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Known Migration Route: SC - AL - TX

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The Family of: *Generation #1* *William Fowler* (Parents Unknwon) Born: abt. 1770 NC Died: abt 1840 Coosa County AL Buried: Unknown Parents of William: Unknown at this time		*Margaret Lawson* (Parents Unknwon) Born: abt. 1765 Spartanburg Co SC Died: Unknown Buried: Unknown Parents of Margaret: Unknown at this time Known Children of Wm. & Margaret 6 (many unknowns)
Lawson Fowler Sr. b. 1793 Spartanburg Co SC d. aft. 1870 Milam Co TX Buried: Unknown 1st married: 21 Dec 1812 Rutherford Co NC Mary Coxey b. abt. 1797 Spartanburg Co SC d. bef. 1839 Pinetuckey Perry Co AL Buried: Unknown Known Children: 11 Nancy, Lawson Jr, Cynthia Ann, Ellen Ellender, Jane, Martha J, Rohama, Wiley William, Willis R, John W, Posey 2nd married: 4 Nov 1839 Perry Co AL Nancy Dacus b. abt 1794 GA d. aft 1870 in Milam Co TX Buried: Unknown Known Children: 1 Augustus T		Wiley Fowler Sr. (Click name above to view this family) b. 1795 Spartanburg, Co SC d. 10 Mar 1880 Perryville Perry or Pinetucky Co AL Buried: Sockapartoy Beat Coosa Co AL married: 1816 Cherokee Sptg. Co SC Rachel Lewis b. 1795 Spartanburg Co SC d. 10 Mar 1880 Perryville/Pinetuckey Perry Co AL buried: Unknown Known Children: 9
Elijah Fowler b. abt 1798 d. aft 1832 Buried: Unknown m. Unknown date Elizabeth b. Unknown d. Unknown Buried: Unknown Children: Unknown		Ginsey Jane Fowler (Click name above to view this family) b. 1801 SC d. aft. 1860 Coosa Co AL Buried: Unknown m. 25 Apr 1821 Bibb Co AL Thomas Foster Sr. b. 1785 Spartanburg Co SC d. bet. 1850/60 Coosa Co AL Buried: Unknown Known Children: 8
Zephaniah P. Fowler b. bet. 1802/08 d. Unknown Buried: Unknown married:. Unknown date Arsenith b. Unknown d. Unknown Buried: Unknown Children: Unknown Note: He appears on the 1840 census for Coosa Co AL Sockapotoy District		Nathaniel H Fowler b. abt. 1813 d. Unknown Buried: Unknown married:. Unknown date Unknown b. Unknown d. Unknown Buried: Unknown Children: Unknown Note: He appears on the 1840 census for Coosa Co AL Sockapotoy Dist, may have moved to TX
The are at least 4 or 5 Unknown Children of William & Margaret Fowler
Family Records

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Fowler/Foster Clarification: by Robert Fowler

Family Records

Family Group Chart Wiley Fowler

The Family of:

Generation #2
Wiley Fowler Sr.
Born: 1795 Spartanburg Co SC
Died: 1845 Coosa Co AL
Buried: Sockapartoy Beat Coosa Co AL
Parents of Missouri: William & Margaret (Lawson) Fowler

Married: 1816 Cherokee Spartanburg Co SC
Rachel Lewis
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Born: 1795 Spartanburg Co SC
Died: 10 Mar 1880 Perryville
or Pinetucky Perry Co AL
Buried: AL
Parents of Rachel: Ephraim & Margaret (Bishop) Lewis

Children of Wiley & Rachel

Harriet Fowler
b. 1815 Spartanburg Co SC
d. Unknown
Buried: Unknown

m. ' abt 1834 Spartanburg SC
Last Name 'Guthrie
b. Unkn
d. Unkn
buried: Unkn

Children: 1 known

Lewis Fowler
b. 1818 Spartanburg Co SC
d. Unknown
Buried: Unknown

m. 29 Jun 1835 Spartanburg SC
Lucinda Perkins
b. Unkn
d. Unkn
buried: Unkn

Children: Unkn.

Elizabeth Fowler
b. 1820 Spartanburg Co SC
d. Apr 1856 Coosa Co AL
Buried: Coosa Co AL

m. abt 1840 Spartanburg SC
Marcus Calvin Gilbert
b. abt 1818 Spartanburg Co SC
d. Unkn

Children: (6)
Luther Vernon, Rachel Elizabeth, Louisa Jane
Harriet Selina, Robert Lloyd, John Franklin

Miles Fowler
b. 1822 Spartanburg Co SC
d. bef. 1880 Pinetucky Perry Co AL
Buried: Unknown

m. 5 Jun 1854 Perry Co AL
Jane Fondren
(dau of William A & Mary [Moore] Fondren)
b. abt 1834 Spartanburg Co SC
d. Unkn AL
buried: Unkn

Known Children: 7
William Wiley, Margaret, Maggie, Mary Adaline,
John A, Rachel Desmond, Miles Fowler

Wiley William Fowler Jr
b. 1824 Spartanburg Co SC
d. 1904 Maud Bowie Co TX
Buried: Center Ridge Cem Maud Tx
(Served: Mex War - Militia - Civil War)

m. 30 Oct 1848 Bibb Co AL
Nancy S Doss
b. 1 Nov 1832 AL
d. 31 May 1880 Pinetucky Perry Co AL
Buried: Legal Cem Pinetucky Perry Co AL

Death Certificates Miles & Nancy
Children: (9)
Wm T, James G, Rachel J, Miles T, Mary E
Nancy G A, Frances, Martha S

Missouri Fowler
b. 1827 Spartanburg Co SC
d. 15 Feb 1893 Maud TX
Buried: Center Ridge Cem. Maud TX

m. 1st 5 Nov 1842 Coosa Co AL Children: 4
William Foster (CSA)
b. 1823 Bibb Co AL
d. 1865 Perry Co AL
(Died Civil War)

Civil War Service Records
m. 2nd Samuel Woods 1865
Perry Co AL Children: 2

Mary Fowler
b. 13 Jan 1833 Spartanburg Co SC
d. aft 1903 Probate Perry Co AL
Buried: Unknown

m. 1st 16 Nov 1855 (1 known child - Nancy)
Newell Baker (CSA)
b. 1835 Alabama
d. 9 Aug 1861 Manassas area Hospital VA
(Died Civil War)

Civil War Service Records
m. 2nd 12 Jan 1860 (1 known child - Ellen)
Joseph Sanders

Death Certificate of Ellen

Mahala Fowler
b. 1834 Spartanburg Co SC
d. Unknown
Buried: Unknown

m. 23 Sep 1852 Coosa Co AL
Jesse Driver (CSA)
b. 1833 Alabama
d. 6 Sep 1862 Academy Hosp Chattanooga TN
bu: Possibly Chattanoogo Confederate Cem
(Died Civil War)
Children: Unkn.

