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Velma Collins 1896 - 1982

Velma Collins of Decatur, Macon County, Illinois was born on January 23, 1896, and died at age 86 years old in April 1982.
Velma Collins
Decatur, Macon County, Illinois 62522
January 23, 1896
April 1982
Female
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Velma Collins' History: 1896 - 1982

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  • 01/23
    1896

    Birthday

    January 23, 1896
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  • 04/dd
    1982

    Death

    April 1982
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    Velma Collins lived 15 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 86.
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In 1896, in the year that Velma Collins was born, on August 17th, the first pedestrian v car fatality occurred in Great Britain. Bridget Driscoll, age 44, was walking with her family on the grounds of The Crystal Palace in London when she was hit by a car driven by Arthur James Edsall. Edsall claimed to be going 4.5 mph and Driscoll's death was ruled an "accidental death" after an inquest.
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In 1901, at the age of only 5 years old, Velma was alive when shortly after beginning his second term, President McKinley was assassinated by the self proclaimed anarchist Leon Czolgosz. The last President to have served in the Civil War - he began as a private and ended the war as a brevet major - McKinley was a Republican. First elected in 1896, he was re-elected in 1900. Six months after the swearing in, McKinley was shot - and died of the gangrene that set in as a result.
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