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Melvin Wood 1912 - 1943

Melvin Wood was born on March 2, 1912, and died at age 31 years old in July 1943. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Melvin Wood.
Melvin Wood
March 2, 1912
July 1943
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  • 03/2
    1912

    Birthday

    March 2, 1912
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  • 07/dd
    1943

    Death

    July 1943
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    Unknown
    Cause of death
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    Melvin Wood lived 42 years shorter than the average family member when died at the age of 31.
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In 1912, in the year that Melvin Wood was born, New Mexico became the 47th state of the Union in January. Previously a province of Mexico, then a territory of the United States and mostly populated by Native Americans and Mexicans, once it became a U.S. territory it was increasingly colonized by European-American settlers. Its population was over 327,000 when it became a state.
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In 1925, at the age of merely 13 years old, Melvin 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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