Civil War Service Records

Martha J Fowler
b. 1841 Spartanburg Co SC
d. Unknown
Buried: Unknown

m. 7 Sep 1857 Perry Co AL
Andrew J Langford (Landford) (CSA)
b. 1837 Spartanburg Co SC
d. 25 Jun 1862 CSA Gen Hosp Danville VA
bu: Danville Confederate Hospital Cemetery
(Died Civil War)
Children: Unkn.

Civil War Service Records

Family Records of Wiley & Rachel

Spartanburg SC Deed transactions of:
Wiley Fowler Sr. 1822 - 1839.

Wiley Fowler Jr's
US/Mexican & Civil War Service Records

Wiley Fowler Jr's Alabama Land Grants

Miles Fowler Alabama Land Grants

Rachel Lewis Family Tree

Family Pictures of our Foster - Fowler & Letcher - Shaver's

Death Certificates of some Grand Children

Center Ridge Cemetery List of Fosters/Fowlers/Letchers/Shavers

Fowler's who served their Country
Mexican War, Civil War, WW I, WW II, Korean War, & Vietnam Conflict

Census Records:

**Note: Fowler Family arrival in SC unknown at this time (prior to 1793?)

1830 Spartanburg Co SC Page 226a

Wiley Fowler 1100010000000 1020010000000
1 male =   0-5
1 male =   5-10
1 male =   30-40
1 fem =    0-5
2 fem =   10-15
1 fem =   30-40

**Note: Fowler Family arrival in AL, between 1830 & 1840.
**Note: William Fowler died 1840, probably before the Census.

1840 Coosa County, Alabama Census, Page 285,
Sockapartoy Beat, Page 285, Line 15:

Wiley Fowler:
2 males under 5 (Edward Guthrie b 1836 SC & Jonathan Guthrie b 1837 AL)
1 male 15-20 (Wiley W b 1824)
1 male 40-50 (Wiley      b 1795)
2 females under 5 (Mahala b 1835 & Mary b 1840)
1 female 05-10 (Mary b 1832)
1 female 10-15 (Missouri b 1827)
1 female 15-20 (Elizabeth b 1820)
1 female 20-30 (Harriet b 1815)
1 female 40-50 (Rachel b 1795)
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Nathaniel       Fowler age 20-30 is on line 13
Zephaniah P. Fowler, is on line 14
Abijah   Lewis, age 50-60 is on Line 23, page 286
John B. Lewis is on Line 24
Benj.     Lewis is on Line 25
Thos I Lewis is on Line 27

**Note: Wiley Fowler Sr. died 1845 in Coosa Co.
**Note: Wiley Sr's wife Rachel now living with daughter Missouri, 1850.

1850 Coosa County, Alabama Census, Page 64, Household #885:
Spencer J. McMorris, Enumerator, Coosa District,

885 - 885
William Foster    27 AL Farmer
Missouri             23 SC
Thomas              02 AL (Son of Wm & Missouri)
James                 21 AL ( Brother to William Foster)
Jonathan Guthrie 13 AL (Son of Missouri's Sister Harriet)
Rachel Fowler    55 SC (Missouri's mother)
Mary                  17 SC (Missouri's Sister)
Mahala               16 SC     do
Martha               09 SC     do

**Note: Click here to go to Missouri Fowler's Web Page
**Note: Missouri's sisters & nephew have now departed Missouri's family (1860).
**Note: Mother is still living with Missouri's family.

1860 Perry County, Alabama Census, Heard's Beat, Page 30,
T. S. Smith, Enumerator, Household #208, Dwelling #208:

208 - 208
William Foster 36 AL Farmer 1,000 acres
Missouri          34 SC
Thomas           12 AL
Balis A            10 AL
Rachel J          02 AL
Rachel Fowler 64 SC (Mother of Missouri)

**Note: Click here to go to Missouri Fowler's Web Page
**Note: Rachael Lewis Fowler now living in her Son's household 1870.

1870 Perry County, Alabama Census, Sheet 458B, page 14,
Dwelling 114, Twp. 21, Range 9: Charles Wardnell, enumerator

114 - 114
Wiley Fowler    45   SC Farmer 300 acres (son of Wiley Fowler Sr)
Nancy               39 AL
William             20 AL Farm Laborer
James               18 AL Farm Laborer
Miles                13 AL Farm Laborer
John Church     27 AL Farm Laborer (Son of Ellen Ellender Fowler & William F. Church?)
Rachel Fowler 75 SC (Mother of Wiley)

**Note: Rachel Lewis Fowler died Mar 1880, probably before the census.

More About RACHEL LEWIS:
Burial: March 1880, Perry County, Alabama

1880 - United States Census
Census Place: Perryville, Perry Co, Alabama
Page Number 400C

Thomas W Foster      Self   M   m     w    32    Al    Farming    AL     Ga
Martha R Foster        Wife   M    f      w    28    NC Keephse    ___   ___
William A. Foster        son    s   m     w    06   Al                       AL    NC
Willy M Foster             son    s   m     w    03    Al                      AL    NC
Balus L Foster            son    s   m     w    01    Al                      AL    NC
William J. Foster Brother    s   m     w    18    Al    Farming    AL    GA
Rachel Fowler    GMother   wd f      w    85    NC                    NC    NC

