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\nIn the late 1800s and early 1900s\, central Illinois was ofte n visited by the Cooper family\, a traveling band of Gypsies\, who traded horses\, told fortunes\, and made many friends throughout the area. The de ath of a young daughter\, and her burial in Marshall Cemetery\, solidified the family&rsquo\;s relationship with the area\, and they continued to vi sit for many more years. The Romani families left many traces of their vis its here &ndash\; not only in the tombstones in the cemetery\, but also ta les of a Gypsy Queen&rsquo\;s blessing on the town of Marshall\, a small f rame church outside Salem\, a Gypsy wagon in Findlay\, and memories with t hose who knew them. Their travels took them over much of central Illinois\ , and their family roots spread all across the region.
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