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Bessie Watkins 1898 - 1977

Bessie Watkins of Medford, Jackson County, Oregon was born on August 10, 1898, and died at age 78 years old in June 1977.
Bessie Watkins
Medford, Jackson County, Oregon 97501
August 10, 1898
June 1977
Female
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Bessie Watkins' History: 1898 - 1977

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  • 08/10
    1898

    Birthday

    August 10, 1898
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  • 06/dd
    1977

    Death

    June 1977
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    Bessie Watkins lived 7 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 78.
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In 1898, in the year that Bessie Watkins was born, on March 24th, Robert Allison of Pennsylvania became the first person to buy an American-built car. He bought a Winton, which he had seen in an advertisement in Scientific American. The Winton, built in Ohio, was made by hand and came with a leather roof, padded seats, gas lamps, and tires made by B.F. Goodrich.
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In 1911, by the time she was only 13 years old, the first Indianapolis 500 was run in May. Ray Harroun was the winner - he was an engineer and had retired from racing but he came back for this race. After the race, he retired for good. The purse was $27,550 - the largest offered up to that time - and Harroun received $10,000 for first place. His average time was 74.602 mph.
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