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Rufus Smith 1893 - 1981

Rufus Smith of Chicago, Cook County, Illinois was born on July 5, 1893, and died at age 88 years old in December 1981.
Rufus Smith
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois 60637
July 5, 1893
December 1981
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Rufus Smith's History: 1893 - 1981

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  • 07/5
    1893

    Birthday

    July 5, 1893
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  • 12/dd
    1981

    Death

    December 1981
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    Rufus Smith lived 16 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 88.
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In 1893, in the year that Rufus Smith was born, on May 5th, a crash on the New York Stock Exchange started a depression that lasted 4 years. It was the beginning of the Panic of 1893.
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In 1912, at the age of 19 years old, Rufus was alive when 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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