Solider's Story: Grandson Keeps Family's History
The Pantagraph Bloomington, IL › March 10, 2004
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ROANOKE - Myrtle Bixby Wagner loved to tell stories about her colorful family heritage, and she found an avid listener in her grandson, Ralph Wagner.
Myrtle's stories intrigued Ralph all his life. Now, at age 71, he treasures the memories and the mementos his grandmother left behind after her death. Among those mementos were a Bible that includes a detailed family history, along with medals, photos, and information about Franklin Bixby, a Union Army officer during the Civil War.See the full content of this document
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Solider's Story: Grandson Keeps Family's History
Franklin Bixby was a brother to Ralph Wagner's great- grandfather.
"I'm not sure how my grandmother got these things, but I knew she had them,"...See the full content of this document
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