MULFORD Vera 1897-1911

Mulford, Fannie Vera

Birth Name Mulford, Fannie Vera
Gender female
Age at Death 14 years, 8 months, 7 days

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Washington, Death Certificates
Name Vera Mulford
Event Date 01 Nov 1911
Event Place Chehalis, Lewis, Washington
Gender Female
Age (Formatted) 14 years 8 months 8 days
Birth Year (Estimated) 1897
Father's Name Arthur F Mulford
Mother's Name Ella Stiff
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Find A Grave Memorial# 79090625
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At age 14, Vera Mulford, the daughter of Arthur F. and Ella Stiff Mulford, was one of eight young women who died in the Imperial Powder Company explosion on Coal Creek Road just outside of Chehalis. When they died, only one of their graves was given a headstone. Vera was buried along with five of the others in an unmarked gravesite surrounded by a foot-wide concrete border. Over time the cemetery was left abandoned and overgrown by trees and thick brush and these young women became known simply as "The Girls". With the efforts of a new owner, the cemetery has been restored in recent years. After extensive research and with community support, on the 100th anniversary of their tragic deaths, a permanent memorial marker was dedicated to these young women that they would never again be forgotten.

Note: The original concrete border continues to surround the gravesite.

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Events

Event Date Place Description Sources
Birth 23 February 1897 Arkansas, USA    
Death 1 November 1911 Chehalis, Lewis Co., Washington, USA    

Cause: Killed In An Electric Plant Explosion

Burial   Greenwood Cmtry., Chehalis, Lewis Co., Washington, USA    
Census 1910 Lee, Boone Co., Arkansas, USA    

Parents

Relation to main person Name Birth date Death date Relation within this family (if not by birth)
Father Mulford, Arthur F20 November 1876
Mother Stiff, Ella May187311 May 1946
         Mulford, Fannie Vera 23 February 1897 1 November 1911
    Brother     Mulford, George B 16 March 1901 July 1971
    Brother     Mulford, Charles F 27 April 1904 29 August 1931
    Sister     Mulford, Nyra Catherine 29 March 1907 28 September 1911

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