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Ruth F Nelson 1897 - 1994

Ruth F Nelson of Orion, Henry County, IL was born on December 4, 1897, and died at age 96 years old on October 3, 1994.
Ruth F Nelson
Orion, Henry County, IL 61273
December 4, 1897
October 3, 1994
Female
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  • 12/4
    1897

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    December 4, 1897
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  • 10/3
    1994

    Death

    October 3, 1994
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    Ruth F Nelson lived 23 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 96.
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In 1897, in the year that Ruth F Nelson was born, on September 21st, editor and publisher Francis P. Church responded to a letter to the editor from Virginia O'Hanlon, 8 years old. Virginia's father had told her that "If you see it in The Sun, it's so." So she wrote to the Sun, asking if there was a Santa Claus. Church responded with the now famous editorial "Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus".
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In 1923, Ruth was 26 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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