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I am from tonopah and have some information about the family. My father was Mamie (Aunt
Mame's) nephew. My dad lived with her when he graduated from high school and was
working with the state highway dept in Tonopah. John and Charles (Charlie) ran a gas
station, car dealership, and gas/oil distributer (Cavanaugh Brothers). They did well in
investments and moved to Reno where they owned a portion of the Cal_Neva Lodge in Lake
Tahoe and the Cal-Neva Casino in Reno. They built the first high rise in Reno, Arlington
Towers. Both John and Charlie have passed away, but John Jr. owns the Golden Strike Casino
in Reno and Susie (his sister) runs several small stores in Reno. They are also direct
relations to Margaret Molly Brown. Mame is my grandmothers sister . Their mother, Mary
Landrigan, was Margaret Brown's half sister.
Mike Lee