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Lester Ruby 1915 - 1982

Lester Ruby of Mount Jackson, Shenandoah County, Virginia was born on March 24, 1915, and died at age 67 years old in December 1982.
Lester Ruby
Mount Jackson, Shenandoah County, Virginia 22842
March 24, 1915
December 1982
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  • 03/24
    1915

    Birthday

    March 24, 1915
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  • 12/dd
    1982

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    December 1982
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    Lester Ruby lived 7 years shorter than the average family member when died at the age of 67.
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In 1915, in the year that Lester Ruby was born, The Birth of a Nation opened in February. A silent film, it was the most ambitious film to date and is considered a classic. Three hours long, it starred Lillian Gish and was directed by D. W. Griffith. The movie was based on the book The Clansman and told the story of two families (one pro-Union and one pro-Confederate) and their relationship during the Civil War and Reconstruction. The KKK was shown as "a heroic force".
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In 1934, Lester was 19 years old when on July 22nd, gangster John Dillinger was killed in Chicago. His gang had robbed banks and police stations, among other charges, and he was being hunted by J. Edgar Hoover, head of the FBI - although many in the public saw him as a "Robin Hood". A madam from a brothel in which he was hiding became an informer for the FBI and, after a shootout with FBI agents, Dillinger was shot and died.
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