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Joe Cephus 1897 - 1976

Joe Cephus of Hattiesburg, Forrest County, Mississippi was born on September 1, 1897, and died at age 78 years old in May 1976.
Joe Cephus
Hattiesburg, Forrest County, Mississippi 39401
September 1, 1897
May 1976
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    1897

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    September 1, 1897
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  • 05/dd
    1976

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    May 1976
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    Joe Cephus lived 12 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 78.
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In 1897, in the year that Joe Cephus 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 1914, by the time he was 17 years old, in only his second big-screen appearance, Charlie Chaplin played the Little Tramp, his most famous character. The silent film was made in January and released the following year. Of the character, Chaplin said: "On the way to the wardrobe I thought I would dress in baggy pants, big shoes, a cane and a derby hat. I wanted everything a contradiction: the pants baggy, the coat tight, the hat small and the shoes large." The moustache was added to age his 24-year-old face without masking his expressions.
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