Sunday, March 23, 2008

Hopes Raised...

It's still a long shot, but the search for Patient Number One, George Sprague Barrows, has entered tantalizingly promising ground.

Last night, I spoke with George's cousin thrice removed, that is the great granddaughter of George's cousin. George's cousin was a particularly close relative. He and George were about two years apart in age, and the cousin was the son of the paternal aunt who raised George.

The cousin thrice removed reported that she inherited a bunch of old photographs when her mother -- George's cousin's granddaughter -- died in 1999. Whether George is in any of them and whether they are labeled remain unanswered questions. She promises to check and let us know. She's also going to ask her father about the family when they get together to celebrate Easter today.

And we are still pursuing other descendants of George's aunt, so we have a couple of chances of success.

-Paul Parker

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