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Olive Shearin 1897 - 1984

Olive Shearin of Cary, Wake County, North Carolina was born on October 1, 1897, and died at age 87 years old in October 1984.
Olive Shearin
Cary, Wake County, North Carolina 27511
October 1, 1897
October 1984
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Olive Shearin's History: 1897 - 1984

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  • 10/1
    1897

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    October 1, 1897
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  • 10/dd
    1984

    Death

    October 1984
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    Olive Shearin lived 16 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 87.
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In 1897, in the year that Olive Shearin was born, on September 21st, editor and publisher Francis P. Church responded to a letter to the editor from Virginia O'Hanlon, 8 years old. Virginia's father had told her that "If you see it in The Sun, it's so." So she wrote to the Sun, asking if there was a Santa Claus. Church responded with the now famous editorial "Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus".
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In 1938, by the time she was 41 years old, on June 25th (a Saturday) the Fair Labor Standards Act was signed into law by President Roosevelt (along with 120 other bills). The Act banned oppressive child labor, set the minimum hourly wage at 25 cents, and established the maximum workweek at 44 hours. It faced a lot of opposition and in fighting for it, Roosevelt said "Do not let any calamity-howling executive with an income of $1,000 a day, ...tell you...that a wage of $11 a week is going to have a disastrous effect on all American industry."
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Olive Shearin's Family Tree & Friends

Olive Shearin's Family Tree

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