107 - Ellen Wilson - Sanger Cemetery - Sanger, TX
N 33° 21.591 W 097° 09.575
14S E 671234 N 3692693
"Aunt Ellen" Wilson was born in 1836, the year that the Alamo fell, Fannin and his men were massacred at Goliad, and justice was served to Santa Anna at San Jacinto, all right here in Texas.
Waymark Code: WMN5Q3
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 12/31/2014
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Aunt Ellen is buried near the eastern edge of Sanger Cemetery, her grave marked by a simple, nearly square marble headstone that says:
Aunt Ellen Miller
Jan. 3, 1836
Aug. 20, 1943
She Was Good
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She was truly a Citizen of the Republic of Texas, which was born the year of her birth. Significant events in her lifetime include:
1836 - The Fort Parker Massacre takes place near present-day Groesbeck, TX. Cynthia Ann Parker is abducted, and she gives birth to Quanah Parker while living among the Comanches.
1846 - Pope Pius IX begins the longest reign in papal history, 31 1/2 years.
1856 - The Crimean War ends.
1866 - Alfred Nobel invents dynamite, and later considers how his name will go down in history.
1876 - The Bass Brewery Red Triangle becomes the world's first registered trademark symbol.
1886 - The Statue of Liberty is dedicated.
1896 - Utah is admitted as the 45th US state, a considerable latecomer in light of when the area was settled.
1906 - The San Francisco Earthquake destroys most of the city, killing over 3000.
1916 - The Black Tom explosion takes place in Jersey City, NJ, an act of German terrorism.
1926 - African-American pilot Bessie Coleman is killed after falling from an airplane.
1936 - The Tasmanian Tiger goes extinct.
1943 - John F. Kennedy reveals a real profile in courage when the PT-109 is destroyed and he leads the survivors to safety.
Location of Headstone: Sanger Cemetery - Sanger, TX
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