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Jessie Owens 1916 - 1985

Jessie Owens of Gainesville, Hall County, Georgia was born on October 22, 1916, and died at age 68 years old in February 1985.

Jessie Owens
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Gainesville, Hall County, Georgia 30501
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In 1916, in the year that Jessie Owens was born, the Battle of Verdun was fought from February through December. It was the largest and longest battle of World War I, lasting 303 days. The original estimates were 714,231 casualties - 377,231 French and 337,000 German, an average of 70,000 casualties a month. Current estimates are even larger. The Battle of the Somme was also fought from July through September of the same year. Original estimates were 485,000 British and French casualties and 630,000 German casualties.
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In 1927, when she was just 11 years old, 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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Owens, Jessie (Mar 10, 1925 - May 5, 1952) Owens, Jessie (Aug 31, 1929 - Jul 2, 1991) Owens, Jessie (Sep 23, 1893 - Nov 1964) Owens, Jessie (Mar 15, 1903 - Jul 1966) Owens, Jessie (Feb 25, 1874 - Jul 1966) Owens, Jessie (Feb 18, 1930 - Mar 1, 2006) Owens, Jessie (Oct 2, 1908 - Dec 25, 1992) Owens, Jessie (Oct 6, 1915 - Oct 30, 2006) Owens, Jessie (Jul 12, 1885 - May 1982) Owens, Jessie (Aug 28, 1915 - Jul 6, 2001)
Owens, Jessie (Sep 3, 1899 - Aug 1985) Owens, Jessie (Jul 31, 1903 - Dec 1985) Owens, Jessie (Oct 5, 1902 - Dec 1984) Owens, Jessie (Sep 17, 1910 - Aug 6, 2005) Owens, Jessie (May 11, 1911 - May 1972) Owens, Jessie (Sep 15, 1913 - Apr 1973) Owens, Jessie (Jan 6, 1913 - Mar 2, 2001) Owens, Jessie (Jan 30, 1893 - Jul 1977) Owens, Jessie (Feb 10, 1891 - Jun 1981) Owens, Jessie (Jun 12, 1930 - Jan 5, 2002)

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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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