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Pearl Proffitt 1904 - 1978

Pearl Proffitt of Corbin, Whitley County, Kentucky was born on April 9, 1904, and died at age 74 years old in December 1978.
Pearl Proffitt
Corbin, Whitley County, Kentucky 40701
April 9, 1904
December 1978
Female
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    1904

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    April 9, 1904
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  • 12/dd
    1978

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    December 1978
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    Pearl Proffitt lived 3 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 74.
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In 1904, in the year that Pearl Proffitt was born, the Russo-Japanese war began. The Russian Empire and the Japanese Empire began fighting over the territories of Manchuria and Korea. Russia wanted a warm water port on the Pacific Ocean while Japan feared growing encroachment from Russia into Asia. So the Japan fleet launched a surprise attack on the Russian Navy and a one year war began. President Roosevelt of the United States brokered peace between the two nations. It was the first time in the modern era that an Asian power showed its dominance over a European power.
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In 1912, by the time she was only 8 years old, in October, former President Theodore Roosevelt was shot, but not killed, while campaigning for another term as President with the newly created Bull Moose (Progressive) Party. John Schrank was a Bavarian-born saloon-keeper from New York who had been stalking Roosevelt when he shot him just before a campaign speech. Shot in the chest (and showing the audience his bloody shirt), Roosevelt went on to give a 55 to 90 minute talk (reports vary on the length) before being treated for the injury. After 8 days in the hospital, Roosevelt went back on the campaign trail.
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