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William Thornton 1894 - 1983

William Thornton of Boley, Okfuskee County, Oklahoma was born on December 16, 1894, and died at age 88 years old in August 1983.
William Thornton
Boley, Okfuskee County, Oklahoma 74829
December 16, 1894
August 1983
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    1894

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    December 16, 1894
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  • 08/dd
    1983

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    August 1983
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    William Thornton lived 17 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 88.
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In 1894, in the year that William Thornton was born, large reserves of oil were discovered on the Osage Indian reservation in Oklahoma. Previously thought to be "useless" land - not even good for farming - the tribe had bought the land themselves. The discovery of oil made the Osage the "richest group of people in the world" at the time.
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In 1912, at the age of 18 years old, William was alive when in October, former President Theodore Roosevelt was shot, but not killed, while campaigning for another term as President with the newly created Bull Moose (Progressive) Party. John Schrank was a Bavarian-born saloon-keeper from New York who had been stalking Roosevelt when he shot him just before a campaign speech. Shot in the chest (and showing the audience his bloody shirt), Roosevelt went on to give a 55 to 90 minute talk (reports vary on the length) before being treated for the injury. After 8 days in the hospital, Roosevelt went back on the campaign trail.
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