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Gwendolyn Ames 1907 - 1987

Gwendolyn Ames of Donovan, Iroquois County, Illinois was born on June 23, 1907, and died at age 80 years old in October 1987.
Gwendolyn Ames
Donovan, Iroquois County, Illinois 60931
June 23, 1907
October 1987
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Gwendolyn Ames' History: 1907 - 1987

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  • 06/23
    1907

    Birthday

    June 23, 1907
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  • 10/dd
    1987

    Death

    October 1987
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    Gwendolyn Ames lived 6 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 80.
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In 1907, in the year that Gwendolyn Ames was born, the Monongah coal mining disaster occurred on December 6th, happening at the Fairmont Coal Company’s No. 6 and No. 8 mines.. Over 361 miners were killed. Because there was no breathing apparatus at the time to help rescuers, recovery efforts were greatly hampered. It is considered the worst mining disaster in American history and led to government oversight in mining practices.
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In 1924, at the age of 17 years old, Gwendolyn was alive when J. Edgar Hoover, at the age of 29, was appointed the sixth director of the Bureau of Investigation by Calvin Coolidge (which later became the Federal Bureau of Investigation). The Bureau had approximately 650 employees, including 441 Special Agents. A former employee of the Justice Department, Hoover accepted his new position on the proviso that the bureau was to be completely divorced from politics and that the director report only to the attorney general.
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