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Henry Drewes 1897 - 1987

Henry Drewes of Chicago, Cook County, Illinois was born on October 4, 1897, and died at age 89 years old in April 1987.
Henry Drewes
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois 60641
October 4, 1897
April 1987
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    1897

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    October 4, 1897
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  • 04/dd
    1987

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    April 1987
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    Henry Drewes lived 13 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 89.
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In 1897, in the year that Henry Drewes was born, on September 21st, editor and publisher Francis P. Church responded to a letter to the editor from Virginia O'Hanlon, 8 years old. Virginia's father had told her that "If you see it in The Sun, it's so." So she wrote to the Sun, asking if there was a Santa Claus. Church responded with the now famous editorial "Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus".
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In 1912, at the age of only 15 years old, Henry was alive when in October, former President Theodore Roosevelt was shot, but not killed, while campaigning for another term as President with the newly created Bull Moose (Progressive) Party. John Schrank was a Bavarian-born saloon-keeper from New York who had been stalking Roosevelt when he shot him just before a campaign speech. Shot in the chest (and showing the audience his bloody shirt), Roosevelt went on to give a 55 to 90 minute talk (reports vary on the length) before being treated for the injury. After 8 days in the hospital, Roosevelt went back on the campaign trail.
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