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Peter P Orzel 1916 - 1981

Peter P Orzel of Shamokin, Northumberland County, PA was born on February 21, 1916, and died at age 65 years old in March 1981.

Peter P Orzel

Shamokin, Northumberland County, PA 17872

February 21, 1916

March 1981

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02/21

1916

Birthday

February 21, 1916

Birthdate

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Ethnicity & Family History

White, Citizen
Nationality & Locations

Northumberland County, Pennsylvania United States
Early Life & Education

Grammar School
Military Service

Military serial#: 33927163 Enlisted: March 23, 1944 in New Cumberland Pennsylvania Military branch: No Branch Assignment Rank: Private, Selectees (enlisted Men) Terms of enlistment: Enlistment For The Duration Of The War Or Other Emergency, Plus Six Months, Subject To The Discretion Of The President Or Otherwise According To Law
Professional Career

Semiskilled Chauffeurs And Drivers, Bus, Taxi, Truck, And Tractor
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1981

Death

March 1981

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Cause of death

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Peter P Orzel lived 7 years shorter than the average family member when died at the age of 65.

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In 1916, in the year that Peter P Orzel was born, suffragette Jeannette Pickering Rankin became the first woman elected to the House of Representatives as a Representative at large from Montana. She was the first woman to hold an elected Federal office. Holding the office for two years, she ran again in 1940 and served another two year term. Montana had granted women unrestricted voting rights in 1914, 6 years before women got the vote nationally.

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In 1925, at the age of merely 9 years old, Peter 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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Peter P Orzel Feb 21, 1916 - Mar 1981

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