Unknown Ancestor

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Shelia Wiseman

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03/03/2020

Unknown Ancestor

This is a tintype photo that was in an album belonging to my Great-Grandmother, Mary Elizabeth (Gleaton) Glover Johnson. Mary's parents were Daniel Forest Gleaton and Rossie Ida (Thompson) Gleaton.

There were no names written underneath the photo. My guess is he is related to the Thompson family.

Date & Place: Not specified or unknown.

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