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Essie Smith 1915 - 2006

Essie Smith of Decatur, Macon County, IL was born on August 28, 1915, and died at age 90 years old on March 12, 2006.
Essie Smith
Decatur, Macon County, IL 62526
August 28, 1915
March 12, 2006
Female
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Essie Smith's History: 1915 - 2006

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  • 08/28
    1915

    Birthday

    August 28, 1915
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  • 03/12
    2006

    Death

    March 12, 2006
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    Essie Smith lived 18 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 90.
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In 1915, in the year that Essie Smith was born, in May, the RMS Lusitania was sunk by a German torpedo. The Lusitania was a British passenger ship that was sailing from New York to Liverpool England. She sank in 18 minutes - 1,198 died and 761 survived. While travelers were the main casualty - and commodity - the Lusitania did carry wartime weapons. "Remember the Lusitania" became the rallying cry of World War 1.
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In 1920, Essie was merely 5 years old when 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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