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Opal Ashcraft 1912 - 1981

Opal Ashcraft of Lawton, Van Buren County, Michigan was born on January 20, 1912, and died at age 69 years old in April 1981.
Opal Ashcraft
Lawton, Van Buren County, Michigan 49065
January 20, 1912
April 1981
Female
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    1912

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    January 20, 1912
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  • 04/dd
    1981

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    April 1981
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    Opal Ashcraft lived 3 years shorter than the average family member when died at the age of 69.
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In 1912, in the year that Opal Ashcraft was born, Arizona was admitted to the United States in February (on Valentine's Day). It became the 48th state in the Union. Previously a Spanish - then Mexican - territory, the U.S. paid $15 million dollars for the area in 1848. Arizona was the last of the contiguous states to be admitted to the United States.
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In 1935, at the age of 23 years old, Opal was alive when on September 8th, Louisiana Senator Huey Long was shot by Dr. Carl Weiss. Weiss was shot and killed immediately by Long's bodyguards - Long died two days later from his injuries. Long had received many death threats previously, as well as threats against his family. He was a powerful and controversial figure in Louisiana politics (and probably gained power through multiple criminal acts). His opponents became frustrated with their attempts to oust him and Dr. Weiss was the son-in-law of one of those opponents. His funeral was attended by 200,000 mourners.
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