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Erma Humphries 1890 - 1974

Erma Humphries of Roanoke, Roanoke County, Virginia was born on September 5, 1890, and died at age 83 years old in July 1974.
Erma Humphries
Roanoke, Roanoke County, Virginia 24019
September 5, 1890
July 1974
Female
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Erma Humphries' History: 1890 - 1974

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    1890

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    September 5, 1890
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    1974

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    July 1974
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    Erma Humphries lived 12 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 83.
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In 1890, in the year that Erma Humphries was born, on December 29th, the Wounded Knee Massacre occurred in South Dakota on the Lakota Pine Ridge Indian Reservation . The U.S. 7th Cavalry Regiment said that they rode into the Lakota camp "trying to disarm" the inhabitants. One person, Black Coyote - who was deaf - held onto his rifle, saying that he paid a lot of money for it. Shots rang out and by the end at least 153 Lakota Sioux - some estimates say 300 - and 25 troops had died. The site of the massacre is a National Historic Landmark.
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In 1915, at the age of 25 years old, Erma was alive when The Birth of a Nation opened in February. A silent film, it was the most ambitious film to date and is considered a classic. Three hours long, it starred Lillian Gish and was directed by D. W. Griffith. The movie was based on the book The Clansman and told the story of two families (one pro-Union and one pro-Confederate) and their relationship during the Civil War and Reconstruction. The KKK was shown as "a heroic force".
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