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Jolly Mercer 1901 - 1987

Jolly Mercer of Pinetops, Edgecombe County, North Carolina was born on May 15, 1901, and died at age 85 years old in March 1987.
Jolly Mercer
Pinetops, Edgecombe County, North Carolina 27864
May 15, 1901
March 1987
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Jolly Mercer's History: 1901 - 1987

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  • 05/15
    1901

    Birthday

    May 15, 1901
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  • 03/dd
    1987

    Death

    March 1987
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    Unknown
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    Jolly Mercer lived 13 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 85.
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In 1901, in the year that Jolly Mercer was born, shortly after beginning his second term, President McKinley was assassinated by the self proclaimed anarchist Leon Czolgosz. The last President to have served in the Civil War - he began as a private and ended the war as a brevet major - McKinley was a Republican. First elected in 1896, he was re-elected in 1900. Six months after the swearing in, McKinley was shot - and died of the gangrene that set in as a result.
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In 1931, Jolly was 30 years old when in March, “The Star Spangled Banner” officially became the national anthem by congressional resolution. Other songs had previously been used - among them, "My Country, 'Tis of Thee", "God Bless America", and "America the Beautiful". There was fierce debate about making "The Star Spangled Banner" the national anthem - Southerners and veterans organizations supported it, pacifists and educators opposed it.
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