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John Rainey 1897 - 1980

John Rainey of Chase City, Mecklenburg County, Virginia was born on September 30, 1897, and died at age 82 years old in July 1980.

John Rainey

Chase City, Mecklenburg County, Virginia 23924

September 30, 1897

July 1980

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September 30, 1897

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John Rainey lived 12 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 82.

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In 1897, in the year that John Rainey was born, on September 21st, editor and publisher Francis P. Church responded to a letter to the editor from Virginia O'Hanlon, 8 years old. Virginia's father had told her that "If you see it in The Sun, it's so." So she wrote to the Sun, asking if there was a Santa Claus. Church responded with the now famous editorial "Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus".

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In 1914, John was 17 years old when in August, the Panama Canal opened to traffic. Begun by the French in the 1880's and abandoned, the United States undertook further construction in 1904. After 10 years, and the elimination of malaria carrying mosquitoes (which caused immense delays for the French and the Americans), the 48 mile long artificial waterway - a series of locks - created a shortcut for ships traveling between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.

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