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Bess B Wisegarver 1912 - 1999

Bess B Wisegarver of Lewistown, Mifflin County, PA was born on January 2, 1912, and died at age 87 years old on September 26, 1999.
Bess B Wisegarver
Lewistown, Mifflin County, PA 17044
January 2, 1912
September 26, 1999
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    1912

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    January 2, 1912
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  • 09/26
    1999

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    September 26, 1999
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    Bess B Wisegarver lived 11 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 87.
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In 1912, in the year that Bess B Wisegarver was born, 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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In 1937, at the age of 25 years old, Bess was alive when on May 28th, the San Francisco Golden Gate Bridge opened to cars. Taking 5 years to build, the 4,200-foot-long suspension bridge was an engineering marvel of its time - 11 men died during construction. The "international orange" color was chosen because it resisted rust and fading. To the present, it is the symbol of the City that is known throughout the world.
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