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July-August Photos of military graveyards locating the grave of Ernest Arthur Pickering



Marilu: Ernest Arthur Pickering was a cousin on the Winsor side and Lu had been asked to inquire and see if he could locate the current burial spot and any other information. Arthur's Mother was Lu's father's sister, Mary Ann Winsor Pickering. I have put these photos on to his record in Family Search.org 







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