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October 2014

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The town of Worthington was founded by "Yankees" (immigrants from [[New England]] and [[upstate New York]] who were descended from the English

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Scott Walker

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Just one more revert at Scott Walker (politician) with a 24 hour period could get you blocked. Please read WP:BRD. I've seen this, but I suggest that you discuss this on the article talk page. Wtmitchell (talk) (earlier Boracay Bill) 22:22, 11 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Ancestry information may be of bibliographical value, but Ancestry.com is absolutely not a reliable source. This has been discussed many times. If you disagree with the consensus below, feel free to ask again at RSN, but stop edit warring. Additionally, per the notice I will add below, BLPs are subject to discretionary sanctions, and violation of the LBP policies (such as adding poorly referenced information) can result in blocks and bans.

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December 2014

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