Olivia Beatrice "Polly" DANIEL

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4 May 1915 , Norfolk, Virginia, USA

Died

11 May 2014 , Virginia Beach, Virginia, USA

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Zeller Lee DANIEL Sadie Celestine VICKHOUSE

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Born: 4 May 1915 in Norfolk, Virginia, USA

Father: Zeller Lee DANIEL

Mother: Sadie Celestine VICKHOUSE

Paternal grandparents: Lafayette D DANIEL , Amelia (Pamelia) ARCHER

Maternal grandparents: James Thomas VICKHOUSE , Mary Louisa "Mollie" WOODHOUSE

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Olivia Beatrice "Polly" married Herman Fisher CROUSS 10 January 1942 in Norfolk, Virginia, USA . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Herman Fisher CROUSS was born 14 September 1916 in West Springfield, Massachusetts, USA. Herman Fisher died 15 February 1991 in Norfolk, Virginia, USA. Herman Fisher was the child of Raymond Scott CROUSS and Elizabeth FISHER.

Olivia Beatrice "Polly" DANIEL died 11 May 2014 in Virginia Beach, Virginia, USA.

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Olivia Beatrice "Polly" DANIEL married

Herman Fisher CROUSS
Marriage date: 10 January 1942
Marriage place: Norfolk, Virginia, USA
Source: ancestry.com

Herman Fisher CROUSS was the child of Raymond Scott CROUSS and Elizabeth FISHER

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Name: Olivia Beatrice Daniel

Gender: Female

Race: White

Age: 26

Birth Date: abt 1916

Marriage Registration Place: Norfolk, Virginia, USA

Marriage Date: 10 Jan 1942

Marriage Place: Norfolk, Virginia, USA

Father: Zellar Daniel

Mother: Sadie Vickhouse

Spouse: Herman Fisher Crouss

Certificate Number: 1942000485

Ancestry.com. Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015.

Children of Herman Fisher CROUSS and Olivia Beatrice "Polly" DANIEL

Herman "Skip" Fisher CROUSS

Born: 7 December 1943, Norfolk, Virginia, USA
Died: 22 February 2010, Norfolk, Virginia, USA

Married: Julie Anne KUNDERT 4 October 1969 Place: Norfolk, Virginia, USA

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Birth — 1915
4 May 1915
Norfolk, Virginia, 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 - Norfolk, Virginia
Name: Olivia Daniel
Titles and Terms:
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1920
Event Place: Norfolk Washington Ward, Norfolk (Independent City), Virginia, United States
District: ED 47
Gender: Female
Age: 4
Marital Status: Single
Race: White
Race: White
Can Read:
Can Write:
Relationship to Head of Household: Daughter
Relationship to Head of Household: Daughter
Own or Rent:
Birth Year (Estimated): 1916
Birthplace: Virginia
Immigration Year:
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
Sheet Letter: A
Sheet Number: 3
Sheet Number and Letter: 3A
Household ID: 49
Line Number: 24
Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
Affiliate Publication Number: T625
Affiliate Film Number: 1901
GS Film Number: 1821901
Digital Folder Number: 004968956
Image Number: 01166

Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
Sadie Daniel Head F 38 Virginia
Tilton L Daniel Son M 17 Virginia
Zeller Daniel Son M 16 Virginia
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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.

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 - Norfolk, Virginia
Name: Olivia Daniel
Titles and Terms:
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1940
Event Place: Area B, Norfolk, Norfolk City Voting Precinct 5, Norfolk City, Virginia, United States
Gender: Female
Age: 24
Marital Status: Single
Race: White
Race: White
Relationship to Head of Household: Stepdaughter
Relationship to Head of Household: Stepdaughter
Birthplace: Virginia
Birth Year (Estimated): 1916
Last Place of Residence: Same House
District: 114-20
Family Number: 143
Sheet Number and Letter: 8A
Line Number: 18
Affiliate Publication Number: T627
Affiliate Film Number: 4311
Digital Folder Number: 005449103
Image Number: 00495

Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
Herbert South Head M 40 Virginia
Sadie South Wife F 59 Virginia
Olivia Daniel Stepdaughter F 24 Virginia
George Daniel Stepson M 23 Virginia

1940 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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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)

1942 Marriage / Partner
Olivia Beatrice "Polly" DANIEL and Herman Fisher CROUSS 10 January 1942, Norfolk, Virginia, USA

She was 26 years old.

Olivia Beatrice "Polly" DANIEL - 1942 marriage certificate

1942 marriage certificate

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1943 Birth of Child
Herman "Skip" Fisher CROUSS was born 7 December 1943, Norfolk, Virginia, USA

Olivia Beatrice "Polly" was 28 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 - 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 - Tanners Creek, Norfolk, Virginia, USA
Name: Olivia B Crouss
Age: 34
Birth Date: abt 1916
Gender: Female
Birth Place: Virginia
Marital Status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Residence Date: 1950
Home in 1950: Tanners Creek, Norfolk, Virginia, USA
Household Members Age Relationship
Herman F Crouss
33 Head
Olivia B Crouss 34 Wife
Herman F Crouss
6 Son
Gloria J Crouss
3 Daughter
1950 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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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.'

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

1969 Marriage of Child
Herman "Skip" Fisher CROUSS married 4 October 1969, Norfolk, Virginia, USA to Julie Anne KUNDERT

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.

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

1991 Death of Spouse/Partner
Herman Fisher CROUSS died 15 February 1991, Norfolk, Virginia, USA

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.

2009 - Barack Obama becomes President of the United States

2010 Death of Child
Herman "Skip" Fisher CROUSS died 22 February 2010, Norfolk, Virginia, USA

Olivia Beatrice "Polly" was 94 years old.

Obituary
Olivia Beatrice 'Polly' Crouss, 99, passed away on Mother's Day, May 11, 2014, in Virginia Beach, VA, with her family by her side. She was born in Norfolk, VA, on May 4, 1915, the daughter of the late Zeller and Sadie Daniel. Polly was predeceased by her husband, Herman F. Crouss, Sr.; her son, Herman F. 'Skip' Crouss, Jr.; and nine siblings. With the exception of a few moves during her husband's naval career, Polly was a lifelong Tidewater resident. Her family will miss her stories of days gone by, her positive outlook on life, and her famous chicken and dumplings. She was a devoted wife, mother, grandmother, and great grandmother whose ceaseless support will also be greatly missed. No matter the circumstances, Polly always made time to attend as many recitals, sporting events, graduations, and weddings as possible and she was always happy to join in on a game or puzzle. She was a kind and gentle woman who loved her family and her God. All who knew her will miss her warm smile and...Read full story

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Death — 2014
11 May 2014
Virginia Beach, Virginia, USA
She died at the age of 99.

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