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Generation: 1
1. | Jerry ABSHER was born ca 1937, Tazewell Co. VA (son of James Thomas ABSHER and Carrie Green). Notes:
CENSUS RECORDS
1940 Census
Name: Jeny Abshier [Jerry Absher]
Age: 3
Estimated birth year: abt 1937
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birthplace: Virginia
Marital Status: Single
Relation to Head of House: Son
Home in 1940: Maiden Spring, Tazewell, Virginia
Resident on farm in 1935: No
Household Members:
Name Age
Jim Absher 26
Carrie Absher 29
Jeny Absher 3
Travis Absher 3 months
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Generation: 2
2. | James Thomas ABSHER was born 08 Aug 1914, Tazewell Co. VA (son of Charles Allen ABSHER and Rena Belle (Rennie) CHAMBERS); died 31 May 2005, Raven, Tazewell Co. VA; was buried , Greenhills Memory Gardens, Claypool Hill, Tazewell Co. VA. Notes:
CENSUS RECORDS
1930 Census
Name: Jim Absher
Birth Year: abt 1915
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birthplace: Virginia
Marital Status: Single
Relation to Head of House: Son
Home in 1930: Maiden Spring, Tazewell, Virginia
Attended School: No
Able to Read and Write: Yes
Father's Birthplace: North Carolina
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
Able to Speak English: Yes
Class of Worker: Unpaid worker, member of the family
Household Members:
Name Age
Charles Absher 44
Rena Absher 37
Jim Absher 15
Rosa Absher 13
Artie Absher 11
Lloyd Wm Absher 6
1940 Census
Name: Jim Abshier
Age: 26
Estimated birth year: abt 1914
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birthplace: Virginia
Marital Status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Head
Home in 1940: Maiden Spring, Tazewell, Virginia
Farm: No
Inferred Residence in 1935: Maiden Spring, Tazewell, Virginia
Residence in 1935: Same Place, Tazewell, Virginia
Resident on farm in 1935: No
Occupation: Miner
House Owned or Rented: Owned
Value of Home or Monthly Rental if Rented: $500
Highest Grade Completed: Elementary school, 5th grade
Hours Worked Week Prior to Census: 21
Class of Worker: Wage or salary worker in private work
Weeks Worked in 1939: 36
Income: $742
Income Other Sources: No
Household Members:
Name Age
Jim Abshier 26
Carrie Abshier 29
Jeny Abshier 3
Travis Abshier 3 months
OBITUARY
James T. Absher, 90, of the Road Ridge Section of Raven, Va., went to meet his Lord, May 31, 2005, surrounded by his family and friends, singing his favorite hymn, "Amazing Grace," following a lengthy illness.
Born in Tazewell County, Va., he was the son of the late Charles Allen and Rena Belle Chambers Absher, both Tazewell County natives. He was a lifelong resident of the Raven area. He was a retired, self-employed logger and excavator and a retired coal miner. He was a member of the Fork Ridge House of Prayer Church in Raven.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Carrie Green Absher; one son; Thurman David Absher; three sisters, Mattie Stilwell, Artie Keen and Maxie Williams; four brothers, Dewey, Roy, Lloyd and William Absher.
Survivors include two daughters, Mrs. Karen Johnson and husband, Danny of Raven, Mrs. Lois Osborne and husband, Tommy of Raven; six sons, Jerry Absher and wife, Emma of Raven, Travis Absher and wife, Margaret of Raven, Joel Absher of Raven, Charles Wayne Absher and wife, Aleta of Versailees, Ky., Coy Absher and wife, Effie of Raven, Larry Absher and wife, Carol of Raven Nest Branch; daughter-in-law, Linda Absher of Greensboro, N.C.; former daughter-in-Law, Mary Lou Absher of Raven; two sisters, Rosa Messick of Pounding Mill, Va., Nell Buckles of Northern Virginia; special friend and caregiver, Jeanette Vandyke; 15 grandchildren, six stepgrandchildren, 15 great-grandchildren and 10 stepgreat-grandchildren; special caregivers, Evelyn Grimsley, Michelle Johnson, Stephanie Mullins and Golden Age Retirement Home Staff.
Funeral services for James T. Absher will be conducted at 2 p.m. Friday, June 3, 2005, at the Hurst-Scott Funeral Chapel, Richlands, with the Rev. David Horton and Rev. Eddie Hess officiating. Entombment will follow in the Greenhills Memory Gardens Mausoleum at Claypool Hill, Va.
