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Roy Colwell 1912 - 2008

Roy Colwell of Norfolk, Norfolk City County, VA was born on August 24, 1912, and died at age 95 years old on February 6, 2008.

Roy Colwell

Norfolk, Norfolk City County, VA 23503

August 24, 1912

February 6, 2008

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1912

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August 24, 1912

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2008

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February 6, 2008

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Roy Colwell lived 23 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 95.

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In 1912, in the year that Roy Colwell was born, Arizona was admitted to the United States in February (on Valentine's Day). It became the 48th state in the Union. Previously a Spanish - then Mexican - territory, the U.S. paid $15 million dollars for the area in 1848. Arizona was the last of the contiguous states to be admitted to the United States.

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In 1923, Roy was just 11 years old when Harlem's Cotton Club opened in New York City. Owned by a bootlegger and gangster, it was a 700 seat speakeasy that catered to a "white only" clientele. But most of the entertainers were African-American and featured some of the best entertainers of the time such as Lena Horne, the Nicholas Brothers, Ethel Waters, and Cab Calloway.

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