This celebrity goo was created by player Steve West.

publication date: Thursday, April 11, 2019 (part of Spring 2019)

category: Family

clue: $73.13/mo may not be much but that's what you can expect from a 19th century pension.

explanation: Irene Triplett is the daughter of a Civil War veteran and is the last person still receiving a VA pension from that war. more…

intended difficulty: medium

solved by: Russ Wilhelm, LaVonne Lemler, Samir Mehta, Chris Lemler, Richard Slominsky, Erik Bates, Scott Hardie, and Stan Iwanchuk


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