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Samuel B Wells 1916 - 2005

Samuel B Wells of Riverdale, Clayton County, GA was born on December 15, 1916, and died at age 88 years old on March 26, 2005.
Samuel B Wells
Riverdale, Clayton County, GA 30296
December 15, 1916
March 26, 2005
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Samuel B Wells' History: 1916 - 2005

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  • 12/15
    1916

    Birthday

    December 15, 1916
    Birthdate
    Unknown
    Birthplace
  • Ethnicity & Family History

    Negro, Citizen
  • Nationality & Locations

    Dougherty County, Georgia United States
  • Early Life & Education

    Grammar School
  • Military Service

    Military serial#: 34410165 Enlisted: August 22, 1942 in Ft Benning Georgia Military branch: Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, Usa 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 Occupations In Slaughtering And In Preparation Of Meat Products
  • 03/26
    2005

    Death

    March 26, 2005
    Death date
    Unknown
    Cause of death
    Unknown
    Death location
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In 1916, in the year that Samuel B Wells 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 1924, he was just 8 years old when in May, wealthy college students Nathan Leopold and Richard Loeb kidnapped and killed 14 year old Robert Franks "in the interest of science". Leopold and Loeb thought that they were intellectually superior and that they could commit the perfect crime and not be caught. They were brought in for questioning within 8 days and quickly confessed. Clarence Darrow was hired as their defense lawyer, getting them life imprisonment instead of a death sentence. Loeb was eventually killed in prison - Leopold was released after 33 years, dying of a heart attack at age 66.
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