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Burtis Drake 1912 - 1978

Burtis Drake of Junction, Gallatin County, Illinois was born on October 16, 1912, and died at age 65 years old in April 1978.
Burtis Drake
Junction, Gallatin County, Illinois 62954
October 16, 1912
April 1978
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Burtis Drake's History: 1912 - 1978

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  • 10/16
    1912

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    October 16, 1912
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  • 04/dd
    1978

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    April 1978
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    Burtis Drake lived 8 years shorter than the average family member when died at the age of 65.
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In 1912, in the year that Burtis Drake was born, Arizona was admitted to the United States in February (on Valentine's Day). It became the 48th state in the Union. Previously a Spanish - then Mexican - territory, the U.S. paid $15 million dollars for the area in 1848. Arizona was the last of the contiguous states to be admitted to the United States.
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In 1921, at the age of just 9 years old, Burtis was alive when hugely popular Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle, silent film star, was arrested for rape and manslaughter after an actress died following a party at his house. He was acquitted after three trials and the jury wrote a formal letter apologizing for the charges, but his career never recovered. His films were at first banned - the ban was lifted after a year - and he was mostly ostracized by the community. He died at 46..
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