Pallbearers will be Ryan Johnson, Shaw Absher, Kevin Sparks, Nathaniel Smith, Kenny Absher and Travis Absher. Honorary pallbearers will be T.R. Barrett, Arnold Short, Louis and Margaret Hunter, Louis Short and Dr. Larry Mitchell.
Friends may call from 6-9 p.m. today at the Hurst-Scott Funeral Home, Richlands.
Hurst-Scott Funeral Home, Richlands, is in charge of the arrangements. Those wishing to express sympathy may do so online at www.hurstscottfuneralhomes.com
Birth:
Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
Name: James Thomas Absher [James T Absher]
SSN: 227050778
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birth Date: 9 Aug 1914
Birth Place: Fork Ridge T, Virginia
Father Name: Charles Absher
Mother Name: Renie Chambers
Death Date: 31 May 2005
Type of Claim: Original SSN.
Notes: Nov 1936: Name listed as JAMES THOMAS ABSHER; 23 Jun 1999: Name listed as JAMES T ABSHER
Buried:
Grave location, portrait, and obituary:
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=11077970
Died:
Virginia, Deaths, 1912-2014. Virginia Department of Health, Richmond, Virginia.
Name: James T Absher
Death Date: 31 May 2005
Death Place: Tazewell Co. VA
James married Carrie Green. Carrie was born 27 Dec 1915, Raven, Tazewell Co. VA; died 30 Aug 1992, Tazewell Co. VA. [Group Sheet]
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3. | Carrie Green was born 27 Dec 1915, Raven, Tazewell Co. VA; died 30 Aug 1992, Tazewell Co. VA. Notes:
CENSUS RECORDS
1930 Census
Name: Carrie Green
Birth Year: abt 1916
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birthplace: Virginia
Marital Status: Single
Relation to Head of House: Daughter
Home in 1930: Maiden Spring, Tazewell, Virginia
Attended School: Yes
Able to Read and Write: Yes
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
Able to Speak English: Yes
Household Members:
Name Age
Charles Green 49
Susellen Green 48
Maggie Green 24
Carrie Green 14
Gladys Green 10
1940 Census
Name: Carrie Abshier [Absher]
Respondent: Yes
Age: 29
Estimated birth year: abt 1911
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birthplace: Virginia
Marital Status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Home in 1940: Maiden Spring, Tazewell, Virginia
Resident on farm in 1935: No
Highest Grade Completed: Elementary school, 6th grade
Weeks Worked in 1939: 0
Income: 0
Income Other Sources: No
Household Members:
Name Age
Jim Abshier 26
Carrie Absher 29
Jeny Absher 3
Travis Absher 3 months
Birth:
Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
Name: Carrie Ocie Absher
SSN: 223989915
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birth Date: 27 Dec 1915
Birth Place: Raven Tazewe, Virginia
Father Name: Charlie H Greene
Mother Name: Susie E White
Death Date: 30 Aug 1992
Type of Claim: Original SSN.
Notes: 19 Feb 1974: Name listed as CARRIE OCIE ABSHER; 09 Sep 1992: Name listed as CARRIE O ABSHER
Died:
Virginia, Deaths, 1912-2014. Virginia Department of Health, Richmond, Virginia.
