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Mary Monell (Barker) Virden 1909 - 1979

Mary Monell (Barker) Virden of Bowie, Prince Georges County, Maryland was born on January 3, 1909 in Missouri United States, and died at age 70 years old on June 22, 1979 at Bowie, MD in Bowie, Prince George's County, MD. Mary Virden was buried on June 26, 1979 at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Arlington County, VA.

Mary Monell (Barker) Virden
Mimi to her grandkids , Mary Monell Virden (Barker ), Monell to her husband
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Bowie, Prince Georges County, Maryland 20715
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January 3, 1909
Missouri, United States
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June 22, 1979
Bowie, MD in Bowie, Prince George's County, Maryland, 20715, United States
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  • Introduction

    She was born in Missouri to Henry Hope Barker (d. 1924) and Lula Elizabeth Proctor Barker (d.1948). Her younger brother, James Charles Barker was born in 1919, and died in 1991. She met John M. Virden (his birth name was John the Baptist) in high school. They were married on June 21st, 1931 and ended with his death on December 23rd, 1969.
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    1909

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    January 3, 1909
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    Missouri United States
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  • Nationality & Locations

    Mimi was born in Missouri, but moved to Oklahoma when she was young. After a few years of her marriage to my grandfather, he joined the Army Air Corp. She moved to Europe, along with their 4 children, when "Johnny" was appointed to work with S.H.A.P.E. While there, the family lived in Wiesbaden, Germany and Paris, France.

  • Early Life & Education

    Mimi graduated high school in Oklahoma. It's unfortunate, but her family didn't have the means to send her to college; however, she was extremely smart.

  • Religious Beliefs

    She was both. Mimi enjoyed reading the Bible, but after moving to Bowie, MD in 1970, I don't recall her attending church.

  • Military Service

    She wasn't a veteran herself, but her husband fought with the China-Burma-India forces during WWII. She raised their four children while "Johnny" was overseas, and later, moved their family to Europe.

  • Professional Career

    As a military wife, her job was raising her family and supporting her husband were her top priorities.
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    June 22, 1979
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    Heart attack
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    Bowie, MD in Bowie, Prince George's County, Maryland 20715, United States
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    June 26, 1979
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    Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia United States
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In 1909, in the year that Mary Monell (Barker) Virden was born, Polish physician and medical researcher Paul Ehrlich found a cure for syphilis, which was a prevalent (but undiscussed) disease. He found that an arsenic compound completely cured syphilis within 3 weeks.
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In 1916, by the time she was only 7 years old, suffragette Jeannette Pickering Rankin became the first woman elected to the House of Representatives as a Representative at large from Montana. She was the first woman to hold an elected Federal office. Holding the office for two years, she ran again in 1940 and served another two year term. Montana had granted women unrestricted voting rights in 1914, 6 years before women got the vote nationally.
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Virden, Lulu (Jan 12, 1889 - Jun 1972) Virden, Philomene (May 7, 1889 - Jan 1970) Virden, Margaret (Oct 8, 1899 - Mar 1979) Virden, Emerson (May 13, 1897 - Dec 1980) Virden, Lucilla (May 14, 1886 - Feb 1971) Virden, Lillian (Aug 11, 1894 - Oct 17, 2001) Virden, Prospere (Dec 17, 1928 - Aug 27, 1985) Virden, George (Jul 29, 1893 - Jul 1981) Virden, Jacqueline (Oct 29, 1937 - Jun 1982) Virden, Dorothy (Jun 17, 1919 - Oct 2, 2010)
Virden, Grover (Mar 28, 1925 - Jun 26, 2005) Virden, James (Aug 6, 1931 - Aug 6, 2001) Virden, Mildred (May 24, 1937 - Aug 3, 2011) Virden, Ralph (Jan 28, 1923 - Jan 31, 2007) Virden, Phyllis (Jan 13, 1933 - Jan 1972) Virden, Grace (Jan 2, 1895 - Jun 1982) Virden, Katherine (Dec 7, 1909 - Oct 19, 2000) Virden, Catherine (Nov 15, 1900 - Apr 1987) Virden, James (Mar 5, 1912 - Dec 1981) Virden, Barbara (Sep 2, 1925 - Apr 6, 2006)
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