William John ROESKE

Born

3 December 1886 , Sumont, Illinois, USA

Died

27 July 1968 , Valparaiso, Indiana, USA

William John married Clara Rose Bertha GESKE 2 January 1910 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA .
Clara Rose Bertha GESKE was born abt. 1887 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA. Clara Rose Bertha died abt. 1981 Clara Rose Bertha was the child of William H GESKE and Johanna (Anna) BORCHARDT (BAUCHE) .

Parents & Family of William John ROESKE

Parents of William John ROESKE

Father

Albert August ROESKE

Mother

Wilhelmine Luise Mathilde KOEPKE

Grandparents of William John ROESKE

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died at Porter Memorial Hospital

Spouses, Marriages & Children of William John ROESKE

William John ROESKE married

Clara Rose Bertha GESKE
Marriage date: 2 January 1910
Marriage place: Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
Source: ancestry.com

Clara Rose Bertha GESKE was the child of William H GESKE and Johanna (Anna) BORCHARDT (BAUCHE)

Marriage notes:

Name: Clara Geske

Gender: Female

Race: White

Age: 22

Record Type: Marriage

Birth Place: Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Marriage Date: 2 Jan 1910

Marriage Place: Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA

Father: Wm Geske

Mother: Johanna Bauche

Spouse: William Roeske

Certificate Number: 182

Name: William Roeske

Gender: Male

Race: White

Age: 23

Record Type: Marriage

Birth Place: Sumont, Ill

Marriage Date: 2 Jan 1910

Marriage Place: Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA

Father: Albert Roeske

Mother: Tillie Koepke

Spouse: Clara Geske

Certificate Number: 182

Ancestry.com. Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Marriages, 1838-1911 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2018.

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Birth — 1886
3 December 1886
Sumont, Illinois, 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.

1900 - Lyons, Illinois

Name: William Dresku
[William Roeske]
Age: 13
Birth Date: Dec 1897
BirthPlace: Illinois
Home in 1900: Lyons, Cook, Illinois
Sheet Number: 6
Number of Dwelling in Order of Visitation: 68
Family Number: 66
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Son
Marital Status: Single
Father's Name: Albert Dresku
Father's BirthPlace: Germany
Mother's Name: Matilda Dresku
Mother's BirthPlace: Germany
Occupation: At School
Attended School: 5
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members:
Name Age
Albert Dresku 44
Matilda Dresku 40
William Dresku 13
Albert Dresku 12
Rienholdt Dresku 10
Bertha Dresku 7
Minnie Dresku 6
Agnes Dresku 5
Emma Dresku 2
Sophia Dresku 9/ 12
Carolina Dresku 2/ 12
Henry Rush 34

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1900 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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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 - Palos, Illinois

Name: William Roeske
Age in 1910: 23
Birth Year: abt 1887
BirthPlace: Illinois
Home in 1910: Palos, Cook, Illinois
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Head
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Clara Roeske
Father's BirthPlace: Germany
Mother's BirthPlace: Germany
Native Tongue: English
Occupation: Farmer
Industry: General Farm
Employer, Employee or Other: Employer
Home Owned or Rented: Rent
Farm or House: Farm
Able to Read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
Years Married: 1
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Household Members:
Name Age
William Roeske 23
Clara Roeske 22
John Johnson 52

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1910 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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1910 Marriage / Partner
William John ROESKE and Clara Rose Bertha GESKE 2 January 1910, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA

He was 23 years old.

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 - Lyons, Illinois

Name: Wm Roeske
Age: 33
Birth Year: abt 1887
BirthPlace: Illinois
Home in 1920: Lyons, Cook, Illinois
Street: Arche Ave
House Number: Farm
Residence Date: 1920
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Head
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Clara Roeske
Father's BirthPlace: Germany
Mother's BirthPlace: Germany
Able to Speak English: Yes
Occupation: Farm Operator
Industry: Own Farm
Employment Field: Employer
Home Owned or Rented: Rent
Able to Read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
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Household Members:
Name Age
Wm Roeske 33
Clara Roeske 33
Ruth Roeske 9
Esther Roeske 6
Ella Roeske 4
Hilbert Roeske 3
Lillian Roeske 1
Herman Roch 55

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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 - Lyons, Illinois

Name: William Roeske
Birth Year: abt 1887
Gender: Male
Race: White
BirthPlace: Illinois
Marital Status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Head
Home in 1930: Lyons, Cook, Illinois, USA
Map of Home: View Map
Street address: Cork Road
Dwelling Number: 72
Family Number: 80
Home Owned or Rented: Owned
Home Value: 7000
Radio Set: Yes
Lives on Farm: Yes
Age at first MarriAge: 23
Attended School: No
Able to Read and Write: Yes
Father's BirthPlace: Germany
Mother's BirthPlace: Germany
Able to Speak English: Yes
Occupation: Farmer
Industry: House Farm
Class of Worker: Working on own account
Employment: Yes
Household Members:
Name Age
William Roeske 43
Clara Roeske 43
Ruth Roeske 19
Esther Roeske 16
Ella Roeske 15
Hilbert Roeske 13
Lily Roeske 11
Erhardt Roeske 8
Alvin Roeske 6
Walter Roeske 2
Herman Rach 62

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1930 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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1930 - Scotch tape is invented (Richard Drew (3M), United States)

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 - Porter, Indiana

Name: William Roeske
Age: 53
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1887
Gender: Male
Race: White
BirthPlace: Illinois
Marital Status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Head
Home in 1940: Porter, Porter, Indiana
Map of Home in 1940: View Map
Farm: Yes
Inferred Residence in 1935: Justice, Cook, Illinois
Residence in 1935: Justice, Cook, Illinois
Resident on farm in 1935: Yes
Sheet Number: 5A
Number of Household in Order of Visitation: 75
Occupation: Farmer
House Owned or Rented: Owned
Value of Home or Monthly Rental if Rented: 4000
Attended School or College: No
Highest Grade Completed: Elementary school, 3rd grade
Hours Worked Week Prior to Census: 70
Class of Worker: Working on own account
Weeks Worked in 1939: 52
Income: 0
Income Other Sources: Yes
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Household Members:
Name Age
William Roeske 53
Clara Roeske 53
Ruth Roeske 29
Esther Roeske 26
Ella Roeske 25
Hilbert Roeske 23
Erhardt Roeske 18
Alvin Roeske 16
Walter

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1940 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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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.

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.'