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2026: My husband and I have been married for 52 years. We have 2 cherished daughters, 1 fantastic son-in-law, and 4 precious grandchildren.

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Main interests are the Woodburn and Bunker Hill cemeteries in Macoupin County, Illinois. After arriving in Alton, Illinois in the early 1830's, my Partridge kinfolk settled in and around the towns of Brighton, Woodburn, Bunker Hill, Shipman and Piasa, Illinois.

∼For most of the Grave photos, added by me, Photo Credit goes to bpthree1 per his "Pates Family Tree" on Ancestry. Photos were taken in 2015 and are used with permission. Thank You, Bruce!∼Regarding Prairietown Cemetery

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