Gladys June KING

Born

16 June 1918 , New Richmond, St. Croix County, Wisconsin, USA

Died

14 February 2016 , St Paul, Minnesota, USA

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Born: 16 June 1918 in New Richmond, St. Croix County, Wisconsin, USA

Parents of Gladys June KING

Father

Frank Louis "Jay Carling" BAKER "KING"

Mother

Esther Violet PETERSON

Grandparents of Gladys June KING

Paternal grandparents

Franz Karl “Frank Oscar” BEIERSTETTEL BAKER Anna May SCHMIDT

Maternal grandparents

Johan Peter "John" PERSSON "PETERSON" Anna Lovisa NORDMARK

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

Gladys June married Carl Edward LARK 28 October 1937 in Amery, Polk County, Wisconsin, USA . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Carl Edward LARK was born 15 December 1910 in Lake City, Wabasha, Minnesota, USA. Carl Edward died 10 April 1998 in St Paul, Minnesota, USA. Carl Edward was the child of John LARK and Emma Emilia BROSTROM.

Gladys June KING died 14 February 2016 in St Paul, Minnesota, USA.

Spouse:
Carl Edward Lark (1910 - 1998)

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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Gladys June KING

Gladys June KING married

Carl Edward LARK
Marriage date: 28 October 1937
Marriage place: Amery, Polk County, Wisconsin, USA
Carl Edward LARK was the child of John LARK and Emma Emilia BROSTROM

Children of Carl Edward LARK and Gladys June KING

Paul Wendell LARK

Born: 30 August 1938, Amery, Polk, Wisconsin, USA
Died: 4 May 2017, Menomonie, Dunn, Wisconsin, USA

Marilyn Ann LARK

Born: 1 April 1940, Amery, Polk, Wisconsin, USA
Died: 23 February 2013, Moose Lake, Carlton, Minnesota, USA

Timothy John LARK

Born: 17 July 1953, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
Died: 23 December 2002, Menomonie, Dunn, Wisconsin, USA

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Birth — 1918
16 June 1918
New Richmond, St. Croix County, Wisconsin, USA

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: Gladys J King
Residence: St Paul, Ramsey, Minnesota
estimated Birth Year: 1919
Age: 1
birthPlace: Wisconsin
Relationship to Head of Household: Daughter
Gender: Female
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

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1920 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
Exploring the U.S. Census: Your Guide to America’s Data

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 Lent, Chisago, Minnesota

Name: Gladys J King
event: Census
Event Date: 1930
Event Place: Lent, Chisago, Minnesota
Gender: Female
Age: 11
Marital Status: Single
Race: White
birthPlace: Wisconsin
estimated Birth Year: 1919
Immigration Year:
Relationship to Head of Household: Daughter
father's birthPlace: Minnesota
mother's birthPlace: Minnesota
enumeration district number: 0009
family number: 17
Sheet Number and Letter: 1B
Line Number: 59
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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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

1937 Marriage / Partner
Gladys June KING and Carl Edward LARK 28 October 1937, Amery, Polk County, Wisconsin, USA

She was 19 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 Birth of Child
Paul Wendell LARK was born 30 August 1938, Amery, Polk, Wisconsin, USA

Gladys June was 20 years old.

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

1940 Birth of Child
Marilyn Ann LARK was born 1 April 1940, Amery, Polk, Wisconsin, USA

Gladys June was 21 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 Birth of Child
Timothy John LARK was born 17 July 1953, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA

Gladys June was 35 years old.

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

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

1993 - William J. Clinton becomes President of the United States

1998 Death of Spouse/Partner
Carl Edward LARK died 10 April 1998, St Paul, Minnesota, USA

2001 - George W. Bush becomes President of the United States

2001 - September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. Coordinated terrorist attacks by the extremist group al-Qaeda on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, leading to significant changes in U.S. domestic and foreign policy, including the War on Terror.

2002 Death of Child
Timothy John LARK died 23 December 2002, Menomonie, Dunn, Wisconsin, USA

Gladys June was 84 years old.

2009 - Barack Obama becomes President of the United States

2013 Death of Child
Marilyn Ann LARK died 23 February 2013, Moose Lake, Carlton, Minnesota, USA

Gladys June was 94 years old.