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Jafus E Benson 1927 - 2005

Jafus E Benson of Chicago, Cook County, IL was born on November 15, 1927, and died at age 77 years old on August 15, 2005.
Jafus E Benson
Chicago, Cook County, IL 60615
November 15, 1927
August 15, 2005
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  • 11/15
    1927

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    November 15, 1927
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  • 08/15
    2005

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    August 15, 2005
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    Jafus E Benson lived 4 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 77.
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In 1927, in the year that Jafus E Benson was born, 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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In 1940, Jafus was merely 13 years old when on November 5th, President Franklin Roosevelt was elected to a third term, defeating Wendell Willkie of Indiana (a corporate lawyer). Roosevelt running for a third term was controversial. But the U.S. was emerging from the Great Recession and he promised that he would not involve the country in any foreign war (which of course changed when Japan bombed Pearl Harbor). Roosevelt defeated Willkie in the popular vote by 54.7 to 44.8% and in the Electoral College 449 to 82.
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