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Rainey Cawthon 1907 - 1991

Rainey Cawthon was born on October 30, 1907, and died at age 83 years old on April 11, 1991. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Rainey Cawthon.
Rainey Cawthon
October 30, 1907
April 11, 1991
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  • 10/30
    1907

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    October 30, 1907
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  • 04/11
    1991

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    April 11, 1991
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    Rainey Cawthon lived 11 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 83.
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In 1907, in the year that Rainey Cawthon was born, the Monongah coal mining disaster occurred on December 6th, happening at the Fairmont Coal Company’s No. 6 and No. 8 mines.. Over 361 miners were killed. Because there was no breathing apparatus at the time to help rescuers, recovery efforts were greatly hampered. It is considered the worst mining disaster in American history and led to government oversight in mining practices.
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In 1943, Rainey was 36 years old when on June 20th through June 22nd, the Detroit Race Riot erupted at Belle Isle Park. The rioting spread throughout the city (made worse by false rumors of attacks on blacks and whites) and resulted in the deployment of 6,000 Federal troops. 34 people were killed, (25 of them black) - mostly by white police or National Guardsmen, 433 were wounded (75 percent of them black) and an estimated $2 million of property was destroyed. The same summer, there were riots in Beaumont, Texas and Harlem, New York.
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