102 - Nannie Isham - Sullivan Cemetery - Campbell, TX
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member QuarrellaDeVil
N 33° 05.289 W 095° 57.862
15S E 223306 N 3664969
Nannie Isham was born in 1889, the year that four states -- North Dakota, South Dakota, Montana, and Washington -- joined the United States of America.
Waymark Code: WMWWK1
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 10/22/2017
Published By:Groundspeak Regular Member woolsox
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Mrs. Isham is buried together with her husband, Elzia L. Isham. They share a modern, flat, gray granite headstone that has floral detail around the names. The family name, "Isham" is at the top, followed by the personal information:

Nannie
Apr. 8, 1889
July 18, 1991

Elzia L.
Dec. 15, 1886
Mar. 1, 1981

Blessed Be the Tie That Binds

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Significant events that occurred in her lifetime include:

1889 - The Moulin Rouge cabernet opens in Paris. Bring on the Green Fairy.
1899 - The Spanish-American War ends, and the Philippine-American War begins.
1909 - The Montreal Canadiens hockey club is established.
1919 - Former US President Theodore Roosevelt dies in his sleep at age 60.
1929 - Herbert Hoover becomes the 31st President of the United States, and is blamed for bringing about a world-wide depression all by himself.
1939 - Some movie called "The Wizard of Oz" premieres, but it is eclipsed by another popular movie, "Gone With the Wind."
1949 - George Orwell's "Nineteen Eighty-Four" is published.
1959 - Mattel introduces the Barbie doll.
1969 - The Soviet Union sends two probes, Venera 5 and Venera 6, to Venus, collecting data before Venus's hostile environment destroys them.
1979 - "Star Trek: The Motion Picture" premieres.
1989 - Pons and Fleischmann announce that they have achieved cold fusion at the University of Utah. Liars.
1991 - Operation Desert Storm is carried out to expel Iraq from Kuwait.
Location of Headstone: Sullivan Cemetery

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