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Emmerson Thornley 1908 - 1985

Emmerson Thornley of Ashland, Cass County, Illinois was born on February 19, 1908, and died at age 77 years old in April 1985.
Emmerson Thornley
Ashland, Cass County, Illinois 62612
February 19, 1908
April 1985
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Emmerson Thornley's History: 1908 - 1985

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    1908

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    February 19, 1908
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  • 04/dd
    1985

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    April 1985
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    Emmerson Thornley lived 3 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 77.
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In 1908, in the year that Emmerson Thornley was born, Henry Ford developed the first Model T automobile, often called the Tin Lizzy or flivver. Produced from 1908 through 1927, it first sold for $850 - which made it affordable for every middle class family. Previously, cars were the province of the upper class and the introduction of the Model T and its availability changed U.S. culture. Within days of its release, over 15,000 cars had been ordered.
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In 1917, by the time he was just 9 years old, on July 28, between ten and fifteen thousand blacks silently walked down New York City's Fifth Avenue to protest racial discrimination and violence. Lynchings in Waco Texas and hundreds of African-Americans killed in East St. Louis Illinois had sparked the protest. Picket signs said "Mother, do lynchers go to heaven?" "Mr. President, why not make America safe for democracy?" "Thou shalt not kill." "Pray for the Lady Macbeth's of East St. Louis" and "Give us a chance to live."
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