Arthur Bernard DITTMAN

(b. 13 November 1883 , Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA d. 10 April 1953 , Los Angeles, California, USA )

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Arthur Bernard DITTMAN was born 13 November 1883 in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA

Arthur Bernard DITTMAN was the child of Henry William (Wilhelm Heinrich) DITTMAN and Emma KOEPKE and the grandchild of: (maternal) Friedrich Adolph KOEPKE and Cristeina (Christiane) STUPKE (JANKE)

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Arthur Bernard married Amelia I NEESLEY 6 November 1910 in Los Angeles, California, USA . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Amelia I NEESLEY was born abt. 1879 in Michigan, USA. Amelia I was the child of John George NEESLEY and Dorothy KASTNER.

Arthur Bernard DITTMAN died 10 April 1953 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
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Arthur Bernard DITTMAN married

Amelia I NEESLEY-- Date: 6 November 1910 Place: Los Angeles, California, USA
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Amelia I NEESLEY was the child of John George NEESLEY and Dorothy KASTNER

Name: Arthur B Dittmann
Event Type: Marriage
Event Date: 06 Nov 1910
Event Place: Los Angeles, California, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 26
Birth Year (Estimated): 1884
Father's Name: M Henry Dittmann
Mother's Name: M Emma Kaefka
Spouse's Name: Amelia I Neesley
Spouse's Age: 27
Spouse's Gender: Female
Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): 1883
Spouse's Father's Name: George Neesley
Spouse's Mother's Name: Dorthay Kasner
Page: 13
GS Film number: 1033222
Digital Folder Number: 004540570
Image Number: 00341

"California, County Marriages, 1850-1952," index and images, FamilySearch.org : accessed 25 Jul 2013), Arthur B Dittmann and Amelia I Neesley, 1910.

Children of Arthur Bernard DITTMAN and Amelia I NEESLEY:

Don Edward DITTMAN (b.20 September 1911, Los Angeles, California, USA d. 9 October 1945, Los Angeles, California, USA)

Alice L DITTMAN (b.7 December 1913, Los Angeles, California, USA d. 20 December 2000, Los Angeles, California, USA)

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1883 Birth
Massachusetts Births, 1841-1915
name: Dittman
titles & terms:
event: Birth
event date: 13 Nov 1883
event place: Pittsfield, Massachusetts
gender:
race:
registration date:
registration place:
christening date:
christening place:
christening age:
death date:
death age:
father: Henry Dittman
father's titles & terms:
father's birthplace:
father's age:
mother: Emma Kopha
mother's titles & terms:
mother's birthplace:
mother's age:
paternal grandfather:
paternal grandmother:
maternal grandfather:
maternal grandmother:
additional relatives:
volume/ page/ certificate number: item1 p72 cn320
film number: 1428205
digital folder number: 4341201
image number: 31
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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.

1900 Pittsfield, Berkshire, Massachusetts
name: Arthur Dittnann
titles & terms:
residence: Pittsfield city, Berkshire, Massachusetts
birth date: Nov 1883
birthplace: Massachusetts
relationship to head of household: Son
spouse:
spouse's titles & terms:
spouse's birthplace:
father:
father's titles & terms:
father's birthplace: Germany
mother: Emma Dittnann
mother's titles & terms:
mother's birthplace: Germany
race or color (expanded): White
head-of-household name: Emma Dittnann
gender: Male
marital status: Single
years married:
estimated marriage year:
mother how many children:
number living children:
immigration year:
enumeration district: 0064
page: 4
sheet letter: B
family number: 70
reference number: 67
film number: 1240632
image number: 00000999
Household Gender Age
parent Emma Dittnann F
Henry A Dittnann M
Autitia Dittnann F
Arthur Dittnann M
Edward P Dittnann M
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 Marriage / Partner
Arthur Bernard DITTMAN and Amelia I NEESLEY 6 November 1910, Los Angeles, California, USA

He was 26 years old.

1910 Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California
Name: Arthur B Dettman
Titles and Terms:
Event Type: Census
Event Year: 1910
Event Place: Los Angeles Assembly District 73, Los Angeles, California, United States
District: 186
Gender: Male
Age: 40
Marital Status: Single
Race: White
Race (Original): White
Relationship to Head of Household: Lodger
Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Lodger
Birth Year (Estimated): 1870
Birthplace: Massachusetts
Immigration Year:
Father's Birthplace: Massachusetts
Mother's Birthplace: Massachusetts
Sheet Number and Letter: 10B
Household ID:
Line Number:
Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
Affiliate Publication Number: M1283
GS Film number: 1374096
Digital Folder Number: 004327272
Image Number: 00285
1910 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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1911 Birth of Child
Don Edward DITTMAN was born 20 September 1911, Los Angeles, California, USA

Arthur Bernard was 27 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

1913 Birth of Child
Alice L DITTMAN was born 7 December 1913, Los Angeles, California, USA

Arthur Bernard was 30 years old.

