The Proeger Family · Generation 6 — Kristin's 3rd-great-grandparents
Father of Edward Raymond Piland · born 1832
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Person · Reuben Piland
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In the record Generation 6 — Kristin's 3rd-great-grandparents
Reuben Piland · Sources
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