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Eliga Mcclain 1921 - 1991

Eliga Mcclain of Stewart, Montgomery County, MS was born on May 26, 1921, and died at age 69 years old on February 22, 1991.
Eliga Mcclain
Stewart, Montgomery County, MS 39767
May 26, 1921
February 22, 1991
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Eliga Mcclain's History: 1921 - 1991

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  • 05/26
    1921

    Birthday

    May 26, 1921
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  • 02/22
    1991

    Death

    February 22, 1991
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    Unknown
    Cause of death
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    Eliga Mcclain lived 1 years shorter than the average family member when died at the age of 69.
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In 1921, in the year that Eliga Mcclain was born, on November 11th, the first burial was held at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Arlington National Cemetery. The body of an unknown soldier - selected by Army Sgt. Edward F. Younger who was highly decorated for valor and received the Distinguished Service Cross in "The Great War" - was brought back from France (World War 1) and placed in the newly completed tomb. President Warren G. Harding officiated at the interment ceremonies.
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In 1943, at the age of 22 years old, Eliga was alive when on June 20th through June 22nd, the Detroit Race Riot erupted at Belle Isle Park. The rioting spread throughout the city (made worse by false rumors of attacks on blacks and whites) and resulted in the deployment of 6,000 Federal troops. 34 people were killed, (25 of them black) - mostly by white police or National Guardsmen, 433 were wounded (75 percent of them black) and an estimated $2 million of property was destroyed. The same summer, there were riots in Beaumont, Texas and Harlem, New York.
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Eliga Mcclain's Family Tree & Friends

Eliga Mcclain's Family Tree

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