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Edward Oconnell 1922 - 1981

Edward Oconnell was born on September 27, 1922, and died at age 58 years old in July 1981. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Edward Oconnell.
Edward Oconnell
September 27, 1922
July 1981
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  • 09/27
    1922

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    September 27, 1922
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  • 07/dd
    1981

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    July 1981
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    Edward Oconnell lived 16 years shorter than the average family member when died at the age of 58.
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In 1922, in the year that Edward Oconnell 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, at the age of only 12 years old, Edward was alive when on July 22nd, gangster John Dillinger was killed in Chicago. His gang had robbed banks and police stations, among other charges, and he was being hunted by J. Edgar Hoover, head of the FBI - although many in the public saw him as a "Robin Hood". A madam from a brothel in which he was hiding became an informer for the FBI and, after a shootout with FBI agents, Dillinger was shot and died.
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