100 - Anna C. Bowersox - Oklahoma City, OK
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N 35° 36.399 W 097° 29.428
14S E 636728 N 3941370
Anna C. Bowersox was born the same year that Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show opened in London
Waymark Code: WMDX3G
Location: Oklahoma, United States
Date Posted: 03/04/2012
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The final resting place of Anna C. Bowersox is at Memorial Park Cemetery, at the south end of section 52. Hers is a light colored double marker, with "Bowersox" inscribed in large letters inside a scroll at the top and flowers etched at both sides. Two white inset boxes at the bottom gives information on Anna and her spouse Clarence.
Headstone reads:
Bowersox
Anna C.
1887 - 1987
Clarence H.
1882 - 1966
Some worldwide events and accomplishments that occurred during Anna's lifetime:
1887: The Hibernian F.C. defeats Preston North End to win the "Championship of the World" after the two teams win the Association football Cup competitions in their respective countries
1897: Writer Jack London sails to join the Klondike Gold Rush where he will write his first successful stories
1907: Robert Baden-Powell leads the first Scout camp on Brownsea Island, England
1917: Tsar Nicholas II of Russia abdicates his throne for his son
1927: The Peace Bridge opens between Fort Erie, Ontario and Buffalo, New York
1937: A sit-down strike ends when General Motors recognizes the United Automobile Workers Union
1947: Elizabeth Short, an aspiring actress nicknamed the "Black Dahlia", is found brutally murdered in a vacant lot in Los Angeles. The case remains unsolved to this day
1957: 22-year-old Elvis Presley buys Graceland on 3734 Bellevue Boulevard (Highway 51 South) for $US100,000. He and his family move from the house on 1034 Audubon Drive
1967: Montreal, Quebec, Expo 67, a World's Fair to coincide with the Canadian Confederation centennial, officially opens with Prime Minister Lester B. Pearson igniting the Expo Flame in the Place des Nations
1977: Focus on the Family is founded by Dr. James Dobson
1987: Aretha Franklin becomes the first woman inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
Location of Headstone: Memorial Park Cemetery, section 52
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