The Alamo Defenders
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Defender's Name
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Birthplace
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Abamillo, Juan |
TX |
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Allen, Robert |
VA |
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Andross, Miles DeForrest |
VT |
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Autry, Micajah |
NC |
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Badillo, Juan A. |
TX |
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Bailey, Peter James III |
KY |
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Baker, Isaac G. |
AR |
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Baker, William Charles M. |
MO |
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Ballentine, John J. |
PA |
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Ballantine, Richard W. |
Scotland |
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Baugh, John J. |
VA |
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Bayliss, Joseph |
TN |
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Blair, John |
TN |
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Blair, Samuel |
TN |
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Blazeby, William |
England |
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Bonham, James Butler |
SC |
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Bourne, Daniel |
England |
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Bowie, James |
KY |
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Bowman, Jesse B. |
TN |
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Brown, George |
England |
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Brown, James |
PA |
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Brown, Robert |
unknown |
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Buchanan, James |
AL |
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Burns, Samuel E. |
Ireland |
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Butler, George, D. |
MO |
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Cain, John |
PA |
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Campbell, Robert |
TN |
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Carey, William R. |
VA |
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Clark, Charles Henry |
MO |
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Clark, M.B. |
MS |
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Cloud, Daniel William |
KY |
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Cochran, Robert E. |
NH |
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Cottle, George Washington |
MO |
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Courtman, Henry |
Germany |
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Crawford, Lemuel |
SC |
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Crockett, David |
TN |
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Crossman, Robert |
PA |
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Cummings, David P. |
PA |
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Cunningham, Robert |
NY |
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Darst, Jacob C. |
KY |
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Davis, John |
KY |
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Day, Freeman H.K. |
unknown |
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Day, Jerry C. |
MO |
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Daymon, Squire |
TN |
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Dearduff, William |
TN |
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Dennison, Stephen |
England or Ireland |
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Despallier, Charles |
LA |
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Dewall, Lewis |
NY |
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Dickinson, Almeron |
TN |
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Dillard, John Henry |
TN |
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Dimpkins, James R. |
England |
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Duvalt, Andrew |
Ireland |
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Espalier, Carlos |
TX |
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Esparza, Gregorio |
TX |
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Evans, Robert |
Ireland |
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Evans, Samuel B. |
NY |
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Ewing, James L. |
TN |
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Faunterloy, William Keener |
KY |
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Fishbaugh, William |
unknown |
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Flanders, John |
MA |
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Floyd, Dolphin Ward |
NC |
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Forsyth, John Hubbard |
NY |
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Fuentes, Antonio |
TX |
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Fuqua, Galba |
AL |
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Garnett, William |
VA |
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Garrand, James W. |
LA |
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Garrett, James Girard |
TN |
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Garvin, John E. |
unknown |
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Gaston, John E. |
KY |
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George, James |
unknown |
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Goodrich, John C. |
VA |
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Grimes, Albert Calvin |
GA |
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Guerrero, José María |
TX |
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Gwynne, James C. |
England |
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Hannum, James |
PA |
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Harris, John |
KY |
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Harrison, Andrew Jackson |
TN |
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Harrison, William B |
OH |
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Hawkins, Joseph M. |
Ireland |
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Hays, John M. |
TN |
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Heiskell, Charles M. |
TN |
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Herndon, Patrick Henry |
VA |
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Hersee, William Daniel |
England |
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Holland, Tapley |
OH |
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Holloway, Samuel |
PA |
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Howell, William D. |
MA |
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Jackson, Thomas |
Ireland |
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Jackson, William Daniel |
KY |
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Jameson, Green B. |
KY |
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Jennings, Gordon C. |
CT |
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Jimenes (Ximenes), Damacio |
TX |
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Johnson, Lewis |
Wales |
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Johnson, William |
PA |
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Jones, John |
NY |
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Kellog, John Benjamin |
KY |
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Kenney, James |
VA |
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Kent, Andrew |
KY |
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Kerr, Joseph |
LA |
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Kimbell, George C. |
PA |
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King, William Philip |
TX |
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Lewis, William Irvine |
VA |
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Lightfoot, William J. |
VA |
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Lindley, Jonathan L. |
IL |
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Linn, William |
MA |
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Losoya, Toribio |
TX |
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Main, George Washington |
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Malone, William T. |
GA |
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Marshall, William |
TN |
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Martin, Albert |
RI |
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McCafferty, Edward |
unknown |
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McCoy, Jesse |
TN |
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McDowell, William |
PA |
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McGee, James |
Ireland |
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McGregor, John |
Scotland |
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McKinney, Robert |
TN |
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Melton, Eliel |
GA |
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Miller, Thomas R. |
TN |
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Mills, William |
TN |
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Millsaps, Isaac |
MS |
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Mitchell, Edwin T. |
unknown |
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Mitchell, Napoleon B. |
unknown |
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Mitchusson, Edward F. |
VA |
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Moore, Robert B. |
VA |
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Moore, Willis A. |
MS |
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Musselman, Robert |
OH |
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Nava, Andrés |
TX |
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Neggan, George |
SC |
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Nelson, Andrew M. |
TN |
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Nelson, Edward |
SC |
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Nelson, George |
SC |
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Northcross, James |
VA |
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Nowlan, James |
England |
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Pagan, George |
unknown |
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Parker, Christopher Adam |
unknown |
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Parks, William |
NC |
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Perry, Richardson |
TX |
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Pollard, Amos |
MA |
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Reynolds, John Purdy |
PA |
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Roberts, Thomas H. |
unknown |
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Robertson, James Waters |
TN |
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Robinson, Isaac |
Scotland |
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Rose, James M. |
OH |
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Rusk, Jackson J. |
Ireland |
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Rutherford, Joseph |
KY |
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Ryan, Isaac |
LA |
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Scurlock, Mial |
NC |
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Sewell, Marcus L. |
England |
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Shied, Manson |
GA |
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Simmons, Cleveland Kinlock |
SC |
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Smith, Andrew H. |
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Smith, Charles S. |
MD |
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Smith, Joshua G. |
NC |
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Smith, William H. |
unknown |
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Starr, Richard |
England |
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Stewart, James E. |
England |
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Stockton, Richard L. |
NJ |
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Summerlin, A. Spain |
TN |
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Summers, William E. |
TN |
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Sutherland, William DePriest |
unknown |
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Taylor, Edward |
TN |
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Taylor, George |
TN |
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Taylor, James |
TN |
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Taylor, William |
TN |
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Thomas, B. Archer M. |
KY |
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Thomas, Henry |
Germany |
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Thompson, Jesse G. |
AR |
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Thomson, John W. |
NC |
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Thruston, John, M. |
PA |
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Trammel, Burke |
Ireland |
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Travis, William Barret |
SC |
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Tumlinson, George W. |
MO |
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Tylee, James |
NY |
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Walker, Asa |
TN |
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Walker, Jacob |
TN |
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Ward, William B. |
Ireland |
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Warnell, Henry |
unknown |
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Washington, Joseph G. |
KY |
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Waters, Thomas |
England |
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Wells, William |
GA |
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White, Isaac |
AL or KY |
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White, Robert |
unknown |
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Williamson, Hiram James |
PA |
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Wills, William |
unknown |
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Wilson, David L. |
Scotland |
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Wilson, John |
PA |
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Wolf, Anthony |
unknown |
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Wright, Claiborne |
NC |
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Zanco, Charles |
Denmark |
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a Black Freedman |
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