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William Griffis 1799–1855 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1799

Birth Location: Springboro, Warren County, Ohio, United States

Death Date: 18 SEP 1855

Death Location: Bearcreek Township, Jay County, Indiana, United States

Father: Griffy Griffis

Mother: Catherine Moore

Spouse(s): Letitia Kirk, Ida Kirk

Children(s): Stephen Griffis, John Griffis, William Griffis, Elizabeth Griffis, Hannah Griffis, Eli Griffis, Sarah Griffis, Thomas Griffis, James Griffis

The story of William Griffis began in 1799 in Springboro, Warren County, Ohio, United States. In 1850, William Griffis was employed. William Griffis married Ida Ann Van Kirk, Letitia Van Kirk, and had children including Eli Griffis, Elizabeth Griffis, Hannah Jane Griffis, James Madison Griffis, John Griffis, Sarah Ann Griffis, Stephen Ambrose Griffis, Thomas Jefferson Griffis, William Griffis. William Griffis passed away in 1855 in Bearcreek Township, Jay County, Indiana, United States.

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  • The story of William Griffis began in 1799 in Springboro, Warren County, Ohio, United States.
  • In 1850, William Griffis was employed.
  • William Griffis married Ida Ann Van Kirk, Letitia Van Kirk, and had children including Eli Griffis, Elizabeth Griffis, Hannah Jane Griffis, James Madison Griffis, John Griffis, Sarah Ann Griffis, Stephen Ambrose Griffis, Thomas Jefferson Griffis, William Griffis.
  • William Griffis passed away in 1855 in Bearcreek Township, Jay County, Indiana, United States.

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William Griffis's Ancestors

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William Griffis
1799–1855
Birth Place: Springboro, Warren County, Ohio, United States
Parents
Griffy Griffis
1768–1830
Myddfai, Carmarthenshire, Wales, Great Britain
Catherine Moore
1765–1831
Somerset, England, Great Britain
Grandparents
Thomas Griffiths
1724–1774
Llanfihangel Aberbythych, Carmarthenshire, Wales, Great Britain
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Griffis's Descendants

