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Marcus Mertz 1884 - 1987

Marcus Mertz of Hallettsville, Lavaca County, TX was born on February 16, 1884, and died at age 103 years old on November 7, 1987.
Marcus Mertz
Hallettsville, Lavaca County, TX 77964
February 16, 1884
November 7, 1987
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Marcus Mertz's History: 1884 - 1987

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  • 02/16
    1884

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    February 16, 1884
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  • 11/7
    1987

    Death

    November 7, 1987
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    Marcus Mertz lived 28 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 103.
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In 1884, in the year that Marcus Mertz was born, on May 1st, the Federation of Organized Trades and Labor Unions - a US association - first resolved that "eight hours shall constitute a legal day's labour from and after May 1, 1886, and that we recommend to labour organisations throughout this jurisdiction that they so direct their laws as to conform to this resolution by the time named." Previously, workdays would consist of 10 to 16 hours a day - 6 days a week. It would take years before the 8 hour workday became common practice - and longer before it became a law.
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In 1891, by the time he was just 7 years old, on March 14th, a lynch mob stormed the Old Parish Prison. The mob lynched 11 of the 19 Italians who were arrested for - but found to be innocent of - the murder of New Orleans Police Chief David Hennessy.
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