Jay Carling KING

Born

12 March 1917 , New Richmond, St. Croix County, Wisconsin, USA

Died

3 January 1973 , Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA

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Frank Louis "Jay Carling" BAKER "KING"Esther Violet PETERSON

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Born: 12 March 1917 in New Richmond, St. Croix County, Wisconsin, USA

Father: Frank Louis "Jay Carling" BAKER "KING"

Mother: Esther Violet PETERSON

Paternal grandparents: Franz Karl “Frank Oscar” BEIERSTETTEL BAKER , Anna May SCHMIDT

Maternal grandparents: Johan Peter "John" PERSSON "PETERSON" , Anna Lovisa NORDMARK

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Jay Carling married Carolyn Lucille WILSON 12 November 1938 in Burnett, Wisconsin, USA . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Carolyn Lucille WILSON was born 19 April 1921 in Lincoln, Nebraska, USA. Carolyn Lucille died 23 June 1997 in Shoreview, Ramsey, Minnesota, USA. Carolyn Lucille was the child of Isaac Lewis Charles Love WILSON and Topeka Josephine GRUHN.

Jay Carling KING died 3 January 1973 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA.

married Caroline Lucille Wilson in 1938 in Webster, Wisconsin
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Jay Carling KING married

Carolyn Lucille WILSON
Marriage date: 12 November 1938
Marriage place: Burnett, Wisconsin, USA
Carolyn Lucille WILSON was the child of Isaac Lewis Charles Love WILSON and Topeka Josephine GRUHN

Children of Jay Carling KING and Carolyn Lucille WILSON

Richard Jay KING

Born: 22 October 1939, Grantsburg, Burnett, Wisconsin, USA
Died: 12 March 2017, Spooner, Wisconsin, USA

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Birth — 1917
12 March 1917
New Richmond, St. Croix County, Wisconsin, USA

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 St Paul, Ramsey, Minnesota
name: Jay C King
residence: St Paul, Ramsey, Minnesota
estimated birth year: 1918
age: 2
birthplace: Wisconsin
relationship to head of household: Son
gender: Male
race: White
marital status: Single
father's birthplace:
mother's birthplace:
film number: 1820856
digital folder number: 4312204
image number: 00036
sheet number: 15
Household Gender Age Birthplace
self Jay C King M 29y Minnesota
wife Esther King F 26y Minnesota
son Jay C King M 2y9m Wisconsin
dau Gladys J King F 1y1m Wisconsin
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 Lent, Chisago, Minnesota
name: Jay C King
event: Census
event date: 1930
event place: Lent, Chisago, Minnesota
gender: Male
age: 13
marital status: Single
race: White
birthplace: Wisconsin
estimated birth year: 1917
immigration year:
relationship to head of household: Son
father's birthplace: Minnesota
mother's birthplace: Minnesota
enumeration district number: 0009
family number: 17
sheet number and letter: 1B
line number: 58
nara publication: T626, roll 1083
film number: 2340818
digital folder number: 4610037
image number: 00133
Household Gender Age Birthplace
head Jay C King M 38 Minnesota
wife Esther V King F 36 Minnesota
son Jay C King M 13 Wisconsin
daughter Gladys J King F 11 Wisconsin
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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 Marriage / Partner
Jay Carling KING and Carolyn Lucille WILSON 12 November 1938, Burnett, Wisconsin, USA

He was 21 years old.

1938 - October 27 - Du Pont announces a name for its new synthetic yarn: nylon.

1939 Birth of Child
Richard Jay KING was born 22 October 1939, Grantsburg, Burnett, Wisconsin, USA

Jay Carling was 22 years old.

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.'

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.

Death
first name: Jay
middle name:
last name: King
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birth date: 12 March 1917
social security number: 389-18-6679
place of issuance: Wisconsin
last residence:
zip code of last residence:
death date: January 1973
estimated age at death: 56
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