When Alvin Wayne Followill was born on 5 July 1923, in Des Moines, Polk, Iowa, United States, his father, Alvin Birney Followwill, was 23 and his mother, Grace Lula MAY, was 16. He married Willian Dorene Willard on 20 March 1943, in Clinton, Iowa, United States. He lived in Polk City, Polk, Iowa, United States in 1925 and Bloomfield Township, Polk, Iowa, United States for about 25 years. He registered for military service in 1943. He died on 1 August 1999, in Knoxville, Marion, Iowa, United States, at the age of 76, and was buried in Graceland Cemetery, Knoxville Township, Marion, Iowa, United States.
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Pioneer Hi-Bred International was the leader company experimenting with hybridization of corn and other seeds for agriculture in the world. It helped make different kinds of crop able to grow in harsh conditions so that other parts of the world would be able to farm and become self-sufficient. It was bought out by DuPont in 1999 and has continued to help struggling countries around the world.
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English (of Norman origin): variant of Folwell .
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