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Opal J Johnson 1922 - 2007

Opal J Johnson of Saltville, Smyth County, VA was born on January 28, 1922, and died at age 85 years old on December 23, 2007.
Opal J Johnson
Saltville, Smyth County, VA 24370
January 28, 1922
December 23, 2007
Female
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Opal J Johnson's History: 1922 - 2007

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  • 01/28
    1922

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    January 28, 1922
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  • 12/23
    2007

    Death

    December 23, 2007
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    Opal J Johnson lived 13 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 85.
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In 1922, in the year that Opal J Johnson 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 1934, when she was just 12 years old, on July 22nd, gangster John Dillinger was killed in Chicago. His gang had robbed banks and police stations, among other charges, and he was being hunted by J. Edgar Hoover, head of the FBI - although many in the public saw him as a "Robin Hood". A madam from a brothel in which he was hiding became an informer for the FBI and, after a shootout with FBI agents, Dillinger was shot and died.
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