Esther Ann MCMURRAY

Born

27 December 1878 , New York, USA

Died

17 May 1944 , Shermn, Newago, Michigan, USA

Age: 66

Esther Ann married John Henry POWELL . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
John Henry POWELL was born 21 December 1878 in Birch Run, Saginaw, Michigan, USA. John Henry died 9 November 1946 in Freemont, Newago, Michigan, USA. John Henry was the child of William Riley POWELL and Harriet Elizabeth BREWER .

Parents & Family of Esther Ann MCMURRAY

Parents of Esther Ann MCMURRAY

Father

Andrew MCMURRAY

Mother

Lucinda "Lucy" PIERCE

Grandparents of Esther Ann MCMURRAY

Paternal grandparents

David James MCMURRAY Phobe WILSON

Maternal grandparents

Maternal grandfather not yet recorded Maternal grandmother not yet recorded

Married 24 Jan. 1897 to John Henry Powell in Montrose, Saginaw, Mi. Completed 5th grade.

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Esther Ann MCMURRAY

Esther Ann MCMURRAY married

John Henry POWELL
Marriage place:
John Henry POWELL was the child of William Riley POWELL and Harriet Elizabeth BREWER

Children of John Henry POWELL and Esther Ann MCMURRAY

Walter POWELL

Born: abt. 1901,
Died: ,

Waldo R. POWELL

Born: abt. 1903,
Died: ,

Beulah Mae POWELL

Born: May 29 1904, Birch Run, Michigan, USA
Died: January 29 1961, Zwolle, Sabine Parish, Louisiana, USA

Married: Roscoe KUNCE

Julia POWELL

Born: abt. 1906,
Died: ,

Beatrice POWELL

Born: abt. 1910,
Died: ,

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Birth — 1878
27 December 1878
New York, USA

1879 - Incandescent light bulb is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, United States)

1881 - The American Red Cross is established by Clara Barton.

1881 - March 4 - James A. Garfield becomes President of the United States

1881 - July 2 - James A. Garfield was shot at the Baltimore and Potomac Railroad Station in Washington, D.C., at 9:30 am on Saturday, July 2, 1881. He died in Elberon, New Jersey, two months later on September 19, 1881. The shooting occurred less than four months into his term as president. Charles J. Guiteau was convicted of Garfield's murder and executed by hanging one year after the shooting. Chester Arthur becomes President of the United States.

1884 - Photographic film is invented (George Eastman, United States)

The first gravity roller coaster amusement ride (LeMarcus A. Thompson, United States)

1885 - Grover Cleveland becomes President of the United States

1886 - October 28 - Statue of Liberty is Unveiled

1889 - The automobile is invented (Gottlieb Daimler, Germany)

1889 - Benjamin Harrison becomes President of the United States

1891 - The zipper is invented (Whitcomb L. Judson, United States)

The motion picture camera is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, William K.L. Dickson, United States)

First Perforated Toilet Paper Roll is Patented

1893 - Grover Cleveland becomes President of the United States

1897 - Aspirin is invented (Felix Hoffmann (Bayer), Germany)

1897 - William McKinley becomes President of the United States

1898 - April 25 – Spanish-American War: The United States declares war on Spain

1898 - December 10 – The Treaty of Paris is signed, ending the Spanish-American War.

1901 - King Camp Gillette and William Emery Nickerson invented the world's first disposable razor blade in 1901. (Boston, Massachusetts, USA)

1901 - William McKinley, the 25th president of the United States, was shot on the grounds of the Pan-American Exposition in the Temple of Music in Buffalo, New York, on September 6, 1901, six months into his second term. He was shaking hands with the public when an anarchist, Leon Czolgosz, shot him twice in the abdomen. Theodore Roosevelt becomes President of the United States.

1902 - July 17 - Willis Haviland Carrier designed the first modern air-conditioning system. (Buffalo, New York, USA)

1903 - The first engine-powered airplane is invented (Wilbur & Orville Wright, United States)

1904 Birth of Child
Beulah Mae POWELL was born May 29 1904, Birch Run, Michigan, USA

Esther Ann was 25 years old.

1904 - June 28 - U.S. begins construction of Panama Canal.

1906 - August 22 – The first Victor Victrola, a phonographic record player, was manufactured, revolutionizing the way people listened to music at home.

In 1906, Reginald Fessenden made the first AM radio broadcast on December 24th. This event marked a significant advancement in radio technology, paving the way for the modern broadcasting industry.

1907-1908 - The electric washing machine is invented (Alva J. Fisher, United States)

1908 - First Model-T car is produced by Henry Ford (United States)

1909 - William Howard Taft becomes President of the United States

1912 - April 15 - Titanic sinks in the North Atlantic

1913 - The assembly line is invented (Henry Ford, United States)

The bra is invented (Mary Phelps Jacob, United States)

1913 - Woodrow Wilson becomes President of the United States

1913 - October 31 – The Lincoln Highway, the first automobile road across the United States, is dedicated

1915 - January 25 - First United States coast-to-coast long-distance telephone call

1917 - March 2 – The enactment of the Jones Act grants Puerto Ricans United States citizenship.

1917 - April 6 – WWI: The United States declares war on Germany

1918 - March 19 – The United States Congress establishes time zones and approves daylight saving time

1919 - June 4 – Women's rights: The United States Congress approves the 19th Amendment to the United States Constitution, which would guarantee suffrage to women, and sends it to the U.S. states for ratification