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Bessie Kerns 1900 - 2003

Bessie Kerns of Lumberton, Robeson County, NC was born on August 20, 1900, and died at age 102 years old on March 15, 2003.
Bessie Kerns
Lumberton, Robeson County, NC 28358
August 20, 1900
March 15, 2003
Female
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  • 08/20
    1900

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    August 20, 1900
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  • 03/15
    2003

    Death

    March 15, 2003
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    Bessie Kerns lived 30 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 102.
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In 1900, in the year that Bessie Kerns was born, when Floradora opened on Broadway. A huge success in London - opening in 1899 and running for 455 performances - the musical was even more successful in New York - running for 552 performances. The "Floradora girls" were the hit of the show - a "sextette of tall, gorgeous damsels, clad in pink walking costumes, black picture hats and carrying frilly parasols who swished onto the stage and captivated New York for no other reason than they were utterly stunning" ("tall and gorgeous" translated to 5'4"). A sensation, each Floradora girl was said to have married a millionaire.
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In 1921, she was 21 years old when on November 11th, the first burial was held at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Arlington National Cemetery. The body of an unknown soldier - selected by Army Sgt. Edward F. Younger who was highly decorated for valor and received the Distinguished Service Cross in "The Great War" - was brought back from France (World War 1) and placed in the newly completed tomb. President Warren G. Harding officiated at the interment ceremonies.
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