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Mary Margaret Bates, Indiana

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Mary Margaret Bates, Indiana
Mary Margaret "Maggie" BATES, probably just before her wedding to Galen Spencer, both of Boonville, Warrick County, Indiana.
People in photo include: Mary "Maggie" Margaret (Bates) Spencer
Date & Place: in Boonville, Warrick County, Indiana United States of America
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