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Elzie Merchant 1897 - 1968

Elzie Merchant of Carbon Hill, Walker County, Alabama was born on November 16, 1897, and died at age 70 years old in February 1968.
Elzie Merchant
Carbon Hill, Walker County, Alabama 35549
November 16, 1897
February 1968
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Elzie Merchant's History: 1897 - 1968

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  • 11/16
    1897

    Birthday

    November 16, 1897
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  • 02/dd
    1968

    Death

    February 1968
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    Unknown
    Cause of death
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    Elzie Merchant lived 2 years shorter than the average family member when died at the age of 70.
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In 1897, in the year that Elzie Merchant was born, on September 21st, editor and publisher Francis P. Church responded to a letter to the editor from Virginia O'Hanlon, 8 years old. Virginia's father had told her that "If you see it in The Sun, it's so." So she wrote to the Sun, asking if there was a Santa Claus. Church responded with the now famous editorial "Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus".
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In 1921, Elzie was 24 years old when on November 11th, the first burial was held at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Arlington National Cemetery. The body of an unknown soldier - selected by Army Sgt. Edward F. Younger who was highly decorated for valor and received the Distinguished Service Cross in "The Great War" - was brought back from France (World War 1) and placed in the newly completed tomb. President Warren G. Harding officiated at the interment ceremonies.
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