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Gertrude Childress 1898 - 1972

Gertrude Childress of Mattoon, Coles County, Illinois was born on June 29, 1898, and died at age 73 years old in April 1972.

Gertrude Childress

Mattoon, Coles County, Illinois 61938

June 29, 1898

April 1972

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In 1898, in the year that Gertrude Childress was born, on February 15th, the USS Maine exploded and sank in Havana harbor. The reason for the explosion has never been found, but it killed 266 men. "Remember the Maine" became a rallying cry and precipitated the United States' declaration of war on Spain two months later - the beginning of the Spanish-American War. On December 10th, the war ended with the signing of the Treaty of Paris. The Treaty gave the U.S. Puerto Rico, the Philippines, Guam - for $20 million - and, temporarily, Cuba.

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In 1936, Gertrude was 38 years old when on November 3rd, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt was reelected to a second term. He ran against Republican Governor Alf Landon (Kansas), defeating Landon in the popular vote by 60.8% to 36.5%. Vermont and Maine were the only two states in which Landon won. John Nance Garner IV became the Vice-President in this election.

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