George Lewis BIAS

(b. 20 June 1868 , West Virginia, USA d. 17 July 1912 , Phoenix, Arizona, USA )

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George Lewis BIAS was born 20 June 1868 in West Virginia, USA

George Lewis BIAS was the child of ? and ?

George Lewis BIAS died 17 July 1912 in Phoenix, Arizona, USA.

Father: Melvin
Mother: Lucy Jane Stickler

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Occupation

George Lewis BIAS was a Carpenter.

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1868 Birth
20 June 1868
West Virginia, USA

1869 - Ulysses S. Grant becomes President of the United States

1870 - June 26 - Christmas becomes a Federal holiday in the United States. It was still illegal in some states.

1876 - March 7 – Alexander Graham Bell is granted a United States patent for an invention he calls the telephone.

1877 - Rutherford B. Hayes becomes President of the United States

1877 - November 21 - Thomas Edison announces his invention of the phonograph, a machine that can record sound.

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 - 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

Death
Name: Geo. L. Bias
Gender: Male
Burial Date:
Burial Place: Phoenix, Arizona
Death Date: 17 Jul 1912
Death Place: Phoenix, Arizona
Age: 44
Birth Date: 20 Jun 1868
Birth Place: West Virginia
Occupation: Carpenter
Race: White
Marital Status: Widowed
Spouse's Name:
Father's Name: Melvin
Father's Birthplace: West Virginia
Mother's Name: Stickler
Mother's Birthplace:
Indexing Project (Batch) Number:
System Origin:
GS Film number: 2114405
Reference ID: 147

'Arizona Deaths, 1870-1951,' database with images, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ ark:/ 61903/ 1:1:FLV2-DRM : 12 December 2014), Geo. L. Bias, 17 Jul 1912; citing Phoenix, Arizona, reference 147, Department of Library and Archives, Phoenix, Arizona; FHL microfilm 2,114,405.'

George is buried at: Greenwood Memory Lawn Cemetery Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA PLOT FL-13-4-8

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Although the name 'Kanawha' was considered, 'West Virginia' was ultimately chosen to name the western counties of the state of Virginia which refused to secede from the Union in 1863. (statesymbolsusa.org)

June 20, 1863 - West Virginia becomes 35th U.S. state. It was part of Virginia until statehood.