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William Griffis (1799–18 SEP 1855) m. Letitia (Van) Kirk (1801–1836) m. Ida (Ann Van) Kirk (1814–16 MAY 1870)
  1. 1. Stephen (Ambrose) Griffis 1829–1892 m. Sarah (Elizabeth) Slaybaugh 1845–1894
    1. 1. Allen (V.) Griffis 1872–1952 m. Emma (Jane) Dock 1875–1951
      1. 1. Violet (Viola) Dock 1905–1983 m. George (Henry) Loebach 1901–1976
        1. 1. Gwendolyn (Elizabeth) Loebach 1931–2023 m. Franklyn (Leroy) Campbell 1929–2013 m. Anthony (John) Bossman 1926–1999
        2. 2. Sandra (Violet) Loebach 1944–2004
        3. 3. George (Henry Loebach) Jr. 1930–1930
    2. 2. Mary (Emma) Griffis 1875–1936 m. William (Allen) Blank 1876–1943
      1. 1. Metha (Loretta) Blank 1897–1967 m. Howard (Albert) Thornell 1893–1974
        1. 1. Kenneth (Howard) Thornell 1919–1983 m. Juanita (Jean) Kessen 1924–1944 m. Doris (Mira) Hartman 1923–2009
        2. 2. Esther (Leretta) Thornell 1921–2005 m. Elvin (Charles) Rhoades 1917–2004
      2. 2. Griffis (Franklin) Blank 1903–1949 m. Beatrice (P.) DeLong 1909–2006
        1. 1. Richard (E.) Blank 1929–2012 m. Ethelda (Jean) Elton 1931–2015
        2. 2. Roberta (Ann) Blank 1931–1937
        3. 3. Norman Blank 1940–2006 m. Sharon (Kay) Wolfe 1942–2016
      3. 3. Lester (Winfield) Blank 1906–1974 m. Helen Hymen 1910–1991
        1. 1. Phyllis (Rae) Blank 1931–1997 m. John (J.) Stose 1920–1983
        2. 2. Kathleen (Louise) Blank 1933–1999 m. Alan (Kent) Garinger 1932–2010
      4. 4. Clara (Juanita) Blank 1909–1968 m. Abram (Doyte) Mollenkopf 1907–1975
        1. 1. Mollenkopf –1945
      5. 5. Florence (Elvada) Blank 1901–1976 m. Walter (McKinley) Towers 1898–1990
        1. 1. Glenn (Dale) Towers 1923–1989 m. Glenna (Denela) Echler 1923–1966
        2. 2. Claire (Eugene) Towers 1926–1966 m. Lebernice (Alice) Davis 1934–2018
        3. 3. Duane (Marcus) Towers 1930–2017 m. Norma (Jean) Headley 1930–2019
    3. 3. Jesse (Franklin) Griffis 1882–1944 m. Ethel (Mae) Crane 1888–1968
      1. 1. Evelyn (M.) Griffis 1908–1996 m. Floyd (Waldo) Huffman 1904–1952
      2. 2. Velma (Alice) Griffis 1909–2001 m. George (Douthit) Edens 1909–1982
        1. 1. Ann (Kay) Edens 1939–2021
      3. 3. Roy (Franklin) Griffis 1911–1986 m. Grace (Marie) Martin 1916–1994
        1. 1. Arthur (F.) Griffis 1940–2012
        2. 2. Sharon (Beth) Griffis 1937–2012
      4. 4. Alice (Louise) Griffis 1914–1981 m. George (Howard) Clemmer 1910–1977
        1. 1. Richard (George) Clemmer 1933–2020 m. Pauline Watson 1928–1986
      5. 5. Helen (Ruth) Griffis 1915–1981 m. Olen (Wendel) Pease 1913–1994
        1. 1. Marilyn (Sue) Pease 1943–1997 m. Allan (Bruce) Eitman 1941–1977
      6. 6. Jeanne (Ardeth) Griffis 1933–2009 m. Thomas (Eugene) Craft 1931–2020
    4. 4. Elmer (E.) Griffis 1862–1882
    5. 5. Clara (Jane) Griffis 1864–1911 m. Theophilus (George) Howard 1860–1907
      1. 1. Harry (Clayton) Howard 1888–1964 m. Iona Erter 1893–1986
        1. 1. Dennis (Leroy) Howard 1914–1984 m. Esther (Magdalene) Paysen 1914–2005
        2. 2. Dale (Clayton) Howard 1918–1991 m. Edith (Virginia) Fisher 1927–2002 m. Sarah (Lewella) Shaffer 1924–2015
        3. 3. John (Wayne) Howard 1925–1996 m. Eula (Eleanor) Powell 1925–2018
