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Lela Purvis 1896 - 1989

Lela Purvis of McKenzie, Carroll County, TN was born on December 23, 1896, and died at age 92 years old on June 4, 1989.
Lela Purvis
McKenzie, Carroll County, TN 38201
December 23, 1896
June 4, 1989
Female
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Lela Purvis' History: 1896 - 1989

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  • 12/23
    1896

    Birthday

    December 23, 1896
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  • 06/4
    1989

    Death

    June 4, 1989
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    Cause of death
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    Lela Purvis lived 21 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 92.
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In 1896, in the year that Lela Purvis was born, on August 17th, the first pedestrian v car fatality occurred in Great Britain. Bridget Driscoll, age 44, was walking with her family on the grounds of The Crystal Palace in London when she was hit by a car driven by Arthur James Edsall. Edsall claimed to be going 4.5 mph and Driscoll's death was ruled an "accidental death" after an inquest.
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In 1904, at the age of merely 8 years old, Lela was alive when the United States acquired the Panama Canal Zone. Now an unincorporated territory of the U.S., the Canal Zone had been previously held by the French, who were constructing a canal. The U.S. took over the construction of the Panama Canal and it was finally finished in 1914, when it was opened to commercial shipping. The United States held the Canal Zone until 1979.
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