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Edwena F York 1904 - 1995

Edwena F York of Beaumont, Jefferson County, TX was born on August 11, 1904, and died at age 91 years old on August 30, 1995.
Edwena F York
Beaumont, Jefferson County, TX 77705
August 11, 1904
August 30, 1995
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  • 08/11
    1904

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    August 11, 1904
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  • 08/30
    1995

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    August 30, 1995
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    Edwena F York lived 19 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 91.
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In 1904, in the year that Edwena F York was born, the Russo-Japanese war began. The Russian Empire and the Japanese Empire began fighting over the territories of Manchuria and Korea. Russia wanted a warm water port on the Pacific Ocean while Japan feared growing encroachment from Russia into Asia. So the Japan fleet launched a surprise attack on the Russian Navy and a one year war began. President Roosevelt of the United States brokered peace between the two nations. It was the first time in the modern era that an Asian power showed its dominance over a European power.
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In 1928, at the age of 24 years old, Edwena was alive when aviatrix Amelia Earhart, age 31, became the first woman to fly solo across North America and back in August. In June, she had been part of a 3 man crew that flew the Atlantic Ocean but since she had no instrument training, she couldn't fly the plane - she kept the flight log. The North American flight became one of her many "firsts" as a female pilot.
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