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Bessie Burks 1899 - 1973

Bessie Burks of Poplar Bluff, Butler County, Missouri was born on January 1, 1899, and died at age 74 years old in October 1973.
Bessie Burks
Poplar Bluff, Butler County, Missouri 63901
January 1, 1899
October 1973
Female
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Bessie Burks' History: 1899 - 1973

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    1899

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    January 1, 1899
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  • 10/dd
    1973

    Death

    October 1973
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    Bessie Burks lived 4 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 74.
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In 1899, in the year that Bessie Burks was born, on February 4th, the Philippine–American War began. The Philippines objected to the Treaty of Paris, signed in 1898, that transferred possession of the Philippines from Spain to the U.S. Filipinos began a fight for independence and fighting between U.S. forces and those of the Philippine Republic broke out. On June 2nd, the Philippines officially declared war on the United States.
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In 1935, at the age of 36 years old, Bessie was alive when the BOI's name (the Bureau of Investigation) was changed to the FBI (Federal Bureau of Investigation) and it officially became a separate agency with the Department of Justice. J. Edgar Hoover, the Chief of the BOI, continued in his office and became the first Director of the FBI. The FBI's responsibility is to "detect and prosecute crimes against the United States".
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