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Benjamin F Shearwood 1922 - 2008

Benjamin F Shearwood of Wytheville, Wythe County, VA was born on April 12, 1922, and died at age 86 years old on August 5, 2008.

Benjamin F Shearwood
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Wytheville, Wythe County, VA 24382
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In 1922, in the year that Benjamin F Shearwood was born, 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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In 1931, at the age of merely 9 years old, Benjamin was alive when in March, “The Star Spangled Banner” officially became the national anthem by congressional resolution. Other songs had previously been used - among them, "My Country, 'Tis of Thee", "God Bless America", and "America the Beautiful". There was fierce debate about making "The Star Spangled Banner" the national anthem - Southerners and veterans organizations supported it, pacifists and educators opposed it.
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Shearwood, Edalia (Aug 24, 1900 - Sep 1985) Shearwood, Raymond (Jul 27, 1903 - Dec 1977) Shearwood, George (Oct 18, 1893 - Dec 1974) Shearwood, Jessica (Jul 13, 1896 - Jun 1993) Shearwood, Emma (Nov 27, 1896 - Jun 1973) Shearwood, Edwin (Oct 24, 1922 - Oct 29, 2003) Shearwood, Claudeth (May 6, 1959 - Jul 23, 2011) Shearwood, Ann (Jul 12, 1899 - Jul 1980) Shearwood, William (Mar 12, 1900 - Jan 17, 1988) Shearwood, Lucille (Feb 16, 1898 - Feb 28, 1989)
Shearwood, Estelle (Aug 2, 1914 - Oct 20, 1998) Shearwood, Thomas (Apr 2, 1884 - Sep 1968) Shearwood, Myrta (Dec 2, 1884 - May 1976) Shearwood, Thomas (Aug 17, 1914 - Aug 1970) Shearwood, Charles (Oct 17, 1911 - Jan 8, 2005) Shearwood, Mallory (Oct 3, 1880 - Feb 1981) Shearwood, Hester (Jun 6, 1913 - Jul 1994) Shearwood, John (May 16, 1907 - Nov 5, 2003) Shearwood, Betty (Jul 4, 1928 - Nov 25, 1996) Shearwood, Carl (Mar 21, 1915 - Sep 1985)
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