101 - Jessie Milton Raney - Brock's Cemetery - Greenfield, TN
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N 36° 10.743 W 088° 48.560
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Jessie Milton Raney was born just before the St. Patrick's Day Snowstorm that blanketed Tennesse with feet of snow.
Waymark Code: WM122ZR
Location: Tennessee, United States
Date Posted: 02/12/2020
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The final resting place of Jessie Milton Raney and her centenarian husband Henry Newton is near the center of Brock's Cemetery. Jessie had five children and five siblings.
She shares an upright, double marker her with spouse.
Text on their headstone:
Raney
Jessie Milton
Jan. 28, 1892
Aug. 26, 1993
Henry Newton
Dec. 16, 1864
March 5, 1970
Some historical events that occurred during Jessie's time on earth:
1892: The General Electric Company is established
1902: Fire levels 26 city blocks of Jersey City, New Jersey.
1912: The first Eagle Scout (Boy Scouts of America) earns his rank.
1922: Rebecca Felton of Georgia takes the oath of office, becoming the first woman United States Senator.
1932: The Polish Cipher Bureau breaks the German Enigma cipher.
1942: Disney's Bambi is released in theaters everywhere.
1952: The United States Senate ratifies a peace treaty with Japan.
1962: The Taco Bell fast food restaurant chain is founded by Glen Bell, in Downey, California.
1972: Mariner 9 sends pictures as it orbits Mars.
1982: A lunar eclipse (umbral duration 236 min and total duration 106 min, the longest of the 20th century) occurs.
1993: Janet Reno is confirmed by the United States Senate and sworn in the next day, becoming the first female Attorney General of the United States.
Location of Headstone: Brock's Cemetery
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