William Duglass ENGLISH

Born

19 June 1915 , Morehead City, North Carolina, USA

Died

7 February 1937 , New Bern, North Carolina, USA

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Parents of William Duglass ENGLISH

Father

Alonzo ENGLISH

Mother

Emily Violet LINCOLN

Grandparents of William Duglass ENGLISH

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Alonzo J ENGLISH Cora NEWTON

Maternal grandparents

James Thurman LINCOLN Achsah "Axie" Elizabeth BROOKS

Spouse: Mildred S. English

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Recorded occupation: Auto Mechanic

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Birth — 1915
19 June 1915
Morehead City, North Carolina, USA

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

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)

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

Death

Name: William Duglass English
Gender: Male
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Burial Place: New Bern
Death Date: 07 Feb 1937
Death Place: New Bern, Craven, North Carolina
Age: 20
Birth Date: 19 Jun 1915
Birth Place: Morehead City, N.C.
Occupation: Auto Mechanic
Race: white
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Mildred S. English
Father's Name: Alonzo English
Father's BirthPlace: Pamlico Co., Nc
Mother's Name: Emely Lincoln English
Mother's BirthPlace: Pamlico Co., Nc
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: B05305-9
System Origin: North Carolina-EASy
GS Film Number: 1943129
Reference ID: 409

'North Carolina Deaths and Burials, 1898-1994,' database, FamilySearch (https:/ / familysearch.org/ ark:/ 61903/ 1:1:FZR5-VM4 : 8 December 2014), William Duglass English, 07 Feb 1937; citing Cemetery, New Bern, Craven, North Carolina, reference 409; FHL microfilm 1,943,129.'

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