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Focie Dorsey 1898 - 1974

Focie Dorsey of Nitro, Kanawha County, West Virginia was born on January 10, 1898, and died at age 76 years old in December 1974.
Focie Dorsey
Nitro, Kanawha County, West Virginia 25143
January 10, 1898
December 1974
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Focie Dorsey's History: 1898 - 1974

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    1898

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    January 10, 1898
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  • 12/dd
    1974

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    December 1974
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    Focie Dorsey lived 6 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 76.
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In 1898, in the year that Focie Dorsey was born, on February 15th, the USS Maine exploded and sank in Havana harbor. The reason for the explosion has never been found, but it killed 266 men. "Remember the Maine" became a rallying cry and precipitated the United States' declaration of war on Spain two months later - the beginning of the Spanish-American War. On December 10th, the war ended with the signing of the Treaty of Paris. The Treaty gave the U.S. Puerto Rico, the Philippines, Guam - for $20 million - and, temporarily, Cuba.
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In 1934, by the time this person was 36 years old, on November 11th 1933, an extremely strong dust storm hit South Dakota, stripping topsoil. Other strong dust storms had occurred during 1933. Severe droughts continued to hit the Great Plains and the dust storms devastated agricultural production as well as people's' lives for several years. The Roosevelt administration and scientists eventually determined that farming practices had caused the conditions that led to the dust storms and the changes they implemented in farming stopped the Dust Bowl.
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