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Gertie Horton 1906 - 1980

Gertie Horton of Wendell, Wake County, North Carolina was born on April 15, 1906, and died at age 74 years old in June 1980.
Gertie Horton
Wendell, Wake County, North Carolina 27591
April 15, 1906
June 1980
Female
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Gertie Horton's History: 1906 - 1980

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  • 04/15
    1906

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    April 15, 1906
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  • 06/dd
    1980

    Death

    June 1980
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    Unknown
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    Gertie Horton lived 2 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 74.
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In 1906, in the year that Gertie Horton was born, English biochemist Frederick Hopkins concluded that vitamins are essential to the human body and that a lack of vitamins caused scurvy and rickets. Scurvy and rickets were both huge problems in sailors that were at sea for extended time and the addition of vitamin C, vitamin D, and calcium in their diets helped eradicate the problem.
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In 1927, at the age of 21 years old, Gertie was alive when the first "talkie" (a movie with music, songs, and talking), The Jazz Singer, was released. Al Jolson starred as a cantor's son who instead of following in his father's footsteps as expected, becomes a singer of popular songs. Banished by his father, they reconcile on his father's deathbed. It was a tear-jerker and audiences went wild - especially when they heard the songs. Thus begun the demise of silent films and the rise of "talkies".
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