105 - Mary Cox - Grassdale Cemetery - Parker County, TX
N 32° 39.214 W 098° 02.804
14S E 589397 N 3613283
Mary (Collins) Cox was born in 1877, just a few months before Thomas Edison showed off one of his new inventions, the phonograph.
Waymark Code: WMYJF9
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 06/20/2018
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Mrs. Cox has a modern, gray granite headstone with floral detail that complements a photo medallion and her personal information:
Mother
Mary Cox
1877-1982
Note "May 11" and "May 18" under her birth and death years: They may have been added later.
Significant events that occurred in her lifetime include:
1877 - The two moons of Mars, Phobos and Deimos, are discovered.
1887 - Construction begins on the Eiffel Tower in Paris.
1897 - Bram Stoker's "Dracula" is first published, laying the foundations for the image of the vampire we have today.
1907 - Oklahoma becomes the 46th state in the United States of America.
1917 - The first Cottingley Fairy photographs are taken in Yorkshire, England. People still believe in their authenticity.
1927 - Fritz Lang's "Metropolis" premieres in Germany.
1937 - Amelia Earhart and Fred Noonan disappear over the Pacific Ocean. We're still looking for them.
1947 - Jackie Robinson breaks the color barrier in Major League Baseball.
1957 - Elvis Presley's upper body appears on the Ed Sullivan Show.
1967 - They finally catch up to the one-armed man on "The Fugitive".
1977 - The Space Shuttle Enterprise begins its test voyages, although it will never be put into production.
1982 - AT&T Corporation agrees to break up and divest itself of its subdivisions.
Location of Headstone: Grassdale Cemetery
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