**Note: This is the last Census for Rachel (Lewis) Fowler
prior to her death in 1880.

**1880 was provided by Cousin Marie Redwine.

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Death Certificate - Miles Travis Fowler
Son of Wiley Wm & Nancy [Doss] Fowler

Provided by: Robert Fowler

Death Certificate - Nancy Ginerva Azarine [Fowler] Mitchell
Dau of Wiley Wm & Nancy [Doss] Fowler

Death Certificate - Ellen P [Sanders] Rogers
Dau of Joseph & Mary [Fowler] Sanders

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Fowler/Foster Clarification: by Robert Fowler		Fowler Veterans of Various War's
Son of Wiley & Rachel The Family of: Generation #3 Miles Fowler (son of Wiley Sr & Rachel (Lewis) Fowler) b. 1822 Spartanburg Co SC (1850 census 28yrs old) d. bef. 1880 Pinetucky Perry Co Al Buried: Unknown		Married: 5 Jun 1854 Perry Co AL Jane Fondren (dau of William A and Mary [Moore] Fondren) Born: 1834 Bibb Co AL Died: AL Buried: Unknown Children of Miles & Jane: (7?)
William Wiley Fowler Jr b. 27 Aug 1855 Perry Co AL d. 25 Sep 1932 Troup Smith Co TX Buried: Whitehouse Cem Smith Co TX m. 17 Aug 1878 Perry Co AL *Elizabeth Jane Foster* b. 14 Apr 1853 Coosa Co AL d. 31 Aug 1919 Smith Co TX Buried: Whitehouse Cem Smith Co TX (dau of Thomas Jr & Martha [Baggett] Foster) Known Children: 6 Crayton, Maude, Ella, Eugene, Martha Virginia "Jennie", Cary Fowler	Margaret Fowler b. 1857 AL		Maggie Fowler b. 1856 AL
Mary Adaline (R?) Fowler b. 10 Feb 1859 Perry Co AL d. 07 Aug 1939 Perry Co AL buried: Bethlehem Cem #1 Perry Co AL m. unkn date James Peter Foster b. 5 May 1854 Coosa Co AL d. 3 Feb 1926 Perry Co AL (son of Thomas Jr & Martha [Baggett] Foster Thomas Jr died in the Civil War) Children: (2 known) Walter & Wm Foster	John A Fowler b. abt 1860		Rachel Desmond [Fowler] Foster b. 11 Sep 1874 Perry Co AL d. 22 Dec 1966 New Boston TX Buried: Center Ridge Cem Maud Bowie Co TX (On stone: Dessie D Fowler Foster) m. Lic issued 4 Jan 1888 AL? (descendants list m: 12 Jan 1879?) Elias Sauter Foster b. 11 Sep 1863 Coosa Co AL d. 11 Sep 1941 Maud Bowie Co TX Buired: Center Ridge Cem Maud Bowie Co TX Children: (6 known) Elbert, Ernest, Culmon, Zettie, Zelma, Ivan Rachel D [Fowler] Foster Photo from: Marlene Walker
	Miles Fowler b. 1863 AL

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Fowler/Foster Clarification: by Robert Fowler

Fowler Veterans of Various War's

Son of Miles & Elizabeth Jane

The Family of:

Generation #4

William Wiley Fowler Jr
b. 27 Aug 1855 Perry Co AL
d. 25 Sep 1932 Troup Smith Co TX
Buried: Whitehouse Cemetery Smith Co TX

Provided by: Joanne Turner

Children:

m. 17 Aug 1878 Perry Co AL

Elizabeth Jane Foster
(dau of Thomas Jr & Martha [Baggett] Foster)

b. 14 Apr 1853 Coosa Co AL
d. 31 Aug 1919 Smith Co TX

Buried: Whitehouse Cemetery Smith Co TX

Children of William & Elizabeth

Crayton Fowler
b. 1 Jun 1878 Perryville Perry Co AL
d. 24 Nov 1961 Whitehouse Smith Co TX
buried: Whitehouse Cem Smith Co TX

Married: abt 1917 (est. from 1st child)
Emma Laura Seagroves
b. 13 Dec 1900 TX
d. 5 Feb 1982 Smith Co TX
buried: Whitehouse Cem Smith Co TX
(dau. of Mathias Jackson Seagroves and Eliza Jane Jones)

Known Children: 9
William, James, Jessie, Virgle,
Myrtle, Robert, Royal, Miles, Dorothy

Maude [Fowler] Owens
b. 1880 Perry Co AL
d. Unkn Smith Co TX
buried: probably - Whitehouse Cem Smith Co TX

m. Unkn date
Forest F Owens
b. 1875
d. 15 Nov 1937 Smith Co TX
buried: Whitehouse Cem Smith Co TX

Known Children: 6
Will, Lucy, Ruby, Allen, Myrtle, Martha

Ella [Fowler] Luther
b. 25 Dec 1881 Perry Co AL
d. 25 Aug 1955 Tyler Smith Co TX

m. unkn date
Reuben Henry Luther
b. 21 Nov 1844 Ore City Upshur Co TX
d. 3 Jan 1934 Tyler Smith Co TX
buried: Pleasant Retreat Cemetery

Known Children:
Floyd Martin Luther (WW II Veteran),
Opal Mae, Ellen Perdue Luther

Martha Virginia [Fowler] Jackson
b. 22 Mar 1885 Perry Co AL
d. 23 Sep 1947 Smith Co TX
buried: Rose Hill Cem Tyler Smith Co TX

m. unkn date
David K (Dale) Jackson
b. 20 Oct 1883 Tennessee
d. 10 Jan 1962 Troup Smith Co tX
buried: Tyler Mem Park & Cemetery
Tyler Smith Co TX

Known Children:
Viola & Roy

Cary Chelo Cotton (Clyde Cecil) Fowler
b. 15 Jul 1888 Perry Co AL
d. 6 Mar 1958 Tyler Smith Co TX
buried: Whitehouse Cem Whitehouse Smith Co TX

m. 3 Nov 1924
Ethel Beatrice "Peggy" Patterson
b. 8 Feb 1909 Allene Little River Miller Co AR
d. 5 May 1993 Nashville Davidson Co TX
buried: Hermitage Mem Garden Davidson Co TN

