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Bessie Lancaster 1902 - 1984

Bessie Lancaster of Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee was born on September 6, 1902, and died at age 82 years old in December 1984.
Bessie Lancaster
Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee 38109
September 6, 1902
December 1984
Female
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Bessie Lancaster's History: 1902 - 1984

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  • 09/6
    1902

    Birthday

    September 6, 1902
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  • 12/dd
    1984

    Death

    December 1984
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    Bessie Lancaster lived 10 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 82.
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In 1902, in the year that Bessie Lancaster was born, the first Rose Bowl game was played in Pasadena, California. Called the "Tournament East–West football game" at the time, the Michigan Wolverines (East) played the Stanford Indians (West) - the Wolverines won 49 - 0. (The Stanford captain requested an end to the game with 8 minutes remaining.) The Tournament of Roses Parade began in 1890 and the football game began as a way to boost tourism in the area.
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In 1919, Bessie was 17 years old when Indian lawyer Mahatma Gandhi initiated the Satyagraha campaigns, beginning the nonviolent resistance movement against British rule of India. Satyagraha means "holding onto truth" and the campaign for India independence, which was eventually obtained, called for "self-suffering" rather than inflicting suffering (i.e., violence) on others.
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Bessie Lancaster's Family Tree & Friends

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