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Stella wrote "The house was built in 1812. In this picture is Colonel Abbitt, my gg grandfather. Also in the picture is my g grandfather, Mama Dora's father. I need Watkins Abbitt to fill in the rest!"

Rinne responded: "My guesses: Ann Maria Frances Webb Abbitt, your gg grandmother, standing on the porch. Maybe along with their daughters... Helen Laberte Abbitt Bernard, 3 yrs older than George, Lizzie E. Abbitt White, 5 yrs older than George, Mildred Colyer Abbitt Jenkins, 7 yrs older."

In front of ancestral home, Gravel Knoll. ca. 1895.