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date birth Nora P - Feb [February] - 24 - '79 - [1879] State of Illinois County of Cook -- SS. On this 10th day of February 1891 before me a Notary Public; within and for the county and state aforesaid, personally appeared Sarah E. Onderdonk; whom I certify to be respectable and entitled to credence, who being by me first duly sworn declares her age is 44 years, her post office address is 3411 South Paulina St. - Chicago. That she had personal knowledge of the face and date of birth of Nora P. the child of Milton C. Springer by his wife Mary C. Ward. That said child Nora P. Springer was born on the 24 day of February 1871. That affiants means of knowing personally of the date of said child's birth and of now fixing said date were and are as follows; Here state if personally present when child was born, and also state how you know the date of birth given is the correct one. Affiant was present at the house of said Springers' and saw the child before it was one (1) hour old. That affiant has no interest whatever in the prosecution of a claim for pension by said Mary E. Springer - If Witness signs by X two persons who write must sign here as witnesses of signature, and the officer before whom they are sworn must not be one of these witnesses to signature. Witness Sign Sarah E. Onderdonk Subscribed and sworn to before me this 10th day of February 1891, and I certify that the contents of the foregoing affidavit was fully made known and explained to witness and each of the blank spaces carefully filled before signing or swearing and that I have no interest whatever in the prosecution of this claim. Mary B. Baldwin Notary Public