Mary Jane EDMUNDSON

(b. 22 May 1917 , Roosevelt, Kiowa, Oklahoma, USA d. 26 August 2002 , Springfield, Massachusetts, USA )

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Mary Jane EDMUNDSON was born 22 May 1917 in Roosevelt, Kiowa, Oklahoma, USA

Mary Jane EDMUNDSON was the child of Walter Hudson EDMUNDSON and Mary Gertrude "May" CULKIN and the grandchild of: (paternal) Thornton Hudson EDMUNDSON and Alpharetta Marie CRANE (maternal) James Francis CULKIN and Mary Agnes MORAN

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Mary Jane married George Willard CROUSS 17 August 1943 in Clinton, Oklahoma, USA . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
George Willard CROUSS was born 24 November 1912 in Agawam, Massachusetts, USA (Feeding Hills). George Willard died 7 June 1980 in Springfield, Massachusetts, USA (Indian Orchard). George Willard was the child of Carl "Charles" Theodore CROUSS and Fanny A KATHAN.

Mary Jane EDMUNDSON died 26 August 2002 in Springfield, Massachusetts, USA .

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Mary Jane EDMUNDSON married

George Willard CROUSS-- Date: 17 August 1943 Place: Clinton, Oklahoma, USA
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George Willard CROUSS was the child of Carl "Charles" Theodore CROUSS and Fanny A KATHAN

Name: George Willard Crouss
Titles and Terms: Mr
Event Type: Marriage
Event Date: 17 Aug 1943
Event Place: St. Mary's Church, Clinton, Custer, Oklahoma, United States
Age: 31
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Birth Year (Estimated): 1912
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Spouse's Name: Mary Jane Edmundson
Spouse's Titles and Terms: Miss
Spouse's Age: 26
Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): 1917
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GS Film number: 1977353
Digital Folder Number: 004532559
Image Number: 00370

"Oklahoma, County Marriages, 1891-1959," index and images, FamilySearch.org : accessed 09 Jun 2013), George Willard Crouss and Mary Jane Edmundson, 1943.

Children of George Willard CROUSS and Mary Jane EDMUNDSON:

Charles Walter CROUSS (b.16 February 1944, Durant, Oklahoma, USA d. 28 May 2006, Porterville, California, USA)

George Willard CROUSS (b.14 June 1945, Agawam, Massachusetts, USA d. 18 September 1945, Agawam, Massachusetts, USA )

Mary Kathan CROUSS (b.9 May 1947, Agawam, Massachusetts, USA d. 13 April 2017, Tampa, Florida, USA)
m. Frank Henry GIOVENCO 14 June 1967 in Agawam, Massachusetts, USA (Feeding Hills)

Elizabeth "Liz" Ann CROUSS (b.18 August 1952, Springfield, Massachusetts, USA d. 15 February 2021, Wagener, South Carolina, USA)

Living (b., Springfield, Massachusetts, USA (Indian Orchard) d. , )

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1917 Birth
22 May 1917
Roosevelt, Kiowa, Oklahoma, USA

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

1920 Roosevelt, Kiowa, Oklahoma
Name: Mary J Edmundson
Event Type:
Event Year: 1920
Event Place: , Kiowa, Oklahoma
Gender: Female
Age: 2
Marital Status: Single
Race: White
Birthplace: Oklahoma
Birth Year (Estimated): 1918
Relationship to Head of Household: Daughter
Father's Birthplace: Kansas
Mother's Birthplace: Illinois
Household ID: 259
Sheet Number: 13
GS Film number: 1821467
Digital Folder Number: 4384877
Image Number: 00887
Household Gender Age Birthplace
SELF Walter H Edmundson M 34y Kansas
WIFE Mary G Edmundson F 35y Illinois
DAU Isibel I Edmundson F 8y Oklahoma
SON Walter J Edmundson M 7y Oklahoma
DAU Mary J Edmundson F 2y4m Oklahoma
1920 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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1920 - January 17 - Prohibition goes into effect on January 17, 1920, under the provisions of the 18th Amendment to the United States Constitution

1921 - Warren G. Harding becomes President of the United States

1921 - Charles Strite of Minnesota patents the pop-up toaster.

