104 - Bettie Ismert - Rose Hill Cemetery - Chickasha, OK
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N 35° 01.948 W 097° 56.764
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Bettie Ismert was born in 1860, the same year that in the U.S., the Pony Express begins its first run from St. Joseph, Missouri, to Sacramento, California, with riders carrying a small Bible.
Waymark Code: WM1BNZK
Location: Oklahoma, United States
Date Posted: 03/09/2025
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The final resting place of centenarian Bettie Ismert is at the southwest corner of Block 10. Her headstone has the following inscription:
Bettie Ismert
Feb. 24, 1860
July 31, 1064
Some historical events that occurred during the years of Bettie's birth and death:
1860:
Charles Dickens publishes the first installment of Great Expectations in his magazine All the Year Round.
American Civil War: South Carolina, led by Governor Francis Pickens, becomes the first state to secede from the United States.
1964:
United States Surgeon General Luther Terry reports that smoking may be hazardous to one's health (the first such statement from the U.S. government)
The 1964 Winter Olympics are held in Innsbruck, Austria.
The Beatles perform for the first time for an American audience on The Ed Sullivan Show to a record television audience of 73 million people, launching Beatlemania in the United States, as part of The British Invasion.
Location of Headstone: Rose Hill Cemetery
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