Year: 1937
Robert Booker Salters was born on March 18, 1933, in Roanoke, Virginia, to Mary Salters. He lived with his mother at 325 Gilmer Avenue, where she cared for him during his early childhood.
Robert died on June 1, 1937, at just four years old, from ptomaine poisoning, an early term used for foodborne illness. In an era before modern food safety standards and refrigeration were widespread, such illnesses could become severe very quickly. His brief life is part of the story of a family and community shaped by both hardship and endurance.
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