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Luke Thornton 1906 - 1977

Luke Thornton of Lindside, Monroe County, West Virginia was born on March 4, 1906, and died at age 71 years old in October 1977.
Luke Thornton
Lindside, Monroe County, West Virginia 24951
March 4, 1906
October 1977
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  • 03/4
    1906

    Birthday

    March 4, 1906
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  • 10/dd
    1977

    Death

    October 1977
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    Luke Thornton lived exactly as long as the average family member when died at the age of 71.
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In 1906, in the year that Luke Thornton was born, Finland became the first European country to give women the vote and to allow them to run for political office. (Women in Australia and New Zealand already had that right but couldn't run for office.) Although Finland belonged to the Russian Empire, there was great unrest and the Tsar wanted to broker a quick peace. As a part of the brokered peace, women got the vote.
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In 1913, by the time he was only 7 years old, ratified in February the 16th Amendment, establishing a Federal income tax, became law. Previously, customs duties (tariffs) and excise taxes were the primary sources of federal revenue. With the passage of the 16th Amendment, incomes of couples exceeding $4,000, as well as those of single persons earning $3,000 or more, were subject to a 1% Federal tax (that would be about $98,000 and $74,000 now). Rates rose to 7% for incomes over half a million dollars. Less than 1% of the population was subject to income tax.
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