Eva Julia SPOONER

Born

17 March 1866 , Florence, St Joseph, Michigan, USA

Died

12 February 1928 , Sarasota, Florida, USA

Eva Julia married Alva Josiah FISHER December 15, 1887 in South Haven, Van Buren, Michigan, USA . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Alva Josiah FISHER was born 30 August 1861 in Ligonier, Indiana, USA. Alva Josiah died 14 February 1947 in Sarasota, Florida, USA. Alva Josiah was the child of Josiah Nathaniel FISHER and Louisa TRACY .

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daughter of William Spooner and Harriet Hawkins

photo (above) from 1922 passport

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Eva Julia SPOONER

Eva Julia SPOONER married

Alva Josiah FISHER
Marriage date: December 15, 1887
Marriage place: South Haven, Van Buren, Michigan, USA
Source: ancestry.com

Alva Josiah FISHER was the child of Josiah Nathaniel FISHER and Louisa TRACY

Marriage notes:

Name: Alva J Fisher

Gender: Male

Race: White

Age: 26

Birth Year: abt 1861

Birth Place: Indiana

Marriage Date: 21 Dec 1887

Marriage Place: South Haven, Van Buren, Michigan, USA

Residence Place: Chicago

Father: J W Fisher

Mother: Louisa Trag

Spouse: Eva J Spooner

Record Number: 64

Ancestry.com. Michigan, Marriage Records, 1867-1952 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015.

Children of Alva Josiah FISHER and Eva Julia SPOONER

Bernice FISHER

Born: 5 May 1889, Chicago, Illinois, USA
Died: 3 February 1946, Dartmouth, Massachusetts, USA

Frances Marion FISHER

Born: 17 September 1892, Chicago, Illinois, USA
Died: ,

Hannah B FISHER

Born: 17 November 1898, Kansas City, Missouri, USA
Died: 7 July 1955, San Francisco, California, USA

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Birth — 1866
17 March 1866
Florence, St Joseph, Michigan, USA

1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)

Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.

1869 - Ulysses S. Grant becomes President of the United States

1870 - June 26 - Christmas becomes a Federal holiday in the United States. It was still illegal in some states.

1876 - March 7 – Alexander Graham Bell is granted a United States patent for an invention he calls the telephone.

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)

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

1887 Marriage / Partner
Eva Julia SPOONER and Alva Josiah FISHER December 15, 1887, South Haven, Van Buren, Michigan, USA

She was 21 years old.

1889 - The automobile is invented (Gottlieb Daimler, Germany)

1889 - Benjamin Harrison becomes President of the United States

1889 Birth of Child
Bernice FISHER was born 5 May 1889, Chicago, Illinois, USA

Eva Julia was 23 years old.

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

1892 Birth of Child
Frances Marion FISHER was born 17 September 1892, Chicago, Illinois, USA

Eva Julia was 26 years old.

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 Birth of Child
Hannah B FISHER was born 17 November 1898, Kansas City, Missouri, USA

Eva Julia was 32 years old.

1898 - December 10 – The Treaty of Paris is signed, ending the Spanish-American War.

1900 - South Haven, Michigan

Name: Eva J Fisher
Age: 33
Birth Date: Mar 1866
BirthPlace: Michigan
Home in 1900: South Haven, Van Buren, Michigan
Street: Erie Street
Sheet Number: 13
Number of Dwelling in Order of Visitation: 97
Family Number: 320
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Alva J Fisher
Marriage Year: 1888
Father's BirthPlace: Massachusetts
Mother's BirthPlace: New York
Mother: Number of Living Children: 3
Mother: How Many Children: 3
Can Read: Yes
Can Write: Yes
Can Speak English: Yes
House Owned or Rented: O
Home Free or Mortgaged: F
Farm or House: H
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members:
Name Age
Alva J Fisher 37
Eva J Fisher 33
Berniss S Fisher 11
Francis Fisher 7
Hannah B Fisher 1

Source / record details
1900 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
Exploring the U.S. Census: Your Guide to America’s Data

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

1910 - Evanston, Illinois

Name: Eva J Fisher
Age in 1910: 43
Birth Year: abt 1867
BirthPlace: Michigan
Home in 1910: Evanston Ward 3, Cook, Illinois
Street: Michigan Ave
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Alva J Fisher
Father's BirthPlace: Massachusetts
Mother's BirthPlace: New York
Native Tongue: English
Able to Read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
Years Married: 22
Number of Children Born: 3
Number of Children Living: 3
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members:
Name Age
Alva J Fisher 48
Eva J Fisher 43
Bernice Fisher 20
Frances M Fisher 17
Hannah B Fisher 11

Source / record details
1910 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
Exploring the U.S. Census: Your Guide to America’s Data

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 - Evanston, Illinois

Name:
Eva J Fisher
Event Type:
Census
Event Date:
1920
Event Place:
Evanston Ward 3, Cook, Illinois, United States
Gender:
Female
Age:
52
Marital Status:
Married
Race:
White
Race:
White
Can Read:
Yes
Can Write:
Yes
Relationship to Head of Household:
Wife
Relationship to Head of Household:
Wife
Birth Year (Estimated):
1868
BirthPlace:
Michigan
Father's BirthPlace:
Massachusetts
Mother's BirthPlace:
New York
Sheet Letter:
A
Sheet Number:
5
Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
Alva J Fisher Head Male 58 Indiana
Eva J Fisher Wife Female 52 Michigan
Hannah B Fisher Daughter Female 21 Missouri

Source / record details
1920 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
Exploring the U.S. Census: Your Guide to America’s Data

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