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Wheeler Sykes 1890 - 1987

Wheeler Sykes of Grand Rapids, Kent County, Michigan was born on August 16, 1890, and died at age 97 years old in December 1987.
Wheeler Sykes
Grand Rapids, Kent County, Michigan 49505
August 16, 1890
December 1987
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Wheeler Sykes' History: 1890 - 1987

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  • 08/16
    1890

    Birthday

    August 16, 1890
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  • 12/dd
    1987

    Death

    December 1987
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    Wheeler Sykes lived 26 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 97.
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In 1890, in the year that Wheeler Sykes was born, on June 1st, the U.S. Census Bureau started tabulating census returns with punch cards. Herman Hollerith's "tabulating machine" used punch cards to more quickly compute census information, taking the time to get census results from 8 years in 1880 to 6 years for the 1890 census. Hollerith's company eventually became IBM.
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In 1915, at the age of 25 years old, Wheeler was alive when The Birth of a Nation opened in February. A silent film, it was the most ambitious film to date and is considered a classic. Three hours long, it starred Lillian Gish and was directed by D. W. Griffith. The movie was based on the book The Clansman and told the story of two families (one pro-Union and one pro-Confederate) and their relationship during the Civil War and Reconstruction. The KKK was shown as "a heroic force".
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