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Wilbur Sweaney 1884 - 1975

Wilbur Sweaney of Canton, Stark County, Ohio was born on December 23, 1884, and died at age 91 years old in December 1975.

Wilbur Sweaney
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Canton, Stark County, Ohio 44709
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In 1884, in the year that Wilbur Sweaney 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 1892, Wilbur was merely 8 years old when on October 5th, the Dalton Gang was shot. The Gang was attempting to rob two banks - simultaneously - in Coffeyville Kansas but word spread of the robberies and townspeople with guns greeted them when they left the banks. Four members of the gang were killed - only Emmett Dalton survived his wounds and spent 14 years in prison.
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Sweaney, Charles (Aug 7, 1897 - Oct 1966) Sweaney, Charlie (Sep 23, 1942 - Aug 1974) Sweaney, Madolyn (Feb 25, 1930 - Mar 19, 1998) Sweaney, John (Nov 2, 1920 - Sep 30, 1995) Sweaney, Daniel (Aug 18, 1904 - Jan 1975) Sweaney, Nell (Jan 27, 1908 - Dec 14, 1987) Sweaney, Fred (Aug 1, 1886 - Mar 1969) Sweaney, Lois (Jul 10, 1891 - Sep 30, 1989) Sweaney, Hunter (Oct 12, 1893 - Aug 1969) Sweaney, Barbara (Jan 20, 1936 - Sep 24, 2005)
Sweaney, Dale (May 24, 1927 - Sep 15, 2004) Sweaney, Karl (Feb 27, 1938 - Nov 4, 1995) Sweaney, William (Apr 20, 1908 - Jan 9, 2005) Sweaney, Margaret (Oct 29, 1914 - Nov 24, 2001) Sweaney, Raymond (Apr 1, 1930 - Apr 6, 1996) Sweaney, Ernest (Apr 20, 1894 - Jan 1966) Sweaney, Pauline (Aug 13, 1918 - Jun 29, 2002) Sweaney, Jean (Apr 15, 1912 - Aug 31, 1991) Sweaney, Mae (Dec 25, 1889 - Feb 1982) Sweaney, Delbert (Jan 17, 1910 - Feb 1985)
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