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Ruel Matthews 1895 - 1976

Ruel Matthews of Harrisville, Simpson County, Mississippi was born on August 15, 1895, and died at age 80 years old in January 1976.
Ruel Matthews
Harrisville, Simpson County, Mississippi 39082
August 15, 1895
January 1976
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Ruel Matthews' History: 1895 - 1976

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  • 08/15
    1895

    Birthday

    August 15, 1895
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  • 01/dd
    1976

    Death

    January 1976
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    Ruel Matthews lived 8 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 80.
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In 1895, in the year that Ruel Matthews was born, on March 15th, in County Tipperary, Ireland, Michael Cleary killed his wife of 8 years, Bridget, and burned her body. His defense was that his "wife" was a changeling that was left in his real wife's place when she was abducted by fairies. He was nonetheless convicted and imprisoned for manslaughter. He spent 15 years in prison.
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In 1904, at the age of merely 9 years old, Ruel was alive when the Russo-Japanese war began. The Russian Empire and the Japanese Empire began fighting over the territories of Manchuria and Korea. Russia wanted a warm water port on the Pacific Ocean while Japan feared growing encroachment from Russia into Asia. So the Japan fleet launched a surprise attack on the Russian Navy and a one year war began. President Roosevelt of the United States brokered peace between the two nations. It was the first time in the modern era that an Asian power showed its dominance over a European power.
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