      2. 2. Warren (Tyron) Howard 1889–1967 m. Martha (L.) Grieger 1893–1923 m. Catherine (Belle) Lare 1885–1943
        1. 1. Almeda (Leora) Howard 1921–2000 m. Trenton (Doyle) Ames 1917–1987
        2. 2. Eleanor (Eulalia) Howard 1923–2003 m. Rolland (Harrison) Fisher 1921–1983
      3. 3. Herman (E.) Howard 1891–1903
      4. 4. Howard 1893–1893
      5. 5. Emma (Myrtle) Howard 1894–1967 m. Luther (M.) Seslar 1893–1976
        1. 1. Norbert (Howard) Seslar 1915–1940
        2. 2. Clara (Etta) Seslar 1917–1990 m. Robert (Jacob) Kyser 1917–2009
        3. 3. Luther (Merlen Seslar) Jr. 1919–1998 m. Beulah (Marie) Lyons 1918–2007
      6. 6. Adena (Agnes) Howard 1896–1917 m. Ira (Owen) Oxenrider 1887–1953
        1. 1. Arletta Oxenrider 1915–1915
      7. 7. Theophilus (Guy) Howard 1898–1903
      8. 8. Lottie Howard 1900–1903
      9. 9. Howard –1900
    6. 6. Stephen (Ambrose Griffis) Jr. 1870–1949 m. Gertrude Latimer 1869–1939
      1. 1. Emmett (Edison) Griffis 1889–1955 m. Margaret (Jennie) Williams 1898–1986
        1. 1. Dorothy (Oneida) Griffis 1921–2013 m. Claude (Robert) Goshorn 1919–1986
        2. 2. Emmett (Edison Griffis) Jr. 1918–1981
        3. 3. Norman (Bernon) Griffis 1922–1978 m. Wilma (June) Allen 1925–2004
      2. 2. Ralph (Orlando) Griffis 1891–1946 m. Leora (Merle Van) Ausdall 1890–1977
        1. 1. Carmen (Lucille) Griffis 1915–2003 m. Allen (Ehler) Jordan 1913–1998
      3. 3. Pearl (E.) Griffis 1893–1962 m. Urril (V.) Iiams 1888–1965
        1. 1. Myron (Gale) Iiams 1921–2016 m. Janice (Elizabeth) Roth 1921–2017
        2. 2. Doyle (Keith) Iiams 1928–2018 m. Margaret (F.) Toller 1929–2020
      4. 4. Ruby (Estella) Griffis 1895–1950 m. Earl (E.) Parslow 1892–1970 m. Oscar (Henry) May 1894–1942
        1. 1. Pearl (Gertrude) Miklesky 1914–1996 m. Jay (Edward) Miklesky 1906–1999 m. Judson (Philip) Bradshaw 1912–2005
        2. 2. Hazel (Orel) May 1915–2013 m. Norman (Glenard) Radi 1914–2006 m. Milton (LeRoy) White 1913–1949
      5. 5. Grace (L.) Griffis 1897–1981 m. Walter (William) Kah 1900–1965
        1. 1. Joan (June) Kah 1934–2002 m. Leon (Ray) Seaton 1928–2002
      6. 6. Carl (George) Griffis 1899–1986 m. Ruby (Christine) Jarrells 1938–2007 m. Icica (Vida) Ater 1899–1972
        1. 1. Robert (Elton) Griffis 1918–1993 m. Eva Weber 1911–1987
        2. 2. Edwin (LeRoy) Griffis 1920–1974 m. Beverly (June) Smart 1927–2020
      7. 7. Leah Griffis 1901–1978
      8. 8. Cora (Gertrude) Griffis 1903–1986 m. Walter (John) Werling 1903–1987
        1. 1. Howard (Leon) Werling 1929–2008 m. Wanda (June) Billings 1931–2007 m. Emma (Mary) Jameson 1931–1987
        2. 2. Living 1924– m. John (Edward) Allen 1925–2009
        3. 3. Yvonne (June) Werling 1928–2009 m. Jasper (Blaine Gilmore) Jr. 1927–2013
        4. 4. Ronald (Gene) Werling 1931–2009 m. Viola (Winifred) Leslie 1928–2001 m. Martha (Jean) Peggs 1935–1998
        5. 5. Donald (Glenn) Werling 1931–2004 m. Iona (Rea) Snapp 1933–2013
        6. 6. Lois (L.) Werling 1926–1927
      9. 9. Stephen (Ambrose) Griffis 1905–1987 m. Velma (Cora) Lehman 1908–2001
        1. 1. Ruth (Elaine) Griffis 1930–1968 m. Billy (Gene) Moody 1933–1968
