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By Peg Niedholdt
Collection Overview
Title: Alice Granbery Walter Genealogy Collection, 1600-1975
ID: 001/01/MSS 0000-049
Primary Creator: Walter, Alice Granbery
Extent: 58.0 Boxes
Arrangement: Arranged in original order: papers were initially housed by Alice Granbery Walter in three-ring binders. Arranged by surname or subject.
Date Acquired: 04/11/1991
Subjects: Genealogy--Research, Hampton Roads (Va. : Region), Norfolk (Va.), Norfolk (Va.)--Genealogy, Princess Anne County (Va.), Tidewater (Va. : Region)--Maps, Warwick County (Va.)
Forms of Material: Clippings (information artifacts), Genealogies (histories), Geological maps, Indexes (reference sources), Manuscripts, Maps (documents), Negatives (photographs), Pedigrees, Photocopies, Photographs, Silhouettes
Languages: English
Scope and Contents of the Materials
This collection contains genealogical research gathered by Alice Granbery Walter. The material includes photocopied documents, newspaper clippings, pedigree charts, notes, manuscripts, photographs, negatives, and maps spanning from the 1600s to the 1970s. Prominent surnames include Boush, Nimmo, Cornick, Herbert, Hoggard, Hogwood, Haggard, Ivy, Argent, Langley, Thelaball, Nash, Powell, Robins, Shepherd, Tatem, Thurmer, Mackentosh, Mallicote, Ransha, Woodhouse, Moseley, Thorowgood, and Willoughby.
Biographical Note
Alice Granbery Walter was born on August 2, 1908 in Norfolk, Virginia. She was a long-time resident of the Norfolk area. Walter was a descendant of the Hoggard family of Poplar Hall in Norfolk, Virginia. She was an artist, historic preservationist, and genealogist. She was a recipient of the Garden Club of America Historic Preservation award. Walter led the fight to save the Old Coast Guard Station. She published eight books of historical and genealogical records, 50 genealogical pedigree charts, and several maps. Walter died on May 30, 2003 at Westminster Canterbury in Virginia Beach, Virginia and was buried at Elmwood Cemetery in Norfolk, Virginia.
Subject/Index Terms
Administrative Information
Repository:
Sargeant Memorial Collection
Access Restrictions:
This collection is open to all researchers.
Use Restrictions:
The status of copyright for these materials is governed by Copyright Law of the United States (Title 17, U. S. C.). Copyright restrictions may apply.
Acquisition Source:
Purchase; Alice Granbery Walter and Christina Brown by donation
Preferred Citation:
Alice Granbery Walter Genealogy Collection, MSS 0000-049, Sargeant Memorial Collection, Norfolk Public Library, Norfolk, Virginia.
Box and Folder Listing
Browse by Box:
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Box 1: Boush and Nimmo Families Genealogies],
[Box 2: Cornick Family Genealogy],
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Box 3: Herbert Family in America (Volume 1), English Roots],
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Box 4: Herbert Family in America (Volume 2)],
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Box 5: Hoggard and Hogwood Families Genealogies],
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Box 6: The Hoggards of Poplar Hall],
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Box 7: Haggard Family; Ivy and Argent Families Genealogies; Langley and Thelaball Families Genealogies],
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Box 8: Nash Family; Powell Family Genealogy; Robins/Robyns Family Genealogy; Shepherd Family],
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Box 9: Tatem Family Genealogy; Thurmer, Mackentosh, Mallicote, and Ransha Families Genealogies; Woodhouse Family Genealogies],
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Box 10: Moseley Family; Adam Thorowgood and His Descendants and John and Sarah Offley],
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Box 11: Willoughby 1483-1800s in England, Barbados, and Lower Tidewater Virginia],
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Box 12: Genealogies for Tidewater Families (A through G)],
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Box 13: Genealogies for Tidewater Families (H through L)],
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Box 14: Genealogies for Tidewater Families (M through S)],
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Box 15: Genealogies for Tidewater Families (T through Z)],
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Box 16: Lower Norfolk County Books A - E; Warwick County Extant Records],
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Box 17: Lynnhaven Parish History and Register, 1639-1968; Lynnhaven Parish Register 1838-1913; Genealogical Collections Concerning Families in Scotland; Princess Anne County Cemetery; Puggett's Neck],
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Box 18: Research for Map of Lower Norfolk County, Virginia],
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Box 19: Published Charts - Lower Tidewater Colonial Families; Genealogical Charts Tidewater Virginia, 1600-1900],
