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Jacob Straley > Jacob Straley Jr. |
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Married:
Jun 16, 1785, GCVA
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Children:
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1.
Joseph C. STRALEY
(b. Jan 14, 1804; d. Jan 29, 1882, Belspring, PulaVA)
m1. Susan FILLINGER)
m2.
Jane P. BROWN (b. Jan 5, 1807, Belspring, PulaVA; d. Apr 14, 1874, Belspring,
PulaVA) on Feb 5, 1832, MontVA
Child to Susan:
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Jefferson Lee STRALEY
(b. c. 1827, VA)
m. Martha A. V. STRALEY
Children to Jane:
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William
Dandridge STRALEY
(b. May 12, 1834)
m.
Ann E. BROWN
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David
Crockett STRALEY
(b. May 8, 1837, VA)
m. Sarah A. E. STRALEY "Sallie"
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2. Charles Milton STRALEY (b.
c. 1795; d. 1849, AR)
m1. Betsy MCCOMAS
m2.
Martha WARWICK
Children to Betsy:
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Mathew
STRALEY
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Jacob
STRALEY IV
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Andrew Jackson STRALEY
(b. Jan 1826, IL)
m.
Rebecca
P. TOLLETT
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Charles Decatur STRALEY
Sr.
(b. Jan 1826)
m. Susan
E. MORRISON
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Flora
STRALEY
(m. Jeremiah WALKER)
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Joseph Leland STRALEY "Lee"
(b. Sep 21, 1820, VA)
m.
Sarah R. CLARK
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Sampson David STRALEY
(b. 1824, VA)
m1. Ellen LISENBY
m2. Mary H. B. RICHARDSON
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Elias
STRALEY
(b. 1829
m1.
Elizabeth ?
m2. Jane E. DUNINGTON
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John
STRALEY
Child to Martha:
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Hugh Warneck
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Betsy McComas was of Scottish descent. -
They moved from Giles County, VA to Texas. Charles' second wife was
Mrs. Martha WARNECK in Illinois.
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3.
John STRALEY
(b. 1792; d. aft.
1841)
m. Elizabeth B. WILSON "Betsy" (b. c. 1799,
MonrWV;
d. Apr 21, 1867, MercWV
5)
Children:
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Louisa STRALEY (b. Nov
24, 1820, WV)
m.
Claudius BURDETTE
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Maj. Charles Decatur STRALEY "C.
D."
(b.
c. 1828; d. 1890)
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Araminta F. STRALEY "Minty"
(b. c. 1825-1840)
m1. Elijah BAILEY
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Harrison Wilson STRALEY Sr.
(b. 1827)
m.
Delilah A. BYRNSIDE "Delia"
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Martha D. STRALEY (b.
1834)
m. Andrew J.
DAVIS
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Dorcas E. STRALEY (b.
Feb
1836)
m. Benjamin M. TINSLEY
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Harriet STRALEY (b.
1837, VA)
m. J. MCTHOMPSON
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Valeria STRALEY (b.
1841, VA)
m. John O.
SPANGLER
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4. Sarah
STRALEY "Sallie" (b. 1788,
GileVA)
m.
Isaac FRENCH (b. 1792,
GileVA; d. Aug 15, 1855, Pearisburg,
GileVA) on Mar 1,
1820, GileVA
Children:
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Elizabeth FRENCH (b. Jul 4, 1820,
GileVA)
m.
Oscar Fitzalan JOHNSTON (b. Jun 6, 1807,
GileVA; d. Nov 26, 1851,
GileVA)
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Harvey FRENCH (never
married)
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Sallie and Isaac were first cousins.
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Isaac's parents were
James W. and Susan (HUGHES) FRENCH.
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Isaac was on the board of the Bank of Princeton along with Straley
cousins. He once thwarted a robbery by Frank and Jesse James by inviting
them to dinner. They were over-come by his Confederate hospitality and
accepted.
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Oscar F. Johnston is buried at Johnston Cemetery,
GileVA. View his
Find-A-Grave 26228511 Entry.
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5. James Jacob
STRALEY III (b.
c. 1790; d. 1844)
m. Elizabeth VAUGHT "Betsy"; d. 1844
Children:
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William Madison STRALEY
(b. 1815, VA)
m1. Charlotte WILBURN
m2. Sara B. RAY
m3. Virginia E. JESSE
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Martha STRALEY
m.
Joseph SUMMERS
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Talitha C. STRALEY (b.
1820)
m.
William H. H. BROWN
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Almeda STRALEY (b. c.
1820)
m.
George C. STAFFORD
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Zarilda STRALEY (b.
1826)
m. John M. STAFFORD
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Rebecca B. STRALEY (b.
1827)
m.
James H. WILBURNE
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Mahala T. STRALEY (b.
1829, VA)
m. James
P. THORN
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6.
David STRALEY (b.
Sept 1796, New River, GileVA; d. June 1864
BradTN)
m.
Elizabeth PERKINS (b. Aug 1800, NC; d. Mar 1863,
BradTN
Children:
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Granville Perkins STRALEY
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David B. STRALEY (died young)
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Martha T. STRALEY (b.
