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Lela L Witherspoon 1907 - 1997

Lela L Witherspoon of Purcell, Jasper County, MO was born on August 1, 1907, and died at age 89 years old on January 2, 1997.

Lela L Witherspoon

Purcell, Jasper County, MO 64857

August 1, 1907

January 2, 1997

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1907

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August 1, 1907

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1997

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January 2, 1997

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In 1907, in the year that Lela L Witherspoon was born, the Monongah coal mining disaster occurred on December 6th, happening at the Fairmont Coal Company’s No. 6 and No. 8 mines.. Over 361 miners were killed. Because there was no breathing apparatus at the time to help rescuers, recovery efforts were greatly hampered. It is considered the worst mining disaster in American history and led to government oversight in mining practices.

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In 1919, by the time she was just 12 years old, in January, Nebraska was the 36th state to ratify the 18th Amendment, making it the law of the land. The 18th Amendment established Prohibition - a law against the production, transport, and sale of alcohol. Private consumption and possession were not prohibited. Several months later, the Volstead Act was passed, creating laws to enforce the Amendment. Bootlegging and bathtub gin followed.

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