Emma Grigsby Meharg

Emma Grigsby Meharg (HM1PTK)

Location: Plainview, TX 79072 Hale County
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Country: United States of America
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N 34° 10.61', W 101° 42.792'

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(August 14, 1873 - September 4, 1937)

Born in Lynnville, Tenn.; moved to Texas with parents, Jasper N. and Mary A. (Calvert) Grigsby, 1883. Graduated from college, became a teacher, married Samuel W. Meharg. Came to Plainview (1902), where she and husband were educators. She helped organize clubs, First Presbyterian Church, U.S.A, civic endeavors. Had daughter and son.
Won international renown, 1925, as Texas' first woman Secretary of State, by appointment of first woman Governor, Miriam A. Ferguson.
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HM NumberHM1PTK
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Marker Number1477
Year Placed1972
Placed ByState Historical Survey Committee
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Date Added Sunday, December 6th, 2015 at 5:02pm PST -08:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)14S E 249927 N 3785090
Decimal Degrees34.17683333, -101.71320000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 34° 10.61', W 101° 42.792'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds34° 10' 36.6" N, 101° 42' 47.52" W
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Area Code(s)806
Closest Postal AddressAt or near Floral, Plainview TX 79072, US
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