Children: (1 known) Living Daughter

Eugene Fowler
(WW I Veteran)
b. 14 Oct 1890 Perry Co AL
d. 19 Sep 1961 Maricopa Co AZ
buried: Greenwood Memory Lawn Cem Maricopa Co AZ
Sect 39 Block 36 Plot 1 Space 8

m. unkn date
Birdie Clementine Griffin
b. 1 Oct 1891
d. 8 Sep 1948
buried: Greenwood Memory Lawn Cem Maricopa Co AZ
Sect 39 Block 36 Plot 1 Space 7

Known Children: Unkn

Resting Place of Wm Wiley and Elizabeth Jane [Foster] Fowler
(Photo's by: David and Elaine Shelton)

(Photo's by: David and Elaine Shelton)

(Photo's by: David and Elaine Shelton)

Death Certificate of Elizabeth Jane [Foster] Fowler

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Fowler/Foster Clarification: by Robert Fowler

Family Photo's - Crayton Family

Fowler Veterans of Various War's

Son of Wm Wiley & Elizabeth

The Family of:

Generation #5

Crayton Fowler

b. 1 Jun 1878 Perryville Perry Co AL
d. 24 Nov 1961 Whitehouse Smith Co TX

buried: Whitehouse Cem Smith Co TX

Married: abt 1917 (est. from 1st child)
Emma Laura Seagroves
b. 13 Dec 1900 TX
d. 5 Feb 1982 Smith Co TX
buried: Whitehouse Cem Smith Co TX
(dau. of Mathias Jackson Seagroves
and Eliza Jane Jones)

Children of Crayton & Emma Fowler

William David Fowler
(WW II & Korean War Veteran)
b. 28 Jun 1918 Troup Smith Co TX
d. 29 May 1963 San Antonio Bexar Co TX
Buried: Whitehouse Cem Smith Co TX

m. Unkn date
Carol Jo Jones Armstrong
b. 28 Apr 1929 Byars McClain Co OK
d. 21 Oct 1993 Tyler Smith Co TX
Buried: Tyler Memorial Park & Cem

James "Jim" C Fowler
(WW II Veteran)
b. 9 Apr 1920
d. 14 Mar 2004
Buried: Whitehouse Cem Smith Co TX

Jessie Theron Fowler
(WW II Veteran)
b. 21 Mar 1922
d. 2 May 1992
Buried: Whitehouse Cem Smith Co TX

m. Unkn date
Mary Chavez
b. 13 Aug 1934
d. 20 Feb 2008
Buried: Whitehouse Cem Smith Co TX

Virgle Eugene Fowler
(WW II & Korean War Veteran)
b. 11 Sep 1924 Smith Co TX
d. 19 May 1991 Tyler Smith Co TX
Buried: Tyler Memorial Park & Cem

Myrtle Jane [Fowler] Walker
b. 31 Jan 1927
d. 10 Dec 1994
Buried: Whitehouse Cem Smith Co TX

Robert Mathias Fowler
b. 17 Jan 1929
d. 26 Aug 1939
Buried: Whitehouse Cem Smith Co TX

Royal Dee Fowler
(Korean War Veteran)
b. 17 May 1933 Smith Co TX
d. 23 Sep 1967 Tyler Smith Co TX
Buried: Whitehouse Cem Smith Co TX

Miles Travis Fowler
(Korean War Veteran)
(Living)

Dorothy [Fowler] Williams
(Living)

Resting Place of Wm Wiley and Elizabeth Jane [Foster] Fowler
(Photo's by: David and Elaine Shelton)

(Photo's by: David and Elaine Shelton)

(Photo's by: David and Elaine Shelton)

Death Certificate of Crayton Fowler

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Fowler Family Photo's

Provided by: Robert Fowler

William Wiley Fowler
Provided by: Joanne Turner

Children of Wm Wiley & Elizabeth [Foster] Fowler

Crayton & Emma Luara [Seagroves] Fowler (abt 1958)

William Wiley Fowler
with Daughters Ella Fowler [Luther]
& Jennie Fowler [Jackson]. Wm's Wife
was Elizabeth Jane [Foster] Fowler (abt 1930)

Cary "Cotton" Fowler
(brother of Crayton - abt 1850s)

Eugene Fowler
brother of Cotton, Crayton, Ella & Jennie

Fowler Family Photo's

Provided by: Robert Fowler

Children of Crayton & Emma Fowler

Myrtle J, & Robert Fowler

Royal Dee Fowler

Myrtle Jane [Fowler] Walker

William David Fowler (mid to late 1950s)

James Fowler (early 1950s)

Brothers Joe and Gene Fowler (1940s)

Grand Children of Crayton & Emma Fowler

Joe, Robert & Charles Fowler

Earl Fowler

Grandchildren of Crayton and Emma Fowler

Wesley Earl Fowler (son of William David Fowler and Carol Jo Jones Fowler)

Robert Wayne Fowler, Joe Leyland Fowler, Charles Ray Fowler
(sons of Jessie Theron "Joe" and first wife Elthey Mae Ward Fowler) Photo late 1940s est

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Fowler / Foster Family Connection Clarification

Provided by: Robert Fowler

Fowler/Foster 4 generations

These marriages represent the four generations of Fowlers and Fosters. I have reconstructed the story to try to make it clearer. Wiley Fowler and Ginsey Jane Fowler were brother and sister. The bloodlines all come back along these two lines.

First Generation

Thomas Foster to Ginsey Jane Fowler in April of 1821. Their marriage ended with the passing of Thomas around 1850.

Second Generation

William M Foster and Missouria Fowler. William was the son of Thomas and Ginsey while Missouria was the daughter of Wiley Fowler and Rachel Lewis. Missouria was also a niece of Ginsey. William and Missouria were 1st cousins. They married in Coosa County, Alabama in 1842. Their marriage ended in 1864 or 1865 with the passing of William. There would then be a 13 or 14 year break with no Fowler/Foster in wedlock that I am aware of.

