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Mary James Campbell Moore (1825 – 1893)

Mary James Campbell Moore (1825-1893)
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Nation’s mother, Mary Moore, supposedly suffered from mental illness. In this photograph, she is shown with her daughters Edna (left) and Carrie (right). Nation had two older half brothers, three younger brothers and two younger sisters.

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