100 - Elsie Cox Sullivan - Falmouth VA
N 38° 19.356 W 077° 27.972
18S E 284410 N 4244487
Elsie's life spanned the beginnings of the 20th and 21st centuries.
Waymark Code: WM7ABW
Location: Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 09/26/2009
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Elsie is buried next to her husband, Herbert B. Sullivan, a WWI vet, in the Falmouth Cemetery in Falmouth, VA. Her marker reads:
ELSIE COX
SULLIVAN
1901-2001
She outlived her husband by 22 years. An entry in the 1938 Fredericksburg City Directory
says Herbert Sullivan, married to Elsie C., was employed by the Va Shoe Co. Other than that, little is known about Elsie.
When she was born, William McKinley began his second term as president and was assassinated. Theodore Roosevelt took over the presidency that year. Federal spending was $.53 billion and unemployment was 4%. Elsie would see 18 more presidents take office and one more be assassinated culminating with George W. Bush. By the time she died, federal spending had ballooned to $1,864 billion and unemployment was at 4.8%.
1901 - cost of living:
- Bread - 3¢/loaf
- Milk - 30¢/gallon
- Car - $500
- House - $4000
- Median income - $651/year
2001 - cost of living:
- Bread - 98¢/loaf
- Milk - $2.85/gallon
- Car - $21,012
- House - $210,000
- Median income - $68,300/year
The Falmouth Cemetery is located in Stafford County behind the historic Union Church.