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["Marie McHarry" <mmcharry AT gmail.com>]

 On Wed, Apr 16, 2008 at 3:36 AM, Lynda <lurine AT softcom.net> wrote:

> And, my grandfather was born the year after the Civil War ended.  March 12,
> 1866, to be precise.

Indeed. My grandfather, who was born some 20 years later, was born on
the same day.
>
> I said he was born in the 1860s.  I didn't say anything about the Civil War.

As is well known, the Civil War occurred in the 1860s.

>
> My family is long lived.  Grampa died when he was 93.  Uncle Billie when he
> was 102.  Cousin Ernie when he was 101.  Uncle Henry when he was 98 and so
> forth and so on.

Yes, I have a family like that. Three of my grandparents lived into
their 90s. The other died young of cancer at age 75.

> Lynda, who does wish that all these p.s. folks would have learned at least
> one lesson in p.s. -- do your homework!

What does p.s. stand for?

Marie, not sure what homework she was supposed to do and who was just 
wondering