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Mary Romano Waugh in 1947 conveyed ownership of the tract in question to her daughter, Helen Romano Stumpf. After Helen Stumpf passed away in 2001, ownership of the property passed to her children, John Stumpf and Mary Stumpf Weiss. John Stumpf transferred his ownership to his sister, Mary Stumpf Weiss, and her husband, James Weiss. In 2008, Mary Stumpf Weiss conveyed ownership of the tract to her husband, James Weiss. Also in 2008, James transferred ownership to himself and his daughter, Lara, and her husband. James Weiss is believed to have lived on the property and rented out a number of the houses. When he passed away in 2010, Lara Weiss -Seidel and Christopher Seidel became the legal owners of the tract. To summarize, available records indicate that the owners of this tract since 1906 have been the following members and generations of the Romano family: • First generation — Pasquale and Filomena Romano • Second generation — Their daughter, Mary Romano Waugh • Third generation — Her daughter, Helen Romano Stumpf • Fourth Generation — Her daughter, Mary Stumpf Weiss, and her husband, James Weiss • Fifth Generation — Their daughter, Lara Weiss -Seidel, and her husband, Christopher Seidel Helen Romano Stumpf and Karl Stumpf are first shown in directories as living on County Rd. in Louisville, which is believed to be in this location, in 1953. In 1956, their residence is listed as being "end County Rd." Helen's mother, Mary Romano Waugh, and her husband, Henry Waugh, after living in Boulder, are first shown in 1955 as living at "end County Rd.," which is believed to be in this location. The following aerial photo from 1962 shows a view looking east, with Tract 704A roughly outlined. It shows that many of the structures were located on the property by that time. 3