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William Purkey 1892 - 1973

William Purkey of Lenoir City, Loudon County, Tennessee was born on February 15, 1892, and died at age 81 years old in March 1973.
William Purkey
Lenoir City, Loudon County, Tennessee 37771
February 15, 1892
March 1973
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    1892

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    February 15, 1892
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  • 03/dd
    1973

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    March 1973
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    William Purkey lived 8 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 81.
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In 1892, in the year that William Purkey was born, on August 4th, the father and stepmother of Lizzie Borden were found murdered. Lizzie was accused of the crime and on June 20th of the next year, she was acquitted of murder by a jury. But she was never acquitted in the public mind.
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In 1922, he was 30 years old when 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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