Third Generation

William Wiley Fowler and Elizabeth Jane Foster. William Wiley Fowler was a son of Miles Fowler and Jane Fondren, grandson of Wiley Fowler and Rachel Lewis and Ginsey was his grandaunt. Elizabeth was a daughter of Thomas Foster Jr and Martha Baggett and granddaughter of Thomas Foster Sr and Ginsey Jane Fowler. William Wiley Fowler and Elizabeth Jane Foster were 2nd cousins. They married in 1878 in Perry County, Alabama. That marriage ended with the passing of Elizabeth in 1919. James Peter Foster married Mary Adeline Fowler. James was another son of Thomas Foster Jr and Martha Baggett. Mary was a daughter of Miles Fowler and Jane Fondren and sister of William Wiley Fowler and Ginsey was her grandaunt. They too were 2nd cousins. They were married in 1879 according to the 1900 census. That marriage ended with the passing of James in 1926. Elias Sauter Foster and Rachel Desmond Fowler. Rachel was a granddaughter of Wiley Fowler and Rachel Bishop Lewis and Ginsey was her grandaunt. Elias was a grandson of Thomas and Ginsey by way of Thomas Foster Jr and Martha Baggett. Elias and Rachel were second cousins. They married about 1887 according to the 1900 census and that was probably in Perry County, Alabama. That marriage ended with the passing of Elias in 1941.

Fourth Generation

Alvin Berry Foster, son of John Thomas Foster, grandson of Thomas Foster Jr and great grandson of Thomas Foster and Ginsey Jane Fowler, married Elma Nora Fowler. Elma was a daughter of Lewis Walter Fowler and Juline Bell Holley, a grand daughter of William Thomas Fowler, a great granddaughter of Wiley William Fowler and great great granddaughter of Wiley Fowler and Ginsey was her great great grandaunt. Alvin was a 3rd generation Foster/Fowler. Elma was a 4th generation Fowler. Alvin and Emma were married around 1927 according to the 1930 census, thus the Fowler/Foster connection had already spanned over a century at that time. They were 3rd cousins, once removed. That marriage ended with the passing of Alvin in 1982. Bernice Raye Foster, daughter of Robert Thomas Foster and grandaughter of Richard Lafayette Foster, great granddaughter of Thomas Foster Jr and great great granddaughter of Thomas Foster and Ginsey Jane Fowler, married Lewis Clemon Fowler. Lewis is a brother of Elma mentioned in the paragraph above so his lineage is the same as hers so as not to restate it here. Bernice and Lewis married about 1931 and they were 4th cousins. They were married after the 1930 census. That marriage ended with the passing of Lewis in 1981.

Footnote

I believe at this time that the death of Alvin Foster in 1982 may have ended over 160 years of the Fowler/Foster connection. There was only the 13 or 14 year span noted at the end of the 2nd generation when there was not a Fowler/Foster marriage of these bloodlines during that time.

Wiley Fowler is my ggg grandfather. Ginsey Jane Fowler and Thomas Foster are my ggg grandparents. William Wiley Fowler and Elizabeth Jane Foster are my gg grandparents. Mary Adeline Fowler and James Peter Foster are my gg aunt and uncle, both by blood. Rachel Desmond Fowler and Elias Sauter Foster are my gg aunt and uncle, both by blood.

Another Look

Wiley Fowler, brother of Ginsey Jane Fowler, who married Thomas Foster

Descendants of Wiley Fowler married Descendants of Ginsey Jane Fowler Foster
^ m.= married ^

Missouria Fowler daughter m. William M Foster son

William Wiley Fowler         grandson           m. Elizabeth Jane Foster      granddaughter
Mary Adeline Fowler          granddaughter   m. James Peter Foster          grandson
Rachel Desmond Fowler    granddaughter   m. Elias Sauter Foster           grandson

Elma Nora Fowler gg granddaughter m. Alvin Berry Foster g grandson
Lewis Clemmon Fowler gg grandson m. Bernice Raye Foster gg granddaughter

Hope it does more to clarify things than to confuse things.

Robert Fowler

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Grandparents, Uncles & Relatives who fought in the: Civil War 1861 - 1865 Soldiers & Veterans "The War between the States, North vs. South" United States of American (Union) Confederate States of American (CSA) "War to preserve the Union and end Slavery, Preserve the Constitutions as interpreted by some, against Federal consolidation & taxation, & above all, tariffs on what the south produced, as northern farmers couldn't compete with the cheap labor of slavery in the south, & still other reasons. Most CSA soldiers were farmers didn't own slaves & most were illiterate & understood that they were defending the south & protecting their families & lands from an invading army from the north, and preserving the constitutions as originally understood, less than 5% of southerners owned slaves. Union Pres. Lincoln and his Gen. Sherman both had owned slaves. To their credit, rose above their beliefs and removed this, institution of slavery, from our society. *Both sides fought for the defining principles of Freedom, in our country* "In Remembrance and to Honor our Ancestors" President Jefferson Davis (CSA) President Abraham Lincoln (Union)
"The Southern Cross of Honor" Civil War Total Soldiers Killed - 618,000 - Total Wounded - 412,200

