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Willie Witherspoon 1899 - 1978

Willie Witherspoon of Meridian, Lauderdale County, Mississippi was born on May 22, 1899, and died at age 79 years old in October 1978.
Willie Witherspoon
Meridian, Lauderdale County, Mississippi 39301
May 22, 1899
October 1978
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    1899

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    May 22, 1899
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  • 10/dd
    1978

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    October 1978
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    Willie Witherspoon lived 9 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 79.
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In 1899, in the year that Willie Witherspoon was born, on February 4th, the Philippine–American War began. The Philippines objected to the Treaty of Paris, signed in 1898, that transferred possession of the Philippines from Spain to the U.S. Filipinos began a fight for independence and fighting between U.S. forces and those of the Philippine Republic broke out. On June 2nd, the Philippines officially declared war on the United States.
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In 1911, at the age of just 12 years old, Willie was alive when the first Indianapolis 500 was run in May. Ray Harroun was the winner - he was an engineer and had retired from racing but he came back for this race. After the race, he retired for good. The purse was $27,550 - the largest offered up to that time - and Harroun received $10,000 for first place. His average time was 74.602 mph.
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