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Ruby Metcalf 1913 - 2003

Ruby Metcalf of Asheville, Buncombe County, NC was born on January 15, 1913, and died at age 90 years old on September 5, 2003.
Ruby Metcalf
Asheville, Buncombe County, NC 28801
January 15, 1913
September 5, 2003
Female
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Ruby Metcalf's History: 1913 - 2003

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  • 01/15
    1913

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    January 15, 1913
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  • 09/5
    2003

    Death

    September 5, 2003
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    Ruby Metcalf lived 17 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 90.
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In 1913, in the year that Ruby Metcalf was born, the Philippine–American War ended for good in June. While the official end of the war was in 1902, fighting continued for several years. An estimated 200,000 to 250,000 total Filipino civilians died and although the U.S. viewed its role as a colonial presence as one of preparing the Philippines for independence, American colonization drastically changed the character off the culture. The Catholic Church was no longer the state religion and English became the primary language of the government.
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In 1920, Ruby was only 7 years old when on January 1, over 6000 people were arrested and put in prison because they were suspected of being communists. . Many had to be released in a few weeks and only 3 guns were found in their homes. The U.S. Department of Justice "red hunt" netted thousands of "radicals" and suspected "communists" and aliens were deported. But the "hunt" ended after Attorney General Palmer forecast a massive radical uprising on May Day and the day passed without incident.
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