1923 to 1927 - Television is invented (Vladimir Kosma Zworykin (Russia), Philo Taylor Farnsworth (United States))

1923 - Calvin Coolidge becomes President of the United States

1927 - The aerosol can is invented (Erik Rotheim, Norway)

1927 - April 7 – Bell Telephone Co. transmits an image of Herbert Hoover (then the Secretary of Commerce), which becomes the first successful long distance demonstration of television

1928 - Sliced bread (bread slicing machine) is invented by Otto Frederick Rohwedder (United States)

1929 - Herbert Hoover becomes President of the United States

1929 - October 29 - Black Tuesday - Stock market crash - The Great Depression Begins - It lasted until 1941 (WW2)

1930 - Scotch tape is invented (Richard Drew (3M), United States)

1930 Roosevelt, Kiowa, Oklahoma
Name: Mary J Edmundson
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1930
Event Place: Roosevelt, Kiowa, Oklahoma
Gender: Female
Age: 12
Marital Status: Single
Race: White
Birthplace: Oklahoma
Birth Year (Estimated): 1918
Immigration Year:
Relationship to Head of Household: Daughter
Father's Birthplace: Kansas
Mother's Birthplace: Kansas
District: 0030
Household ID: 127
Sheet Number and Letter: 5A
Line Number: 29
Affiliate Publication Number: T626, roll 1910
GS Film number: 2341644
Digital Folder Number: 4661226
Image Number: 00502
Household Gender Age Birthplace
Head Walter H Edmundson M 44 Kansas
Wife Mary G Edmundson F 45 Illinois
Daughter Isabelle Edmundson F 19 Oklahoma
Son Walter J Edmundson M 18 Oklahoma
Daughter Mary J Edmundson F 12 Oklahoma
1930 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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In 1930, on February 18, Pluto was discovered by astronomer Clyde Tombaugh at the Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff, Arizona, marking a significant milestone in the study of our solar system.

1931 - The paper towel is invented (Arthur Scott, United States)

1931 - March 3 – The Star-Spangled Banner is adopted as the United States National anthem.

1933 - Franklin D. Roosevelt becomes President of the United States

1933 - December 5 – The 21st Amendment to the United States Constitution is passed, repealing Prohibition

1934 - The metal beverage can is invented (American Can Co., United States)

1935 - The snowmobile was invented by Joseph Bombardier (Quebec, Canada)

1935 - August 14 – United States President Franklin Roosevelt signs the Social Security Act into law

1938 - The ballpoint pen is invented (Lazlo Biro, Hungary)

1938-1944 - Sunscreen is invented (Franz Greiter, Switzerland and Benjamin Green, United States)

1938 - October 27 - Du Pont announces a name for its new synthetic yarn: nylon.

1940 - April - 1st electron microscope demonstrated (RCA), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

1941 - December 8 - (the day after the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor) United States declares war on Japan (WW2)

1943 Marriage / Partner
Mary Jane EDMUNDSON and George Willard CROUSS 17 August 1943, Clinton, Oklahoma, USA

She was 26 years old.

Mary Jane EDMUNDSON - 1943 marriage certificate

1943 marriage certificate

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1944 Birth of Child
Charles Walter CROUSS was born 16 February 1944, Durant, Oklahoma, USA

Mary Jane was 26 years old.

1944 - D-Day, which occurred on June 6, 1944, was a pivotal World War II operation where Allied forces launched a massive invasion on the beaches of Normandy, France. Known as Operation Overlord, it involved over 156,000 troops from the United States, United Kingdom, Canada, and other Allied nations. The operation aimed to liberate Western Europe from Nazi German control. The landings marked the beginning of the end for Nazi Germany, leading to the eventual Allied victory in Europe.

