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Some women are born to be married, some achieve marriage, and others have marriage thrust upon them.

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Myrtle Reed
Age: 36 †
Born: 1874
Born: September 27
Died: 1911
Died: August 17
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Olive Green
Myrtle Reed MacCollough
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