Oscar L ROBINSON

Born

October 17, 1888 , Bennington, Vermont, USA

Died

March 13,1923 , Wenona, Marshall, Illinois, USA

Oscar L married Sarah E POWELL 24 January 1867 in Rutland, LaSalle, Illinois . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Sarah E POWELL was born 10 September 1848 in New Baltimore, Greene, New York, USA. Sarah E died 12 March 1924 in Wenona, Marshall, Illinois, USA.

Parents & Family of Oscar L ROBINSON

Parents of Oscar L ROBINSON

Father

Hiram ROBINSON

Mother

(Sally) Sarah SMITH

Grandparents of Oscar L ROBINSON

Paternal grandparents

James ROBINSON Abigail BURT

Maternal grandparents

Rufus SMITH Sally MARSH

Civil War veteran
104 Illinois Infantry Co I

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Oscar L ROBINSON

Oscar L ROBINSON married

Sarah E POWELL
Marriage date: 24 January 1867
Marriage place: Rutland, LaSalle, Illinois

Children of Oscar L ROBINSON and Sarah E POWELL

Milton John ROBINSON

Born: 13 October 1874, Dana, LaSalle, Illinois, USA
Died: 23 February 1944, Wenona, Marshall, Illinois, USA

Married: Della Orilla WELLS 1 January 1917

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1867 Marriage / Partner
Oscar L ROBINSON and Sarah E POWELL 24 January 1867, Rutland, LaSalle, Illinois

He was -22 years old.

1874 Birth of Child
Milton John ROBINSON was born 13 October 1874, Dana, LaSalle, Illinois, USA

Oscar L was -15 years old.

Birth — 1888
October 17, 1888
Bennington, Vermont, USA

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

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