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Of the father of the preceding fraternity it is stated that he was quick- 

 tempered and domineering, hke most of his stock. His 2 brothers appeared 

 to be steady, but one of them had 2 sons, of whom one, after a very irregular 

 Ufe, married an attractive girl of 20 and by her had a son who was migratory 

 and died in Idaho, his body being brought home by a woman of the diorus- 

 girl type who said she was his wife. 



Of the mother' s fraternity the 4 brothers are all dead and their traits unknown. 

 Of the 6 sisters little is known; there is no evidence of restlessness. 



This history is very imperfect. Outside of the principal fraternity there is 

 one nomadic male who is on the father's side of the house, but he is only a 

 grand-nephew of the father and it is quite possible that the tendency came 

 into his fraternity from another source than that of the principal fraternity. 

 (24 : 78.) 



(68) Propositus, cf, born in Massachusetts, 1879, has a wild, roving disposi- 

 tion, wandering about from one place to another, said to drink excessively at 

 times. Whereabouts imknown at present. Sibs: i-cf , born 1889; like his 

 brother he wanders aimlessly from one place to another; said to drink excessively 

 and considered altogether worthless. 2-0^, bom 1884, normal. 3- 9 , normal. 

 4-cf , normal and sociable. 



Father. — Bom in Massachusetts, 1859; normal man; a Methodist minister ; 

 sociable, highly respected; even disposition. Sibs: i-9, normal, sympa- 

 thetic; even disposition. 2-9, sociable, highly contented. 3-9, sociable, 

 affable, even disposition. 



Father's father. — Of even disposition, sociable, well-liked, moved frequently 

 from place to place, but not regarded by the family as unusual. 



Father's mother. — A Shaker; quiet, retiring woman. 



Mother. — "Normal." (41 : 240, V i.) 



(69) Propositus, cf, born 1888, was constitutionally inferior; would not 

 finish the eighth grade in school, but developed wild traits, smoked cigarettes, 

 ran away, would not stay at home, and when he was at home was cross and 

 ugly. On one occasion, at 15 years, he was gone for over a month; he had 

 tramped from central New Jersey to Easton, Pennsylvania. He has traveled all 

 over the country, has been to Europe, Italy, France, four times. Since 1907 

 he has been in the army. Sibs : i to 4 died in infancy. 5 -c? , was ambitionless 

 and did not go through school; was a flagman for the railroad at the time of 

 his death. 6-cf , did not graduate from high school; has much musical 

 ability; is learning the electrical business. 7- 9 , born 1899, normal. 8- 9 , 

 born 1900, normal. 



Father.— Boxn 1855; unambitious, alcoholic, mentally inferior; ancestry 

 unknown. 



Mother. — Born 1863; did not do well in school; in middle life had depressed 

 spells. Sibs: i- 9 , died of brain fever at 2 years. 2- 9 , little known; had 

 3 children, of whom the son was a "black sheep," had a bad disposition, got in 

 with a bad lot of boys, and died at 20 of tuberculosis. 3 - 9 , born 1 897 ; normal. 

 Six children died in infancy. 



Mother's father. — Born 1838, lived constantly near his birthplace; had a 

 strong impulse to drink; was miserly and irritable; hid his money in the cellar 

 of his house, where it was found after his death. 



Mother's mother. — Not physically strong; lost temper easily, died of tuber- 

 culosis. Sibs : I- 9 , nervous, even-tempered, religious, neighborly. 2-9,0 

 sleep-walker, and in childhood constantly falling down-stairs; had migraine at 

 monthly period, with depression. 3-cf ,had a common-school education; was 



