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Ruth Caughey 1915 - 1985

Ruth Caughey of Erie, Erie County, PA was born on July 14, 1915, and died at age 69 years old in June 1985.
Ruth Caughey
Erie, Erie County, PA 16502
July 14, 1915
June 1985
Female
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  • 07/14
    1915

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    July 14, 1915
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  • 06/dd
    1985

    Death

    June 1985
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    Unknown
    Cause of death
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    Ruth Caughey lived 7 years shorter than the average family member when died at the age of 69.
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In 1915, in the year that Ruth Caughey was born, the Germans first used poison gas as a weapon at the second Battle of Ypres during World War I. While noxious gases had been used since ancient times, this was the first use of poisonous gas - in this case, lethal chlorine gas - in modern war. Subsequently, the French and British - as well as the United States when they entered World War 1 - developed and used lethal gas in war.
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In 1922, Ruth was only 7 years old 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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