Name: Carrie Ocie Absher
Death Date: 30 Aug 1992
Death Place: Tazewell Co. VA
Social Security Death Index
Name: Carrie O. Absher
SSN: 223-98-9915
Last Residence: 24639 Raven, Buchanan, Virginia
BORN: 27 Dec 1915
Died: 30 Aug 1992
State (Year) SSN issued: Virginia (1974)
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Generation: 3
5. | Rena Belle (Rennie) CHAMBERS was born 5 May 1893, Buchanan Co. VA (daughter of Thomas Douglas (Red Tom) CHAMBERS and Edith OSBORN); died 5 Jun 1965, Richlands, Tazewell Co. VA; was buried , Absher Family Cemetery (Road Ridge), Raven, Tazewell Co. VA. Other Events:
- _UID: 33CC0F1A452A477BBEC1CE3C48E923083ECB
Notes:
CENSUS RECORDS
1900 Census
Name: Irena Chambers
Age: 7
Birth Date: May 1893
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1900: Garden, Buchanan, Virginia
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Daughter
Marital Status: Single
Father's name: Thomas D Chambers
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's name: Eady Chambers
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
Household Members:
Name Age
Thomas D Chambers 47
Eady Chambers 56
John M Chambers 15
Mallee E Chambers 13
Jinie L Chambers 11
Robert G Chambers 9
Irena Chambers 7
Grayson Chambers 4
1910 Census
Name: Rena Absher
Age in 1910: 19
Birth Year: abt 1891
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1910: Maiden Spring, Tazewell, Virginia
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Charles H Absher
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
Household Members:
Name Age
Charles H Absher 25
Rena Absher 19
Dewey Absher 4
1920 Census
Name: Rena Abshire
Age: 26
Birth Year: abt 1894
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1920: Maiden Spring, Tazewell, Virginia
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Charley Abshire
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
Able to Speak English: Yes
Able to Read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
Household Members:
Name Age
Charley Abshire 35
Rena Abshire 26
Dewey Abshire 14
Roy Abshire 9 years 7 months
Mattie Abshire 7 years 7 months
James T Abshire 5 years 11 months
Rosa E Abshire 2 years 9 months
Ardie A Abshire 3 months
1930 Census
Name: Rena Absher
Birth Year: abt 1893
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birthplace: Virginia
Marital Status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Home in 1930: Maiden Spring, Tazewell, Virginia
Age at First Marriage: 16
Able to Read and Write: Yes
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
Able to Speak English: Yes
Household Members:
Name Age
Charles Absher 44
Rena Absher 37
Jim Absher 15
Rosa Absher 13
Artie Absher 11
Lloyd Wm Absher 6
Birth:
Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
Name: Rena Bell Absher
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birth Date: 5 May 1893
Birth Place: Shortt Gap B, Virginia
Father Name: Thomas Chambers
Mother Name: Edith Osborne
Type of Claim: Original SSN.
Notes: Sep 1963: Name listed as RENA BELL ABSHER
Buried:
Grave location and tombstone photo:
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=36135378
Died:
Virginia, Deaths, 1912-2014. Virginia Department of Health, Richmond, Virginia.
Name: Rena Belle Absher
Gender: Female
Race: White
Age at Death: 72
Birth Date: 5 May 1893
Death Date: 5 Jun 1965
Death Place: Richlands, Tazewell, Virginia
Registration Date: 15 Jun 1965
Father: Tom Chambers
Mother: Edith Osborne
Spouse: Charlie Absher
Children:
- Dewey ABSHER was born 10 Jul 1905, Tazewell Co. VA; died 07 Apr 1992, Richlands, Tazewell Co. VA; was buried , Greenhills Memory Gardens, Claypool Hill, Tazewell Co. VA.
- Roy ABSHER was born 21 Jul 1910, Tazewell Co. VA; died 04 Nov 1984, Richlands, Tazewell Co. VA; was buried , Greenhills Memory Gardens, Claypool Hill, Tazewell Co. VA.
- Mattie ABSHER was born 05 Jul 1912, Tazewell Co. VA; died 12 Apr 2003, Rockville, Montgomery Co. MD; was buried , Greenhills Memory Gardens, Claypool Hill, Tazewell Co. VA.
- 2. James Thomas ABSHER was born 08 Aug 1914, Tazewell Co. VA; died 31 May 2005, Raven, Tazewell Co. VA; was buried , Greenhills Memory Gardens, Claypool Hill, Tazewell Co. VA.
- Rosa Ellen ABSHER was born 05 Feb 1917, Tazewell Co. VA; died 26 Aug 2010, Newton Co. GA; was buried , Greenhills Memory Gardens, Claypool Hill, Tazewell Co. VA.
- Artie Alifair ABSHER was born 05 Sep 1919, Tazewell Co. VA; died 01 Feb 2003, Tazewell Co. VA; was buried , Greenhills Memory Gardens, Claypool Hill, Tazewell Co. VA.
- Lloyd William ABSHER was born 29 Jul 1923, Tazewell Co., VA; died 05 Feb 1987, Richlands, Tazewell Co. VA; was buried , Greenhills Memory Gardens, Claypool Hill, Tazewell Co. VA.
- Georgia Nell ABSHER was born 17 Mar 1932, Raven, Tazewell Co. VA; died 07 Oct 2006, Fauquier Co. VA; was buried , Rock Hill Baptist Church Cemetery, Ruby, Stafford Co. VA.
