Emma Johanna TRICKEY

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19 December 1916 , Homer, Nebraska, USA

Died

8 December 1993 , Sioux City, Iowa, USA

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George Washington TRICKEY Emma Leona HARRIS

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Born: 19 December 1916 in Homer, Nebraska, USA

Father: George Washington TRICKEY

Mother: Emma Leona HARRIS

Paternal grandparents: John TRICKEY , Eliza Jane STERNS

Maternal grandparents: Henry H HARRIS , Mary Elizabeth SPENCER

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Emma Johanna married Hubert Harvey TREADWAY 8 September 1934 in South Sioux City, Dakota, Nebraska, USA . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Hubert Harvey TREADWAY was born 13 November 1911 in Agitite, Hardeman, Texas, USA. Hubert Harvey died 26 March 1977 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

Emma Johanna TRICKEY died 8 December 1993 in Sioux City, Iowa, USA.

m. Hubert H Treadway

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Emma Johanna TRICKEY married

Hubert Harvey TREADWAY
Marriage date: 8 September 1934
Marriage place: South Sioux City, Dakota, Nebraska, USA

Children of Hubert Harvey TREADWAY and Emma Johanna TRICKEY

Hubert Mathew TREADWAY

Born: 26 November 1935, South Sioux City, Dakota, Nebraska, USA
Died: 2 February 2009, Sioux City, Iowa, USA

Benny George TREADWAY

Born: 15 November 1937, South Sioux City, Dakota, Nebraska, USA
Died: 21 January 2011, Ames, Iowa, USA

Earl Montana TREADWAY

Born: 14 December 1945, Sioux City, Iowa, USA
Died: 15 February 2005, Fort Worth, Texas, USA

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Birth — 1916
19 December 1916
Homer, Nebraska, 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 - Omadi, Nebraska
Name: Emma Trickey
Age: 3
Birth Year: abt 1917
Birthplace: Nebraska
Home in 1920: Omadi, Dakota, Nebraska
Residence Date: 1920
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Daughter
Marital status: Single
Father's name: George Trickey
Father's Birthplace: Canada
Mother's name: Emma Trickey
Mother's Birthplace: Iowa
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Household Members:
Name Age
George Trickey 41
Emma Trickey 40
Earl Trickey 21
Delta Trickey 19
Lawrence Trickey 17
Flora Trickey 15
Samuel Trickey 13
Peter Trickey 11
Donald Trickey 9
Lester Trickey 6
Emma Trickey 3
Edgar Trickey 0
Cornelius Collins 22
John Frickey 62

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)

1930 - Springfield, Wisconsin
Name: Emma J Trickey
Birth Year: abt 1917
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birthplace: Nebraska
Marital status: Single
Relation to Head of House: Daughter
Home in 1930: Springfield, St. Croix, Wisconsin, USA
Map of Home: View Map
Dwelling Number: 91
Family Number: 95
Attended School: Yes
Able to Read and Write: Yes
Father's Birthplace: Canada
Mother's Birthplace: Iowa
Able to Speak English: Yes
Household Members:
Name Age
George Trickey 50
Emma L Trickey 50
Earl Trickey 31
Peter P Trickey 21
Lester G Trickey 16
Emma J Trickey 13
Edgar T Trickey 11
Leona M Trickey 9
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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)

1934 Marriage / Partner
Emma Johanna TRICKEY and Hubert Harvey TREADWAY 8 September 1934, South Sioux City, Dakota, Nebraska, USA

She was 17 years old.

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

1935 Birth of Child
Hubert Mathew TREADWAY was born 26 November 1935, South Sioux City, Dakota, Nebraska, USA

Emma Johanna was 18 years old.

1937 Birth of Child
Benny George TREADWAY was born 15 November 1937, South Sioux City, Dakota, Nebraska, USA

Emma Johanna was 20 years old.

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 - South Sioux City, Nebraska
Name: Emma Treadway
Age: 23
Estimated birth year: abt 1917
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birthplace: Nebraska
Marital status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Home in 1940: South Sioux City, Dakota, Nebraska
Map of Home in 1940: View Map
Street: E 21
House Number: 117
Inferred Residence in 1935: South Sioux City, Dakota, Nebraska
Residence in 1935: Same Place
Sheet Number: 12A
Attended School or College: No
Highest Grade Completed: Elementary school, 6th grade
Weeks Worked in 1939: 0
Income: 0
Income Other Sources: No
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Household Members:
Name Age
George Trickey 60
Emma Trickey 60
Earl Trickey 41
Leona Trickey 19
Hubert Treadway 28
Emma Treadway 23
Hubert Treadway 4
Dennie Treadway 2

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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)

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.

1945 Birth of Child
Earl Montana TREADWAY was born 14 December 1945, Sioux City, Iowa, USA

Emma Johanna was 29 years old.

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

1977 Death of Spouse/Partner
Hubert Harvey TREADWAY died 26 March 1977, Los Angeles, California, USA

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

Death — 1993
8 December 1993
Sioux City, Iowa, USA
She died at the age of 77.

Obituary
Emma J. Treadway
Sioux City Journal, December 19, 1993

South Sioux City - Emma J. Treadway, 76, of South Sioux city died Wednesday, Dec. 8, 1993, at a Sioux City hospital after a brief illness.

Services will be 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Becker - Hunt Funeral Home in South Sioux City with the Reb. Owen Lester officiating. Burial will be in the Omaha Valley Cemetery, rural Homer, Neb. Visitation will be noon to 9 p.m. today, with a prayer service at 7:30 p.m., at the funeral home.

Mrs. Treadway was born Dec. 19, 1916 in Homer, the daughter of George and Emma (Harris) Trickey. She married Hubert H. Treadway Sept. 8, 1934, in South Sioux City. He died in march 1977 in Los Angeles,. She had lived in California from 1960 to 1980, when she returned to South Sioux City.

Survivors include four sons, Hubert M. of South Sioux City, Benny G. of Ames, Iowa, Eddie of Sioux City, and Earl of Jackson, Neb.; two daughters, Delores Beckenbach of Long Beach, Calif., and Leona Marshall of...Read full story

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