Bessie Merrel Raines
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Bessie Merrel Raines
Updated Jun 26, 2025
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Shanan Guirreri
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04/11/2014
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Filipe Medeiros
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06/13/2014
So sad. She looks like she would have grown up to be a very beautiful woman.
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My grandpa, who is Louis Edward Raines, told my mother when I was born that I looked and acted just like her. My grandpa didn't talk much about her as her history was tragic. But I feel really close to her always thinking about her and wonder. Anyone have a story about her I would love to hear it thanks.
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