        2. 2. Barbara (Ann) Griffis 1934–1994 m. Frank (J.) Sams 1930–2005
        3. 3. Harold (E.) Griffis 1934–2013 m. Norma (Jean) Slife 1934–2021
        4. 4. Sharon (Louise) Griffis 1946–2021 m. Gerald (Dean) Cassady 1943–2023
      10. 10. Edith (Rowena) Griffis 1908–1991 m. James (Walter) Wilkerson 1904–1968 m. Bernard McCavana –2019
        1. 1. Diane (Lee) McCavana 1933–2019 m. Louis (Daniel) Steenrod 1927–1988
      11. 11. Ethelwyn (Hope) Griffis 1912–2004 m. Edwin (Herbert) Grieves 1908–1960
        1. 1. Living 1934–1998 m. Mary (Frances) Babcock 1938–2021
    7. 7. Hugh (Edgar) Griffis 1878–1950 m. Elizabeth (A.) Koerper 1875–1962
      1. 1. Laura (E.) Griffis 1901–1915
      2. 2. Edgar (Hugh) Griffis 1899–1967 m. Donna (Belle) Krugh 1898–1976
        1. 1. Charles (Lloyd) Griffis 1923–2004 m. Living 1924–
        2. 2. Rex (Hugh) Griffis 1925–2015 m. Muriel (P.) Taylor 1928–2020
      3. 3. Maurice (Stephen) Griffis 1903–1967 m. Esther (Marie) Weisman 1903–1989
        1. 1. Lois (M.) Griffis 1922–1987 m. Donald (Richard) Lee 1922–1983
        2. 2. Lorna (Belle) Griffis 1924–1987 m. Eugene (Patrick) Dull 1924–1987
        3. 3. Burns (Lowell) Griffis 1926–1991 m. Helen (E.) Tomlinson 1930–2011
      4. 4. Marvin (Kenneth) Griffis 1916–1992 m. Dorothy (Lucille) Schobert 1916–1997 m. Mabel (Margaret) Balduck 1911–
        1. 1. James (Arthur) Griffis 1936–2004
        2. 2. Gary Griffis 1940–2011
        3. 3. Edward (R.) Griffis 1944–2017
    8. 8. Orah (Belle) Griffis 1880–1882
    9. 9. Wayne (Orris) Griffis 1885–1954 m. Mary (Almeda Mae) Stansberry 1887–1945
      1. 1. Jesse (Franklin) Griffis 1905–1963 m. Alice (Jane) Jobe 1909–2001
        1. 1. Geraldine (Edna) Griffis 1926–1929
        2. 2. Thomas (Gene) Griffis 1928–1998 m. Phyllis (Pauline) Holder 1940–1977 m. Winifred (L.) O'Brien 1927–2008
        3. 3. Robert (Laverne) Griffis 1932–2015
        4. 4. Elvin (Wayne) Griffis 1937–2016
        5. 5. Dennis (Roy) Griffis 1943–2010
        6. 6. Steven (Craig) Griffis 1949–2013
      2. 2. Mary (Marie) Griffis 1907–1989 m. James (Rufus Clifford) Meeker 1904–1973
        1. 1. Margaret (May) Meeker 1927–1998 m. John (Donald) Kinsella 1925–1979
        2. 2. Lois (Marie) Meeker 1929–2010 m. Walter (Edmund) Erixon 1926–1995
        3. 3. Darlene (Ellen) Meeker 1930–2019 m. John (Kenneth) Forsen 1931–2017
        4. 4. Clayton (Andrew) Meeker 1932–2016
        5. 5. Wilma (Bernice) Meeker 1934–2015 m. Charles (Gary) Nodean 1936–2019
        6. 6. Merle (Duane) Meeker 1936–2009
        7. 7. Larry (Dean) Meeker 1938–1992
        8. 8. Dwight (C.) Meeker 1939–2020
        9. 9. Maryann Meeker 1948–1998
        10. 10. Ronald (Keith) Meeker 1950–2023
        11. 11. Dale (Eugene) Meeker 1941–2010
      3. 3. Clara (S.) Griffis 1911–2006 m. Roy (Mahlon) Walls 1907–1995
        1. 1. Alice (Marie) Walls 1929–2017 m. Calvin (LeRoy) Jewett 1934–2017
      4. 4. Bernice (Velora) Griffis 1913–2006 m. James (Arthur) Britt 1911–1999
      5. 5. Laura (Leona) Griffis 1916–1996 m. James (Adolphus) Martin 1908–2002
        1. 1. Janet (LaMae) Martin 1936–1977
        2. 2. Larry (James) Martin 1940–2015 m. Kathleen (M.) Beeman 1941–1997
