Kenneth Gordon Gravley
Updated Feb 06, 2019
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Kenneth Gordon Gravley (1924 - 1977)

Kenneth Gordon Gravley was born in 1924 at Balaton, Murray, Minnesota. He was born to Aslag Oscar Gravley and Ella "Ellen" Matilda (Pierson) Gravley, with siblings Ruth, Orville, Pearl, Elmer, Esther, and Lenore. He died on November 30, 1977 at Windom, Cottonwood, Minnesota at age 53.
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 at Balaton, Murray, Minnesota,

Death

 on at Windom, Cottonwood, Minnesota,

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Kenneth Gordon Gravley lived 14 years shorter than the average Gravley family member when he died at the age of 53.

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Father: Aslag Oscar Gravley
Mother: Ella "Ellen" Matilda (Pierson) Gravley
Siblings: Ruth Ardella (Gravley) Morgan, Orville Sigvor Gravley, Pearl Myrtle Gravley, Elmer Carlton Gravley, Esther Adeline (Gravley) Larson, and Lenore Berdella Gravley

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1924 - In the year that Kenneth Gordon Gravley was born, in May, wealthy college students Nathan Leopold and Richard Loeb kidnapped and killed 14 year old Robert Franks "in the interest of science". Leopold and Loeb thought that they were intellectually superior and that they could commit the perfect crime and not be caught. They were brought in for questioning within 8 days and quickly confessed. Clarence Darrow was hired as their defense lawyer, getting them life imprisonment instead of a death sentence. Loeb was eventually killed in prison - Leopold was released after 33 years, dying of a heart attack at age 66.

1935 - He was merely 11 years old when on August 14, the Social Security Act was signed into law. The purpose was to "provide federal assistance to those unable to work". The law established the Social Security Administration whose primary focus was to "provide aid for the elderly, the unemployed, and children". The Act survived many Supreme Court challenges and the Administration continues until today.

1945 - When he was 21 years old, on May 8th, World War II in Europe ended when Germany surrendered. Hitler had committed suicide a week before.

1960 - By the time he was 36 years old, on September 26th, the first televised debate for a Presidential campaign in the United States - Kennedy vs Nixon - was held. Seventy million people watched the debate on TV. The debate pre-empted the very popular Andy Griffith Show.

1977 - In the year of Kenneth Gordon Gravley's passing, on May 25th, Star Wars premiered in theaters. Eventually, it became the highest-grossing film of all time - until E.T. surpassed it a few years later. It was an immediate hit with theatergoers.

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Kenneth Gordon Gravley passed away on November 30, 1977 at Windom, Cottonwood, Minnesota at 53 years old. There is no known cause of death. He was born in 1924 at Balaton, Murray, Minnesota. He was born to Aslag Oscar Gravley and Ella "Ellen" Matilda (Pierson) Gravley, with siblings Ruth, Orville, Pearl, Elmer, Esther, and Lenore.

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