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Alva Purlee 1907 - 1974

Alva Purlee of Lincoln, Logan County, Illinois was born on November 2, 1907, and died at age 66 years old in May 1974.

Alva Purlee

Lincoln, Logan County, Illinois 62656

November 2, 1907

May 1974

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Alva Purlee lived 9 years shorter than the average family member when died at the age of 66.

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In 1907, in the year that Alva Purlee was born, the Monongah coal mining disaster occurred on December 6th, happening at the Fairmont Coal Company’s No. 6 and No. 8 mines.. Over 361 miners were killed. Because there was no breathing apparatus at the time to help rescuers, recovery efforts were greatly hampered. It is considered the worst mining disaster in American history and led to government oversight in mining practices.

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In 1921, at the age of only 14 years old, Alva was alive when on November 11th, the first burial was held at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Arlington National Cemetery. The body of an unknown soldier - selected by Army Sgt. Edward F. Younger who was highly decorated for valor and received the Distinguished Service Cross in "The Great War" - was brought back from France (World War 1) and placed in the newly completed tomb. President Warren G. Harding officiated at the interment ceremonies.

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