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Thonie Wells 1911 - 1996

Thonie Wells of Franklin, Simpson County, KY was born on July 5, 1911, and died at age 84 years old on June 16, 1996.
Thonie Wells
Franklin, Simpson County, KY 42134
July 5, 1911
June 16, 1996
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  • 07/5
    1911

    Birthday

    July 5, 1911
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  • 06/16
    1996

    Death

    June 16, 1996
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    Unknown
    Cause of death
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    Thonie Wells lived 12 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 84.
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In 1911, in the year that Thonie Wells was born, the first Indianapolis 500 was run in May. Ray Harroun was the winner - he was an engineer and had retired from racing but he came back for this race. After the race, he retired for good. The purse was $27,550 - the largest offered up to that time - and Harroun received $10,000 for first place. His average time was 74.602 mph.
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In 1925, by the time this person was merely 14 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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