Charles Edward LAMBRECHT

Born

22 May 1891 , Lincoln, Berrien, Michigan, USA

Died

27 August 1969 , Royalton, Berrien, Michigan, USA

Charles Edward married Anna BISHOP 18 September 1915 in St Joseph, Michigan, USA .
Anna BISHOP was born abt. 1897 in Michigan, USA.

Charles Edward married Hazel Belle HOPKINS 15 May 1920 in St Joseph, Michigan, USA . The couple had (at least) 9 children.
Hazel Belle HOPKINS was born 13 May 1902 in Keeler, Van Buren, Michigan, USA. Hazel Belle died 25 July 1962 in St Joseph, Michigan, USA. Hazel Belle was the child of Curtis HOPKINS and Gertha May RUTLEDGE .

Parents & Family of Charles Edward LAMBRECHT

Parents of Charles Edward LAMBRECHT

Father

Daniel David LAMBRECHT

Mother

Amelia HINCKELMAN

Grandparents of Charles Edward LAMBRECHT

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Charles Edward was a soldier in World War I.
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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Charles Edward LAMBRECHT

Charles Edward LAMBRECHT married

Anna BISHOP
Marriage date: 18 September 1915
Marriage place: St Joseph, Michigan, USA

Marriage notes:

Name: Charles Lambrecht

Event Type: Marriage

Event Date: 18 Sep 1915

Event Place: Saint Joseph, Berrien, Michigan

Gender: Male

Age: 22y

Birth Date: 1893

Birthplace: Michigan

Father's Name: Daniel

Mother's Name: Hinckleman

Spouse's Name: Anna Bishop

Spouse's Gender: Female

Spouse's Age: 18y

Spouse's Birth Date: 1897

Spouse's Birthplace: Michigan

Spouse's Father's Name: George

Spouse's Mother's Name: Unknown

GS Film Number: 2342709

Digital Folder Number: 4209290

Image Number: 431

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They divorced in 1919. No children.

Name: Anna Lambrecht

Marriage Date: 18 Sep 1915

Marriage Place: St Joseph, Michigan

Decree Date: 24 Mar 1919

Decree Place: Berrien, Michigan, USA

Spouse Name: Charles Lambrecht

Number of Children: 0

Divorce Status: Granted

Ancestry.com. Michigan, U.S., Divorce Records, 1897-1952 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014.

Children of Charles Edward LAMBRECHT and Anna BISHOP

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Charles Edward LAMBRECHT married

Hazel Belle HOPKINS
Marriage date: 15 May 1920
Marriage place: St Joseph, Michigan, USA
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Hazel Belle HOPKINS was the child of Curtis HOPKINS and Gertha May RUTLEDGE

Marriage notes:

Name: Hazel Hopkins

Gender: Female

Race: White

Age: 18

Birth Year: abt 1902

Birth Place: Michigan

Marriage Date: 15 May 1920

Marriage Place: St Joseph, Berrien, Michigan, USA

Residence Place: Benton Harbor, Michigan

Father: Curtis Hopkins

Mother: Ruthedge

Spouse: Chas Lambrecht

Record Number: 519

Name: Chas Lambrecht

Gender: Male

Race: White

Age: 28

Birth Year: abt 1892

Birth Place: Michigan

Marriage Date: 15 May 1920

Marriage Place: St Joseph, Berrien, Michigan, USA

Residence Place: Benton Harbor, Michigan

Father: Dan Lambrecht

Mother: Hindleman

Spouse: Hazel Hopkins

Record Number: 519

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

Children of Charles Edward LAMBRECHT and Hazel Belle HOPKINS

Luzzetta LAMBRECHT

Born: 4 December 1920, Benton Harbor, Michigan, USA
Died: 9 January 2007, Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA

Edgar Eugene LAMBRECHT

Born: 18 July 1922, Benton Harbor, Michigan, USA
Died: 20 December 1967, Hartford, Michigan, USA

Curtis Donald Richard LAMBRECHT

Born: 5 September 1924, Benton Harbor, Michigan, USA
Died: 7 May 2001, Coloma, Berrien, Michigan, USA

