Verndale Asbury SHAFER

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29 June 1895 , Superior, Wisconsin, USA

Died

8 April 1932 , Detroit, Michigan, USA

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Born: 29 June 1895 in Superior, Wisconsin, USA

Father: Harry Verndale SHAFER

Mother: Mary Ellen DAVIS

Verndale Asbury SHAFER died 8 April 1932 in Detroit, Michigan, USA.
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Birth
Name: Shafer
Gender: Male
Christening Date:
Christening Place:
Birth Date: 29 Jun 1895
Birthplace: South Superior, Douglas, Wisconsin
Death Date:
Name Note:
Race: White
Father's Name: Harry V. Shafer
Father's Birthplace: Wi
Father's Age:
Mother's Name: Mary Davis
Mother's Birthplace: Wi
Mother's Age:
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: C00310-9
System Origin: Wisconsin-EASy
GS Film number: 1302864
Reference ID: 489 CN 01940

'Wisconsin Births and Christenings, 1826-1926,' database, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ ark:/ 61903/ 1:1:XRNY-21S : 11 February 2018), Harry V. Shafer in entry for Shafer, 29 Jun 1895; citing South Superior, Douglas, Wisconsin, reference 489 CN 01940; FHL microfilm 1,302,864.
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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.

1905 - Superior, Wisconsin
Name: Vandale Shafer
Residence Place: Superior city, ward 05, Douglas, Wisconsin
Age (Original): 10y
Birth Year (Estimated): Abt 1895
Birthplace: Wisconsin
Relationship to Head of Household (Original Language): Son
Race: White
Gender: Male
Marital Status: Single
Parent 1 Birthplace: Wisconsin
Parent 2 Birthplace: Wisconsin
Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
Harry Shafer Head Male 31y Wisconsin
Mary Shafer Wife Female 30y Wisconsin
Vandale Shafer Son Male 10y Wisconsin
Dwight Shafer Son Male 8y Wisconsin
Lela Shafer Daughter Female 4y Wisconsin
Hope Shafer Son Male 2y Wisconsin
Cecil Shafer Daughter Female 1y Wisconsin
1905 Wisconsin State Census, familysearch.org

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

1910 - International Falls, Minnesota
Name: Verndale Schaffer
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1910
Event Place: International Falls, Koochiching, Minnesota, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 15
Marital Status: Single
Race: White
Race (Original): White
Relationship to Head of Household: Son
Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Son
Birth Year (Estimated): 1895
Birthplace: Wisconsin
Father's Birthplace: Wisconsin
Mother's Birthplace: Wisconsin
Sheet Letter: B
Sheet Number: 10
Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
Harry Schaffer Head Male 36 Wisconsin
Mary Schaffer Wife Female 34 Wisconsin
Verndale Schaffer Son Male 15 Wisconsin
Weight Schaffer Son Male 13 Wisconsin
Lela Schaffer Daughter Female 10 Wisconsin
Hope Schaffer Daughter Female 8 Wisconsin
Cecil Schaffer Son Male 6 Wisconsin
Ford Schaffer Son Male 4 Wisconsin
Effie Schaffer Daughter Female 0 Wisconsin
1910 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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1910 - Solon Springs, Wisconsin
Name: Verndal A Shafer
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1910
Event Place: Solon Springs, Douglas, Wisconsin, United States
Gender: Female
Age: 14
Marital Status: Single
Race: White
Race (Original): White
Relationship to Head of Household: Daughter
Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Daughter
Birth Year (Estimated): 1896
Birthplace: Wisconsin
Father's Birthplace: Wisconsin
Mother's Birthplace: Wisconsin
Sheet Letter: B
Sheet Number: 4
Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
Harry Shafer Head Male 36 Wisconsin
Mary Shafer Wife Female 36 Wisconsin
Verndal A Shafer Daughter Female 14 Wisconsin
Dwight Y Shafer Son Male 13 Wisconsin
Lula F Shafer Son Male 10 Wisconsin
Phreica H Shafer Daughter Female 7 Wisconsin
Tecil H Shafer Son Male 6 Wisconsin
Ford P Shafer Son Male 3 Wisconsin
Elizabeth E Shafer Daughter Female 0 Wisconsin
Jaurchta Davis Mother-in-law Female 64 Vermont
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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 - Superior, Wisconsin
Name: Verndale A Shafer
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1920
Event Place: Superior Ward 8, Douglas, Wisconsin, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 21
Marital Status: Single
Race: White
Race (Original): White
Relationship to Head of Household: Son
Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Son
Birth Year (Estimated): 1899
Birthplace: Wisconsin
Father's Birthplace: Wisconsin
Mother's Birthplace: Wisconsin
Sheet Letter: B
Sheet Number: 3
Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
Lloyd J Larson Head Male 35 Wisconsin
Mary E Larson Wife Female 35 Wisconsin
Verndale A Shafer Son Male 21 Wisconsin
Lela F Shafer Daughter Female 18 Wisconsin
Hope P Shafer Daughter Female 17 Wisconsin
Cecil H Shafer Son Male 15 Wisconsin
Ford P Shafer Son Male 13 Wisconsin
Elizabeth E Shafer Daughter Female 9 Wisconsin
Samantha P Davis Mother-in-law Female 74 Vermont
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)

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.