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Ernestine Harvin 1905 - 2000

Ernestine Harvin of Media, Delaware County, PA was born on October 12, 1905. She was married to Little Richard on July 12, 1959 in California United States and they later divorced in 1964. Ernestine Harvin died at age 94 years old on July 29, 2000.

Ernestine Harvin

Media, Delaware County, PA 19063

October 12, 1905

July 29, 2000

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Ernestine Harvin was a secretary from Washington D.C. and is best remembered as the only wife of Little Richard. Both Evangelical Christians, Ernestine & Little Richard met during Richard's time in the Little Richard Evangelistic Team as he traveled across the country to preach. The couple met at an Evangelical rally in October 1957 and began dating right away. The couple married on July 12th 1959 in California and adopted a son, Danny Jones, prior to divorcing in 1964. According to Ernestine she and Little Richard enjoyed a happy marriage and divorced due to her husband's celebrity status. Little Richard said that their marriage fell apart because he neglected his family and his sexuality preferences. It was only twenty years after their divorce that Little Richard was open about his attraction to men which became known in the biography 'The Life and Times of Little Richard'. Later on in life Ernestine married Mcdonald Campbell in Santa Barbara California on March 23rd 1975 and later divorced in December 1976 in Los Angeles
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October 12, 1905

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Evangelical Christian.
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Ernestine worked in Washington D.C. as a secretary.
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July 29, 2000

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Ernestine Harvin lived 26 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 94.

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In 1905, in the year that Ernestine Harvin was born, acclaimed dancer Isadora Duncan established the first school of modern dance in Berlin Germany. Isadora Duncan, born in San Francisco California, dedicated herself to the creation of beauty - through dance. Her focus on the movement of the human body rather than formal kinds of dance helped to give rise to the modern dance movement.

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In 1936, by the time she was 31 years old, on November 3rd, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt was reelected to a second term. He ran against Republican Governor Alf Landon (Kansas), defeating Landon in the popular vote by 60.8% to 36.5%. Vermont and Maine were the only two states in which Landon won. John Nance Garner IV became the Vice-President in this election.

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Ernestine Harvin Oct 12, 1905 - Jul 29, 2000

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Little Richard