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Purlean Nelms 1911 - 2002

Purlean Nelms of Bedford, Bedford City County, VA was born on June 28, 1911, and died at age 91 years old on December 20, 2002.
Purlean Nelms
Bedford, Bedford City County, VA 24523
June 28, 1911
December 20, 2002
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  • 06/28
    1911

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    June 28, 1911
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  • 12/20
    2002

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    December 20, 2002
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    Purlean Nelms lived 19 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 91.
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In 1911, in the year that Purlean Nelms was born, the United States Supreme Court broke up Standard Oil in May. John D. Rockefeller established Standard Oil in 1870 and it was the largest oil refinery at the time. The Supreme Court found that Standard Oil of New Jersey (one of the many iterations of Standard Oil) was guilty of "monopolizing the petroleum industry through a series of abusive and anticompetitive actions". The Court broke up the several entities that comprised Standard Oil and they eventually became competing firms.
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In 1936, this person was 25 years old when on November 3rd, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt was reelected to a second term. He ran against Republican Governor Alf Landon (Kansas), defeating Landon in the popular vote by 60.8% to 36.5%. Vermont and Maine were the only two states in which Landon won. John Nance Garner IV became the Vice-President in this election.
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