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Tommie Wilson Yeargan Sr 1916 - 1989

Tommie Wilson Yeargan Sr of La Junta, Otero County, CO was born on September 17, 1916, and died at age 72 years old on July 18, 1989. Tommie Yeargan was buried at Ft. Lyon National Cemetery Section H Site 13-T 15700 County Road Hh, in Las Animas.
Tommie Wilson Yeargan Sr
La Junta, Otero County, CO 81050
September 17, 1916
July 18, 1989
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  • 09/17
    1916

    Birthday

    September 17, 1916
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    Unknown
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  • Military Service

    Branch of service: Us Army Rank attained: CAPTAIN Wars/Conflicts: World War Ii
  • 07/18
    1989

    Death

    July 18, 1989
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    Unknown
    Cause of death
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  • Gravesite & Burial

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    Ft. Lyon National Cemetery Section H Site 13-T 15700 County Road Hh, in Las Animas, Co 81054
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In 1916, in the year that Tommie Wilson Yeargan Sr 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 1935, at the age of 19 years old, Tommie was alive when on September 8th, Louisiana Senator Huey Long was shot by Dr. Carl Weiss. Weiss was shot and killed immediately by Long's bodyguards - Long died two days later from his injuries. Long had received many death threats previously, as well as threats against his family. He was a powerful and controversial figure in Louisiana politics (and probably gained power through multiple criminal acts). His opponents became frustrated with their attempts to oust him and Dr. Weiss was the son-in-law of one of those opponents. His funeral was attended by 200,000 mourners.
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