1945 - The atomic bomb is invented (J. Robert Oppenheimer, et al., United States)

The microwave oven was invented accidentally in 1945 by Percy Spencer, a Raytheon engineer. While testing a magnetron, he noticed microwaves melted a candy bar in his pocket. Experimenting further, he discovered microwaves could cook food quickly. Raytheon patented the process, and by 1947, they built the first commercial microwave oven, called the 'Radarange.' Initially used in commercial settings, microwaves becomes affordable for home use by the 1960s and 1970s, revolutionizing cooking.

1945 - Harry S. Truman becomes President of the United States

1945 Birth of Child
George Willard CROUSS was born 14 June 1945, Agawam, Massachusetts, USA (Feeding Hills)

Mary Jane was 28 years old.

1945 - On September 2, 1945, World War II officially ended with the formal surrender of Japan. The surrender ceremony took place aboard the USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay, where Japanese officials signed the Instrument of Surrender in the presence of Allied representatives, including General Douglas MacArthur and Admiral Chester Nimitz.

1947 Birth of Child
Mary Kathan CROUSS was born 9 May 1947, Agawam, Massachusetts, USA (Feeding Hills)

Mary Jane was 29 years old.

1948 - Velcro is invented (George de Mestral, Switzerland)

1950 - Agawam, Massachusetts
Name: Mary Jane Crauss
Age: 32
Birth Date: abt 1918
Gender: Female
Birth Place: Oklahoma
Marital Status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Residence Date: 1950
Home in 1950: Agawam, Hampden, Massachusetts, USA
Household Members Age Relationship
George Crauss
37 Head
Mary Jane Crauss 32 Wife
Charles Crauss
6 Son
Mary Crauss
2 Daughter
1950 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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1950 - June 25 - Korean War begins when North Korean forces invade South Korea.

1952 Birth of Child
Elizabeth "Liz" Ann CROUSS was born 18 August 1952, Springfield, Massachusetts, USA (Indian Orchard)

Mary Jane was 35 years old.

1953 - Dwight D. Eisenhower becomes President of the United States

1953 - On July 27, 1953, the Korean War ended with the signing of an armistice agreement at Panmunjom. This ceasefire halted the conflict between North Korea, supported by China and the Soviet Union, and South Korea, backed by United Nations forces primarily from the United States. The agreement established the Korean Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) near the 38th parallel, effectively maintaining the pre-war boundary and creating a buffer zone between the two Koreas.

1961 - John F. Kennedy becomes President of the United States

1961 - Vietnam War officially begins with 900 military advisors landing in Saigon.

1962 - The Cuban Missile Crisis was a tense 13-day standoff in October 1962 between the United States and the Soviet Union over the installation of Soviet nuclear missiles in Cuba, just 90 miles from the U.S. coast. The crisis is considered the closest the Cold War came to escalating into a full-scale nuclear war. It began when American spy planes discovered the missiles, leading to a U.S. naval blockade of Cuba and intense negotiations. The crisis ended when Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev agreed to remove the missiles in exchange for the U.S. promising not to invade Cuba and secretly agreeing to remove American missiles from Turkey.

1963 - I Have a Dream Speech - Martin Luther King's Address at March on Washington August 28, 1963.

In 1963, on November 22, President John F. Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas, Texas, while riding in a motorcade through Dealey Plaza. The assassination shocked the nation and the world, leading to widespread mourning and a period of intense national introspection. Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson was sworn in as the 36th President of the United States shortly after Kennedy's death. The assassination sparked numerous conspiracy theories and investigations, with the Warren Commission ultimately concluding that Lee Harvey Oswald acted alone in the assassination. Kennedy's death had a profound impact on American politics and society, marking the end of an era often referred to as 'Camelot.'

