Cadet Wm H. Cox ~ Jonesboro, Tennessee.
N 36° 17.756 W 082° 28.189
17S E 368021 N 4017774
The gravestone of Cadet Wm H. Cox, a Midshipman in the US Naval Academy, has a upside down life boat and a drowning man in the water that diplicts his death by accidental drowning near Annapolis, MD in April of 1875.
Waymark Code: WMKKQ8
Location: Tennessee, United States
Date Posted: 04/27/2014
Views: 4
Inscription reads:
"Thus He Perished"
Cadet Wm H. Cox
Midshipman, US Naval Academy
Annapolis, MD
Born
OCT'R 25, 1855
Accidentlly Drowned
Near Annalopis
APRIL 14, 1875
Son of
James C & Sophia E. Cox
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Is Gravestone Showing Occupation or Hobby?: Occupation
What is depicted occupation or hobby?: Sailor, Midshipman in US Naval Academy.
Date of birth: 10/25/1855
Date of death: 04/14/1875
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