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Born: , , Michigan, USA
Died: ,

Maradelle Marie LAMBRECHT

Born: 27 November 1927, , Michigan, USA
Died: 9 August 2002,

Gaylord Charles LAMBRECHT

Born: 24 February 1929, Benton Harbor, Michigan, USA
Died: 18 August 2017, Benton Harbor, Michigan, USA

Velorus (Valoris) Thomas Burg LAMBRECHT

Born: 24 March 1933, Benton Harbor, Michigan, USA
Died: 30 August 1949, Benton Harbor, Michigan, USA

Olin Lloyd LAMBRECHT

Born: 15 July 1934, , Michigan, USA
Died: November 1968, , Michigan, USA

Delbert A LAMBRECHT

Born: 10 June 1940, Benton Harbor, Michigan, USA
Died: 13 September 2015, Stevensville, Michigan, USA

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Birth

Name: Chas Lambrecht
Birth Date: 22 May 1891
BirthPlace: Lincoln, Berrien, Michigan
Gender: Male
Father's Name: Daniel Lambrecht
Father's BirthPlace: Germany
Mother's Name: Amelia Lambrecht
Mother's BirthPlace: Germany

Reference ID: item 1 p 296 rn 1160
GS Film Number: 2321269
Digital Folder Number: 4207594
Image Number: 599

'Michigan Births, 1867-1902,' database with images, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ ark:/ 61903/ 1:1:NQDZ-BXQ : 12 August 2019), Amelia Lambrecht in entry for Chas Lambrecht, 22 May 1891; citing item 1 p 296 rn 1160, Lincoln, Berrien, Michigan, Department of Vital Records, Lansing; FHL microfilm 2,321,269.

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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 - Lincoln, Michigan

Name: Charles Lambreck
[Charles Lambrecht]
Age: 9
Birth Date: May 1891
BirthPlace: Michigan
Home in 1900: Lincoln, Berrien, Michigan
House Number: 215
Sheet Number: 16
Number of Dwelling in Order of Visitation: 327
Family Number: 328
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Son
Marital Status: Single
Father's Name: David Lambreck
Father's BirthPlace: Germany
Mother's Name: Amelia Lambreck
Mother's BirthPlace: Germany
Occupation: At School
Attended School: 7
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Household Members:
Name Age
David Lambreck 50
Amelia Lambreck 34
Ernest Lambreck 10
Charles Lambreck 9
George Lambreck 7
Martha Lambreck

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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

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 Marriage / Partner
Charles Edward LAMBRECHT and Anna BISHOP 18 September 1915, St Joseph, Michigan, USA

He was 24 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

1918 Military Service

Name: Charles E Lambrecht
Event Type: Military Service
Event Date: 29 Aug 1918
Event Place: Michigan, United States
Event Place (Original): Camp Custer, Michigan
Residence Place: Benton Harbor, Berrien
Military Unit Note: Auxilary Remount Depot 320
Birth Date: 22 May 1891
BirthPlace: Lincoln Twp, michigan
Father's Name: Daniel Lambrecht
Mother's Name: Amelia Lambrecht

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Name: Charles E Lambrecht
Event Type: Military Service
Event Date: 29 Aug 1918
Event Place: Michigan, United States
Event Place (Original): Camp Custer, Michigan
Residence Place: Benton Harbor, Berrien
Military Unit Note: Auxilary Remount Depot 320
Birth Date: 22 May 1891
BirthPlace: Lincoln Twp, michigan
Father's Name: Daniel Lambrecht
Mother's Name: Amelia Lambrecht

Digital Folder Number: 008461433
Image Number: 01318

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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 - Benton Harbor, Michigan

Name: Charles Lamprecht
Age: 28
Birth Year: abt 1892
BirthPlace: Michigan
Home in 1920: Benton Harbor Ward 2, Berrien, Michigan
Street: Broadway
Residence Date: 1920
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Son
Marital Status: Widowed
Father's Name: Daniel Lamprecht
Father's BirthPlace: Germany
Mother's Name: Amelia Lamprecht
Mother's BirthPlace: Germany
Able to Speak English: Yes
Occupation: Moulder
Industry: Foundry
Employment Field: Wage or Salary
Able to Read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
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Household Members:
Name Age
Daniel Lamprecht 70
Amelia Lamprecht 55
Charles Lamprecht 28

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1920 Marriage / Partner
Charles Edward LAMBRECHT and Hazel Belle HOPKINS 15 May 1920, St Joseph, Michigan, USA

He was 29 years old.

