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Ellen (Elkins) Degregory 1938 - 2010

Ellen Degregory of Houston, Harris County, Texas was born on July 19, 1938, and died at age 72 years old on August 11, 2010.
Ellen Degregory
Houston, Harris County, Texas 77057
July 19, 1938
August 11, 2010
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  • 07/19
    1938

    Birthday

    July 19, 1938
    Birthdate
    Unknown
    Birthplace
  • Nationality & Locations

    Texas
  • 08/11
    2010

    Death

    August 11, 2010
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    Unknown
    Cause of death
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    Death location
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    Ellen (Elkins) Degregory lived 5 years shorter than the average family member when died at the age of 72.
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In 1938, in the year that Ellen (Elkins) Degregory was born, on June 25th (a Saturday) the Fair Labor Standards Act was signed into law by President Roosevelt (along with 120 other bills). The Act banned oppressive child labor, set the minimum hourly wage at 25 cents, and established the maximum workweek at 44 hours. It faced a lot of opposition and in fighting for it, Roosevelt said "Do not let any calamity-howling executive with an income of $1,000 a day, ...tell you...that a wage of $11 a week is going to have a disastrous effect on all American industry."
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In 1952, Ellen was merely 14 years old when on July 2, Dr. Jonas E. Salk tested the first dead-virus polio vaccine on 43 children. The worst epidemic of polio had broken out that year - in the U.S. there were 58,000 cases reported. Of these, 3,145 people had died and 21,269 were left with mild to disabling paralysis.
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Ellen Degregory's Family Tree & Friends

Ellen Degregory's Family Tree

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Ellen (Elkins) Degregory

December 12, 1969
Marriage date
Harris County, TX
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