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A photograph from an antique store in Tucson. A family poses in front of a store with the marque reading FRANK D BARRETT. On the back in pencil "Frank, Georgia, Earl and Leon." Printed at the bottom of the photo is: FOR DUPLICATE ADDRESS AMERICAN PHOTO VIEW CO. ROOM 417, REALTY BLDG ELMIRA, N.Y. Barrett family in front of store. Back of photo. Elmira, New York is located in Chemung County. Initial searches for the Barrett family in censuses in Chemung County were unsuccessful. I then searched for Frank Barrett in Elmira, New York scanned newspapers on Newspapers.com. I located his obituary from 1932 that listed son Earl, but not his wife or other son. I then searched Findagrave.com for a Frank Barrett dying in 1932 in New York and located his grave in Elmira,  along with his wife and two sons. I searched again for Barretts in census records in Chemung County, but was unsuccessful. I broadened the search, looking for Georg* Barrett in New York born 1875 +  two years, and then ...