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Willena Gazaway 1914 - 1990

Willena Gazaway was born on August 22, 1914, and died at age 75 years old on April 21, 1990. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Willena Gazaway.
Willena Gazaway
August 22, 1914
April 21, 1990
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Willena Gazaway's History: 1914 - 1990

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  • 08/22
    1914

    Birthday

    August 22, 1914
    Birthdate
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  • 04/21
    1990

    Death

    April 21, 1990
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    Unknown
    Cause of death
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    Willena Gazaway lived 5 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 75.
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In 1914, in the year that Willena Gazaway was born, President Woodrow Wilson signed a proclamation designating Mother's Day, the second Sunday in May, as a national holiday to honor mothers. Anna Jarvis had championed a Mother's Day for years but Congress had joked a few years earlier that then they would have to proclaim a "Mother-in-law's Day" as well. The President who championed a woman's right to vote also created a day in their honor.
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In 1922, when she was just 8 years old, on June 22, coal miners in Herrin Illinois, were on strike (coal miners had been on strike nationally since April 1). The striking miners were outraged at the strikebreakers (scabs) that the company had brought in and laid siege to the mine. Three union workers were killed when gunfire was exchanged. The next day, union miners killed 23 strikebreakers and mine guards. No one, on either side, ever faced jail time.
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