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Maria Wood 1913 - 1987

Maria Wood of Bedford, Bedford City County, Virginia was born on May 14, 1913, and died at age 74 years old in October 1987.
Maria Wood
Bedford, Bedford City County, Virginia 24523
May 14, 1913
October 1987
Female
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  • 05/14
    1913

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    May 14, 1913
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  • 10/dd
    1987

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    October 1987
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    Maria Wood lived 1 year longer than the average family member when died at the age of 74.
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In 1913, in the year that Maria Wood was born, the Philippine–American War ended for good in June. While the official end of the war was in 1902, fighting continued for several years. An estimated 200,000 to 250,000 total Filipino civilians died and although the U.S. viewed its role as a colonial presence as one of preparing the Philippines for independence, American colonization drastically changed the character off the culture. The Catholic Church was no longer the state religion and English became the primary language of the government.
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In 1925, when she was only 12 years old, 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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