1967 Marriage of Child
Mary Kathan CROUSS married 14 June 1967, Agawam, Massachusetts, USA (Feeding Hills) to Frank Henry GIOVENCO

1968 - The ATM is invented (Don Wetzel, United States)

1969 - Richard M. Nixon becomes President of the United States

1969 - July 20 - Apollo 11 - Man lands on the moon

June 17, 1972 – August 9, 1974 - Watergate Scandal began with the break-in at the Democratic National Committee headquarters at the Watergate office complex in Washington, D.C., in 1972. Members of President Richard Nixon's administration attempted to cover up their involvement. The scandal led to the discovery of multiple abuses of power by the Nixon administration, the resignation of President Nixon in 1974, and the indictment of several administration officials.

1973 - January 22 - Roe v. Wade, 410 U.S. 113 and Doe v. Bolton, 410 U.S. 179: The U.S. Supreme Court declares that the Constitution protects women’s right to terminate an early pregnancy, thus making abortion legal in the U.S.

1973 - March 29 - The last United States soldier leaves Vietnam

The cell phone was invented by Martin Cooper of Motorola. On April 3, 1973, he made the first handheld mobile phone call with the Motorola DynaTAC. This device weighed 2.5 pounds and was 10 inches long, offering 30 minutes of talk time and requiring 10 hours to charge. The first commercial cell phone was released in 1983, revolutionizing communication and leading to the modern smartphones we use today.

1974 - Gerald R. Ford becomes President of the United States after the resignation of Richard Nixon.

1977 - Jimmy Carter becomes President of the United States

The 1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens in Washington State occurred on May 18, triggered by a 5.1 magnitude earthquake. It caused the largest landslide in recorded history, followed by a massive lateral blast. The eruption killed 57 people, destroyed 250 homes, and spread ash across the U.S.

1980 Death of Spouse/Partner
George Willard CROUSS died 7 June 1980, Springfield, Massachusetts, USA (Indian Orchard)

1981 - Ronald Reagan becomes President of the United States

1981 - June 5 - First reported case of AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome)

1982 - The camcorder is invented (Sony Corp., Japan)

1983 - The laptop computer is invented (Radio Shack Corp., United States)

1986 - January 28 - Space Shuttle Challenger accident - The Space Shuttle Challenger disaster occurred on January 28, 1986, when the shuttle broke apart 73 seconds into its flight, leading to the deaths of its seven crew members.

1989 - The World Wide Web is invented at CERN (Tim Berners-Lee, UK)

1989 - George H. W. Bush becomes President of the United States

1993 - William J. Clinton becomes President of the United States

2001 - George W. Bush becomes President of the United States

2001 - September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. Coordinated terrorist attacks by the extremist group al-Qaeda on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, leading to significant changes in U.S. domestic and foreign policy, including the War on Terror.

2002 Death
Massachusetts, Death Index, 1970-2003
name: Mary Jane Crouss
event: Death
event date: 26 Aug 2002
event place: Springfield, Massachusetts
death certificate number:
birth date: 22 May 1917
birthplace:
spouse: George Crouss
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CROUSS, MARY J 22 May 1917 26 Aug 2002 (V) 85 01001 (Agawam, Hampden, MA) (none specified) Massachusetts 022-32-7167
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Obituary
Mary Jane Crouss: Newspaper Obituary and Death Notice

Union-News (Springfield, MA) - August 28, 2002

Deceased Name: Mary Jane Crouss

1917 - 2002

Mary Jane EDMUNDSON - Agawam Center Cemetery, Agawam, Massachusetts

Agawam Center Cemetery, Agawam, Massachusetts

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Postcards and Memories of Springfield, Massachusetts, USA (Indian Orchard)

Mary is buried at: Agawam Center Cemetery
820 Main Street

Agawam, Massachusetts, USA (Feeding Hills)
(413) 786-5399

Added: 8/9/2010 9:49:07 AM - Updated: 7/9/2025 11:51:28 AM

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The name Oklahoma is based on Native American (Choctaw) words 'okla humma' which translates as 'red people'. (statesymbolsusa.org)

November 6, 1907 - Oklahoma becomes 46th U.S. state. The state was formed from Oklahoma Territory and Indian Territory.

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