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Adeline Murphy
Lifespan: 1829 - 1900
Birth: 1829 in Georgia
Occupation: Housekeeper
Marriage: William Wiley Hawkins Sr
Children: Thomas Hawkins
Death: before 1900 in Baker County, Georgia
No biography available.
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Adeline Murphy
Adeline Murphy
Lifespan: 1829 - 1900
Birth: 1829 in Georgia
Occupation: Housekeeper
Marriage: William Wiley Hawkins Sr
Children: Thomas Hawkins
Death: before 1900 in Baker County, Georgia
No biography available.
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