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Henry Sledge 1900 - 1977

Henry Sledge of Hickman, Fulton County, Kentucky was born on February 3, 1900 in Tallahatchie County, Mississippi United States, and died at age 76 years old in January 1977 in Fulton County, KY. Henry Sledge was buried at Hickman City Cemetery in Hickman.
Henry Sledge
Hickman, Fulton County, Kentucky 42050
February 3, 1900
Tallahatchie County, Mississippi, United States
January 1977
Fulton County, Kentucky, United States
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  • 02/3
    1900

    Birthday

    February 3, 1900
    Birthdate
    Tallahatchie County, Mississippi United States
    Birthplace
  • Personal Life & Family

    Note: The Social Security Death Index has Henry's date of birth as February 3rd, 1900. His World War II draft card states that he was born on February 3rd, 1901. Also, his death is variously reported as January 1977 by the Social Security Death Index and as December 27th, 1976 by the Paducah Sun newspaper. See Henry Sledge: Obituary. Henry was survived by two brothers, John and Roosevelt; and two sisters, Hattie and Willie. On his 1942 World War II draft card, Henry was described as being 5 feet 4 inches tall and as weighing 130 pounds. He had black eyes, black hair, and a "black" complexion. His left eye was crossed. Henry Sledge married Bella Sledge.
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    1977

    Death

    January 1977
    Death date
    Unknown
    Cause of death
    Fulton County, Kentucky United States
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    Hickman City Cemetery in Hickman, Fulton County, Kentucky 42050, United States
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  • Obituary

    HENRY SLEDGE FUNERAL HELD HICKMAN, KY - Services for Henry Sledge were held Monday at 2:30 p.m. at Pleasant Hill Baptist Church. The Reverend Henning officiated and burial was in Hickman City Cemetery. He is survived by two brothers, John D. Sledge of Benton Harbor, Michigan; Roosevelt Sledge of Elkhart, Indiana; two sisters, Mrs. Hattie B. Warren of Centralia, Illinois, and Mrs. Mark Willie Duke of Centralia. Mr. Sledge died Friday at the age of 75. - The Paducah Sun (Paducah, Kentucky) Wednesday, December 29, 1976 on page 12.
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In 1900, in the year that Henry Sledge was born, the unemployment rate in the U.S. was 5.0% and the cost of a first-class stamp was $0.02. 31% of all workers were employed in the public service sector, 19% of women were employed (1 percent of all lawyers and 6 percent of physicians were women), 6% of the workforce were children, and 14% of the workforce was "non-white."
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In 1922, when he was 22 years old, the Reparations Commission assessed German liability for World War 1 at 132 billion gold marks (over $32 billion U.S. dollars at the time). This led to hyperinflation in Germany and created the political and social atmosphere in which Hitler was able to rise to power.
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