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Melvin Gilbertson 1890 - 1971

Melvin Gilbertson of Janesville, Rock County, Wisconsin was born on February 19, 1890, and died at age 81 years old in April 1971.
Melvin Gilbertson
Janesville, Rock County, Wisconsin 53545
February 19, 1890
April 1971
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    1890

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    February 19, 1890
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    1971

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    April 1971
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    Melvin Gilbertson lived 6 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 81.
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In 1890, in the year that Melvin Gilbertson was born, on December 29th, the Wounded Knee Massacre occurred in South Dakota on the Lakota Pine Ridge Indian Reservation . The U.S. 7th Cavalry Regiment said that they rode into the Lakota camp "trying to disarm" the inhabitants. One person, Black Coyote - who was deaf - held onto his rifle, saying that he paid a lot of money for it. Shots rang out and by the end at least 153 Lakota Sioux - some estimates say 300 - and 25 troops had died. The site of the massacre is a National Historic Landmark.
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In 1925, Melvin was 35 years old when gangster Al "Scarface" Capone took over the Chicago bootlegging racket at age 26. Previously right hand man to boss Johnny Torrio, Capone took over when Torrio was shot and severely injured and decided to resign. The bootlegging and brothel organization was massive and when asked what he did, Capone often replied "I am just a businessman, giving the people what they want".
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