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Leon Compton 1922 - 1972

Leon Compton was born on September 14, 1922, and died at age 49 years old in March 1972. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Leon Compton.

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    Leon Compton lived 23 years shorter than the average family member when died at the age of 49.
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In 1922, in the year that Leon Compton was born, 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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In 1935, at the age of just 13 years old, Leon was alive 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.
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Compton, Bobby Compton, Lawerence (Born Oct 1, 1878) Compton, Sally (Born Jul 21, 1947) Compton, Hannah (Born Mar 1, 1804) Compton, Halsted (Apr 19, 1909 - May 21, 1996) Compton, Lena (Oct 19, 1920 - Mar 1985) Compton, Helen (Nov 11, 1925 - Jan 1979) Compton, Eleanor (Feb 5, 1915 - Mar 1977) Compton, Cecile (Nov 21, 1938 - Jul 25, 2000) Compton, Bessie (Nov 6, 1907 - Oct 24, 2002)
Compton, John (Jul 26, 1909 - Sep 1974) Compton, Stanley (Aug 19, 1926 - Oct 27, 1998) Compton, Colleen (Apr 4, 1929 - May 5, 2000) Compton, Donald (Feb 17, 1932 - Sep 1976) Compton, Christopher (Feb 9, 1955 - Jan 31, 1980) Compton, Dorothy (Jul 6, 1914 - Mar 26, 1999) Compton, Ella (Apr 27, 1913 - Mar 11, 1996) Compton, Percy (Sep 10, 1922 - Apr 11, 1978) Compton, Glenna (Nov 4, 1916 - Oct 1986) Compton, Elizabeth (Nov 11, 1898 - Jul 1976)
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