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Bill Boykin 1911 - 1972

Bill Boykin was born on June 19, 1911, and died at age 61 years old in September 1972. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Bill Boykin.
Bill Boykin
June 19, 1911
September 1972
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Bill Boykin's History: 1911 - 1972

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  • 06/19
    1911

    Birthday

    June 19, 1911
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  • 09/dd
    1972

    Death

    September 1972
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    Bill Boykin lived 9 years shorter than the average family member when died at the age of 61.
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In 1911, in the year that Bill Boykin was born, the United States Supreme Court broke up Standard Oil in May. John D. Rockefeller established Standard Oil in 1870 and it was the largest oil refinery at the time. The Supreme Court found that Standard Oil of New Jersey (one of the many iterations of Standard Oil) was guilty of "monopolizing the petroleum industry through a series of abusive and anticompetitive actions". The Court broke up the several entities that comprised Standard Oil and they eventually became competing firms.
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In 1922, he was just 11 years old when 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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