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Gilbert Purifoy 1908 - 1979

Gilbert Purifoy of Anniston, Calhoun County, Alabama was born on May 14, 1908, and died at age 70 years old in January 1979.
Gilbert Purifoy
Anniston, Calhoun County, Alabama 36201
May 14, 1908
January 1979
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Gilbert Purifoy's History: 1908 - 1979

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  • 05/14
    1908

    Birthday

    May 14, 1908
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  • 01/dd
    1979

    Death

    January 1979
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    Unknown
    Cause of death
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    Gilbert Purifoy lived 1 year longer than the average family member when died at the age of 70.
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In 1908, in the year that Gilbert Purifoy was born, Henry Ford developed the first Model T automobile, often called the Tin Lizzy or flivver. Produced from 1908 through 1927, it first sold for $850 - which made it affordable for every middle class family. Previously, cars were the province of the upper class and the introduction of the Model T and its availability changed U.S. culture. Within days of its release, over 15,000 cars had been ordered.
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In 1922, at the age of only 14 years old, Gilbert was alive 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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