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Bessie M Smith 1896 - 1989

Bessie M Smith of Des Arc, Prairie County, AR was born on October 29, 1896, and died at age 92 years old in February 1989.
Bessie M Smith
Des Arc, Prairie County, AR 72040
October 29, 1896
February 1989
Female
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Bessie M Smith's History: 1896 - 1989

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  • 10/29
    1896

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    October 29, 1896
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  • 02/dd
    1989

    Death

    February 1989
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    Bessie M Smith lived 20 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 92.
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In 1896, in the year that Bessie M Smith was born, on August 17th, the first pedestrian v car fatality occurred in Great Britain. Bridget Driscoll, age 44, was walking with her family on the grounds of The Crystal Palace in London when she was hit by a car driven by Arthur James Edsall. Edsall claimed to be going 4.5 mph and Driscoll's death was ruled an "accidental death" after an inquest.
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In 1934, at the age of 38 years old, Bessie was alive when on November 11th 1933, an extremely strong dust storm hit South Dakota, stripping topsoil. Other strong dust storms had occurred during 1933. Severe droughts continued to hit the Great Plains and the dust storms devastated agricultural production as well as people's' lives for several years. The Roosevelt administration and scientists eventually determined that farming practices had caused the conditions that led to the dust storms and the changes they implemented in farming stopped the Dust Bowl.
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