Rebecca Louise STEWART

(b. abt. 1876 , Michigan, USA d. abt. 1965 , Tennessee, USA )

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Rebecca Louise STEWART was born abt. 1876 in Michigan, USA

Rebecca Louise STEWART was the child of ? and ?

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Rebecca Louise married William Sherman TOWNE 10 May 1898 in Mason, Ingham, Michigan, USA . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
William Sherman TOWNE was born 9 June 1868 in Belchertown, Massachusetts, USA. William Sherman died 15 January 1943 in Memphis, Tennessee, USA. William Sherman was the child of Amasa TOWNE and Elizabeth B SMITH.

Rebecca Louise STEWART died abt. 1965 in Tennessee, USA.

daughter of Horace P. Stewart and Elizabeth ?

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Rebecca Louise STEWART married

William Sherman TOWNE-- Date: 10 May 1898 Place: Mason, Ingham, Michigan, USA

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William Sherman TOWNE was the child of Amasa TOWNE and Elizabeth B SMITH

Name: Wm S. Towne
Race (Original):
Age (Expanded): 29 years
Birth Year: 1869
Birthplace: Massachusetts
Spouse's Name: Rebe C. Stewart
Spouse's Race (Original):
Spouse's Age (Expanded): 22 years
Spouse's Birth Year: 1876
Spouse's Birthplace: Mason, Michigan
Event Date: 10 May 1898
Event Place: Mason, Ingham, Michigan
Father's Name: Amasa Towne
Mother's Name: Elizabeth B. Smith
Spouse's Father's Name: Horace P. Stewart
Spouse's Mother's Name: Elizabeth
Marital Status:
Previous Wife's Name:
Spouse's Marital Status:
Spouse's Previous Husband's Name:
GS Film number: 2342509
Frame Number:
Digital Folder Number: 4208258
Image Number: 227
Reference ID: v 2 p 456 rn 12205

"Michigan Marriages, 1868-1925," database with images, FamilySearch.org : 10 March 2018), Wm S. Towne and Rebe C. Stewart, 10 May 1898; citing Mason, Ingham, Michigan, v 2 p 456 rn 12205, Department of Vital Records, Lansing; FHL microfilm 2,342,509.

Children of William Sherman TOWNE and Rebecca Louise STEWART:

Willard H TOWNE (b.abt. 1901, , Michigan, USA d. , )

Marian E TOWNE (b.abt. 1905, , Michigan, USA d. , )

Esther E TOWNE (b.abt. 1906, , Michigan, USA d. abt. 1999, )

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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)

1880 Vevay, Michigan
Name: Rebe Stewart
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1880
Event Place: Vevay, Ingham, Michigan, United States
District: ED 137
Gender: Female
Age: 4
Marital Status: Single
Race: White
Race (Original): W
Occupation:
Relationship to Head of Household: Daughter
Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Dau
Birth Year (Estimated): 1876
Birthplace: Michigan, United States
Father's Birthplace: New York, United States
Mother's Birthplace: New York, United States
Note:
Sheet Letter: B
Sheet Number: 500
Sheet Number and Letter: 500B
Household ID: 7439615
Person Number: 2
Volume: 1
Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
Affiliate Publication Number: T9
Affiliate Film Number: 0583
GS Film Number: 1254583
Digital Folder Number: 005161014
Image Number: 00346

Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
Horace P Stewart Self M 50 New York, United States
Elizabeth Stewart Wife F 46 New York, United States
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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 Marriage / Partner
Rebecca Louise STEWART and William Sherman TOWNE 10 May 1898, Mason, Ingham, Michigan, USA

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

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

1920 Memphis, Tennessee
Name: Rebecca S Towne
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1920
Event Place: Memphis Ward 16, Shelby, Tennessee, United States
Gender: Female
Age: 44
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Race (Original): White
Can Read: Yes
Can Write: Yes
Relationship to Head of Household: Wife
Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Wife
Birth Year (Estimated): 1876
Birthplace: Michigan
Father's Birthplace: New York
Mother's Birthplace: New York
Sheet Letter: B
Sheet Number: 10
Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
William S Towne Head Male 52 Massachusetts
Rebecca S Towne Wife Female 44 Michigan
Willard H Towne Son Male 18 Michigan
Marian E Towne Daughter Female 15 Michigan
Esther E Towne Daughter Female 13 Michigan
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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 Memphis, Tennessee
Name: Rebecca Towne
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1930
Event Place: Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States
Gender: Female
Age: 53
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Race (Original): White
Relationship to Head of Household: Wife
Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Wife
Birth Year (Estimated): 1877
Birthplace: Michigan
Father's Birthplace: New York
Mother's Birthplace: New York
Sheet Letter: A
Sheet Number: 5
Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
William S Towne Head Male 62 Massachussetts
Rebecca Towne Wife Female 53 Michigan
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 Memphis, Tennessee
Name: Rebe S Towne
Titles and Terms:
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1940
Event Place: Ward 16, Memphis, Civil District 2, Shelby, Tennessee, United States
Sex: Female
Age: 63
Marital Status: Married
Race (Original): White
Race: White
Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Wife
Relationship to Head of Household: Wife
Birthplace: Michigan
Birth Year (Estimated): 1877
Last Place of Residence: Same House
District: 98-89
Family Number: 230
Sheet Number and Letter: 7B
Line Number: 56
Affiliate Publication Number: T627
Affiliate Film Number: 3962
Digital Folder Number: 005461334
Image Number: 00694

Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
William S Towne Head M 71 Massachusetts
Rebe S Towne Wife F 63 Michigan
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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 Death of Spouse/Partner
William Sherman TOWNE died 15 January 1943, Memphis, Tennessee, USA

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 - 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.

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

1950 - June 25 - Korean War begins when North Korean forces invade South Korea.

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.'