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Gertie Holmes 1909 - 1977

Gertie Holmes of Alto, Cherokee County, Texas was born on November 17, 1909, and died at age 67 years old in October 1977.
Gertie Holmes
Alto, Cherokee County, Texas 75925
November 17, 1909
October 1977
Female
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Gertie Holmes' History: 1909 - 1977

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  • 11/17
    1909

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    November 17, 1909
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  • 10/dd
    1977

    Death

    October 1977
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    Gertie Holmes lived 5 years shorter than the average family member when died at the age of 67.
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In 1909, in the year that Gertie Holmes was born, Polish physician and medical researcher Paul Ehrlich found a cure for syphilis, which was a prevalent (but undiscussed) disease. He found that an arsenic compound completely cured syphilis within 3 weeks.
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In 1925, Gertie was 16 years old when in July, the Scopes Trial - often called the Scopes Monkey Trial - took place, prosecuting a substitute teacher for teaching evolution in school. Tennessee had enacted a law that said it was "unlawful to teach human evolution in any state-funded school". William Jennings Bryan headed the prosecution and Clarence Darrow headed the defense. The teacher was found guilty and fined $100. An appeal to the Supreme Court of Tennessee upheld the law but overturned the guilty verdict.
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