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Robert H Ground 1919 - 2004

Robert H Ground of Mattoon, Coles County, IL was born on November 29, 1919, and died at age 84 years old on April 26, 2004.

Robert H Ground

Mattoon, Coles County, IL 61938

November 29, 1919

April 26, 2004

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11/29

1919

Birthday

November 29, 1919

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Ethnicity & Family History

White, Citizen
Nationality & Locations

Cumberland County, Illinois United States
Early Life & Education

Grammar School
Military Service

Military serial#: 36383084 Enlisted: October 8, 1942 in Chicago Illinois Military branch: Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, Usa Rank: Private, Selectees (enlisted Men) Terms of enlistment: Enlistment For The Duration Of The War Or Other Emergency, Plus Six Months, Subject To The Discretion Of The President Or Otherwise According To Law
Professional Career

Semiskilled Occupations In Manufacture Of Boots And Shoes
04/26

2004

Death

April 26, 2004

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Robert H Ground lived 9 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 84.

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In 1919, in the year that Robert H Ground was born, in the summer and early autumn, race riots erupted in 26 U.S. cities, resulting in hundreds of deaths and even more people being badly hurt. In most cases, African-Americans were the victims. It was called the "Red Summer". Men who were returning from World War I needed jobs and there was competition for those jobs among the races. Tension was heightened by the use by many companies of blacks as strikebreakers.

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In 1925, he was merely 6 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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