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Alexandria Gazette
Alexandria, District of Columbia [now Virginia]
Thursday evening, December 26, 1905 (page 2)
Virginia News [...]
Cherry Hill the home of Wesley Scranage, near Comorn, King George county, was burned recently.
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The censuses of King George County indicate that Wesley (48 in 1900, 59 in 1910, and 68 in 1920) was an American of African descent.