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Melvin Witherspoon 1908 - 1993

Melvin Witherspoon of York, York County, PA was born on April 7, 1908, and died at age 84 years old on March 16, 1993.

Melvin Witherspoon

York, York County, PA 17403

April 7, 1908

March 16, 1993

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04/7

1908

Birthday

April 7, 1908

Birthdate

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Birthplace

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Ethnicity & Family History

White, Citizen
Nationality & Locations

York County, Pennsylvania United States
Early Life & Education

1 Year Of High School
Military Service

Military serial#: 33515276 Enlisted: August 26, 1943 in Harrisburg Pennsylvania Military branch: No Branch Assignment Rank: Private, Selectees (enlisted Men) Terms of enlistment: Enlistment For The Duration Of The War Or Other Emergency, Plus Six Months, Subject To The Discretion Of The President Or Otherwise According To Law
Professional Career

Skilled Occupations In The Manufacture Of Miscellaneous Products
03/16

1993

Death

March 16, 1993

Death date

Unknown
Cause of death

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Death location

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Melvin Witherspoon lived 14 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 84.

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In 1908, in the year that Melvin Witherspoon was born, a 7.1 earthquake and the resulting tsunami killed 70,000 to 100,000 people in southern Italy and Sicily. The earthquake, lasting 30 to 40 seconds, occurred in the Strait of Messina which was between the region of Calabria (at the "toe" of Italy) and the island of Sicily and destruction from it occurred in a 186 mile radius. It was the most destructive earthquake ever to hit Europe.

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In 1945, he was 37 years old when on April 12th, President Franklin D. Roosevelt died of a cerebral hemorrhage in Warm Springs, Georgia. At 1p, he was sitting for a portrait when he complained that he had a "terrific pain" in the back of his head and collapsed. A doctor was summoned and the doctor gave him a shot of adrenaline into his heart. It didn't help and he was pronounced dead at 3:30 p.m. A slow moving train took him back to Washington D.C. while thousands of mourners lined the tracks. He was buried at his home in Hyde Park, New York.

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