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Wilbur Hopton 1914 - 1982

Wilbur Hopton of Covington, Kenton County, Kentucky was born on November 15, 1914, and died at age 67 years old in January 1982.
Wilbur Hopton
Covington, Kenton County, Kentucky 41011
November 15, 1914
January 1982
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Wilbur Hopton's History: 1914 - 1982

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    1914

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    November 15, 1914
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  • 01/dd
    1982

    Death

    January 1982
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    Wilbur Hopton lived 6 years shorter than the average family member when died at the age of 67.
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In 1914, in the year that Wilbur Hopton was born, 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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In 1925, Wilbur was merely 11 years old when gangster Al "Scarface" Capone took over the Chicago bootlegging racket at age 26. Previously right hand man to boss Johnny Torrio, Capone took over when Torrio was shot and severely injured and decided to resign. The bootlegging and brothel organization was massive and when asked what he did, Capone often replied "I am just a businessman, giving the people what they want".
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