Mary Eleanor Righter

Brief Life History of Mary Eleanor

When Mary Eleanor Righter was born on 9 July 1922, in Sikeston, Scott, Missouri, United States, her father, Ward Louthan Righter, was 26 and her mother, Mary Frances Baker, was 27. She married Frank Raymond Cox on 7 January 1943. She died on 14 November 1999, in St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri, United States, at the age of 77, and was buried in St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri, United States.

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Family Time Line

Frank Raymond Cox
1920–1990
Mary Eleanor Righter
1922–1999
Marriage: 7 January 1943

Sources (5)

  • Eleanor Righter in household of Ward L Righter, "United States Census, 1940"
  • Eleanor Cox, "United States Social Security Death Index"
  • Mary Eleanor Cox, "United States, Social Security Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), 1936-2007"

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World Events (8)

1923 · The President Dies of a Heart Attack

Warrant G. Harding died of a heart attack in the Palace hotel in San Francisco.

1923 · Amendment of Equal Rights

Is a proposed amendment to help guarantee equal legal rights for all citizens of the United States. Its main objective is to end legal distinctions between the two genders in terms of divorce, property, employment, and other legal matters. Even though it isn't the 28th Amendment yet, it has started conversations about the meaning of legal equality.

1944 · The G.I Bill

The G.I. Bill was a law that provided a range of benefits for returning World War II veterans that were on active duty during the war and weren't dishonorably discharged. The goal was to provide rewards for all World War II veterans. The act avoided life insurance policy payouts because of political distress caused after the end of World War I. But the Benefits that were included were: Dedicated payments of tuition and living expenses to attend high school, college or vocational/technical school, low-cost mortgages, low-interest loans to start a business, as well as one year of unemployment compensation. By the mid-1950s, around 7.8 million veterans used the G.I. Bill education benefits.

Name Meaning

Americanized form of German Reiter or Richter .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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