James Madison Baggett (CSA) (Husband of Martha Foster sister of Wm, Thos, James & Richard Foster, dau of Thomas Sr & Gensey [Fowler] Foster, Gr Uncle to Emma Fanny Foster White, (Brother to John, Elias, & Elisha) Born: 1825 Bibb Co Alabama Died: aft Oct 1908 Civil War Service Records Served in: Co B 5th AL Inf., at Sharpsburg , originally, Co H - 13th AL Infantry Regiment	John Baggett (CSA) (Husband of Mary Foster sister of Wm, Thos, James & Richard Foster, dau of Thomas Sr & Gensey [Fowler] Foster, Gr Uncle to Emma Fanny Foster White, (Brother to James, Elias, & Elisha) Born: 1828 Bibb Co Alabama Died:1 Jan 1865 Petersburg VA Civil War Service Records (Died Civil War - Captured in Battle of Gettysburg July 3, 1863, died in captivity from wounds at Petersburg VA) Served in: Co F 13th AL Infantry Regiment
Thomas Foster Jr. (CSA) (Son of Thomas & Ginsey [Fowler] Foster) (Thomas was our 3xGr Uncle Mama's side) Born: 1830 Bibb Co AL Died: 1865 Point Lookout MD Civil War Service Records (Killed Civil War - Lookout MD) [ 3,000 Confederates buried in mass grave] Co H - 13th Alabama Infantry Regiment Engaged: Yorktown, Seven Pines, Chancellors Ville, Gettysburg, Mechanicsville, Malvern Hill, Detailed at South Mountain, Sharpsburg, Captured at Falling Water MD Jul 14, 1863, Captured at: Gaines Cross Roads Jul 25, 1863 - Died in Captivity Lookout MD - 3,000 CSA's buried in mass grave at this site.	James A Foster (CSA) (Son of Thomas & Ginsey [Fowler] Foster) (Brother of vets: Wm, Thos, Richard Foster) Born: 1830 Bibb Co AL Died: Civil War Unkn Battle Field Civil War Service Records (Served Civil War - possibly died - unkn battle field) (Appears all 4 sons of Thomas & Ginsey died in the War) Served in Co K 18th Alabama Bn.Volunteers Fought at some of the same battles as his brothers.
Richard Foster (CSA) (Son of Thomas & Ginsey [Fowler] Foster) (Richard was our 3xGr Uncle Mama's side) Born: 1841 Bibb Co AL Died: abt 19/21 Mar 1865 Bentonville NC Civil War Service Records (Killed Civil War - Battle of Bentonville NC) [4,738 Killed and Wounded] "...46th Still refusing to surrender fought the last major battle of the Civil war..." Served: Co A - 46th Alabama Infantry Regiment Richard A Foster promoted to Corporal Jan 23 1863 for Gallantry during Battle - (Unit From Coosa Co AL) The Co Organized at Rockford where Richard lived with his mother, Ginsey Jane [Fowler] Foster and other family members. Engaged: Tagewell TN, Port Gibson MS, Baker's Creek, Vicksburg to Lookout Mtn, Missionary Ridge, Rocky Face Mtn, Resaca GA, Calhoun, and New Hope, Kenesawline, Peachtree Crk, Atlanta, Jonesboro, Columbia, Nashville, retreat from Nashville, Kinston, Seriously wounded at Bentonville NC Mar 19-21, 1865 Died in Captivity.	William M Foster (CSA) (Son of Thomas & Ginsey [Fowler] Foster) (Grandfather of Emma Francis [Foster] White) Born: 1823 Bibb Co AL Died: 1865 Perry Co AL (Civil War) (Wounded Battle of Murfreesboro TN [Stone River]) (23,000 killed & wounded - Dec 31 to Jan 2, 1863) Civil War Service Records (Killed Civil War - Perry Co AL) Co. 'G' 8th Alabama Infantry Regiment Co. 'K' - 28th Alabama Infantry Regiment (East Perry Rangers) *Wm's brothers Thos, Jas & Rich - killed in Civil War* Brother-in-laws killed: brothers John Baggett, James Baggett, Elias Baggett survived 28th engaged at: Corinth MS, Chattanooga TN, KY Campaign, capturing Union Fort at Munfordville KY, Battle of Murfreesboro (Stone River), Chickamauga TN fought at Buzzards Roost, Resaca, Cassville & Kennesaw Mt., battle of Ezra Church, Followed Gen Hood into the battle of Franklin and Nashville. Surrendered at Durham Station NC Unit remembered for its courage & devotion to Unit & leadership
Oliver Curtis Fowler (CSA) (Son of Lawson & Mahala Fowler) born: 1838 Perry Co AL died: 9 Mar 1894 Leader Indian Territory OK Civil War Service Records Enlisted - 16 May 1861 - Perry Co AL Regimental Wagoner Co K - 8th Alabama Infantry Regiment Captured during retreat from battle of Gettysburg, near Williamsport, MD, June 7th, 1863. Sent to Fort Delaware Prison, Delaware. Exchanged : 18 Feb 1865 Paroled at Selma AL June 1865 Source: Page 309 - Alabama Historical Quarterly Information Provided by: Robert Fowler	Andrew J Langford (CSA) (Husband of Martha J Fowler) (Dau of Wiley Sr & Rachel [Lewis] Fowler) (Gr Aunt of Emma Fanny [Foster] White) b. 1837 Spartanburg Co SC d. 25 Jun 1862 Danville VA Bu: Danville Confederate Hospital Cem Danville City Danville VA Civil War Service Records (Died Civil War - Danville VA) [Last Confederate Capitol before the surrender] Served in: Co K - 11th & 8th AL Infantry Regiments Transferred to: 8th Alabama Infantry Regiment April 1862 Death Date from Civil War Service Records

Lawson Fowler Jr (CSA)
(Son of Lawson Sr & Mary [Coxey] Fowler)
(1st Cousin of Missouri [Fowler] Foster, wife of
William Foster above - killed in the war)
(Missouri - Grand Mother of Emma [Foster] White)
Born: 1818 SC - Died: 6 Apr 1863 Fredericksburg VA

Civil War Service Records

(Killed Civil War - Fredericksburg II )
[2,000 Killed and Wounded - 2nd battle]

Co K - 8th Alabama Infantry Regiment

Unit Engaged at:
Yorkstown, battle of Williamsburg May 5th 1862,
Fair Oaks May 31, Jun 1st 1862, at heavy losses.
Unit distinguished itself at Mechanicsville, Jun 26,
1862, under Gen. Cadmus M. Wilcox, and then at
Gaines' Mill on June 30th, 1862, and further at the
battle at Frayser's Farm. Present at Manassas, and
Harper's Ferry. Very engaged at Antietam, Sept 17
1863, and Wilderness, May 5,6,7, 1864 Spottsylva
nia, May 8th to 18th, Salem Church, Cold Harbor,
June 1 to 12th, 1864. It was part of the attack at ..
Weldon Railroad June 22, 23, 1864 was distinguish
ed, at the capture of the Crater, July 30th, and eng-
aged at Petersburg.

Source: Confederate Military History, Vol VIII pp. 79-80
Information Provided by: Robert Fowler

Wiley W Fowler
(Son of Wiley Sr & Rachel [Lewis] Fowler)
Born: 1824 Spartanburg Co SC
Died: 1904 Maud Bowie Co TX
Buried: Center Ridge Cem Maud Tx

Civil War Service Records
Served: Civil War 3rd & 2nd & 1st Sergt.

