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Dewitt Garth 1920 - 1978

Dewitt Garth was born on April 5, 1920 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois United States, and died at age 58 years old on August 31, 1978.

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Dewitt Cliford Garth
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April 5, 1920
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    Dewitt's father was Alexander Garth (1881-1942) and his mother was Janie Turner (1880-1944). He had siblings Hezika, Benjamin, Leonard, Lousie, Esther, Doris, and another (unknown name) brother. In the 1930 census, Dewitt was age 10, living with his family in Chicago. His parents were born in Virginia and he was attending school. In the household were his parents, Dewitt, and siblings Leonard, Lousie (sic), Marie, and Doris. Alexander was a "common laborer" in the coal yard and his mother was doing "day work for a private family." Dewitt married Oakeretta Posey, 1924-2001, on 25 October 1940 in Cook County Ill. They had son Dewitt Junior. According to his WW2 draft card for young men, Dewitt on July 1 1941 was 21, worked at the Kensington Steel Company as a foundry moulder, was 5' 10" and 162 lbs, had a dark brown complexion, brown eyes, and black hair. His next of kin was Jane, his mother. In 1950, Dewitt was living with his wife, son, mother-in-law Ethel, and sister-in-law, Vera in Chicago Illinois. He was a moulder in a foundry. Vera was a nurse's aide in an educational hospital.
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    1920

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    April 5, 1920
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    Chicago, Cook County, Illinois United States
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  • Ethnicity & Family History

    Dewitt was African-American.

  • Nationality & Locations

    Dewitt lived in Illinois his entire life and was a United States citizen.

  • Professional Career

    At one point, at least, Dewitt worked in a foundry as a moulder.
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    August 31, 1978
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In 1920, in the year that Dewitt Garth was born, in September, a bomb exploded in the J.P. Morgan bank building in New York City, killing 30 people immediately - 8 later died due to their injuries - and injuring another 200. Killing more people than the 1910 bombing of the LA Times (the deadliest terrorist act up until then), no one took responsibility and the perpetrators were never found. Italian anarchists were suspected of the bombing.
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In 1935, Dewitt was just 15 years old when on September 8th, Louisiana Senator Huey Long was shot by Dr. Carl Weiss. Weiss was shot and killed immediately by Long's bodyguards - Long died two days later from his injuries. Long had received many death threats previously, as well as threats against his family. He was a powerful and controversial figure in Louisiana politics (and probably gained power through multiple criminal acts). His opponents became frustrated with their attempts to oust him and Dr. Weiss was the son-in-law of one of those opponents. His funeral was attended by 200,000 mourners.
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