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Ruth Nelson 1908 - 1999

Ruth Nelson of Marion, Williamson County, IL was born on January 13, 1908, and died at age 91 years old on December 15, 1999.
Ruth Nelson
Marion, Williamson County, IL 62959
January 13, 1908
December 15, 1999
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  • 01/13
    1908

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    January 13, 1908
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  • 12/15
    1999

    Death

    December 15, 1999
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    Ruth Nelson lived 18 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 91.
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In 1908, in the year that Ruth Nelson was born, Henry Ford developed the first Model T automobile, often called the Tin Lizzy or flivver. Produced from 1908 through 1927, it first sold for $850 - which made it affordable for every middle class family. Previously, cars were the province of the upper class and the introduction of the Model T and its availability changed U.S. culture. Within days of its release, over 15,000 cars had been ordered.
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In 1922, when she was merely 14 years old, 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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