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Essie Wilborn 1922 - 2005

Essie Wilborn of Chicago, Cook County, IL was born on February 25, 1922, and died at age 83 years old on April 14, 2005.
Essie Wilborn
Chicago, Cook County, IL 60643
February 25, 1922
April 14, 2005
Female
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  • 02/25
    1922

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    February 25, 1922
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  • 04/14
    2005

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    April 14, 2005
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    Essie Wilborn lived 13 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 83.
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In 1922, in the year that Essie Wilborn 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 1931, she was merely 9 years old when in March, “The Star Spangled Banner” officially became the national anthem by congressional resolution. Other songs had previously been used - among them, "My Country, 'Tis of Thee", "God Bless America", and "America the Beautiful". There was fierce debate about making "The Star Spangled Banner" the national anthem - Southerners and veterans organizations supported it, pacifists and educators opposed it.
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