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Elzer Gatlin 1920 - 2009

Elzer Gatlin of Marrero, Jefferson County, LA was born on February 6, 1920, and died at age 89 years old on July 13, 2009.
Elzer Gatlin
Marrero, Jefferson County, LA 70072
February 6, 1920
July 13, 2009
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  • 02/6
    1920

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    February 6, 1920
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  • 07/13
    2009

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    July 13, 2009
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    Elzer Gatlin lived 19 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 89.
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In 1920, in the year that Elzer Gatlin was born, on January 1, over 6000 people were arrested and put in prison because they were suspected of being communists. . Many had to be released in a few weeks and only 3 guns were found in their homes. The U.S. Department of Justice "red hunt" netted thousands of "radicals" and suspected "communists" and aliens were deported. But the "hunt" ended after Attorney General Palmer forecast a massive radical uprising on May Day and the day passed without incident.
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In 1931, at the age of only 11 years old, Elzer was alive when in March, “The Star Spangled Banner” officially became the national anthem by congressional resolution. Other songs had previously been used - among them, "My Country, 'Tis of Thee", "God Bless America", and "America the Beautiful". There was fierce debate about making "The Star Spangled Banner" the national anthem - Southerners and veterans organizations supported it, pacifists and educators opposed it.
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