108 - Lizzie P. Brock - Brock Cemetery - Greenfield, TN
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Centenarian Lizzie P. Brock is laid to rest near the center of Brock Cemetery
Waymark Code: WM122ZT
Location: Tennessee, United States
Date Posted: 02/12/2020
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The final resting place of centenarian Lizzie P. Brock is near the center of Brock Cemetery, just south of the drive. She shares an upright, double marker with her spouse Thomas G. Lizzie passed away 6 days before her 109th birthday, and outlived her husband by 38 years.
According to Lizzie's findagrave memorial, she had 4 siblings and two children (Eleanor and Thomas). Lizzie was born and died in the same county of Tennessee.
Text on marker:
Brock
Lizzie P.
Dec. 15, 1893
Dec. 9, 2002
Thomas G.
Oct. 12, 1893
Nov. 11, 1964
Some historical events that occurred during Lizzie's time on earth:
1893: Antonín Dvorák's Symphony No. 9 (From the New World) receives its premiere at Carnegie Hall, New York City.
1903: The Taj Mahal Palace Hotel in Bombay, India, opens its doors to guests.
1913: Harry Brearley invents stainless steel in Sheffield
1923: The Hollywood Sign is inaugurated in California (originally reading Hollywoodland).
1933: President of the United States Franklin D. Roosevelt declares a national emergency and issues Executive Order 6102, making it illegal for U.S. citizens to own substantial amounts of monetary gold or bullion.
1943: Norman Rockwell's illustration of 'Rosie the Riveter' first appears, on the cover of The Saturday Evening Post.
1953: Walt Disney's feature film Peter Pan premieres.
1963: The Beatles record their debut album Please Please Me in a single day at the Abbey Road Studios in London.
1973: The American Indian Movement occupies Wounded Knee, South Dakota
1983: The lowest temperature on Earth is recorded in Vostok Station, Antarctica with -89.2 °C (-128.6 °F).
1993: The 65th Academy Awards, hosted by Billy Crystal, are held at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in Los Angeles, with Unforgiven winning Best Picture.
2002: The Funeral of Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother takes place at Westminster Abbey, London.
Location of Headstone: Brock's Cemetery
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