101 - Josephine Grant - Grace Hill Cemetery - Perry, OK
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N 36° 16.719 W 097° 16.064
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Josephine Grant was born the same year that Casey at the Bat was published
Waymark Code: WMJA2P
Location: Oklahoma, United States
Date Posted: 10/17/2013
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The final resting place of Josephine Grant is at the north side of Grace Hill Cemetery, just west of the office. She has an upright marker that she shares with her spouse William.
Text on marker:
Grant
Josephine
Feb. 13, 1888
June 3, 1989
William H.
Mar. 6, 1888
Dec. 15, 1965
(back side)
Grant
Parents of Kenneth, Ivan, Katherine, Roberta
Wilda, Jennie Mae, Myron, Murry
Raymond, Lorene, Paul & Joan
Bill Josephine
Some worldwide events and accomplishments that occurred during Josephine's time on earth:
1888: Dorus Rijkers saves the 30-man crew of the Renown off the Netherlands coast, risking his own life.
1898: Thousands of Chinese scholars and Beijing citizens protest in front of the Capital Control Yuan, asking for reform.
1908: The 1908 Summer Olympics are held in London
1918: Release in the United States of the film The Glorious Adventure featuring Mammy Lou who becomes one of the oldest people ever to star in a film, at a claimed age of 114.
1928: The United States Congress approves the construction of Boulder Dam, later renamed Hoover Dam
1938: The Thousand Islands Bridge, connecting the United States with Canada, is dedicated by U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt.
1948: The stock car racing organization NASCAR is founded by Bill France, Sr.
1958: Unemployment in Detroit reaches 20%, marking the height of the Recession of 1958 in the United States.
1968: Manchester United win the European Cup Final, becoming the first English team to do so.
1978: King Hussein of Jordan marries 26-year-old Lisa Halaby, who takes the name Queen Noor.
1989: Exxon Valdez oil spill: In Alaska's Prince William Sound the Exxon Valdez spills 240,000 barrels (38,000 m3) of oil after running aground.
Location of Headstone: Grace Hill Cemetery
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