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Bertha Pettery 1896 - 1978

Bertha Pettery of Hemphill, McDowell County, West Virginia was born on July 4, 1896, and died at age 82 years old in August 1978.
Bertha Pettery
Hemphill, McDowell County, West Virginia 24842
July 4, 1896
August 1978
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    1896

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    July 4, 1896
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  • 08/dd
    1978

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    August 1978
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    Bertha Pettery lived 12 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 82.
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In 1896, in the year that Bertha Pettery was born, on August 17th, the first pedestrian v car fatality occurred in Great Britain. Bridget Driscoll, age 44, was walking with her family on the grounds of The Crystal Palace in London when she was hit by a car driven by Arthur James Edsall. Edsall claimed to be going 4.5 mph and Driscoll's death was ruled an "accidental death" after an inquest.
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In 1912, she was 16 years old when in October, former President Theodore Roosevelt was shot, but not killed, while campaigning for another term as President with the newly created Bull Moose (Progressive) Party. John Schrank was a Bavarian-born saloon-keeper from New York who had been stalking Roosevelt when he shot him just before a campaign speech. Shot in the chest (and showing the audience his bloody shirt), Roosevelt went on to give a 55 to 90 minute talk (reports vary on the length) before being treated for the injury. After 8 days in the hospital, Roosevelt went back on the campaign trail.
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