My family tree gained a branch (at least a twig!) in eastern Oklahoma in the late 1880's. After a tornado passed, family & neighbors noticed a toddler clinging to some brush on a sandbar in the river. A few men rigged ropes for themselves & waded/swam out to get the baby.
He became part of our family & was known around town as Cyclone Johnny!
Of course today, I have questions about his family of origin -- but my cousins & I agree that our family had no way to find them.
He left the area as a young man, we don't know where he went or if he has decedents.
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