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Box 20: Alice Granbery Walter's copies of the books: "The Granberry Family and Allied Families, Including the Ancestry of Helen (Woodward) Granberry" by Edgar F. Waterman, 1945 and "John Granbery, Virginia" by Julian Hastings Granbery, published by Alice Granbery Walter, 1964.],
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Box 21: Alice Granbery Walter's Miscellaneous Files],
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Box 22: Hoggard Research (Box 1 of 3)],
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Box 23: Hoggard Research (Box 2 of 3)],
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Box 24: Hoggard Research (Box 3 of 3)],
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Box 25: Oversized Materials: Maps],
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Box 26: INDEX CARDS: LOCATIONS, A-G],
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Box 27: INDEX CARDS: LOCATIONS, H-N],
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Box 28: INDEX CARDS: LOCATIONS, O-Z],
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Box 29: INDEX CARDS: SUBJECT, A - MARRIAGES],
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Box 30: INDEX CARDS: SUBJECT, MAS-Z],
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Box 31: INDEX CARDS: SURNAMES, A-BARRINGTON],
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Box 32: INDEX CARDS: SURNAMES, BARTEE-BROE],
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Box 33: INDEX CARDS: SURNAMES, BROOKS-CHER],
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Box 34: INDEX CARDS: SURNAMES, CHESHIRE-CRO],
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Box 35: INDEX CARDS: SURNAMES, CHROMPTON-ELLIS],
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Box 36: INDEX CARDS: SURNAMES, ELWES-GOLD],
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Box 37: INDEX CARDS: SURNAMES, GOM-HARRIS],
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Box 38: INDEX CARDS: SURNAMES, HARRISON-HERBERT, Tabitha],
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Box 39: INDEX CARDS: SURNAMES, HERBERT, Thomas-HOGGARD, Ruth],
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Box 40: INDEX CARDS: SURNAMES, HOGGARD, Samuel-IVORY],
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Box 41: INDEX CARDS: SURNAMES, IVY-KEELING, Susan],
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Box 42: INDEX CARDS: SURNAMES, KEELING, Thomas-LAWSON],
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Box 43: INDEX CARDS: SURNAMES, LAYDON-MAR],
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Box 44: INDEX CARDS: SURNAMES, MARKHAM-MOORE],
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Box 45: INDEX CARDS: SURNAMES, MORGAN-MY],
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Box 46: INDEX CARDS: SURNAMES, N-PEMBROKE],
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Box 47: INDEX CARDS: SURNAMES, PEN-ROBINS],
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Box 48: INDEX CARDS: SURNAMES, ROBINSON-SK],
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Box 49: INDEX CARDS: SURNAMES, SM-THOROGOOD, Adam],
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Box 50: INDEX CARDS: SURNAMES, THOROGOOD, Adam I-WALKE],
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Box 51: INDEX CARDS: SURNAMES, WALKER-WILLOUGHBY],
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Box 52: INDEX CARDS: SURNAMES, WILLOUGHBY-Z],
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Box 53: ENGLAND & BRITISH WEST INDIES],
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Box 54: ENGLISH SURNAMES],
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Box 55: MISCELLANEOUS #1],
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Box 56: MISCELLANEOUS #2],
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Box 57: ARTICLES BY GEORGE H. TUCKER & MARY REID BARROW],
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Box 58: Negatives],
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- Box 2: Cornick Family Genealogy
- Folder 1: Charts
- Cornick/Cornix of Lower Norfolk County and Princess Anne County, Virginia 1618-1900s (allied families: Ivy, Woodhouse, Mason and Needham). Chart A: Joel Cornick Lines including Shepherd. Chart B: Lemuel Cornick Line. Charts C, D, E, F, G, H, and I (Hoggard, Woodhouse, West): Lemuel Cornick Lines. Chart titled: Cornick: Land & Slave Owners, Princess Anne County, Virginia (Lynnhaven Parish) Lower Precinct of the Eastern Shore. Work draft of the Cornick Chart. Comparison charts: A. G. Walter and V. C. Hall, Jr. Various papers regarding Cornick charts.
- Folder 2: Research
- Research notes.
- Folder 3: England; Correspondence; Frances Walke Correspondence
- England: Cornick origins. Correspondence: 1960s-1976. Frances Walke Correspondence: Cornick - Land - Walke Puzzle, papers regarding the "puzzle", letters regarding Cornick, Land, and Walke.
