She died at age 51.
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Madam C. J. Walker, whose birth name was Sarah Breedlove, died of kidney failure and other complications related to hypertension on May 25, 1919. Source: On Her Own Ground: The Life and Times of Madam C. J. Walker by A'Lelia Bundles and www.madamcjwalker.com
Madame C. J. Walker died on May 25, 1919, when she was 51 years old she died of hypertension
i think because her parents tried to escape and got caught
The cause of death for Madam C. J. Walker's first husband is unknown. There have been stories written saying he was lynched, but there is no documentation or proof of this and she never made that claim. Her second husband, John Davis, and her third husband, Charles Joseph Walker, died of natural causes. Source: On Her Own Ground: The Life and Times of Madam C. J. Walker by A'Lelia Bundles
cancer