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the Civil War and was killed in 1863 ; had 3 sons, 2 of whom worked on the rail- 

 road and I was an inspector for a locomotive works in Philadelphia. 2-cf , a 

 foreman in steel works; he had 8 children, none nomadic. (38 : 33.) 



(30) Propositus, cf , when a boy of 16 was kicked in the head by a colt and 

 shortly afterward had epileptic seizures, which have continued throughout his 

 life; when last seen he was "leading a hobo existence." Sibs: i-cf, died in 

 childhood from an accident. 2-9 , died in infancy. 3-cf , is now a rather 

 garrulous old man; has been quite successful in his business ventures; was a 

 carpenter, then took up structural engineering in Mexico; served as captain in 

 Union army; for many years employed in Post Office Department at Wash- 

 ington; he married, but nothing is known concerning his consort; they had: 

 (a) cf, at present farming in Wisconsin; is rather unstable and apt to change 

 occupations frequently; (b) 9 , married and lives in Seattle, Washington ; 

 (c) 9 , little known ; (d) cf , said to have had good habits. 4.- d', died some- 

 where out West. 5- 9 , married a ne'er-do-well, from whom she was divorced. 



Father. — No data. 



Mother. — ^Always a healthy woman. Sibs : i - 9 , never married. 2 - 9 , 

 lived to be very old. 3 -cf , died at 19 in Michigan; 4-0? , peculiar, committed 

 suicide. 5-cf, died at 2 years. 6-cf, died of tuberculosis at 40. 7-cr, died 

 young of tuberculosis. 8-cf , died at 19 of tuberculosis, g-d', when 15 ran 

 away from home after a severe flogging; became very alcoholic and was 

 demented before death; he had a son who remained 37 years in one position. 



Mother's father. — ^A man of violent temper; at times would disappear from 

 his home and remain away for several days or weeks and his family never learned 

 where he spent his time. 



Mother's mother. — Little known. (13 : 64, III 11.) 



(31) Propositus, cf , developed vicious traits; ran away at the age of 14, and 

 has not been heard from since. Sibs: i-cf , imable to learn at school; lazy, 

 licentious, and alcoholic. 2 - 9 , burned to death in a brush-fire. 



Father. — ^A lazy, alcoholic negro. 



Father's father and mother. — Unknown. 



Mother. — Fairly quick in movements, but indolent and unambitious; can 

 not tell her own age, and is completely illiterate — an imbecile. Sibs : i -cf , lazy, 

 licentious, vicious, alcoholic; he served a term in State prison for arson and a 

 term for threatening to kill. 



Mother's father. — ^A lazy, licentious man, who some time after his marriage 

 disappeared for good. 



Mother's mother. — A harlot with a wandering impulse that led her to tramp the 

 roads. (E- R. O. Mem. No. 2, p. 18; VI 98b.) 



(32) Propositus, born 1854 in New Jersey; he is an alcoholic wanderer; 

 wanders all over the West; never succeeded at anything. Sibs : i - 9 , normal 

 mentally; has one son who is a traveling salesman; the second is at the State 

 university. 2- 9 , normal mentally; married a man of insane stock; has one 

 daughter who is melancholic. 3-9 , died young. 4-9 , has heart trouble; 

 has 7 children : (a) cf , lives out West, married and separated; (b) cf , unmarried, 

 normal; (c) cf, on staff of aviation magazine; {d) 9, musical; (e) 9 , sten- 

 ographer. s-cT, died at 17 years of appendicitis. 6-cf , superintendent, 

 electric light company. 7-cf , in mining business, Colorado. 



Father. — A farmer of New Jersey. 



Mother. — Normal mentally. Sibs: i-cf, died of paralysis; 2-9, died in 

 infancy. 3-cf, storekeeper; 4-cf, normal mentally; 5-9, very bright, 

 memory good. 6 - 9 , normal. 7 -cf , when old wandered about one evening and 



