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Verdie M Gillespie 1907 - 2009

Verdie M Gillespie of Pontotoc, Pontotoc County, MS was born on August 23, 1907, and died at age 101 years old on March 17, 2009.
Verdie M Gillespie
Pontotoc, Pontotoc County, MS 38863
August 23, 1907
March 17, 2009
Female
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  • 08/23
    1907

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    August 23, 1907
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  • 03/17
    2009

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    March 17, 2009
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    Verdie M Gillespie lived 28 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 101.
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In 1907, in the year that Verdie M Gillespie was born, radiometric dating, a recently discovered technology that could date rocks, found that the earth was 2.2 billion years old which was dramatically older than previously thought. Later refinements and advancements in science would date the age of the earth at over 4.5 billion years.
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In 1925, Verdie was 18 years old when 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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