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Bessie H Smith 1922 - 2004

Bessie H Smith of Wood River, Madison County, IL was born on September 1, 1922, and died at age 81 years old on January 30, 2004.
Bessie H Smith
Wood River, Madison County, IL 62095
September 1, 1922
January 30, 2004
Female
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  • 09/1
    1922

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    September 1, 1922
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  • 01/30
    2004

    Death

    January 30, 2004
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    Bessie H Smith lived 9 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 81.
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In 1922, in the year that Bessie H Smith 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 1935, at the age of only 13 years old, Bessie was alive when on August 14, the Social Security Act was signed into law. The purpose was to "provide federal assistance to those unable to work". The law established the Social Security Administration whose primary focus was to "provide aid for the elderly, the unemployed, and children". The Act survived many Supreme Court challenges and the Administration continues until today.
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