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Offline Fullstock longrifle

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George Fondersmith Obituary
« on: August 10, 2011, 10:40:40 PM »
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Offline Fullstock longrifle

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Re: George Fondersmith Obituary
« Reply #1 on: August 10, 2011, 11:59:42 PM »
I figured that this info was reasonably reputable because it came from a period obituary.  Of course that's assuming that the guy who posted it didn't rearrange it, but it can all be verified through the Urbana Daily Courier newspaper.

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« Last Edit: August 11, 2011, 12:02:44 AM by Fullstock longrifle »
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Re: George Fondersmith Obituary
« Reply #2 on: August 11, 2011, 02:57:12 AM »
Is this the same George Fondersmith that lived in Gratiot, Ohio - Licking County? I live very near to this town and I know there was a George Fondersmith that made rifles there.
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Offline Curt J

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Re: George Fondersmith Obituary
« Reply #3 on: August 11, 2011, 05:12:28 AM »
Yes, this is the same George Fondersmith who worked in Licking County, Ohio. He was listed as a gunsmith in Champaign, Illinois, beginning in 1878. At that time he was in partnership with his son-in-law, Koratis B. Taft, as Taft & Fondersmith.
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