May 11, 1833)
m.
Dr. George A. LONG
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Mary Ann STRALEY (b. c. 1836)
m.
Benjamin G. WILLIS
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Sarah E. F. STRALEY "Sallie" (b. 1841)
m.
William E. ANDERSON
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7.
Daniel H. STRALEY (b.
c. 1792, MontVA; d. Oct 8, 1867,
MercWV)
m.
Mary Polley FRENCH (b. 1796, MontVA) on Sep 14,
1814, GileVA
Children:
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Julia T. STRALEY
m. Col. James M. BAILEY
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Sarah Elizabeth STRALEY "Sallie" (b. 1816)
m.
Elijah BAILEY
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Jacob C. STRALEY (b. c.
1819, VA)
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James French STRALEY (b.
c. 1820, VA)
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8.
Rev. Jacob Lynch STRALEY III
(b. Sep 14, 1798,
GileVA; d. Jul 3, 1851, PolkTN)
m.
Eliza BERGAN
(b. Mar 22, 1812, NC; d. Jan 7, 1897) in New River, VA
Children:
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Margaret C. STRALEY
m.
Jefferson E. ELDREDGE
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Martha Caladonia STRALEY (b.
1832)
m.
Joseph TAYLOR
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Sarah Ann Elizabeth STRALEY "Sallie"
(b. Mar 23, 1838)
m. David C.
STRALEY
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9. Matthew
French STRALEY
(b.1799 near Eggleston, GileVA)
Child:
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Martha Ann Virginia STRALEY (b.
c. 1831; d. Jul 12, 1881;
Find-A-Grave 62512584)
m.
Jefferson Lee STRALEY (b. c. 1827, MontVA; d.
Feb 14, 1878;
Find-A-Grave 62512620) on May 22, 1856, Camping Hollow, GileVA
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Matthew F. STRALEY died
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Martha's husband, Jefferson
L. Straley,
was a son of Joseph
C. STRALEY. The marriage certificate indicates her parents were
Matthew F. STRALEY and Delila FRY. -
From 1870 US Census for
Marion Twp, Owen
County, IN:
Dwelling 203, Family 202
Name |
Age |
Sex |
Race |
Occupation |
Val. of Land |
Val. of Pers.
Est. |
Birth Place |
Jefferson Straley |
42 |
M |
W |
Farmer |
3,500 |
900 |
VA |
Martha Straley |
42 |
F |
W |
Keeping House |
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VA |
Helen S. Straley |
11 |
F |
W |
At Home |
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IN |
Jonathan Picket |
68 |
M |
W |
Stone Mason |
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VA |
Rachel Christian |
16 |
F |
W |
Without Employ |
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IN |
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10.
Leland STRALEY (b. c. 1800)
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11. Nancy
Sarah STRALEY (b. Dec 25, 1802,
GileVA; d. Feb 23, 1879, BoteVA)
m.
Edward MORGAN Jr. (b. 1798; d. 1878;
Find-A-Grave 8332855) on Jun 5, 1823,
GileVA)
Children:
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Newton Jasper MORGAN (b. Jul 24, 1822; d. Jul 25, 1916;
Find-A-Grave 8332859)
m.
Eliza J. HICKMAN (b. c. 1838) on Sep 26, 1865
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Martha French MORGAN (b.
May 25, 1830; d. Jun 17, 1897)
m1.
Riley N. STYPE
m2. Robert Clinton NOFTSINGER
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John Wesley MORGAN (b. May 29, 1831; d. May 6, 1899)
m.
Margaret Hester NOFTSINGER (b. Mar 8, 1839, VA; d. Jan 17, 1936)
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Nancy Sarah MORGAN "Sallie"
(b. 1835; d. Dec 22, 1854; died young)
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Virginia Ann MORGAN (b. c. 1836; d.
Feb 7, 1898)
m.
Richard P. GILLIAM (b. c. 1825, VA) on Oct 19, 1853,
PulaVA 6
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Rufus Granville MORGAN (b. Jan 12, 1840; d. Jun 28, 1912;
Find-A-Grave 8332863)
m.
Virginia Antoinette BROWN (b. Apr 11, 1843; d. Nov 20, 1916) on Apr
1, 1861
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Josephus MORGAN "Joseph" (b. Jul 3, 1846; d. Feb 28, 1933)
m1. Louisa ?
m2.
Nannie Sarah LOWMAN (b. 1856, PulaVA) on Sep 2, 1884,
PulaVA
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Edward Morgan's father,
Rev. Edward Morgan Sr. (b. 1751, England; d. 1844), was ordained by Rev. John Wesley in England as a Methodist minister and he organized the first congregation west of New River in 1801 at Page's Meeting House, which still exists today.
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Nannie S. (Lowman)
Morgan's parents were D. and E. Lowman, per the marriage
certificate. Also, the groom, Josephus Morgan, is listed as "Widowed".
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From 1850 Census for
Pulaski County, VA:
Name |
Age |
Est.
