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Willis Barton 1884 - 1973

Willis Barton of Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois was born on March 27, 1884, and died at age 89 years old in September 1973.
Willis Barton
Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois 61832
March 27, 1884
September 1973
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Willis Barton's History: 1884 - 1973

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  • 03/27
    1884

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    March 27, 1884
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  • 09/dd
    1973

    Death

    September 1973
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    Willis Barton lived 17 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 89.
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In 1884, in the year that Willis Barton was born, on August 5th, the cornerstone for the base of the Statue of Liberty - a gift from the people of France - was laid. 120,000 people - most donations were $1 - donated to the completion of the base. An 1883 poem by Emma Lazarus was also written to raise funds. That poem was included in the base of the statue and is well known today. The most famous phrase: "Keep, ancient lands, your storied pomp!" cries she
With silent lips. "Give me your tired, your poor,
Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free,
The wretched refuse of your teeming shore.
Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost to me,
I lift my lamp beside the golden door!"
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In 1899, Willis was merely 15 years old when on February 4th, the Philippine–American War began. The Philippines objected to the Treaty of Paris, signed in 1898, that transferred possession of the Philippines from Spain to the U.S. Filipinos began a fight for independence and fighting between U.S. forces and those of the Philippine Republic broke out. On June 2nd, the Philippines officially declared war on the United States.
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