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Gilmer E Compton 1905 - 1995

Gilmer E Compton was born on February 13, 1905, and died at age 90 years old on February 16, 1995. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Gilmer E Compton.
Gilmer E Compton
February 13, 1905
February 16, 1995
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  • 02/13
    1905

    Birthday

    February 13, 1905
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  • 02/16
    1995

    Death

    February 16, 1995
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    Unknown
    Cause of death
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    Gilmer E Compton lived 18 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 90.
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In 1905, in the year that Gilmer E Compton was born, the Niagara Falls conference was held in Fort Erie, Ontario. Led by W.E.B. Du Bois and William Monroe Trotter, a group of African-American men met in opposition to racial segregation and disenfranchisement. Booker T. Washington had been calling for policies of accommodation and conciliation and these two men, along with the others who attended the conference, felt that this was accomplishing nothing. The group was the precursor to the NAACP.
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In 1921, when this person was 16 years old, on November 11th, the first burial was held at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Arlington National Cemetery. The body of an unknown soldier - selected by Army Sgt. Edward F. Younger who was highly decorated for valor and received the Distinguished Service Cross in "The Great War" - was brought back from France (World War 1) and placed in the newly completed tomb. President Warren G. Harding officiated at the interment ceremonies.
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