100 - Mary J. Hunter - Rose Hill Burial Park - OKC, OK
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Mary J. Hunter was born the same year that Mark Twain's The Adventuress of Huckleberry Finn was published.
Waymark Code: WMEV7B
Location: Oklahoma, United States
Date Posted: 07/08/2012
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The final resting place of Mary J. Hunter is at the far south end of Rose Hill Burial Park, near the center of section 7. Mary has two stones: a flat headstone and a family monument. The flat stone has her name and years of birth/death inscribed into a book with flowers in the bottom two corners. The upright monument lists the names and years for Mary J. and her spouse John Nelson.
Text on horizontal headstone:
Mary J.
Dec. 19, 1884
Apr. 23, 1985
Text on upright monument:
Hunter
Father
John Nelson
1879 - 1959
Mother
Mary Jane
1884 - 1985
Some worldwide events and accomplishments that occurred during Mary's time on earth:
1884: The water hyacinth is introduced in the U.S. and quickly becomes an invasive species
1894: The International Olympic Committee is founded at the Sorbonne, Paris, at the initiative of Baron Pierre de Coubertin
1904: U.S. Army engineers begin work on The Panama Canal
1914: J.T. Hearne becomes the first bowler to take 3,000 first-class wickets
1924: Mercedes-Benz is formed by the merging companies owned by Gottlieb Daimler and Karl Benz
1934: The Apollo Theater opens in Harlem, New York City
1944: Battle of Monte Cassino: The monastery atop Monte Cassino is destroyed by Allied bombing
1954: Bill Haley & The Comets record "Rock Around The Clock" thus starting the Rock and Roll craze
1964: The Cleveland Browns defeat the Baltimore Colts in the NFL Championship Game
1974: Hank Aaron ties Babe Ruth for the all-time home run record with his 714th at Riverfront Stadium in Cincinnati
1985: Coca-Cola changes its formula and releases New Coke. (The response is overwhelmingly negative, and the original formula is back on the market in less than 3 months.)
Location of Headstone: Rose Hill Burial Park, section 7
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