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Father. — "Not very bright." 

 Mother. — "Not very bright." 



(Of 5 children of propositus, 4 boys and i girl, none are recorded nomadic.) 

 (14:33, IV 23.) 



(89) Principal fraternity : i- 9, born 1852; committed suicide, which her 

 son also is impelled to do. 2 - 9 , was the town prostitute ; married, untruthful. 

 3 - 9 , stayed at home ; probably licentious. 4- 9 , self-controlled. 5 - 9 , pros- 

 titute. 6- 9 , died at i year of infant diarrhea. 7- 9 , has a reputation for 

 immorality. S-cf, drank heavily, had a wandering tendency, and was erratic 

 like his brother. 9- 9 , a dwarf; had periods of being very nervous. lo-cf , 

 extremely erratic; his early life spent in wandering from place to place in the West, 

 does odd jobs ; has exaggerated opinion of his oratorical powers. 1 1 - 9 , died 

 at II years of diphtheria. 12- 9 , died at 9 years. 13 -cT, died in infancy. 



Father. — Born 1826; was part Indian; a farmer; stingy, stole honey, and 

 was committed to State prison therefor. 



Mother. — Bom 1834; a prostitute, even after marriage. 

 Mother's father. — Died in the Civil War. 

 Mother's mother. — Unknown. (14 : 112.) 



(90) Propositus, cf , has periodic spells of drinking and wanderlust. He is a 

 mechanical genius, indolent, and careless in providing for his family. 



Father. — Born 1818, has a mild, even temper and a rather weak intellect. 

 Sibs: 1-9 , choreic and insane. 2-c?, alcoholic and insane. 



Mother (cousin of father) born 1822 and died of pneumonia. Sibs: i-9 , 

 unknown. 2 - 9 , feeble-minded ; had a son who is a hermit and refuses to meet 

 anyone. 3-9 , insane. 4- 9 , choreic and insane. 5-cf, choreic and insane; 

 has a religious mania. 6-cf, nervous. 7-9 ^ unknown. 8-9, miserly, 

 g-cf, unknown. 



Mother's father. — "Born 1787, died 1842;" was probably choreic. Dispo- 

 sition unknown. 



Mother's mother. — Cousin of some grade of her husband. (15 : 654, VIII 

 I05-) 



(91) Propositus, H. T., cf, born 1863; excessively alcoholic; a wanderer. 

 Sibs: 1-9, had nervous prostration 11 years ago; still on edge of nervous 

 breakdown. 2 - 9 , unknown. 3 - 9 , normal. 4-c? , died in infancy of water 

 on brain. 



Father. — ^Works in navy-yard, musical, high-strung, excitable, excessively 

 alcoholic. 



Mother. — Nervous temperament. (17 : 729.) 



(92) Propositus, J. W., cf , shoemaker; very alcoholic; never worked 

 steadily nor told the truth; always worthless. Is wandering now. Is also 

 peddling, it is thought, though the family has lost sight of him. Sibs: i-cf , 

 bom 1859, died in infancy. 2-cf , born 1861; developed delusions; now in 

 State hospital for insane. 3-9 , a domestic, her word is unreliable; she is 

 changeable. 4-cf, was always worthless and dissolute; ran away from home 

 when young, came back with a woman whom he claimed as his wife; was 

 always alcoholic ; shot and killed himself. 5 - cf , very alcoholic and worthless ; 

 hanged himself, probably while under the influence of alcohol; was "very 

 queer." 6- 9 , a nun, is very nervous. 7- 9 , bright young woman of small 

 statiu^e, subject to spells of depression. 8-cf , has spells of sitting, looking off 

 into space; queer delusions, easily led, probably syphilitic. 



