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William Townsell 1897 - 1962

William Townsell of California was born on October 4, 1897, and died at age 65 years old in October 1962.

William Townsell

California

October 4, 1897

October 1962

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October 4, 1897

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1962

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October 1962

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William Townsell lived 5 years shorter than the average family member when died at the age of 64.

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In 1897, in the year that William Townsell was born, on September 21st, editor and publisher Francis P. Church responded to a letter to the editor from Virginia O'Hanlon, 8 years old. Virginia's father had told her that "If you see it in The Sun, it's so." So she wrote to the Sun, asking if there was a Santa Claus. Church responded with the now famous editorial "Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus".

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In 1907, William was just 10 years old when the Monongah coal mining disaster occurred on December 6th, happening at the Fairmont Coal Company’s No. 6 and No. 8 mines.. Over 361 miners were killed. Because there was no breathing apparatus at the time to help rescuers, recovery efforts were greatly hampered. It is considered the worst mining disaster in American history and led to government oversight in mining practices.

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