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Martha Svanas 1899 - 1987

Martha Svanas of Hurricane, Putnam County, West Virginia was born on January 20, 1899, and died at age 88 years old in March 1987.
Martha Svanas
Hurricane, Putnam County, West Virginia 25526
January 20, 1899
March 1987
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    1899

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    January 20, 1899
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  • 03/dd
    1987

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    March 1987
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    Martha Svanas lived 12 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 88.
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In 1899, in the year that Martha Svanas was born, on February 14th, the first voting machines were approved by Congress for use in federal elections. Several states were already using voting machines in their elections and the Federal government was finally convinced of their safety and accuracy.
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In 1925, at the age of 26 years old, Martha was alive when 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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