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Melvin Ray 1906 - 1989

Melvin Ray of Merigold, Bolivar County, MS was born on October 7, 1906, and died at age 82 years old on January 6, 1989.
Melvin Ray
Merigold, Bolivar County, MS 38759
October 7, 1906
January 6, 1989
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Melvin Ray's History: 1906 - 1989

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  • 10/7
    1906

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    October 7, 1906
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  • 01/6
    1989

    Death

    January 6, 1989
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    Melvin Ray lived 11 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 82.
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In 1906, in the year that Melvin Ray 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 1925, Melvin was 19 years old 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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