      6. 6. Ellsworth (Melvin) Griffis 1920–1984 m. Anna (Marie) King 1930–2014
        1. 1. Wayne (Ellsworth) Griffis 1948–2005
    10. 10. John (D.) Griffis 1866–1943 m. Sarah (Elizabeth) Howard 1874–1910
      1. 1. Minnie (Maybelle) Griffis 1895–1960 m. Perry (Nelson) LeVeck 1894–1919 m. Otis Stevens 1885–1966
        1. 1. Vivian (Marie) LeVeck 1913–2008 m. Levi (Robert) Griffith 1910–1996
      2. 2. Dewey (George) Griffis 1897–1921 m. Alta (L.) Speakman 1899–1995
      3. 3. Elsie (Marie) Griffis 1899–1916
      4. 4. Ray (Raymond) Griffis 1900–1985 m. Goldie (Ann) Marimen 1901–1993
        1. 1. Raymond (Franklin) Griffis 1921–1991 m. Helen (Mary) Ayres 1922–2009
        2. 2. Eldiva (M.) Griffis 1923–2014 m. Clarence Medford 1917–1989
        3. 3. Imogene (M.) Griffis 1925–2018 m. Perry (Leonard) Jr. 1926–1981
        4. 4. Donald (Eugene) Griffis 1928–2005 m. Esther (Beulah) Lathers 1930–2015
      5. 5. Russell (Howard) Griffis 1906–1935 m. Mildred (G.) Shook 1908–1933
        1. 1. Richard (Leon) Griffis 1927–2015 m. Elizabeth (Ann) Frame 1927–1997
        2. 2. Carl (Leo) Griffis 1929–1986 m. Ruth (Beverly) Holtz 1927–1992 m. Doris (Marie) Brecheisen 1925–1992
        3. 3. Grayce (Ann) Griffis 1931–2016 m. Cleon (Eugene) Notestine 1928–1998
        4. 4. Rosemary Griffis 1932–1932
      6. 6. Pola Griffis 1905–
    11. 11. George (W.) Griffis 1868–1947 m. Edith (Pearl) Mumy 1878–1937
      1. 1. Melva (Cleo) Griffis 1900–1985 m. Furl Rhodus 1900–1988
        1. 1. Ralph (Lawrence) Rhodus 1922–1998
        2. 2. June Rhodus 1926–2004 m. Robert (J.) Miller 1919–2005
      2. 2. Stella (Armeda) Griffis 1892–1961 m. Arch Rothenhofer 1883–1959
        1. 1. George (Kenneth) Rothenhofer 1912–1988 m. Ilo (I.) Martin 1909–1996
        2. 2. Harold (Henry) Rothenhofer 1914–1987
        3. 3. Helen (Muriel) Rothenhofer 1916–1968 m. Halbert (Shouse) Pennell 1908–1982 m. Glen (Edward) Nelson 1910–1986 m. Carl (Olen) Billman 1908–1961
        4. 4. Glenn (Woodrow) Rothenhofer 1918–1951 m. Helen (Louise) Sunseri 1921–1951
        5. 5. Beulah (Mae) Rothenhofer 1924–2002 m. Jackson (Oswald) Hungate 1917–1966 m. Thomas (Leroy) Colley 1920–1995
  2. 2. John Griffis 1828– m. Matilda Powell 1833– m. Mary (Ann) Cafferty 1830–
    1. 1. William (B.) Griffis 1855–1876
    2. 2. Edgar (Creighton) Griffis 1856–1948 m. Eugenia (D.) Newport 1856–1926
      1. 1. Vaughn (Elvert) Griffis 1886–1956 m. Catherine (Goldie) Mondabaugh 1884–1956
        1. 1. Mary (Eugenia) Griffis 1917–1999 m. Robert (Ephraim Ferguson) Jr. 1916–1963 m. Willard (C.) Fessler 1924–2000
        2. 2. Hazel (Marie) Griffis 1911–1987 m. Ira (Russell) Aultz 1907–1983
        3. 3. Lester (Elwood) Griffis 1913–1973 m. Louise (Frances) Darner 1916–1997
        4. 4. Bertrum (Wayne) Griffis 1915–2000 m. Betty (Jane) Lau 1918–1999
        5. 5. Clifford (Wade) Griffis 1921–2009
      2. 2. Laura (Delve) Griffis 1890–1969 m. Charles (Frederick) Papke 1880–1967
        1. 1. Doris (Catherine) Papke 1915–1997 m. James (Houseworth) Miller 1915–1989
        2. 2. Edgar (Charles) Papke 1919–2005 m. Dorothy (Ruth) Calhoun 1923–1981
      3. 3. Grace (Mildred) Griffis 1893–1993 m. Floyd (Chapman) Dunlap 1893–1967
