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Leon F Merkord 1925 - 1995

Leon F Merkord of Thorndale, Milam County, TX was born on October 16, 1925, and died at age 69 years old on March 9, 1995.
Leon F Merkord
Thorndale, Milam County, TX 76577
October 16, 1925
March 9, 1995
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Leon F Merkord's History: 1925 - 1995

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  • 10/16
    1925

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    October 16, 1925
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  • 03/9
    1995

    Death

    March 9, 1995
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    Leon F Merkord lived 5 years shorter than the average family member when died at the age of 69.
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In 1925, in the year that Leon F Merkord was born, in July, the Scopes Trial - often called the Scopes Monkey Trial - took place, prosecuting a substitute teacher for teaching evolution in school. Tennessee had enacted a law that said it was "unlawful to teach human evolution in any state-funded school". William Jennings Bryan headed the prosecution and Clarence Darrow headed the defense. The teacher was found guilty and fined $100. An appeal to the Supreme Court of Tennessee upheld the law but overturned the guilty verdict.
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In 1933, at the age of merely 8 years old, Leon was alive when on March 4th, Franklin Delano Roosevelt became the 32nd President of the United States. He was elected four times (equaled by no other President) and guided the United States through the Great Depression, the Dust Bowl, and World War 2. His wife was his cousin Eleanor Roosevelt (Teddy Roosevelt's niece) who President Truman called "First Lady of the World". Some of the major programs that survive from his presidency are the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Wagner Act (The National Labor Relations Act of 1935) , the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and Social Security.
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