 Debs died in 1926, not long after being admitted to a sanatorium due to cardiovascular problems that developed during his time in prison.Debs was born on November 5, 1855, in Terre Haute, Indiana, to Jean Daniel and Marguerite Mari Bettrich Debs, who immigrated to the United States from Colmar, Alsace, France.His father, who came from a prosperous family, owned a textile mill and meat market.