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Reminiscences of a Pioneer in Madison Illinois 1912 1915
Jess recalls a vanished era as a boy of twelve in Madison Illinois around 1912 1915. He remembers a terrible 1915 storm a deadly railroad accident involving Abe Shepherd and Blacky, a frightened horse at his granddad's yard, and his granddad Charles Shepherd a lively Irish man. He notes the family stories and aging granddad who stayed at sixty six years.
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Madison
Illinois
Jess
Big Lake
Abe Shepherd
Blacky
Abe
Grand Dad Shepherd
Charles Shepherd