"Perry Guards" 4th Regiment Alabama

Militia formed Apr 10th, 1862 in Marion
Memorial: Legal Cem Perry Co AL inscribed:
"Perry Guards Muster Roll, Mexican War

Notes on Wiley from descendants:

Wiley W. Fowler was enlisted 10 April, 1862 in Perry Co., Ala.
as the 3rd Sgt. of the 4th Ala. Volunteer Militia known as the Perry Guards.
Capt. John Moore's Co., Byrd's Regt., for 90 days. they are shown in Mrs.
M.F. Walker's records as having carried the flag of the 11th Ala.Inf.

Her record also shows descendent Helen Allen as having record of Wiley
enlisting 13 June, 1846 in the Mexican War. Mrs. Walker lists Wiley as having
received a Bounty Land Warrant 7 June, 1848 in Coosa Co., [Mex.War service]
and it is recorded in "Alabama Records, Vol.232, Bibb Co." She states that a
Barbara S. Wolfe reports Wiley as having applied for a pension [for Mex.War service] 13 Sept., 1887 and received it through 1926.

Elias Baggett (CSA)
(Husband of Elizabeth Foster, sister
of Wm, Thos, James & Richard Foster, dau
of Thomas Sr & Gensey [Fowler] Foster,

Civil War Service Records
Gr Uncle to Emma Fanny Foster White
(Brother to James, John, & Elisha)
Born: 1829 Bibb Co AL
Died: aft 1884 Pinetucky Perry Co AL

(Served: Civil War)

46th Alabama Infantry Regiment

Survived in the War and returned to Farming

Jesse Driver (CSA)
(Husband of Mahala Fowler)
(Dau of Wiley Sr & Rachel [Lewis] Fowler)
(Gr Aunt of Emma Fanny [Foster] White)
b. 1833 Alabama
d. 6 Sep 1862 - Academy Hospital Chattanooga TN
buried: Possibly Chattanooga Confederate Cemetery
Enlisted May 12, 1862 at Goodwater
Coosa Co AL by Capt W. Fowler

Civil War Service Records
Civil War Service Records
(Killed Civil War - Battle of Chattanooga TN)
(Died of wounds 1st battle of Chattanooga TN)

Served in: Co C 2nd Bn. Hilliard's Legion
Served in: Co A - 59th Alabama Infantry Regiment

Newell Baker (CSA)
(Husband of Mary Fowler)
(Dau of Wiley Sr & Rachel [Lewis] Fowler)
(Gr Aunt of Emma Fanny [Foster] White)
b. 1834 Spartanburg Co SC
d. 9 Aug 1861 Place of not listed - Died of Typhoid Fever
Enlisted Jun 11, 1861 Perry Co AL by Capt H Talbert?

Civil War Service Records
(Killed Civil War - Battle 2nd Manassas VA)
(22, 180 Killed and Wounded)

Served : Co K - 11th AL Inf. Regiment of Volunteers

11th was mustered into service June 17, 1861
Lynchburg Virginia, in time the 1st battle of Manassas.
Many times soldiers wounded, & sent to hospitals, where
during treatment contracted deceases, and there service
records would only record death from deceases not wounded...

UP^U Andrew J Langford Served in: 11th and 8th Alabama Infantry Regiments UP^

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UP^ Jesse Driver Served in: Pvt Co C 2nd Bn. Hilliard's Legion Alabama Volunteers UP^

UP^ Pvt Newell Baker Served : Co K - 11th AL Inf. Regiment of Volunteers UP^

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Our World War I - Veterans
The Great War - The War to End all Wars - Trench War
1917 - 1918

US - Britain - France - - -> Germany
War to stop Germany's Expansionistic Policies

Total Casualties
126,000 Americans Killed
234,000 Wounded in WW I

U. S. Army

Eugene Fowler
(Son of Wm Wiley & Elizabeth Jane [Foster] Fowler)

Born: 1884 Perry County AL
Died: Unkn. Buired: Unkn.;
Married: Unkn. - Children Unkn.

Served: WWI
Corporal, Co L, 359th Infantry,
90th Division under cmd of
Maj. Gen. Henry T. Allen

Battles: St Mihiel - MeuseArgonne
Casualties - 7,549 Killed and Wounded

90th Division patch

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World War II - Veteran
1941 - 1945
War to stop Nazi Germany from its Expansionism

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Honorable Mention - WWII Veteran's

Fowler / Foster Lineage

Son's of Crayton & Emma Fowler and
Grand Children of Wm. Wiley & Elizabeth Jane [Foster] Fowler

William David Fowler, SFC, WW II, Korea, 23 years military service
James C Fowler,         SSG, WW II
Jessie Theron Fowler, Seaman 2nd Class, US Navy, WW II
Virgle Eugene Fowler, Corporal, US Army, WW II, Korea
Royal Dee Fowler,      SGT, US Army, Korea, 2nd Engr Combat Bat.
Miles Travis Fowler,   US ARmy Korea
Floyd Martin Luther,   USMC Reserves, WW II,
died in training accident at Camp LeJeune, NC

Infomation provided by:
Robert Fowler

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Korean War - Veteran's
1950 - 1953
War to stop the Spread of Communism in Asia

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Honorable Mention - Korean War Vets

Fowler / Foster Lineage

Son's of Crayton & Emma Fowler and
Grand Children of Wm. Wiley & Elizabeth Jane [Foster] Fowler

William David Fowler, SFC, WW II, Korea, 23 years military service
Virgle Eugene Fowler, Corporal, US Army, WW II, Korea
Royal Dee Fowler, SGT, US Army, Korea, 2nd Engr Combat Bat.
Miles Travis Fowler, US Army Korea

Infomation provided by:
Robert Fowler

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Vietnam - Veterans
(1954 - 1975)

War to Stop the Spread of Communism in Asia

Honorable Mention - Vietnam Vets

Fowler / Foster Lineage

Grandson's of Crayton & Emma Fowler and
Great-Grand Children of Wm. Wiley & Elizabeth Jane Fowler

Joe Leland Fowler, US Navy, Vietnam

Wesley Earl Fowler, SGT, US Army, Vietnam, Co E (Recon),
2nd Battalion, 60th Infantry Regiment, 9th Infantry Div,
Silver Star, Bronze Star W/V device and 3 oak leaf clusters.

