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Elson Oconner 1912 - 1986

Elson Oconner of Smithville, Dekalb County, Tennessee was born on September 12, 1912, and died at age 73 years old in February 1986.
Elson Oconner
Smithville, Dekalb County, Tennessee 37166
September 12, 1912
February 1986
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Elson Oconner's History: 1912 - 1986

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    1912

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    September 12, 1912
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  • 02/dd
    1986

    Death

    February 1986
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    Elson Oconner lived 3 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 73.
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In 1912, in the year that Elson Oconner was born, in October, former President Theodore Roosevelt was shot, but not killed, while campaigning for another term as President with the newly created Bull Moose (Progressive) Party. John Schrank was a Bavarian-born saloon-keeper from New York who had been stalking Roosevelt when he shot him just before a campaign speech. Shot in the chest (and showing the audience his bloody shirt), Roosevelt went on to give a 55 to 90 minute talk (reports vary on the length) before being treated for the injury. After 8 days in the hospital, Roosevelt went back on the campaign trail.
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In 1934, at the age of 22 years old, Elson was alive when on July 22nd, gangster John Dillinger was killed in Chicago. His gang had robbed banks and police stations, among other charges, and he was being hunted by J. Edgar Hoover, head of the FBI - although many in the public saw him as a "Robin Hood". A madam from a brothel in which he was hiding became an informer for the FBI and, after a shootout with FBI agents, Dillinger was shot and died.
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