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Okey Campbell 1922 - 2006

Okey Campbell of Parkersburg, Wood County, WV was born on February 12, 1922, and died at age 83 years old on January 7, 2006.
Okey Campbell
Parkersburg, Wood County, WV 26104
February 12, 1922
January 7, 2006
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  • 02/12
    1922

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    February 12, 1922
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  • 01/7
    2006

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    January 7, 2006
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    Okey Campbell lived 11 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 83.
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In 1922, in the year that Okey Campbell 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 1931, at the age of merely 9 years old, Okey was alive when in March, “The Star Spangled Banner” officially became the national anthem by congressional resolution. Other songs had previously been used - among them, "My Country, 'Tis of Thee", "God Bless America", and "America the Beautiful". There was fierce debate about making "The Star Spangled Banner" the national anthem - Southerners and veterans organizations supported it, pacifists and educators opposed it.
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