- Maxie Louise ABSHER was born 01 Nov 1934, Tazewell Co., VA; died 19 Oct 2004, Stafford Co. VA; was buried , Sunset Memorial Gardens, Four Mile Fork, Spotsylvania Co. VA.
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10. | Thomas Douglas (Red Tom) CHAMBERS was born 3 Feb 1858, Virginia (son of Thomas GILLESPIE and Emeline S. CHAMBERS); died 19 Apr 1931, Buchanan Co. VA; was buried , Chambers Cemetery, Shortt Gap, Buchanan Co. VA. Other Events:
- _UID: FE44085490FA44E09BCF7BB890F0AE52694F
Notes:
CENSUS RECORDS
1870 Census
Name: Thomas D Elswick
Age in 1870: 14
Birth Year: abt 1856
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1870: Maiden Spring, Tazewell, Virginia
Race: White
Gender: Male
Post Office: Knob
Household Members:
Name Age
Chapman Elswick 38
Emeline Elswick 38
Elbert W Elswick 16
Thomas D Elswick 14
James B Elswick 11
Buanavesta Elswick 8
Dellie B Elswick 5
Nancy L Elswick 2
Note: He and his brother, Elbert Wade, are using his stepfather's last name, but Thomas and Elbert Wade return to their mother's maiden name for the rest of their lives.
1880 Census
Name: Thomas Chambers
Age: 23
Birth Year: abt 1857
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1880: Garden, Buchanan, Virginia
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Self (Head)
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Sallie Chambers
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
Occupation: Farmer
Household Members:
Name Age
Thomas Chambers 23
Sallie Chambers 27
Alafim Chambers 5 [Alafair]
Thomas C. Chambers 1
1900 Census
Name: Thomas D Chambers
Age: 47
Birth Date: Feb 1853
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1900: Garden, Buchanan, Virginia
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Head
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Eady Chambers
Marriage Year: 1880
Years Married: 20
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
Household Members:
Name Age
Thomas D Chambers 47
Eady Chambers 56
John M Chambers 15
Mallee E Chambers 13
Jinie L Chambers 11
Robert G Chambers 9
Irena Chambers 7
Grayson Chambers 4
1910 Census
Name: Thomas W Chambers
Age in 1910: 54
Birth Year: abt 1856
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1910: Garden, Buchanan, Virginia
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Head
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Eady Chambers
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
Household Members:
Name Age
Thomas W Chambers 54
Eady Chambers 44
Grace Chambers 17
1920 Census
Name: T D Chambers
Age: 64
Birth Year: abt 1856
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1920: Garden, Buchanan, Virginia
Street: Ridge Between Levisa River And Grassy Creek
House Number: Farm
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Head
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Eady Chambers
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
Native Tongue: English
Able to Speak English: Yes
Occupation: Farm Labor
Industry: Home Farm
Employment Field: Own Account
Home Owned or Rented: Own
Home Free or Mortgaged: Free
Able to Read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
Household Members:
Name Age
T D Chambers 64
Eady Chambers 54
1930 Census
Name: Thomas D Chamber [Chambers]
Birth Year: abt 1856
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birthplace: Virginia
Marital Status: Widowed
Relation to Head of House: Father-In-Law (Father)
Home in 1930: Garden, Buchanan, Virginia
Age at First Marriage: 20
Attended School: No
Able to Read and Write: Yes
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
Able to Speak English: Yes
Household Members:
Nathan W Wade 52
Mallie E Wade 45
Carl Wade 18
Vennie Wade 12
Gladis Wade 7
Rufus Wade 4 years 10 months
Clarie Orsborn 19
Thomas D Chambers 74
PARENTS
Thomas' death certificate is the only one of his three siblings born out of wedlock that give the name of Thomas Gillespie as the father. Alifair Chambers Christian's death certificate gave Chapman Elswick as her father, Elbert Wade Chambers had no names for his parents. For Alifair's descendants, her real father's name was not known, but evidently for the children of Emmeline and Chapman Elswick, the name was known but not talked about outside the family. John McClintock, Jr. told me what the family stories were, but there was no confirmation until Thomas D. Chamber's death certificate.
Buried:
Grave location, portrait, and tombstone photo:
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=10737998&ref=acom
Died:
Virginia, Deaths, 1912-2014. Virginia Department of Health, Richmond, Virginia
Name: Thomas Douglas Chambers
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age at Death: 75 years 2 months and 16 days
Birth Date: 2 Feb 1876 [Note: It looks like the registrar wrote in his birth year as 1876, when in should be 1856 according to his age]
Death Date: 19 Apr 1931
Death Place: Garden, Buchanan, Virginia, USA
Registration Date: 20 Apr 1931
Father: Gillespie Thomas [Thomas Gillespie]
Mother: Emmyline Chambers
Certificate Number: 1931009027
Informant: N. W. Wade, his son-in-law.
