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He often returned to Oxford, making the three-hour trip sometimes to see Willie Mae Sidney, whom he would later marry. [1] A 1978 article in The New York Times characterized Marrow as a Vietnam War veteran [2] but, according to Timothy Tyson's 2004 history, Marrow never served there. [3] After completing his service, Marrow moved back to Oxford ...
The district encompasses 201 contributing buildings, 1 contributing site, and 2 contributing objects in the central business district and surrounding residential sections of Oxford. It includes buildings dating from the early-19th century through the 1930s and notable examples of Greek Revival and Late Victorian style architecture.
Oxford is a town in Granville County, North Carolina, United States, with a population of 8,628 as of the 2020 census. [6] It is the county seat of Granville County. [ 7 ]
Police, upon further investigation, arrested Lujan, 55, and the teen’s mother, Jami Hodges, after investigators found what appeared to be a foul-smelling cage filled with feces inside their home ...
Franklin Wills Hancock, Jr. was born in Oxford, North Carolina on November 1, 1894. He was the only son and one of four children of Franklin Wills and Lizzie Hobgood Hancock. His father was a descendant of William Hancock (Previous wiki-bio incorrectly states that William is the brother of Declaration of Independence signer John Hancock - this ...
Oxford was raised in Wichita, Kansas, United States, where his father played old-time fiddle. [1] He began playing professionally in Utah in 1960, mostly playing in the Kansas area in the early 1960s, then relocated to Nashville in 1964. [1] In 1965, he met Harlan Howard, who got him signed to RCA Victor and helped him find material to record. [1]
George Bernard Shaw (26 July 1856 – 2 November 1950), known at his insistence as Bernard Shaw, was an Irish playwright, critic, polemicist and political activist. His influence on Western theatre, culture and politics extended from the 1880s to his death and beyond.
In the mid-19th century, the graveyards of the six parishes in central Oxford became full, so Merton College made some of its land available to form the cemetery in 1847. The cemetery was established along with Osney Cemetery and St Sepulchre's Cemetery. [1] In 1855, new burials were forbidden at all Oxford city churches, apart from existing ...