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Ada I Whitson 1907 - 2006

Ada I Whitson of Portsmouth, Portsmouth City County, VA was born on January 4, 1907, and died at age 99 years old on January 27, 2006.
Ada I Whitson
Portsmouth, Portsmouth City County, VA 23701
January 4, 1907
January 27, 2006
Female
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Ada I Whitson's History: 1907 - 2006

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  • 01/4
    1907

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    January 4, 1907
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  • 01/27
    2006

    Death

    January 27, 2006
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    Ada I Whitson lived 27 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 99.
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In 1907, in the year that Ada I Whitson was born, the Monongah coal mining disaster occurred on December 6th, happening at the Fairmont Coal Company’s No. 6 and No. 8 mines.. Over 361 miners were killed. Because there was no breathing apparatus at the time to help rescuers, recovery efforts were greatly hampered. It is considered the worst mining disaster in American history and led to government oversight in mining practices.
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In 1920, Ada was merely 13 years old when on January 1, over 6000 people were arrested and put in prison because they were suspected of being communists. . Many had to be released in a few weeks and only 3 guns were found in their homes. The U.S. Department of Justice "red hunt" netted thousands of "radicals" and suspected "communists" and aliens were deported. But the "hunt" ended after Attorney General Palmer forecast a massive radical uprising on May Day and the day passed without incident.
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