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

1917 World War I Draft Registration
name: Arthur Bernard Dittman
event: Draft Registration
registration date year range: 1917-1918
event place: Los Angeles City no 9, California, United States
gender: Male
birth date: 12 Nov 1883
birthplace: Los Angeles, California, United States
country of citizenship: United States
nara publication title: World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards
nara publication number: M1509
film number: 1530907
digital folder number: 005240927
image number: 01483

'United States, World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918,' index and images, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ pal:/ MM9.1.1/ KZVJ-D9K : accessed 03 Dec 2012), Arthur Bernard Dittman, .
U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918
A World Undone: The Story of the Great War, 1914 to 1918

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 Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California
name: Arthur B Dittman
residence: Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California
estimated birth year: 1884
age: 36
birthplace: Massachusetts
relationship to head of household: Self
gender: Male
race: W
marital status: Married
father's birthplace:
mother's birthplace:
film number: 1820116
digital folder number: 4293716
image number: 00068
sheet number: 8
Household Gender Age
Arthur B Dittman M 36y
spouse Myrtle E Dittman F 29y
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 Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California
name: Arthur Dittman
event: Census
event date: 1930
event place: Los Angeles (Districts 0251-0500), Los Angeles, California
gender: Male
age: 45
marital status: Married
race: White
birthplace: Massachusetts
estimated birth year: 1885
immigration year:
relationship to head of household: Head
father's birthplace: Massachusetts
mother's birthplace: Massachusetts
enumeration district number: 0441
family number: 391
sheet number and letter: 19B
line number: 83
nara publication: T626, roll 149
film number: 2339884
digital folder number: 4532480
image number: 00356
Household Gender Age Birthplace
head Arthur Dittman M 45 Massachusetts
wife Myrtle Dittman F 39 California
son Don Dittman M 19 California
daughter Alice Dittman F 16 California
head Walter F Frank M 36 Illinois
wife Martha E Frank F 36 Illinois
son Gilbert Frank M 11 Illinois
father-in-law William Haussner M 72 Illinois
mother-in-law Elizabeth Haussner F 71 Illinois
1930 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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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)

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 Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California
name: Arthur Dittman
titles & terms:
event: Census
event year: 1940
event place: Councilmanic District 3, Los Angeles, Los Angeles Township, Los Angeles, California, United States
gender: Male
age: 55
marital status: Married
race (original):
race (standardized): White
relationship to head of household (original):
relationship to head of household (standardized): Head
birthplace: Massachusetts
estimated birth year: 1885
residence in 1935: Same House
enumeration district number: 60-202
family number: 133
sheet number and letter: 4B
line number: 66
nara publication number: T627
nara roll number: 405
digital folder number: 005456486
image number: 00079
Household Gender Age Birthplace
head Arthur Dittman M 55 Massachusetts
wife Myrtle Dittman F 48 California
son Don E Dittman M 28 California
daughter Alice Dittman F 25 California
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)

1942 World War II Draft Registration
name: Arthur Bernard Dittman
event: Draft Registration
event date: 1942
event place: Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California
gender: Male
birth date: 12 Nov 1883
nara publication title: World War II Draft Cards (4th Registration) for the State of California
nara publication number:
arc identifier: 603155
film number: 2429144
digital folder number: 004669783
image number: 01978

'United States, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942,' index and images, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ pal:/ MM9.1.1/ V4DH-ZVV : accessed 03 Dec 2012), Arthur Bernard Dittman, 1942; citing NARA microfilm publications M1939, M1936, and M1937; FHL microfilm 2429144.
FamilySearch.org. U.S. World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1947.
The Draft

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 Death of Child
Don Edward DITTMAN died 9 October 1945, Los Angeles, California, USA

Arthur Bernard was 61 years old.

1948 - Velcro is invented (George de Mestral, Switzerland)

1950 - June 25 - Korean War begins when North Korean forces invade South Korea.

Death and Burial
name: Arthur Bernard Dittman
event: Death
event date: 10 Apr 1953
event place: Los Angeles, California, United States
birth date: 12 Nov 1883
birthplace: Massachusetts
gender: Male
father: Dittman
mother: Koepke

'California, Death Index, 1940-1997,' index, FamilySearch.org

Birth: Nov. 12, 1883
Death: Apr. 10, 1953

Burial:
Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Glendale)
Glendale
Los Angeles County
California, USA
Plot: Eventide, Map 1, Lot 147, Space 2