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Velma Lea (Solomon) Smith 1937 - 2014

Velma Lea (Solomon) Smith was born on March 29, 1937 in Red Oak, Latimer County, Oklahoma United States to James Millard Solomon and Maude Mae (Freeman) Solomon, and had siblings Mildred Kathryn (Solomon) Christopher, Willie Martin Solomon, Margie Pauline (Solomon) Guthrie, Lena Solomon, Millard Edward Solomon, Walter Solomon, Paul Daniel Solomon, Charline (Solomon) Gray, and Maxine Solomon. Velma Smith died at age 77 years old on July 23, 2014 in Sand Springs, Tulsa County.
Velma Lea (Solomon) Smith
March 29, 1937
Red Oak, Latimer County, Oklahoma, 74563, United States
July 23, 2014
Sand Springs, Tulsa County, Oklahoma, United States
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  • 03/29
    1937

    Birthday

    March 29, 1937
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    Red Oak, Latimer County, Oklahoma 74563, United States
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  • 07/23
    2014

    Death

    July 23, 2014
    Death date
    Unknown
    Cause of death
    Sand Springs, Tulsa County, Oklahoma United States
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    Velma Lea (Solomon) Smith lived 4 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 77.
    The average age of a Solomon family member is 73.
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In 1937, in the year that Velma Lea (Solomon) Smith was born, on May 6th, the German zeppelin the Hindenburg caught fire and blew up. The Hindenburg was a passenger ship traveling to Frankfurt Germany. It tried to dock in New Jersey, one of the stops, and something went wrong - it blew up. Thirty-six people were killed out of the 97 on board - 13 passengers, 22 crewmen, and one ground worker. The reasons for the explosion are still disputed.
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In 1943, at the age of merely 6 years old, Velma was alive when on June 20th through June 22nd, the Detroit Race Riot erupted at Belle Isle Park. The rioting spread throughout the city (made worse by false rumors of attacks on blacks and whites) and resulted in the deployment of 6,000 Federal troops. 34 people were killed, (25 of them black) - mostly by white police or National Guardsmen, 433 were wounded (75 percent of them black) and an estimated $2 million of property was destroyed. The same summer, there were riots in Beaumont, Texas and Harlem, New York.
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