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Hershel Widger 1917 - 1986

Hershel Widger of Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa was born on March 15, 1917, and died at age 69 years old in April 1986.
Hershel Widger
Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa 52501
March 15, 1917
April 1986
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Hershel Widger's History: 1917 - 1986

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  • 03/15
    1917

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    March 15, 1917
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  • 04/dd
    1986

    Death

    April 1986
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    Hershel Widger lived 4 years shorter than the average family member when died at the age of 69.
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In 1917, in the year that Hershel Widger was born, it is believed that a worldwide influenza pandemic began in Asia. By 1920, it is estimated that 50 - 100 million died throughout the world (3 - 5% of the population). In the U.S. alone, 500,000 perished from what came to be called the Spanish Flu or the 1918 flu.
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In 1925, when he was merely 8 years old, in July, the Scopes Trial - often called the Scopes Monkey Trial - took place, prosecuting a substitute teacher for teaching evolution in school. Tennessee had enacted a law that said it was "unlawful to teach human evolution in any state-funded school". William Jennings Bryan headed the prosecution and Clarence Darrow headed the defense. The teacher was found guilty and fined $100. An appeal to the Supreme Court of Tennessee upheld the law but overturned the guilty verdict.
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