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Jesse Owens 1904 - 1978

Jesse Owens of Youngstown, Mahoning County, Ohio was born on September 20, 1904, and died at age 73 years old in August 1978.

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Youngstown, Mahoning County, Ohio 44507
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September 20, 1904
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  • 09/20
    1904

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    September 20, 1904
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  • Ethnicity & Family History

    Negro, Citizen

  • Nationality & Locations

    Mahoning County, Ohio United States

  • Early Life & Education

    Grammar School

  • Military Service

    Military serial#: 35511749 Enlisted: September 18, 1942 in Cleveland Ohio Military branch: Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, Usa Rank: Private, Selectees (enlisted Men) Terms of enlistment: Enlistment For The Duration Of The War Or Other Emergency, Plus Six Months, Subject To The Discretion Of The President Or Otherwise According To Law

  • Professional Career

    Unskilled Transportation Occupations, N.e.c.
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    August 1978
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In 1904, in the year that Jesse Owens was born, the Russo-Japanese war began. The Russian Empire and the Japanese Empire began fighting over the territories of Manchuria and Korea. Russia wanted a warm water port on the Pacific Ocean while Japan feared growing encroachment from Russia into Asia. So the Japan fleet launched a surprise attack on the Russian Navy and a one year war began. President Roosevelt of the United States brokered peace between the two nations. It was the first time in the modern era that an Asian power showed its dominance over a European power.
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In 1914, when this person was just 10 years old, President Woodrow Wilson signed a proclamation designating Mother's Day, the second Sunday in May, as a national holiday to honor mothers. Anna Jarvis had championed a Mother's Day for years but Congress had joked a few years earlier that then they would have to proclaim a "Mother-in-law's Day" as well. The President who championed a woman's right to vote also created a day in their honor.
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Owens, Jesse (Aug 29, 1888 - May 1972) Owens, Jesse (Apr 13, 1979 - Nov 21, 2004) Owens, Jesse (Oct 23, 1916 - Nov 1984) Owens, Jesse (Mar 11, 1953 - May 23, 1997) Owens, Jesse (Apr 12, 1924 - Apr 28, 1995) Owens, Jesse (Jan 29, 1913 - Jun 1982) Owens, Jesse (Aug 9, 1920 - Jul 30, 2003) Owens, Jesse (Nov 17, 1916 - Feb 1983) Owens, Jesse (May 19, 1912 - Apr 7, 1997) Owens, Jesse (Sep 19, 1918 - Aug 1981)

Other Owens Family Biographies

Howell-Owens-zachary, Elizabeth (Born 1844) Owens, William (Born Oct 11, 1857) Owens, Selena (Born Oct 17, 1857) Owens, George (Born Sep 25, 1875) Owens, Arrie (Born Sep 22, 1877) Owens, Pinkney (Feb 5, 1881 - Jun 1967) Owens, Ensley (Born May 8, 1884) Owens, Julius (Born Apr 27, 1892) Owens, Dovie (Born Nov 19, 1887) Owens, P.o. (Born Feb 5, 1881)
Minturn/owens, Evelyn (Born Sep 12, 1925) Owens, Donald (Mar 6, 1939 - Feb 28, 1998) Owens, Lela (Born 1880) Owens, Dora (Born Mar 6, 1907) Owens, Lura (Born Oct 6, 1885) Owens, Billie (Born c. 1929) Owens, Vernon (Born Jan 9, 1907) Owens, Ethell (Jul 10, 1908 - Dec 21, 1991) Owens, Dona Owens, Helen (May 2, 1879 - Apr 1968)
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