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Dewitt Jr Farris 1919 - 1989

Dewitt Jr Farris of Rockvale, Rutherford County, TN was born on October 22, 1919, and died at age 69 years old on January 22, 1989.
Dewitt Jr Farris
Rockvale, Rutherford County, TN 37153
October 22, 1919
January 22, 1989
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  • 10/22
    1919

    Birthday

    October 22, 1919
    Birthdate
    Unknown
    Birthplace
  • Ethnicity & Family History

    White, Citizen
  • Nationality & Locations

    Rutherford County, Tennessee United States
  • Early Life & Education

    Grammar School
  • Military Service

    Military serial#: 34147396 Enlisted: October 10, 1941 in Ft Oglethorpe Georgia Military branch: Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, Usa Rank: Private, Selectees (enlisted Men)
  • Professional Career

    Farm Hands, General Farms
  • 01/22
    1989

    Death

    January 22, 1989
    Death date
    Unknown
    Cause of death
    Unknown
    Death location
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In 1919, in the year that Dewitt Jr Farris was born, Indian lawyer Mahatma Gandhi initiated the Satyagraha campaigns, beginning the nonviolent resistance movement against British rule of India. Satyagraha means "holding onto truth" and the campaign for India independence, which was eventually obtained, called for "self-suffering" rather than inflicting suffering (i.e., violence) on others.
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In 1925, by the time he was only 6 years old, in July, the Scopes Trial - often called the Scopes Monkey Trial - took place, prosecuting a substitute teacher for teaching evolution in school. Tennessee had enacted a law that said it was "unlawful to teach human evolution in any state-funded school". William Jennings Bryan headed the prosecution and Clarence Darrow headed the defense. The teacher was found guilty and fined $100. An appeal to the Supreme Court of Tennessee upheld the law but overturned the guilty verdict.
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