DOB |
Gender |
Race |
Occ |
Land Value |
Birth Place |
Edward Morgan |
51 |
1799 |
M |
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Farmer |
6000 |
VA |
Nancy Morgan |
47 |
1803 |
F |
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VA |
Virginia Morgan |
20 |
1830 |
F |
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VA |
John W. Morgan |
18 |
1832 |
M |
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Laborer |
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VA |
Nancy S. Morgan |
16 |
1834 |
F |
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VA |
Neuton Morgan |
12 |
1838 |
M |
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VA |
Rufus G. Morgan |
10 |
1840 |
M |
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VA |
Josephus Morgan |
4 |
1846 |
M |
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VA |
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From 1880 US Census for
Dublin, PulaVA:
Name |
Rel. |
Mar. Stat |
Gend |
Race |
DOB |
Age |
Birth Place |
Occ. |
Father BPlace |
Mother BPlace |
Newton J. Morgan |
Head |
M |
M |
W |
1838 |
42 |
VA |
Farms |
VA |
VA |
Eliza J. Morgan |
Wife |
M |
F |
W |
1838 |
42 |
VA |
Keep House |
VA |
VA |
Mary M. Morgan |
Dau |
S |
F |
W |
1868 |
12 |
VA |
Home |
VA |
VA |
Rufus E. H. Morgan |
Son |
S |
M |
W |
1871 |
9 |
VA |
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VA |
VA |
Martha A. Morgan |
Dau |
S |
F |
W |
1875 |
5 |
VA |
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VA |
VA |
Wm. M. Morgan |
Son |
S |
M |
W |
1876 |
4 |
VA |
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VA |
VA |
Macy F. Morgan |
Dau |
S |
F |
W |
1878 |
2 |
VA |
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VA |
VA |
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Jacob Straley Jr., at age 15 or 16, along with his brother, Andrew, served in the Lynchburg VA Home Guard Reserves during the Revolutionary War (and is shown on governmental records among those who served in the Colonial Wars).
After the War, Jacob Jr. became a brick mason. He was primarily a landowner and farmer. Tax rolls show Jacob paying taxes in Wythe and Grayson counties in 1795 (in 1806, these became part of Giles Co.)
In about 1782, he moved west across the Allegheny Mountains to the New River Valley in the area that is now Giles County (was Montgomery Co). It is there that he established a homestead (2000 acres or more) and married Martha FRENCH. They built a home in the Green Valley located at Whitley's and Bear Spring's branch of Walker's Creek. This southwestern Virginia valley is set in the shadow of Buckeye Mountain and the New River Alleghenies.
In 1789, Jacob was taxed taxed $5.61 for four tithes (age 16 & under), four slaves, seven horses, and 32 cattle. In 1790, personal property tax rolls in Montgomery Co. (Giles) show Jacob with 45 acres adjacent to land he lived on, and T. Copley's land on Meadow Creek of the New River. Jacob's residence location in 1790 is shown at Whitleys and Bear Spring Branch of Walker's Creek (Green Valley).
In 1810, for Jacob's service during the Colonial Revolutionary War, the Governor of the Commonwealth of Virginia granted him 49 acres, located on the west side of New River on Rich Hill. The Giles County census of 1810 lists Jacob with five slaves.
In the 1815 Giles County Deed Book, Jacob deeded his sons John & Charles 102 acres located on the north side of Buckeye Mountain. Also that year, Jacob paid taxes on four slaves, 32 head of cattle, and seven horses.
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The old house that Jacob and Martha lived in still stands and is owned by STRALEY descendants near Eggleston, Giles
County, VA.
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It is thought that all Southern STRALEY branches descend from Jacob STRALEY II.
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County/State
Abbreviations: BedfVA - Bedford County, VA
BoteVA - Botetourt County, VA
BradTN - Bradley County, TN
CommVA - Commonwealth of VA
CulpVA - Culpeper County, VA
GileVA - Giles County, VA
MercWV - Mercer County, WV
MonrWV - Monroe County, WV
MontVA - Montgomery County, VA
MorgKY - Morgan County, KY
OwenIN - Owen County, IN
PolkTN - Polk County, TN
PulaVA - Pulaski County, VA
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Page Sources:
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Genealogy of The Straley Family by Grace (RHODES) Straley
SWARTZ on Gateway Press.
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Descendants of Jacob Straley
books by Cathy Cox Straley.
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Betsy Vaught:
http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~mvyoung1/cvaught/d469.htm.
Betsy VAUGHT's information from rootsweb
Vaught page owned by Marilyn Vaught YOUNG ([email protected])
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A History of The Middle New River Settlements and Contiguous Territory
nrs.
I have extracted pertinent passages here:
The New River Straleys.
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West
Virginia Deaths 1853 - 1970 (online) Film # 804477,
Digital Folder # 4227408, Ref #item 1 p 11 e 26.
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Virginia
Marriages, 1785-1940: Indexing Project (Batch) No:
M00624-5, System Origin: Virginia-EASy, Source Film No:
2048472, Reference No: Item 1 P 109 L 27.
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Virginia
Marriages, 1785-1940: Indexing Project (Batch) No:
M00624-5, System Origin: Virginia-EASy, Source Film No:
2048472, Reference No: Item 2 P 349 L 40
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Names Added to Name Index: YES
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