Sarah Elizabeth (Sally) TODD

Born

6 June 1878 , Blount County, Alabama, USA

Died

18 October 1910 , Jackson County, Alabama, USA

Age: 32

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Andrew Jackson TODD Mary Ann TIDWELL

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Born: 6 June 1878 in Blount County, Alabama, USA

Father: Andrew Jackson TODD

Mother: Mary Ann TIDWELL

Paternal grandparents: Eli J TODD , Sarah A HOLDERFIELD

Maternal grandparents: Clemens TODD

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Sarah Elizabeth (Sally) married William Riley Coleman MESSER 20 September 1899 . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
William Riley Coleman MESSER was born 25 June 1878 in Blount County, Alabama, USA. William Riley Coleman died 18 February 1946 in Blount County, Alabama, USA. William Riley Coleman was the child of Henry Franklin MESSER and Susannah POSTEN.

Sarah Elizabeth (Sally) TODD died 18 October 1910 in Jackson County, Alabama, USA.
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Sarah Elizabeth (Sally) TODD married

William Riley Coleman MESSER
Marriage date: 20 September 1899
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William Riley Coleman MESSER was the child of Henry Franklin MESSER and Susannah POSTEN

Children of William Riley Coleman MESSER and Sarah Elizabeth (Sally) TODD

James William Riley MESSER

Born: 18 October 1900, , Alabama, USA
Died: 15 April 1969, Blount County, Alabama, USA

Married: Maggie JONES 28 February 1924

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Birth — 1878
6 June 1878
Blount County, Alabama, USA

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

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.

1899 Marriage / Partner
Sarah Elizabeth (Sally) TODD and William Riley Coleman MESSER 20 September 1899,

She was 21 years old.

1900 Birth of Child
James William Riley MESSER was born 18 October 1900, , Alabama, USA

Sarah Elizabeth (Sally) was 22 years old.

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