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Leona E Nelson 1903 - 1976

Leona E Nelson of Rockford, Winnebago County, Illinois was born on March 23, 1903, and died at age 73 years old on September 15, 1976. Leona Nelson was buried at Rock Island National Cemetery Section L Site 1725 Bldg 118 - Rock Island Arsenal, in Rock Island.
Leona E Nelson
Rockford, Winnebago County, Illinois 61103
March 23, 1903
September 15, 1976
Female
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  • 03/23
    1903

    Birthday

    March 23, 1903
    Birthdate
    Unknown
    Birthplace
  • Military Service

    Branch of service: Us Navy Rank attained: DCWCA Wars/Conflicts: World War Ii
  • 09/15
    1976

    Death

    September 15, 1976
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    Unknown
    Cause of death
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    Rock Island National Cemetery Section L Site 1725 Bldg 118 - Rock Island Arsenal, in Rock Island, Il 61299
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In 1903, in the year that Leona E Nelson was born, the Harley-Davidson Motor Company was begun by two childhood friends, William Harley and Arthur Davidson - with help from Arthur's brother, Walter. Their first prototype - a "motor-bicycle" - couldn't climb hills without also pedaling, so they went back to the drawing board, and in 1904 their new version came in 4th in a race. Harley-Davidson and Indian Motorcycle Manufacturing Company were the only two major motorcycle companies to survive the Great Depression.
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In 1911, when she was merely 8 years old, the United States Supreme Court broke up Standard Oil in May. John D. Rockefeller established Standard Oil in 1870 and it was the largest oil refinery at the time. The Supreme Court found that Standard Oil of New Jersey (one of the many iterations of Standard Oil) was guilty of "monopolizing the petroleum industry through a series of abusive and anticompetitive actions". The Court broke up the several entities that comprised Standard Oil and they eventually became competing firms.
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