- Folder 4: Miscellaneous Records; Marriage Bonds - Deaths - Bibles
- Miscellaneous records: Land and slave owners, Princess Anne County Blackwater District. Hand copied family tree. Marriage Bonds - Deaths - Bibles: Cornick Bible entry, transcript from a Norfolk newspaper no date given, death notation on envelope.
- Folder 5: General Lemuel C. Shepherd
- Picture of "Virginia and Lem", letters to and from Lemuel, copies of research by Lemuel (upper right corner marked L C S), and other papers pertaining to the Cornick line.
- Folder 6: Clara West Stark
- Notes from Clara West Stark, some records from Lemuel C. Shepherd, notes from Elizabeth Wingo, Elmwood Cemetery records of tombstones and transcriptions from family burial ground at Broad Bay Manor in Princess Anne County.
- Folder 7: Addie Woodhouse West's Research
- Cornick Family of Virginia: 11 pages of notes, author unknown. Cornick Family in Virginia: 17 pages of notes, author Addie Woodhouse West. Newspaper clipping of Admiral Hogle's Retirement. Letter from Clara.
- Folder 8: Kellam, Cornick Homes
- Kellam: notes on the Cornick family homes.
- Folder 9: Scotch Surname of Cornick
- Notes on the surname of Cornick.
- Folder 10: Cornick-Cornix: 1600s; Northampton County
- Cornick-Cornix: 1600s: notes regarding Cornick (and various surname spellings) from a variety of sources. Northampton County: notes regarding Cornick (and various surname spellings).
- Folder 11: Simon Cornix
- Research notes regarding land patent, notes from General Lemuel C. Shepherd, Capps, Dewell, Basnett, and Brock family.
- Folder 12: William Cornick
- Research on William Cornick family, some transcriptions of Virginia State Library records, Thomas Ivey record.
- Folder 13: Captain James Cornick; John and Alif Cornick; Other John Cornicks
- Captain James Cornick: research notes. John and Alif Cornick: notes from General J. C. Shepherd, notes from A. W. West, research notes. Other John Cornick notes.
- Folder 14: Joel Cornick
- Joel Cornick III pedigree chart, notes from General L. C. Shepherd, Bible transcription from E. B. Wingo, and other research notes.
- Folder 15: Henry Cornick; Amy Cornish; Michael and Elisha; Demcy Cornick; Endymion Cornick
- Henry: research notes. Amy: notes by General L. C. Shepherd, research notes. Demcy: research notes. Endymion: General L. C. Shepherd notes, research notes.
- Folder 16: Horatio Cornick I; Horatio Cornick II
- Horatio I: General L. C. Shepherd notes, research notes. Horatio II: General L. C. Shepherd notes, letters from Margaret Cornick Betty, research notes.
- Folder 17: Lemuel Cornick I; Lemuel Cornick II; Lemuel Cornick III
- Horatio I: notes by General L. C. Shepherd, notes by A. W. West, research notes, newspaper clipping regarding Broad Bay Manor. Horatio II: notes by General L. C. Shepherd, notes by Clara Cornick Stark, research notes. Horatio III: Bible transcription, research notes.
- Folder 18: Margaret Cornick; Martin Cornick; Nathan Cornick
- Margaret, Martin, and Nathan Cornick: research notes.
- Folder 19: Thomas son of Lemuel; Thomas son of Joel III; Thomas and Frances Land; William Barlow Cornick; West Family
- Thomas son of Lemuel: Upper Wolfsnare Plantation, research notes, notes on Amelia Cornick's album, newspaper clipping on Upper Wolf Snare. Photographs: Elizabeth Frances Cornick, wife of Thurmer Hoggard, William Cornick House, First Cornick House, Thomas Cornick House (negatives removed). Artifact: about 1900, note written by Miss Mary Lou Hoggard. Thomas son of Joel III: notes by General L. C. Shepherd. Thomas and Frances Land: research notes. William Barlow Cornick: research notes. West Family: research notes.
