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Ruby Purkey 1893 - 1981

Ruby Purkey of Merchantville, Camden County, NJ was born on November 27, 1893, and died at age 88 years old in December 1981.
Ruby Purkey
Merchantville, Camden County, NJ 08109
November 27, 1893
December 1981
Female
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  • 11/27
    1893

    Birthday

    November 27, 1893
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  • 12/dd
    1981

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    December 1981
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    Ruby Purkey lived 15 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 88.
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In 1893, in the year that Ruby Purkey was born, on March 4th, Grover Cleveland became the 24th President of the United States. On July 1st, President Cleveland was operated on for a non-cancerous tumor in his mouth. He chose to have the operation secretly because he didn't want to worsen the financial depression that was occurring at the time.
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In 1915, at the age of 22 years old, Ruby was alive when 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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