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Josephine Scharfenberg 1897 - 1972

Josephine Scharfenberg of Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin was born on August 22, 1897, and died at age 74 years old in January 1972.
Josephine Scharfenberg
Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin 53205
August 22, 1897
January 1972
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Josephine Scharfenberg's History: 1897 - 1972

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  • 08/22
    1897

    Birthday

    August 22, 1897
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  • 01/dd
    1972

    Death

    January 1972
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    Cause of death
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    Josephine Scharfenberg lived 2 years shorter than the average family member when died at the age of 74.
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In 1897, in the year that Josephine Scharfenberg 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 1911, Josephine was merely 14 years old when the first Indianapolis 500 was run in May. Ray Harroun was the winner - he was an engineer and had retired from racing but he came back for this race. After the race, he retired for good. The purse was $27,550 - the largest offered up to that time - and Harroun received $10,000 for first place. His average time was 74.602 mph.
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