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Octavie James 1897 - 1999

Octavie James of Gonzales, Ascension County, LA was born on February 13, 1897, and died at age 102 years old on February 23, 1999.
Octavie James
Gonzales, Ascension County, LA 70737
February 13, 1897
February 23, 1999
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Octavie James' History: 1897 - 1999

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  • 02/13
    1897

    Birthday

    February 13, 1897
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  • 02/23
    1999

    Death

    February 23, 1999
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    Octavie James lived 31 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 102.
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In 1897, in the year that Octavie James 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 1942, Octavie was 45 years old when on February 19th, President Roosevelt signed Executive Order 9066. This authorized the Secretary of War to "prescribe certain areas as military zones." On March 21st, he signed Public Law 503 which was approved after an hour discussion in the Senate and 30 minutes in the House. The Law provided for enforcement of his Executive Order. This cleared the way for approximately 120,000 men, women, and children of Japanese ancestry to be evicted from the West Coast and to be held in concentration camps and other confinement sites across the country. In Hawaii, a few thousand were detained. German and Italian Americans in the U.S. were also confined.
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