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William Townsend 1886 - 1982

William Townsend of Sulphur Springs, Hopkins County, Texas was born on November 18, 1886, and died at age 96 years old in December 1982.
William Townsend
Sulphur Springs, Hopkins County, Texas 75482
November 18, 1886
December 1982
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William Townsend's History: 1886 - 1982

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    1886

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    November 18, 1886
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    1982

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    December 1982
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    William Townsend lived 24 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 96.
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In 1886, in the year that William Townsend was born, on May 4th, a general strike began in Chicago. Workers were striking for an 8 hour workday and in protest of the killing - by police - of several workers the day before. When an unknown person threw a dynamite bomb, the strike became violent. Seven policemen were killed as well as 4 civilians. It became known as the Haymarket Riot and eventually resulted in an 8 hourwork day as well as commemorations on May 1st for worker's rights.
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In 1900, he was merely 14 years old when a massive hurricane, known as the Great Galveston hurricane, hit Galveston Texas. Winds hit up to 145 miles an hour (category 4) and it remains the single most deadly event in U.S. history. Between 6,000 and 12,000 died (most estimates are around 8,000 dead). The population of Galveston at the time was about 36,000 people in 1900.
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