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Festus Ross 1903 - 1985

Festus Ross of Huntsville, Walker County, Texas was born on December 16, 1903, and died at age 81 years old in February 1985.
Festus Ross
Huntsville, Walker County, Texas 77340
December 16, 1903
February 1985
Male
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Festus Ross' History: 1903 - 1985

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    1903

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    December 16, 1903
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  • 02/dd
    1985

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    February 1985
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    Festus Ross lived 9 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 81.
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In 1903, in the year that Festus Ross was born, the book The Souls of Black Folk, written by W. E. B. Du Bois, was published. Containing several essays on the African-American experience in America, much of the book was based on Du Bois' own life. The book was one of the very early works in the science of sociology.
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In 1913, he was only 10 years old when ratified in February the 16th Amendment, establishing a Federal income tax, became law. Previously, customs duties (tariffs) and excise taxes were the primary sources of federal revenue. With the passage of the 16th Amendment, incomes of couples exceeding $4,000, as well as those of single persons earning $3,000 or more, were subject to a 1% Federal tax (that would be about $98,000 and $74,000 now). Rates rose to 7% for incomes over half a million dollars. Less than 1% of the population was subject to income tax.
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