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Ada Ethel Leeke 1914 - 1988

Ada Ethel Leeke was born on August 9, 1914 in Holkoi Korea to Dana W. Leeke and Mabel E. Brown, and died at age 73 years old on July 9, 1988 in San Diego, San Diego County, California United States. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Ada Ethel Leeke.
Ada Ethel Leeke
August 9, 1914
Holkoi, Korea
July 9, 1988
San Diego, San Diego County, California, United States
Female
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  • Introduction

    Ada did not marry. She served in the women's military service during World War 2.
  • 08/9
    1914

    Birthday

    August 9, 1914
    Birthdate
    Holkoi Korea
    Birthplace
  • 07/9
    1988

    Death

    July 9, 1988
    Death date
    Unknown
    Cause of death
    San Diego, San Diego County, California United States
    Death location
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    Ada Ethel Leeke lived 3 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 73.
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In 1914, in the year that Ada Ethel Leeke was born, President Woodrow Wilson signed a proclamation designating Mother's Day, the second Sunday in May, as a national holiday to honor mothers. Anna Jarvis had championed a Mother's Day for years but Congress had joked a few years earlier that then they would have to proclaim a "Mother-in-law's Day" as well. The President who championed a woman's right to vote also created a day in their honor.
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In 1926, by the time she was merely 12 years old, on October 31st, Harry Houdini died in Michigan. Houdini was the most famed magician of his time and perhaps of all time, especially for his acts involving escapes - from handcuffs, straitjackets, chains, ropes slung from skyscrapers, and more. He was president of the Society of American Magicians and stringently upheld professional ethics. He died of complications from a ruptured appendix. Although he had received a blow to the area a couple of days previously, the connection between the blow and his appendicitis is disputed.
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