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Ben F Jr Fortham 1911 - 1999

Ben F Jr Fortham of Lakeland, Polk County, FL was born on December 4, 1911, and died at age 87 years old on January 8, 1999.
Ben F Jr Fortham
Lakeland, Polk County, FL 33815
December 4, 1911
January 8, 1999
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Ben F Jr Fortham's History: 1911 - 1999

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  • 12/4
    1911

    Birthday

    December 4, 1911
    Birthdate
    Unknown
    Birthplace
  • Ethnicity & Family History

    Negro, Citizen
  • Nationality & Locations

    Itawamba County, Mississippi United States
  • Early Life & Education

    1 Year Of High School
  • Military Service

    Military serial#: 34549673 Enlisted: March 7, 1943 in Cp Blanding Florida Military branch: No Branch Assignment Rank: Private, Selectees (enlisted Men) Terms of enlistment: Enlistment For The Duration Of The War Or Other Emergency, Plus Six Months, Subject To The Discretion Of The President Or Otherwise According To Law
  • Professional Career

    Semiskilled Chauffeurs And Drivers, Bus, Taxi, Truck, And Tractor
  • 01/8
    1999

    Death

    January 8, 1999
    Death date
    Unknown
    Cause of death
    Unknown
    Death location
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In 1911, in the year that Ben F Jr Fortham was born, British physicist Ernest Rutherford (born in New Zealand), along with German physicist Hans Geiger, discovered the structure of an atom. He found that atoms had nuclei (a nucleus) and were circled by electrons, much as planets orbit the sun.
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In 1934, by the time he was 23 years old, on November 11th 1933, an extremely strong dust storm hit South Dakota, stripping topsoil. Other strong dust storms had occurred during 1933. Severe droughts continued to hit the Great Plains and the dust storms devastated agricultural production as well as people's' lives for several years. The Roosevelt administration and scientists eventually determined that farming practices had caused the conditions that led to the dust storms and the changes they implemented in farming stopped the Dust Bowl.
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