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Mary Ellen Watkins 1922 - 1993

Mary Ellen Watkins was born on May 13, 1922, and died at age 70 years old on April 25, 1993. Mary Watkins was buried at Willamette National Cemetery Section COL-4 Row 69 Site E 11800 Se Mt. Scott Boulevard, in Portland, Or. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Mary Ellen Watkins.
Mary Ellen Watkins
May 13, 1922
April 25, 1993
Female
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  • 05/13
    1922

    Birthday

    May 13, 1922
    Birthdate
    Unknown
    Birthplace
  • Military Service

    Branch of service: Us Navy Rank attained: SM2 Wars/Conflicts: World War Ii
  • 04/25
    1993

    Death

    April 25, 1993
    Death date
    Unknown
    Cause of death
    Unknown
    Death location
  • Gravesite & Burial

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    Funeral date
    Willamette National Cemetery Section COL-4 Row 69 Site E 11800 Se Mt. Scott Boulevard, in Portland, Or 97086
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In 1922, in the year that Mary Ellen Watkins was born, on June 22, coal miners in Herrin Illinois, were on strike (coal miners had been on strike nationally since April 1). The striking miners were outraged at the strikebreakers (scabs) that the company had brought in and laid siege to the mine. Three union workers were killed when gunfire was exchanged. The next day, union miners killed 23 strikebreakers and mine guards. No one, on either side, ever faced jail time.
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In 1934, she was just 12 years old when on June 6th, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission was formed as a response to the stock market crash of 1929 and the continuing Great Depression. Previously, the states regulated the offering and sales of stocks - called "blue sky" laws. They were largely ineffective. Roosevelt created a group (one member was Joseph Kennedy, father of the future President Kennedy) who knew Wall Street well and they defined the mission and operating mode for the SEC. The new organization had broad and stringent rules and oversight and restored public confidence in the stock market in the United States.
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