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Bessie Cates 1902 - 1972

Bessie Cates of Durham, Durham County, North Carolina was born on June 20, 1902, and died at age 70 years old in October 1972.
Bessie Cates
Durham, Durham County, North Carolina 27704
June 20, 1902
October 1972
Female
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  • 06/20
    1902

    Birthday

    June 20, 1902
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  • 10/dd
    1972

    Death

    October 1972
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    Bessie Cates lived 2 years shorter than the average family member when died at the age of 70.
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In 1902, in the year that Bessie Cates was born, the Bureau of the Census was established. This was the government department that was a boon to family historians - it, even now, is responsible for taking the census and provides demographic information and analyses about the population of the United States.
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In 1918, by the time she was 16 years old, on November 1, an elevated train on the Brooklyn line of the subway - driven by an inexperienced operator because of a strike - tried to navigate a turn at 30mph. The limit on the curve was 6 mph. The 2nd and 3rd cars of the 5 car wooden train were badly damaged and at least 93 people were killed, making it the deadliest crash in New York subway history.
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