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Myrtis Grimes 1921 - 1985

Myrtis Grimes of Indianola, Sunflower County, Mississippi was born on September 8, 1921, and died at age 63 years old in April 1985.
Myrtis Grimes
Indianola, Sunflower County, Mississippi 38751
September 8, 1921
April 1985
Female
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Myrtis Grimes' History: 1921 - 1985

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  • 09/8
    1921

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    September 8, 1921
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  • 04/dd
    1985

    Death

    April 1985
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    Myrtis Grimes lived 9 years shorter than the average family member when died at the age of 63.
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In 1921, in the year that Myrtis Grimes was born, on November 11th, the first burial was held at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Arlington National Cemetery. The body of an unknown soldier - selected by Army Sgt. Edward F. Younger who was highly decorated for valor and received the Distinguished Service Cross in "The Great War" - was brought back from France (World War 1) and placed in the newly completed tomb. President Warren G. Harding officiated at the interment ceremonies.
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In 1934, at the age of merely 13 years old, Myrtis was alive when on November 11th 1933, an extremely strong dust storm hit South Dakota, stripping topsoil. Other strong dust storms had occurred during 1933. Severe droughts continued to hit the Great Plains and the dust storms devastated agricultural production as well as people's' lives for several years. The Roosevelt administration and scientists eventually determined that farming practices had caused the conditions that led to the dust storms and the changes they implemented in farming stopped the Dust Bowl.
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