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August Cordaway 1922 - 1979

August Cordaway was born on March 22, 1922, and died at age 57 years old in October 1979. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember August Cordaway.
August Cordaway
March 22, 1922
October 1979
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August Cordaway's History: 1922 - 1979

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  • 03/22
    1922

    Birthday

    March 22, 1922
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  • 10/dd
    1979

    Death

    October 1979
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    August Cordaway lived 10 years shorter than the average family member when died at the age of 57.
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In 1922, in the year that August Cordaway was born, on June 22, coal miners in Herrin Illinois, were on strike (coal miners had been on strike nationally since April 1). The striking miners were outraged at the strikebreakers (scabs) that the company had brought in and laid siege to the mine. Three union workers were killed when gunfire was exchanged. The next day, union miners killed 23 strikebreakers and mine guards. No one, on either side, ever faced jail time.
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In 1934, August was just 12 years old when on November 11th 1933, an extremely strong dust storm hit South Dakota, stripping topsoil. Other strong dust storms had occurred during 1933. Severe droughts continued to hit the Great Plains and the dust storms devastated agricultural production as well as people's' lives for several years. The Roosevelt administration and scientists eventually determined that farming practices had caused the conditions that led to the dust storms and the changes they implemented in farming stopped the Dust Bowl.
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