[Note: Thomas was living with Mollie and Nathan in the 1930 census]
Thomas married Edith OSBORN. Edith was born 10 May 1865, Buchanan Co. VA; died 10 Mar 1928, Buchanan Co. VA; was buried , Chambers Cemetery, Shortt Gap, Buchanan Co. VA. [Group Sheet]
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11. | Edith OSBORN was born 10 May 1865, Buchanan Co. VA; died 10 Mar 1928, Buchanan Co. VA; was buried , Chambers Cemetery, Shortt Gap, Buchanan Co. VA. Other Events:
- _UID: B838C896412F4D798960C7B880C3A38F61F2
Notes:
Her father Chapp Osborne was a guard at the Raven Red Ash Coal Comp and in 1920 he was appointed a Tazewell Co deputy. He was killed in a gun battle near Richlands on 22 March 1927. It is said that he shot 15 men, eight of whom died.
CENSUS RECORDS
1900 Census
Name: Eady Chambers
Age: 56
Birth Date: May 1864
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1900: Garden, Buchanan, Virginia
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Thomas D Chambers
Marriage Year: 1880
Years Married: 20
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother: number of living children: 7
Mother: How many children: 7
Household Members:
Name Age
Thomas D Chambers 47
Eady Chambers 56
John M Chambers 15
Mallee E Chambers 13
Jinie L Chambers 11
Robert G Chambers 9
Irena Chambers 7
Grayson Chambers 4
1920 Census
Name: Eady Chambers
Age: 54
Birth Year: abt 1866
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1920: Garden, Buchanan, Virginia
Street: Ridge Between Levisa River And Grassy Creek
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: T D Chambers
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
Native Tongue: English
Able to Speak English: Yes
Able to Read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
Household Members:
Name Age
T D Chambers 64
Eady Chambers 54
Buried:
Grave location, portrait, and tombstone photo:
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=10737612
Died:
Virginia, Deaths, 1912=2014. Virginia Department of Health, Richmond, Virginia.
Name: Eady Chambers
Gender: Female
Race: White
Age at Death: 62
Birth Date: 10 May 1865
Birth Place: Buchanan Co. VA
Death Date: 10 Mar 1928
Death Place: Buchanan, Virginia
Registration Date: 26 May 1928
Father: William Osbon
Mother: Mary Keen
Spouse: T D Chambers
Children:
- Boyd CHAMBERS was born 02 Aug 1883, Buchanan Co. VA; died 18 Feb 1904, Buchanan Co. VA; was buried , Chambers Cemetery, Shortt Gap, Buchanan Co. VA.
- John Milton CHAMBERS was born 06 Feb 1881, Buchanan Co. VA; died 26 Feb 1926, Tazewell Co. VA; was buried , Chambers Cemetery, Shortt Gap, Buchanan Co. VA.
- Mollie E. CHAMBERS was born 12 Mar 1885, Virginia; died 27 Dec 1959, Cedar Bluff, Tazewell Co. VA; was buried , Chambers Cemetery, Shortt Gap, Buchanan Co. VA.
- Jennie C. CHAMBERS was born 9 Jun 1887, Shacks Mill,Buchanan Co.,VA; died 12 Apr 1959, Richlands, Tazewell Co. VA; was buried , Chambers Cemetery, Shortt Gap, Buchanan Co. VA.
- Robert G. CHAMBERS was born Oct 1890, Buchanan Co. VA; died 17 Oct 1944, Buchanan Co. VA; was buried , Chambers Cemetery, Shortt Gap, Buchanan Co. VA.
- Grace CHAMBERS was born 23 Jul 1894, Buchanan Co. VA; died 25 Nov 1975, Richlands, Tazewell Co. VA; was buried , Chambers Cemetery, Shortt Gap, Buchanan Co. VA.
- 5. Rena Belle (Rennie) CHAMBERS was born 5 May 1893, Buchanan Co. VA; died 5 Jun 1965, Richlands, Tazewell Co. VA; was buried , Absher Family Cemetery (Road Ridge), Raven, Tazewell Co. VA.
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