When a man becomes a fireman his greatest act of bravery has been accomplished. What he does after that is all in the line of work. ~Edward F. Croker
My grandfather Wilson Reeder dressed in his fireman gear. I am not sure where the picture is taken. I know he married in 1917 in Highland, Michigan, and he was a firefighter at the time of his marriage.
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~creating a legacy through story genealogy
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Completely love the history. So interesting finding out about other generations of a family, the connectedness.
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