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Minerva Copes 1890 - 1982

Minerva Copes of New Bern, Craven County, North Carolina was born on October 12, 1890, and died at age 91 years old in August 1982.
Minerva Copes
New Bern, Craven County, North Carolina 28560
October 12, 1890
August 1982
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Minerva Copes' History: 1890 - 1982

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  • 10/12
    1890

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    October 12, 1890
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  • 08/dd
    1982

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    August 1982
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    Minerva Copes lived 20 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 91.
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In 1890, in the year that Minerva Copes was born, on December 29th, the Wounded Knee Massacre occurred in South Dakota on the Lakota Pine Ridge Indian Reservation . The U.S. 7th Cavalry Regiment said that they rode into the Lakota camp "trying to disarm" the inhabitants. One person, Black Coyote - who was deaf - held onto his rifle, saying that he paid a lot of money for it. Shots rang out and by the end at least 153 Lakota Sioux - some estimates say 300 - and 25 troops had died. The site of the massacre is a National Historic Landmark.
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In 1924, at the age of 34 years old, Minerva was alive when on January 21st, Vladimir Lenin, a leader of the Russian Revolution and the first leader of the Soviet Union died. He had survived two assassination attempts but had subsequent physical problems, suffering 3 strokes. He was in such great pain, it is said that he asked Stalin to poison him. The circumstances of his death are still disputed. He did oppose Stalin as the next leader - nonetheless, Stalin won a power struggle and ruled as a Soviet dictator until his death in 1953.
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