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Sophie Owens 1913 - 2002

Sophie Owens of Horse Cave, Hart County, KY was born on September 1, 1913, and died at age 88 years old on April 5, 2002.
Sophie Owens
Horse Cave, Hart County, KY 42749
September 1, 1913
April 5, 2002
Female
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  • 09/1
    1913

    Birthday

    September 1, 1913
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  • 04/5
    2002

    Death

    April 5, 2002
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    Cause of death
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    Sophie Owens lived 18 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 88.
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In 1913, in the year that Sophie Owens was born, the 17th Amendment, establishing the direct election of U.S. Senators, was adopted. Previously, Senators were elected by state legislatures. As early as 1826, a call to elect senators through popular vote was championed and previous to the 17th amendment, two states had already changed their process. Governors are still able to appoint senators to vacant seats until an election can be held.
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In 1925, by the time she was just 12 years old, in July, the Scopes Trial - often called the Scopes Monkey Trial - took place, prosecuting a substitute teacher for teaching evolution in school. Tennessee had enacted a law that said it was "unlawful to teach human evolution in any state-funded school". William Jennings Bryan headed the prosecution and Clarence Darrow headed the defense. The teacher was found guilty and fined $100. An appeal to the Supreme Court of Tennessee upheld the law but overturned the guilty verdict.
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