100 - Maude Tarlton Jackson - Good Hope Cemetery - Parvin, TX
N 33° 14.944 W 096° 52.237
14S E 698375 N 3680920
Maude Tarlton Jackson was born in 1898, known in Spain for the literary movement, La Generación de '98.
Waymark Code: WMHA8M
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 06/14/2013
Views: 8
Maude's headstone is a simple, gray, flat headstone, with flowers bordering the inscription:
Jan. 9, 1889 July 29, 1989
Mrs. B.E. Jackson
"Maude Tarlton"
Wanted to live to 100 she did
Her husband, Brice E. Jackson, is buried next to her.
Significant events in her lifetime include:
1889 - The Coca-Cola Company begins life in Atlanta, Georgia.
1899 - Gold is discovered in Nome, Alaska.
1909 - Leopold Stokowski makes his debut as a conductor, for the Colonne Orchestra in Paris.
1919 - Theodore Roosevelt dies in his sleep at the age of 60.
1929 - Vladimir Zworykin takes out the first patent for color television.
1939 - Amelia Earhart is officially declared dead after her disappearance.
1949 - World heavyweight boxing champion Joe Louis retires.
1959 - The Barbie doll debuts.
1969 - "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid" debuts in the US.
1979 - "Disco Demolition Night" goes awry at Comiskey Park, forcing the Chicago White Sox to forfeit their game against the Detroit Tigers.
1989 - The Tiananmen Square massacre takes place in Beijing.
Location of Headstone: Good Hope Cemetery, Parvin community near Prosper, TX
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