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Bessie C Fortenberry 1908 - 2007

Bessie C Fortenberry of Prentiss, Jefferson Davis County, MS was born on August 10, 1908, and died at age 99 years old on September 15, 2007.

Bessie C Fortenberry
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Prentiss, Jefferson Davis County, MS 39474
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In 1908, in the year that Bessie C Fortenberry was born, a 7.1 earthquake and the resulting tsunami killed 70,000 to 100,000 people in southern Italy and Sicily. The earthquake, lasting 30 to 40 seconds, occurred in the Strait of Messina which was between the region of Calabria (at the "toe" of Italy) and the island of Sicily and destruction from it occurred in a 186 mile radius. It was the most destructive earthquake ever to hit Europe.
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In 1922, she was merely 14 years old when on June 22, coal miners in Herrin Illinois, were on strike (coal miners had been on strike nationally since April 1). The striking miners were outraged at the strikebreakers (scabs) that the company had brought in and laid siege to the mine. Three union workers were killed when gunfire was exchanged. The next day, union miners killed 23 strikebreakers and mine guards. No one, on either side, ever faced jail time.
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Fortenberry, Hollis (Aug 18, 1890 - Oct 1984) Fortenberry, Charles (Aug 16, 1896 - Nov 1972) Fortenberry, Carl (Aug 25, 1902 - Feb 1984) Fortenberry, Henry (Apr 24, 1890 - Dec 1964) Fortenberry, Eleanor (Sep 29, 1941 - Jan 21, 2009) Fortenberry, Charlotte (Apr 15, 1919 - Nov 8, 1992) Fortenberry, Imelda (Sep 25, 1921 - Apr 1980) Fortenberry, Walter (Nov 5, 1918 - May 18, 2006) Fortenberry, Lillian (May 7, 1929 - Dec 9, 2004) Fortenberry, Josephine (Mar 1, 1924 - Jul 18, 2002)
Fortenberry, Raymell (Mar 28, 1916 - Feb 10, 1998) Fortenberry, Vernon (Nov 20, 1917 - Apr 1959) Fortenberry, Todd (Jun 5, 1978 - Sep 22, 2001) Fortenberry, Sanders (Sep 13, 1945 - Jul 31, 2001) Fortenberry, Cecil (Mar 2, 1914 - Jul 1987) Fortenberry, Wanda (Jan 24, 1921 - Apr 10, 2009) Fortenberry, Emma (Jul 19, 1917 - Apr 1978) Fortenberry, Edgar (Sep 23, 1933 - Jul 18, 1999) Fortenberry, Roxanna (Oct 15, 1920 - Aug 6, 1999) Fortenberry, Danny (Apr 10, 1945 - Aug 18, 2010)
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