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Ferne Shirley 1916 - 1992

Ferne Shirley of Jacksonville, Morgan County, IL was born on November 28, 1916, and died at age 75 years old on January 18, 1992.
Ferne Shirley
Jacksonville, Morgan County, IL 62650
November 28, 1916
January 18, 1992
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Ferne Shirley's History: 1916 - 1992

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  • 11/28
    1916

    Birthday

    November 28, 1916
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  • 01/18
    1992

    Death

    January 18, 1992
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    Cause of death
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    Ferne Shirley lived 3 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 75.
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In 1916, in the year that Ferne Shirley was born, suffragette Jeannette Pickering Rankin became the first woman elected to the House of Representatives as a Representative at large from Montana. She was the first woman to hold an elected Federal office. Holding the office for two years, she ran again in 1940 and served another two year term. Montana had granted women unrestricted voting rights in 1914, 6 years before women got the vote nationally.
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In 1921, by the time she was just 5 years old, 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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