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Forrest Purkey 1900 - 1976

Forrest Purkey of Port Neches, Jefferson County, Texas was born on July 30, 1900, and died at age 75 years old in March 1976.
Forrest Purkey
Port Neches, Jefferson County, Texas 77651
July 30, 1900
March 1976
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    1900

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    July 30, 1900
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  • 03/dd
    1976

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    March 1976
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    Forrest Purkey lived 2 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 75.
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In 1900, in the year that Forrest Purkey was born, a massive hurricane, known as the Great Galveston hurricane, hit Galveston Texas. Winds hit up to 145 miles an hour (category 4) and it remains the single most deadly event in U.S. history. Between 6,000 and 12,000 died (most estimates are around 8,000 dead). The population of Galveston at the time was about 36,000 people in 1900.
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In 1926, Forrest was 26 years old when on October 31st, Harry Houdini died in Michigan. Houdini was the most famed magician of his time and perhaps of all time, especially for his acts involving escapes - from handcuffs, straitjackets, chains, ropes slung from skyscrapers, and more. He was president of the Society of American Magicians and stringently upheld professional ethics. He died of complications from a ruptured appendix. Although he had received a blow to the area a couple of days previously, the connection between the blow and his appendicitis is disputed.
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