apr 1920; was buried Fox Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    9. George Fox was born 17 Jan 1841, Tennessee; died 1 Jul 1896; was buried Fox Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

  7. 14.  Rev. James Dunn Lawson was born 12 Jan 1826, Tennessee (son of Howell Lawson and Mary "Polly" Bird); died 15 Nov 1906; was buried Mattox Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1880, Wears Valley, Sevier County, Tennessee

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, 249.

    James married Sarah Jane Burns 24 Dec 1846, Blount County, Tennessee. Sarah was born 23 May 1830; died 28 Aug 1858; was buried Tuckaleechee Campground Cemetery, Blount County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  8. 15.  Sarah Jane Burns was born 23 May 1830; died 28 Aug 1858; was buried Tuckaleechee Campground Cemetery, Blount County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

    Of Tuckaleechee.
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    Reference:
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, 249.

    Children:
    1. 7. Martha Lawson was born 14 Jun 1849, Tennessee; died 21 Feb 1932, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Middle Creek Methodist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    2. Mary Lawson was born 9 Oct 1853, Tennessee; died 25 Mar 1914; was buried Middle Creek Methodist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    3. Huldah Lawson was born 25 Aug 1857, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 17 Sep 1947, Cleburne, Johnson County, Texas; was buried Johnson County, Texas.


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