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Merlyn Merle Florence (Briggs) Barns 1919 - 2009

Merlyn Merle (Briggs) Barns was born on September 26, 1919 to Katie (Griffith) Briggs and Walter John Briggs, and had a brother Lyle Briggs. Merlyn Barns married Sylvan Wellar Barns, and died at age 90 years old on October 22, 2009 in Wodonga, VIC Australia.
Merlyn Merle (Briggs) Barns
September 26, 1919
October 22, 2009
Wodonga, VIC, 3690, Australia
Female
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  • Introduction

    Married in Albury 1945.
  • 09/26
    1919

    Birthday

    September 26, 1919
    Birthdate
    Unknown
    Birthplace
  • 10/22
    2009

    Death

    October 22, 2009
    Death date
    Unknown
    Cause of death
    Wodonga, VIC 3690, Australia
    Death location
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    Merlyn Merle Florence (Briggs) Barns lived 17 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 90.
    The average age of a Briggs family member is 73.
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In 1919, in the year that Merlyn Merle Florence (Briggs) Barns was born, in the summer and early autumn, race riots erupted in 26 U.S. cities, resulting in hundreds of deaths and even more people being badly hurt. In most cases, African-Americans were the victims. It was called the "Red Summer". Men who were returning from World War I needed jobs and there was competition for those jobs among the races. Tension was heightened by the use by many companies of blacks as strikebreakers.
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In 1947, by the time she was 28 years old, on November 25th, the Hollywood "Black List" was created by the House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC). Ten Hollywood writers and directors had refused to testify to the Committee regarding "Communists" or "Reds" in the movie industry. The next day, the blacklist was created and they were fired.
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