        1. 1. Living 1925– m. Barbara (Lou) Edmunds 1928–2003
      4. 4. Walter (Creighton) Griffis 1879–1916 m. Josephine Suttles 1870–
        1. 1. Leon (Earl) Griffis 1903–1985 m. Hazel (Leonard) Ralston 1903–1939 m. Nora (Ellen) Cowans 1916–1996
        2. 2. Kenneth (Thomas) Griffis 1904–1985 m. Helen (Edith) Wilson 1910–1983
      5. 5. Griffis –1900
      6. 6. Griffis –1900
      7. 7. Griffis –1900
      8. 8. Griffis –1900
      9. 9. Edith (Lena) Griffis 1884–1938 m. Edward (Dennis) Shaw 1874–1958
        1. 1. Eva (Josephine) Shaw 1905–1984 m. Elmer (Ankeney) Burrell 1896–1963
        2. 2. Zelda (Rosalie) Shaw 1907–1979 m. Herman (Edward) Hodson 1902–1938
        3. 3. Elvert (Edgar) Shaw 1909–1969
        4. 4. Marion (Wilson) Shaw 1912–2003 m. Senith (Marie) Grooms 1915–2002 m. Mary (Hazel) Gorman 1916–2003
        5. 5. Milliard Shaw 1914–
    3. 3. Florence Griffis 1867–
    4. 4. Letitia Griffis 1871–
  3. 3. William Griffis 1834–
  4. 4. Elizabeth Griffis 1836–1850
  5. 5. Hannah (Jane) Griffis 1840–1889 m. Lewis (Alfred) Miller 1829–1892
    1. 1. Ida (M.) Miller 1861–1957 m. John Millett 1858–1918
      1. 1. Virgil Millett 1902–1956 m. Leona (Evalyn) Greer 1903–1976
        1. 1. Virgil (Millett) Jr. 1924–1998
        2. 2. June (Marlene) Millett 1935–2023 m. Darel (Louis) Wendel 1930–2014
        3. 3. Sandra (Joyce) Millett 1938–2016 m. David (Swain) DeHoff 1937–2021
        4. 4. Evalyn (Luella) Millett 1920–1922
        5. 5. John (E.) Millett 1922–1922
    2. 2. George (M.) Miller 1868–1891
    3. 3. Eli Miller 1864–1924 m. Garnett (Elizabeth) Welch 1873–1908
      1. 1. Vernon Miller 1894–
  6. 6. Eli Griffis 1842–1921
  7. 7. Sarah (Ann) Griffis 1845–1884
  8. 8. Thomas (Jefferson) Griffis 1846–1909 m. Daty Oler 1849–1925
    1. 1. Arthur Griffis 1878–1879
    2. 2. William Griffis 1880–1952 m. Faye Elder 1893–1974
    3. 3. Jesse Griffis 1881–1956
    4. 4. Johnnie Griffis 1883–1885
    5. 5. Elizabeth Griffis 1885–1965
    6. 6. Bessie Griffis 1889–1890
  9. 9. James (Madison) Griffis 1851–1935 m. Mary (Jane) Rines 1858–1946

William Griffis's Timeline

3 Records

1799
1799
Birth of William Griffis in Springboro, Warren County, Ohio, United States
Springboro, Warren County, Ohio, United States
1850
1850
Age 51
William Griffis was employed
None
1855
18 SEP 1855
Age 56
Death of William Griffis in Portland, Jay County, Indiana, United States
Portland, Jay County, Indiana, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1799
    Event Place: Springboro, Warren County, Ohio, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] 1850 US Census, Wayne Township, Age 50 in Aug 1850, born in Ohio.
    [2] 1830 US Census, Clear Creek Township, Age 30 to 39 in Jun 1830.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Occupation
    Event Date: 1850
    Record Source: 1850 US Census, Wayne Township

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 SEP 1855
    Event Place: Portland, Jay County, Indiana, United States

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Bearcreek Township, Jay County, Indiana, United States

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