Martha LYTTLE

(b. 01/02/1929 , Kentucky, USA d. 11/29/1990 , Napa, California, USA )
Age: 60
Cause of Death: Emphysema

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Martha LYTTLE was born 01/02/1929 in Kentucky, USA

Martha LYTTLE was the child of Horace Leet LYTTLE and Nora Anna FOTHERGILL and the grandchild of: (paternal) Lewis LYTTLE and Vera Belle DUKE (maternal) Edward FOTHERGILL and Mona Lee WELCH

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Martha married Carl HANSEN . The couple had (at least) 1 child. Carl HANSEN was born 7/15/1927 in Nevada, USA. Carl died 11/3/2006 in California, USA. Carl was the child of Addison Victor HANSEN and Alice Salina THOMAS.

Martha LYTTLE died 11/29/1990 in Napa, California, USA.

Occupation: Jewelry store

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1929 Birth
01/02/1929
Kentucky, USA

1930 - Scotch tape is invented (Richard Drew (3M), United States)

1930 - Berea, Kentucky
Name: Martha Lee Lyttle
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Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1930
Event Place: Berea, Madison, Kentucky, United States
District: ED 16
Gender: Female
Age: 0
Marital Status: Single
Race: White
Race: White
Relationship to Head of Household: Daughter
Relationship to Head of Household: Daughter
Birth Year (Estimated): 1930
Birthplace: Kentucky
Immigration Year:
Father's Birthplace: Kentucky
Mother's Birthplace: Rhode Island
Sheet Letter: A
Sheet Number: 17
Sheet Number and Letter: 17A
Household ID: 337
Line Number: 5
Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
Affiliate Publication Number: T626
Affiliate Film Number: 769
GS Film Number: 2340504
Digital Folder Number: 004950770
Image Number: 00375

Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
Horris Lyttle Head M 27 Kentucky
Nora Lyttle Wife F 20 Rhode Island
Horce Lyttle Jr. Son M 2 Kentucky
Martha Lee Lyttle Daughter F 0 Kentucky

1930 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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Birth
Name: Martha L Lyttle
Titles and Terms:
Event Type: Birth
Event Date: 1930
Event Place: Leslie, Kentucky, United States
Gender: 9
Mother's Name: Nora Fothergill
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'Kentucky, Vital Record Indexes, 1911-1999,' database, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ ark:/ 61903/ 1:1:QKHJ-C9SX : 11 February 2018), Martha L Lyttle, 1930; citing Birth, Leslie, Kentucky, United States, Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives, Frankfort.
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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 - Lexington, Kentucky
Name: Martha Lytle
Titles and Terms:
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1940
Event Place: Ward 4, Lexington, Magisterial District 3, Fayette, Kentucky, United States
Gender: Female
Age: 10
Marital Status: Single
Race: White
Race: White
Relationship to Head of Household: Daughter
Relationship to Head of Household: Daughter
Birthplace: Kentucky
Birth Year (Estimated): 1930
Last Place of Residence: Same Place
District: 34-22
Family Number: 82
Sheet Number and Letter: 4A
Line Number: 6
Affiliate Publication Number: T627
Affiliate Film Number: 1302
Digital Folder Number: 005460608
Image Number: 00803

Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
Nora Lytle Head F 30 Rhode Island
Horace Lytle Son M 12 Kentucky
Martha Lytle Daughter F 10 Kentucky
1940 Census Ancestry (U.S.)

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)

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 marriage
Name: William James Pinto
Event Type: Marriage Registration
Event Date: 24 Mar 1945
Event Place: Wayne, Indiana, United States
Residence Place:
Gender: Male
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Birth Date:
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Spouse's Name: Martha Lee Lyttle
Spouse's Residence Place: Dayton, , Ohio
Spouse's Gender: Female
Spouse's Age (Estimated): 17
Spouse’s Number of Total Marriages:
Spouse's Race: White
Spouse's Race: White
Spouse's Birth Date: 02 Jan 1928
Spouse's Birthplace: Hyden, , Kentucky
Spouse's Father's Name: Horace Leet Lyttle
Spouse's Mother's Name: Nora Anna Fothergill
Officiator's Name: John Elias Jones
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Record Number: 534321
Reference ID:
GS Film Number: 001846671
Digital Folder Number: 007030286
Image Number: 00529
Last Image Number:
Number of Images: 1

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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.'

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

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

1990 Death
11/29/1990
Napa, California, USA

She died at the age of 61.

Martha is buried at: Tulocay

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