Browse by Box:
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Box 1: Boush and Nimmo Families Genealogies],
[Box 2: Cornick Family Genealogy],
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Box 3: Herbert Family in America (Volume 1), English Roots],
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Box 4: Herbert Family in America (Volume 2)],
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Box 5: Hoggard and Hogwood Families Genealogies],
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Box 6: The Hoggards of Poplar Hall],
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Box 7: Haggard Family; Ivy and Argent Families Genealogies; Langley and Thelaball Families Genealogies],
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Box 8: Nash Family; Powell Family Genealogy; Robins/Robyns Family Genealogy; Shepherd Family],
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Box 9: Tatem Family Genealogy; Thurmer, Mackentosh, Mallicote, and Ransha Families Genealogies; Woodhouse Family Genealogies],
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Box 10: Moseley Family; Adam Thorowgood and His Descendants and John and Sarah Offley],
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Box 11: Willoughby 1483-1800s in England, Barbados, and Lower Tidewater Virginia],
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Box 12: Genealogies for Tidewater Families (A through G)],
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Box 13: Genealogies for Tidewater Families (H through L)],
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Box 14: Genealogies for Tidewater Families (M through S)],
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Box 15: Genealogies for Tidewater Families (T through Z)],
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Box 16: Lower Norfolk County Books A - E; Warwick County Extant Records],
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Box 17: Lynnhaven Parish History and Register, 1639-1968; Lynnhaven Parish Register 1838-1913; Genealogical Collections Concerning Families in Scotland; Princess Anne County Cemetery; Puggett's Neck],
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Box 18: Research for Map of Lower Norfolk County, Virginia],
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Box 19: Published Charts - Lower Tidewater Colonial Families; Genealogical Charts Tidewater Virginia, 1600-1900],
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Box 20: Alice Granbery Walter's copies of the books: "The Granberry Family and Allied Families, Including the Ancestry of Helen (Woodward) Granberry" by Edgar F. Waterman, 1945 and "John Granbery, Virginia" by Julian Hastings Granbery, published by Alice Granbery Walter, 1964.],
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Box 21: Alice Granbery Walter's Miscellaneous Files],
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Box 22: Hoggard Research (Box 1 of 3)],
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Box 23: Hoggard Research (Box 2 of 3)],
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Box 24: Hoggard Research (Box 3 of 3)],
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Box 25: Oversized Materials: Maps],
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Box 26: INDEX CARDS: LOCATIONS, A-G],
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Box 27: INDEX CARDS: LOCATIONS, H-N],
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Box 28: INDEX CARDS: LOCATIONS, O-Z],
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Box 29: INDEX CARDS: SUBJECT, A - MARRIAGES],
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Box 30: INDEX CARDS: SUBJECT, MAS-Z],
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Box 31: INDEX CARDS: SURNAMES, A-BARRINGTON],
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Box 32: INDEX CARDS: SURNAMES, BARTEE-BROE],
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Box 33: INDEX CARDS: SURNAMES, BROOKS-CHER],
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Box 34: INDEX CARDS: SURNAMES, CHESHIRE-CRO],
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Box 35: INDEX CARDS: SURNAMES, CHROMPTON-ELLIS],
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Box 36: INDEX CARDS: SURNAMES, ELWES-GOLD],
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Box 37: INDEX CARDS: SURNAMES, GOM-HARRIS],
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Box 38: INDEX CARDS: SURNAMES, HARRISON-HERBERT, Tabitha],
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Box 39: INDEX CARDS: SURNAMES, HERBERT, Thomas-HOGGARD, Ruth],
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Box 40: INDEX CARDS: SURNAMES, HOGGARD, Samuel-IVORY],
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Box 41: INDEX CARDS: SURNAMES, IVY-KEELING, Susan],
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Box 42: INDEX CARDS: SURNAMES, KEELING, Thomas-LAWSON],
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Box 43: INDEX CARDS: SURNAMES, LAYDON-MAR],
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Box 44: INDEX CARDS: SURNAMES, MARKHAM-MOORE],
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Box 45: INDEX CARDS: SURNAMES, MORGAN-MY],
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Box 46: INDEX CARDS: SURNAMES, N-PEMBROKE],
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Box 47: INDEX CARDS: SURNAMES, PEN-ROBINS],
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Box 48: INDEX CARDS: SURNAMES, ROBINSON-SK],
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Box 49: INDEX CARDS: SURNAMES, SM-THOROGOOD, Adam],
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Box 50: INDEX CARDS: SURNAMES, THOROGOOD, Adam I-WALKE],
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Box 51: INDEX CARDS: SURNAMES, WALKER-WILLOUGHBY],
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Box 52: INDEX CARDS: SURNAMES, WILLOUGHBY-Z],
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Box 53: ENGLAND & BRITISH WEST INDIES],
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Box 54: ENGLISH SURNAMES],
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Box 55: MISCELLANEOUS #1],
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Box 56: MISCELLANEOUS #2],
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Box 57: ARTICLES BY GEORGE H. TUCKER & MARY REID BARROW],
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Box 58: Negatives],
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All]
