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Rastis Pierce 1914 - 1972

Rastis Pierce of Fountain City, Wayne County, Indiana was born on August 22, 1914, and died at age 58 years old in August 1972.
Rastis Pierce
Fountain City, Wayne County, Indiana 47341
August 22, 1914
August 1972
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    1914

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    August 22, 1914
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  • 08/dd
    1972

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    August 1972
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    Rastis Pierce lived 15 years shorter than the average family member when died at the age of 57.
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In 1914, in the year that Rastis Pierce was born, in August, the Panama Canal opened to traffic. Begun by the French in the 1880's and abandoned, the United States undertook further construction in 1904. After 10 years, and the elimination of malaria carrying mosquitoes (which caused immense delays for the French and the Americans), the 48 mile long artificial waterway - a series of locks - created a shortcut for ships traveling between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.
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In 1922, at the age of only 8 years old, Rastis was alive when 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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