Infomation provided by:
Robert Fowler

HONORING THE HEROES
OF THE 9TH INFANTRY DIVISION-VIETNAM

History on Recon Platoon: by Robert Fowler

Sgt Wesley Earl Fowler's unit in Vietnam

Recon Platoon, 2nd Battalion, 60th Infantry, 9th Infantry Division (1968-1969)

Below is the biographical sketch I have written for the Recon Platoon, 2nd Battalion, 60th Infantry, 9th Infantry Division, Vietnam, the unit my brother served in:

The Battalion Commander, Fred Keith Mahaffey, later became one of the youngest 4 Star Generals in the modern history of the US Army. He was earmarked to become the Army Chief of Staff before cancer took him in 1986. I wrote the bio for him on findagrave. Findagrave had to approve that bio and did not allow certain things to be put in it, such as Mahaffey was succeeded in Command on 3 separate occasions by Colin Powell.

http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSvcid=135159&GRid=9359743

For the most part, this is from conversations with Mark Brockway, CSM (Retired), who was my brother's boss and Vietnam. This platoon, although under administrative command of CPT Willie Stallings, answered in combat directly to LTC Mahaffey. Mahaffey personally believed every Infantry soldier should be Ranger Trained. If you read his bio and then the sketch below, you will see his handprints all over this Platoon. I have talked to Brockway and still do on almost a daily basis. I clear any any information I have through him because I have encoutered some embellishments that he has clarified. His specific comment about my brother was, "One hundred pounds of romping stomping hell mounted in a pair of combat boots."

Mahaffey's wife coauthored the book "Who Will Lead", a book focused on the rise to 4 Star General of every US Army 4 Star since World War I, it never focused on specific battles but politics and the path these men went up. I recently read the book and then sent it to Mark Brockway who has since read it and forwarded it on to another interested person. One thing that I didn't know that I found on in the book was Battalion Commanders only commanded for 6 month stints in Vietnam. The predecessor to Mahaffey was LTC James Lindsay, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_J._Lindsay who later became a 4 Star General. The successor to Mahaffey was LTC Gregory "Matt" Dillon, http://www.taps.org/uploadedfiles/TAPS_FRIENDS/PDFS/Colonel%20Gregory%20P%20Dillon%20bio.pdf he was the keynote speaker at the Recon Platoon Reunion in Colorado Springs in 2011.

The "jitterbugging" tactic mentioned is from, http://www.history.army.mil/books/Vietnam/Sharpen/ch06.htm For Mahffey's part, just search his name but the entire article is interesting.

Lastly, the camaflouge berets mentioned below were a big deal to these guys. On several occasions men in the Battalion who were not a part of Recon were found to be wearing those berets. When that occurred, they were promptly relieved of that beret by a Recon member(s), by what ever means it took.

Recon Platoon, 2nd Battalion, 60th Infantry, 9th Infantry Division (1968-1969)

Members of the 1968-1969 version of this platoon were for the most part handpicked by then Platoon Sergeant SFC Mark Brockway, who in turn had been handpicked by then Battalion Commander LTC Fred Keith Mahaffey who envisioned this platoon as a "super infantry platoon". The platoon initiated contact with the enemy and when the enemy responded, they then were engaged by this platoon while Command and Control above (Mahaffey) delivered a devastating airmobile insertion of combat troops, artillery fire, air cavalry UH-1 helicopter gunships and AH-1 Cobra attack helicopters. The use of this unit was unique and highly effective and made this a elite and highly decorated platoon. The execution of this order of battle was so precise that the result was over 90 percent of the 2d Battalion 60th Infantry engagements were over within 10 to 30 minutes as a result of the speed of the operation and the aggressive attitude of the troops. The insertion of troops was a tactic called "jitterbugging" and perfected by Mahaffey. When most successful, jitterbugging provided an opportunity for airmobile encirclement of a Viet Cong battalion or company. The rapid build-up of combat power to surround and destroy an enemy force was known variously as "piling-on" or establishing a seal. Mahaffey was very skilled in the use of airmobile assets and refined the operations of the battalion until in Long An Province insertions were made no farther from the target than 100 meters and in some instances as close as 15 meters. This was achieved by helicopters screaming into battle flying at speeds approaching 140 mph, hugging the terrain and treetops a few feet below to achieve the delivery of total surprise. The platoon did not wear steel pots or flak jackets, like the rest of the Battalion. They wore soft hats, in most cases camouflage berets, and normally would be carrying 25-30 magazines of 5.56mm ammo per man, frag grenades, smoke grenades, concussion grenades, hand flares, star cluster flares, atleast two 40mm grenade launchers, M60 machine gun, Light Anti-Tank Weapon(LAW), CS gas grenades and at least three radios. For the most part they traveled light, fast and heavily armed. Upon arrival of support troops, the Recon Platoon continued to engage the enemy and applying pressure as the piling on took place, providing precise coordinates for the attack helicopters, helicopter gunships and artillery fire. Doing so, they were able to avoid considerable losses due to "friendly fire". The camaflouge berets these individuals wore in combat was a great source of pride and LTC Mahaffey was the individual that made them the signature of this platoon.

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Cold War - Veteran - N.A.T.O (Europe)
(1947 - 1991)

Cold War to keep the former Communist Soviet Union (USSR)
and its Satellite Nations in check, with our Military presence
& prevent any military ambitions, and monitor their Nuclear
emplacements, in defense or our European allies.

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Honorable Mention - Cold War Vet

Fowler / Foster Lineage

Grandson's of Crayton & Emma Fowler and
Great-Grand Children of Wm. Wiley & Elizabeth Jane Fowler

Robert Dean Fowler, SP5, US Army, 3rd Armored Division SJA, Germany

Infomation provided by:
Robert Fowler

3rd Armored Division

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