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Gertrude B Chafin 1916 - 1996

Gertrude B Chafin of Rayle, Wilkes County, GA was born on November 1, 1916, and died at age 79 years old on February 15, 1996.
Gertrude B Chafin
Rayle, Wilkes County, GA 30660
November 1, 1916
February 15, 1996
Female
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  • 11/1
    1916

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    November 1, 1916
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  • 02/15
    1996

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    February 15, 1996
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    Gertrude B Chafin lived 8 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 79.
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In 1916, in the year that Gertrude B Chafin was born, suffragette Jeannette Pickering Rankin became the first woman elected to the House of Representatives as a Representative at large from Montana. She was the first woman to hold an elected Federal office. Holding the office for two years, she ran again in 1940 and served another two year term. Montana had granted women unrestricted voting rights in 1914, 6 years before women got the vote nationally.
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In 1931, Gertrude was merely 15 years old when in March, “The Star Spangled Banner” officially became the national anthem by congressional resolution. Other songs had previously been used - among them, "My Country, 'Tis of Thee", "God Bless America", and "America the Beautiful". There was fierce debate about making "The Star Spangled Banner" the national anthem - Southerners and veterans organizations supported it, pacifists and educators opposed it.
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