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George Jakes 1892 - 1979

George Jakes of Dekalb, De Kalb County, Illinois was born on January 22, 1892, and died at age 87 years old in May 1979.
George Jakes
Dekalb, De Kalb County, Illinois 60115
January 22, 1892
May 1979
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George Jakes' History: 1892 - 1979

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  • 01/22
    1892

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    January 22, 1892
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  • 05/dd
    1979

    Death

    May 1979
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    George Jakes lived 14 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 87.
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In 1892, in the year that George Jakes was born, on October 5th, the Dalton Gang was shot. The Gang was attempting to rob two banks - simultaneously - in Coffeyville Kansas but word spread of the robberies and townspeople with guns greeted them when they left the banks. Four members of the gang were killed - only Emmett Dalton survived his wounds and spent 14 years in prison.
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In 1919, at the age of 27 years old, George was alive when in the summer and early autumn, race riots erupted in 26 U.S. cities, resulting in hundreds of deaths and even more people being badly hurt. In most cases, African-Americans were the victims. It was called the "Red Summer". Men who were returning from World War I needed jobs and there was competition for those jobs among the races. Tension was heightened by the use by many companies of blacks as strikebreakers.
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