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Ruth Mercer 1901 - 1984

Ruth Mercer of Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia was born on March 9, 1901, and died at age 82 years old in February 1984.
Ruth Mercer
Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia 23228
March 9, 1901
February 1984
Female
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Ruth Mercer's History: 1901 - 1984

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    1901

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    March 9, 1901
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  • 02/dd
    1984

    Death

    February 1984
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    Ruth Mercer lived 10 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 82.
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In 1901, in the year that Ruth Mercer was born, John Pierpont "J. P." Morgan created U.S. Steel. J.P. Morgan was an American banker and financier who dominated U.S. business at this time. He had previously overseen the creation of General Electric, as well as International Harvester and AT&T. He has been referred to as America's greatest banker. U.S. Steel was the first billion dollar company in the world, worth $1.4 billion in 1901.
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In 1914, at the age of merely 13 years old, Ruth was alive when President Woodrow Wilson signed a proclamation designating Mother's Day, the second Sunday in May, as a national holiday to honor mothers. Anna Jarvis had championed a Mother's Day for years but Congress had joked a few years earlier that then they would have to proclaim a "Mother-in-law's Day" as well. The President who championed a woman's right to vote also created a day in their honor.
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