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<DIV>Hi Jim!</DIV>
<DIV>My memory is bad and getting worse all of the time, but I have your name
down as a possible 'cousin'. Is your Powell line connect to the Rowland POWELLs
that were in MA back in the late 1600's and first half of the 1700's and
then some Calvin POWELLs that came out west to OR?</DIV>
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<A title=Jnivshaw@aol.com href="mailto:Jnivshaw@aol.com">Jnivshaw@aol.com</A>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A
title=or-roots@sosinet.sos.state.or.us
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, June 16, 2004 7:45
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [or-roots] Re: Little Black
Sambo 1946</DIV>
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<DIV>Hello All, </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> Can't help but observe that one thing genealogy has
done for myself and a great many others is to show the diversity in our own
'Family Trees'. My parents were fairly typical 4th generation
'white' Oregonians with most of the usual prejudices: Asians, Blacks, and
Indians. Turns out we have some of all of those in our Family, thank
God, even a Mormon or two :-). My paternal great Aunt lived to the ripe
old age of 105, as of now she has approximately 150 descendants of just about
every ethnic group, religion, or political affiliation you can imagine.
I love it!!</DIV>
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<DIV>Jim Shaw</DIV>
<DIV>HM1 USN Ret.</DIV>
<DIV>Vallejo, CA</DIV>
<DIV>Shaw, Powell, Brandes, Cusick, Cline, Wheeler, Niven,
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