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Josephine Via 1916 - 2008

Josephine Via of Wilmington, New Castle County, DE was born on May 29, 1916, and died at age 92 years old on November 25, 2008.
Josephine Via
Wilmington, New Castle County, DE 19805
May 29, 1916
November 25, 2008
Female
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  • 05/29
    1916

    Birthday

    May 29, 1916
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  • 11/25
    2008

    Death

    November 25, 2008
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    Josephine Via lived 20 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 92.
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In 1916, in the year that Josephine Via was born, the Battle of Verdun was fought from February through December. It was the largest and longest battle of World War I, lasting 303 days. The original estimates were 714,231 casualties - 377,231 French and 337,000 German, an average of 70,000 casualties a month. Current estimates are even larger. The Battle of the Somme was also fought from July through September of the same year. Original estimates were 485,000 British and French casualties and 630,000 German casualties.
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In 1922, she was just 6 years old when 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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