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Fred and Betty Turner:
Marion County, Indiana; Index to Marriage Record 1920 - 1925 Inclusive Vol, Original Record Located: County Clerk's Office Ind; Book: 123; Page: 513.
Year: 1910; Census Place: Tuscola Ward 3, Douglas, Illinois; Roll: T624_285; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 0100; FHL microfilm: 1374298.
Year: 1900; Census Place: Young America, Edgar, Illinois; Page: 21; Enumeration District: 0077; FHL microfilm: 1240299.
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Year: 1930; Census Place: Urbana, Champaign, Illinois; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 0076; FHL microfilm: 2340145.
Year: 1910; Census Place: Tuscola Ward 3, Douglas, Illinois; Roll: T624_285; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 0100; FHL microfilm: 1374298.
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The Silver Creek Bridge:
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Turner, Fred and Betty. “Silver Creek Bridge Wood-Block Print Christmas Card Historical Insert”.
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Plaque located at the Stone Arch Bridge Historic site in Champaign, IL. Photographed 2020-12/11.
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Conkey Town Bridge:
Judy, Harold. “Picturesque Conkeytown Bridge Lone Marker of Fur-Trading Center.”
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Year: 1850; Census Place: Clinton, Vermillion, Indiana; Roll: 177; Page: 1a
Year: 1860; Census Place: Homer, Champaign, Illinois.
Year: 1865; Census Place: Homer, Champaign, Illinois.
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Year: 1840; Census Place: Clinton, Vermillion, Indiana; Roll: 96; Page: 472; Family History Library Film: 0007730
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