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FINE BABY WITH FOUR GRANDPARENTS ANDV.AN EQUAL NUMBER OF GREAT-GRANDPARENTSRow Standing, left to right—Mrs. August Scheffler, Sr., Mrs. Mrs. John Scheffler, John Scheffler, Charles Fox, Mrs. CharlesFox, Mrs-Zeno Raster. ,Row Sitting, left to right—August Scheffler, Sr., Harry SchefF Scheffler, Raymond Scheffler, Mrs. Harry Scheffler, Zeno Raster.It is very much out of the ordinaryro find a child that has ail fourgrandparents living, but RaymondScheffler. the six months old son ofMr. and Mrs. Harry Scheffler, of «Shelby township, not on:y -has binfull quota of grandparents, hut hasfour living great grandparents’.The Democrat does not recall another instance whereby a child has, four living grandparents and four ■ living great-grandparents, and young Raymond is sure due for a lot ; of coddling and pet ting—we will not say spoiling, for, of course, grandparents never spoil ihc grand-chil-* • •dren. . v. v. ■f 'i •»**Raymond, who in as line a ha by as there in in the world, is six months old. I-Iis father, Harry Scheffler, isi • ! :. . * i - ■23 yearn old. .His mother, Mrs. liar-ry-Scheffler, is 20 years of age. Thebaby’s grandfather on the iaternal side is John Scheffler, who acknowledges to be 53 years old. The baby’s grandmother on its father’s side is Mrs. John Scheffler, who is 4f years old. Young Raymond's grandfather on the maternal side is Charles Fox and his grandmother on the same side si Mrs. Charles Fox, both 4 6 years old. The great-grand parents and their ages are as follows- August Scheffler, Sr., S3 years; Mrs. August Scheffler, 73 years; Zeno Kasfcr, 70 years; Mrs. Zeno Raster, 68.The baby has a fine start in life, for there are no finer people in the world than young Raymond's ancestors. The Scheffler, Raster and Fox families are among Shelby county’smost respected residents. One of the*surest reasons why we know the baby will make good is that its par ents, grandparents and great-grand parents are all democrats.
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Shelbyville Shelby Democrat

Shelbyville, Indiana, US

Thu, Sep 15, 1921

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