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Desta G Ward 1913 - 2004

Desta G Ward of Childersburg, Talladega County, AL was born on May 30, 1913, and died at age 90 years old on February 7, 2004.
Desta G Ward
Childersburg, Talladega County, AL 35044
May 30, 1913
February 7, 2004
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  • 05/30
    1913

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    May 30, 1913
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  • 02/7
    2004

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    February 7, 2004
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    Desta G Ward lived 18 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 90.
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In 1913, in the year that Desta G Ward was born, the Philippine–American War ended for good in June. While the official end of the war was in 1902, fighting continued for several years. An estimated 200,000 to 250,000 total Filipino civilians died and although the U.S. viewed its role as a colonial presence as one of preparing the Philippines for independence, American colonization drastically changed the character off the culture. The Catholic Church was no longer the state religion and English became the primary language of the government.
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In 1925, she was only 12 years old when in July, the Scopes Trial - often called the Scopes Monkey Trial - took place, prosecuting a substitute teacher for teaching evolution in school. Tennessee had enacted a law that said it was "unlawful to teach human evolution in any state-funded school". William Jennings Bryan headed the prosecution and Clarence Darrow headed the defense. The teacher was found guilty and fined $100. An appeal to the Supreme Court of Tennessee upheld the law but overturned the guilty verdict.
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