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Ida Wells 1897 - 1983

Ida Wells of Paris, Bourbon County, Kentucky was born on March 5, 1897, and died at age 85 years old in January 1983.
Ida Wells
Paris, Bourbon County, Kentucky 40361
March 5, 1897
January 1983
Female
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Ida Wells' History: 1897 - 1983

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  • 03/5
    1897

    Birthday

    March 5, 1897
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  • 01/dd
    1983

    Death

    January 1983
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    Cause of death
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    Ida Wells lived 13 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 85.
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In 1897, in the year that Ida Wells 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 1901, at the age of merely 4 years old, Ida was alive when Teddy Roosevelt became the 26th President of the United States. TR, as he was known, had been Vice-President for 6 months when President William McKinley was assassinated. At age 42, he became the youngest President to serve although John Kennedy, at age 43, was the youngest President elected. He was a popular progressive and was elected to a second term in 1904 as a Republican, winning 56.4% of the popular vote and 336 electoral votes.
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