1924 - 1999 (74 years) Submit Photo / Document
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Name |
Elizabeth Franklin Brigham |
Born |
9 Apr 1924 |
Madison, Dane, Wisconsin |
Gender |
Female |
Occupation |
She ran the gift shop at the Cave of the Mounds until the latter part of her life when she became a poet and published several poetry books. |
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A book review and advertisement for Elizabeth's poetry. "The Living Church" magazine December 28, 2003 page 5. |
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Cave of the Mounds (5)
With the money he made from mining lead Ebenezer purchased a farm which turned out to be a prime location to quarry limestone. In 1934 a routine blast uncovered uncovered a cave which in 1987 became a national natural landmark. |
Died |
16 Feb 1999 |
Blue Mounds, Dane, Wisconsin |
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Elizabeth (nee Brigham) Rooney Obituary Madison Wisconsin State Journal, Wednesday, February 17, 1999, Page 4C |
Buried |
20 Feb 1999 |
Forest Hill Cemetery, Madison, Dane, Wisconsin, United States |
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Elizabeth (nee Brigham) Rooney Elizabeth (nee Brigham) Rooney Plot: Section 27 Plot 001 |
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Rooney Gravesites Rooney Gravesites Plot: Section 27 Plot 001 |
Siblings |
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Person ID |
I15950 |
Nagel |
Last Modified |
13 Nov 2017 |
Father |
Charles Ilsley Brigham, b. 4 Feb 1862, Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin , d. 21 Mar 1948, Blue Mounds, Dane, Wisconsin (Age 86 years) |
Relationship |
Birth |
Mother |
Rose Anna Gray, b. 16 Aug 1879, d. 3 Feb 1959 (Age 79 years) |
Relationship |
Birth |
Family ID |
F5358 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Family |
Edwin James Rooney, b. 3 Jul 1918, Jamaica, Queens, New York , d. 4 Jul 2003, Mount Horeb, Dane, Wisconsin (Age 85 years) |
Married |
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Announce Engagement - Elizabeth Brigham and Edwin Rooney Monroe Evening Times (Monroe, Wisconsin), 21 Jul 1947, Mon, Page 2 |
Last Modified |
4 Jan 2014 |
Family ID |
F5359 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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Event Map |
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| Born - 9 Apr 1924 - Madison, Dane, Wisconsin |
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| Died - 16 Feb 1999 - Blue Mounds, Dane, Wisconsin |
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| Buried - 20 Feb 1999 - Forest Hill Cemetery, Madison, Dane, Wisconsin, United States |
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Photos |
| Elizabeth (nee Brigham) Rooney. Elizabeth was 15 when the cave was discovered. She was picking apples. She remembered picking 15 bushels when the men working in the quarry set off a routine blast and uncovered the entrance to the cave. She had to wait to see it though because they wanted to clear the rubble and make it safe first. |
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