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The Mystery of “Who am I?” Solved anathe Dead Vindicatad.Instead of the young man who made the inquiry, “Who am I?” of the probate judge when he recently appeared for a marriage license, being the illegitimate sou of Mr. E. S. Davis, deceas-! ed, of Jacksonville, as insinuated lvw w %some, presumably because of the estate I which was left to the widow of Mr. Davis, it turns out that he is a cousinwand namesake of said E. S. Davis. A1 onzo H. Davis, of Xelsonville, seeing j the sensational reports which have been | going the rounds of the papers, con*' eluded that the young man referred to was his long lost half brother of whose whereabouts he had been seeking for twelve years. In order to investigate the matter, and if possible find the lost loy, lie came to Jacksonville, and called on the writer, and learned from her that the young man was in the village. He was sent for and the two brothers meet at my house, and it was a joyful meeting; the scene was very affecting and everything was explaned to the young man as to his parentage and how he came to be placed in the infirmary, j Everything beiug satisfactory, Alonzo j H. Davis went before a justice of the peace ami filed affidavit to tbe state- j ments made by him as correct, which
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Athens Messenger and Herald
Athens, Ohio, US
Thu, Jan 25, 1894
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