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Edith Wells 1899 - 1980

Edith Wells of Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee was born on July 7, 1899, and died at age 81 years old in September 1980.
Edith Wells
Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee 38117
July 7, 1899
September 1980
Female
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Edith Wells' History: 1899 - 1980

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  • 07/7
    1899

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    July 7, 1899
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  • 09/dd
    1980

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    September 1980
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    Edith Wells lived 9 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 81.
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In 1899, in the year that Edith Wells was born, on February 4th, the Philippine–American War began. The Philippines objected to the Treaty of Paris, signed in 1898, that transferred possession of the Philippines from Spain to the U.S. Filipinos began a fight for independence and fighting between U.S. forces and those of the Philippine Republic broke out. On June 2nd, the Philippines officially declared war on the United States.
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In 1924, she was 25 years old when in May, wealthy college students Nathan Leopold and Richard Loeb kidnapped and killed 14 year old Robert Franks "in the interest of science". Leopold and Loeb thought that they were intellectually superior and that they could commit the perfect crime and not be caught. They were brought in for questioning within 8 days and quickly confessed. Clarence Darrow was hired as their defense lawyer, getting them life imprisonment instead of a death sentence. Loeb was eventually killed in prison - Leopold was released after 33 years, dying of a heart attack at age 66.
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