Charles Edward LAMBRECHT - 1920 marriage Michigan, County Marriages, 1820-1940

1920 marriage
Michigan, County Marriages, 1820-1940

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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

1920 Birth of Child
Luzzetta LAMBRECHT was born 4 December 1920, Benton Harbor, Michigan, USA

Charles Edward was 29 years old.

1921 - Warren G. Harding becomes President of the United States

1921 - Charles Strite of Minnesota patents the pop-up toaster.

1922 Birth of Child
Edgar Eugene LAMBRECHT was born 18 July 1922, Benton Harbor, Michigan, USA

Charles Edward was 31 years old.

1923 to 1927 - Television is invented (Vladimir Kosma Zworykin (Russia), Philo Taylor Farnsworth (United States))

1923 - Calvin Coolidge becomes President of the United States

1924 Birth of Child
Curtis Donald Richard LAMBRECHT was born 5 September 1924, Benton Harbor, Michigan, USA

Charles Edward was 33 years old.

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

1927 Birth of Child
Maradelle Marie LAMBRECHT was born 27 November 1927, , Michigan, USA

Charles Edward was 36 years old.

1928 - Sliced bread (bread slicing machine) is invented by Otto Frederick Rohwedder (United States)

1929 Birth of Child
Gaylord Charles LAMBRECHT was born 24 February 1929, Benton Harbor, Michigan, USA

Charles Edward was 37 years old.

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 - Benton Harbor, Michigan

Name: Charles Lambrick
[Charles Lambrecht]
[Charles Lambirth]
Birth Year: abt 1891
Gender: Male
Race: White
BirthPlace: Michigan
Marital Status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Head
Home in 1930: Benton Harbor, Berrien, Michigan, USA
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Street address: Felton Street
Dwelling Number: 280
Family Number: 291
Home Owned or Rented: Owned
Home Value: 1000
Radio Set: Yes
Lives on Farm: No
Age at first MarriAge: 21
Attended School: No
Able to Read and Write: Yes
Father's BirthPlace: Germany
Mother's BirthPlace: Germany
Able to Speak English: Yes
Occupation: Moulder
Industry: foundry
Class of Worker: Wage or salary worker
Employment: Yes
Veteran: Yes
War: WW
Household Members:
Name Age
Charles Lambrick 39
Hazel Lambrick 28
Luzetta Lambrick 9
Edgar Lambrick 7
Curtis Lambrick 5
Lonadell Lambrick 3
Mardale Lambrick 2
Gaylord Lambrick 1

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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 Birth of Child
Velorus (Valoris) Thomas Burg LAMBRECHT was born 24 March 1933, Benton Harbor, Michigan, USA

Charles Edward was 41 years old.

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 Birth of Child
Olin Lloyd LAMBRECHT was born 15 July 1934, , Michigan, USA

Charles Edward was 43 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

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 - April - 1st electron microscope demonstrated (RCA), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

1940 Birth of Child
Delbert A LAMBRECHT was born 10 June 1940, Benton Harbor, Michigan, USA

Charles Edward was 49 years old.

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)

1949 Death of Child
Velorus (Valoris) Thomas Burg LAMBRECHT died 30 August 1949, Benton Harbor, Michigan, USA

Charles Edward was 58 years old.

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 Death of Spouse/Partner
Hazel Belle HOPKINS died 25 July 1962, St Joseph, Michigan, USA

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.'

1967 Death of Child
Edgar Eugene LAMBRECHT died 20 December 1967, Hartford, Michigan, USA

Charles Edward was 76 years old.

1968 - The ATM is invented (Don Wetzel, United States)

1968 Death of Child
Olin Lloyd LAMBRECHT died November 1968, , Michigan, USA

Charles Edward was 77 years old.