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Bessie Richardson 1898 - 1987

Bessie Richardson of Jonesborough, Washington County, Tennessee was born on August 4, 1898, and died at age 88 years old in February 1987.
Bessie Richardson
Jonesborough, Washington County, Tennessee 37659
August 4, 1898
February 1987
Female
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Bessie Richardson's History: 1898 - 1987

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  • 08/4
    1898

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    August 4, 1898
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  • 02/dd
    1987

    Death

    February 1987
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    Cause of death
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    Bessie Richardson lived 17 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 88.
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In 1898, in the year that Bessie Richardson was born, on February 15th, the USS Maine exploded and sank in Havana harbor. The reason for the explosion has never been found, but it killed 266 men. "Remember the Maine" became a rallying cry and precipitated the United States' declaration of war on Spain two months later - the beginning of the Spanish-American War. On December 10th, the war ended with the signing of the Treaty of Paris. The Treaty gave the U.S. Puerto Rico, the Philippines, Guam - for $20 million - and, temporarily, Cuba.
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In 1909, at the age of only 11 years old, Bessie was alive when William Howard Taft became the 27th President of the United States on March 4th. Previously Secretary of War, Judge on the 6th Circuit Court of Appeals, Solicitor General of the U.S., and Governor of both the Philippines and Cuba, Taft was the only President who went on to become Chief Justice of the Supreme Court.
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