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Lost Relatives in Flood tells of Ohio survivor tale
The article recounts T. J. Kavenaugh, a 72 year old Confederate veteran from Middleton Ohio, describing the disastrous flood on the Big Miami River. He and his wife and son fled rising water, were rescued, and he laments losing his home and family while awaiting aid and planning to travel to Crawford and beyond.
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