Lysle Verna DAVENPORT

(b. 10 November 1896 , Brimfield, Massachusetts, USA d. 26 January 1986 , Brimfield, Massachusetts, USA )

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Lysle Verna DAVENPORT was born 10 November 1896 in Brimfield, Massachusetts, USA

Lysle Verna DAVENPORT was the child of William Chester DAVENPORT and Sadie Lucinda MACALLISTER and the grandchild of: (paternal) Edward Hall DAVENPORT and Sarah Eliza GROVES (maternal) Samuel A MCALLISTER and Harriet Caroline HOWLETT

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

Lysle Verna married Roscoe Willard NICHOLS 28 September 1920 in Brimfield, Massachusetts, USA . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Roscoe Willard NICHOLS was born 2 August 1895 in Somerville, Massachusetts, USA. Roscoe Willard died 14 May 1972 in Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville). Roscoe Willard was the child of Homer Gaylord NICHOLS and Selina Lillie LEBLANC (WHITE).

Lysle Verna DAVENPORT died 26 January 1986 in Brimfield, Massachusetts, USA .

Owned property at Little Alum Pond in Brimfield, Massachusetts.

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Lysle Verna DAVENPORT married

Roscoe Willard NICHOLS-- Date: 28 September 1920 Place: Brimfield, Massachusetts, USA
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Roscoe Willard NICHOLS was the child of Homer Gaylord NICHOLS and Selina Lillie LEBLANC (WHITE)

Name: Roscoe W Nichols
Marriage Year: 1920
Marriage Place: Brimfield, Massachusetts, USA
Index Volume Number: 82
Reference Number: F63.M36 v.82

Ancestry.com. Massachusetts, Marriage Index, 1901-1955 and 1966-1970 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013.

Children of Roscoe Willard NICHOLS and Lysle Verna DAVENPORT:

Shirley Elaine NICHOLS (b.2 April 1922, Sturbridge, Massachusetts, USA d. 1 September 2006, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA )

Myrna Irene NICHOLS (b.25 October 1932, Brimfield, Massachusetts, USA d. 6 April 1990, Brimfield, Massachusetts, USA )

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Birth
Name: Lysle Verna Davenport
Gender: Female
Birth Date: 10 Nov 1896
Birth Place: Brimfield, Massachusetts, USA
Father: William C Davenport
Mother: Sadie M Macallister
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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 - Brimfield, Massachusetts
Name: Lysle V Davenport
Age: 3
Birth Date: Nov 1896
Birthplace: Massachusetts
Home in 1900: Brimfield, Hampden, Massachusetts
Sheet Number: 6
Number of Dwelling in Order of Visitation: 13
Family Number: 145
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Daughter
Marital status: Single
Father's name: William C Davenport
Father's Birthplace: Massachusetts
Mother's name: Sadie L Davenport
Mother's Birthplace: Connecticut
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members:
Name Age
William C Davenport 32
Sadie L Davenport 28
Lysle V Davenport 3
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 - Blandford, Massachusetts
Name: Lysle B Davenport
Age in 1910: 13
Birth Year: abt 1897
Birthplace: Massachusetts
Home in 1910: Blandford, Hampden, Massachusetts
Street: East Brimfield
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Daughter
Marital status: Single
Father's name: William C Davenport
Father's Birthplace: Massachusetts
Mother's name: Sadie M Davenport
Mother's Birthplace: Connecticut
Native Tongue: English
Attended School: Yes
Able to Read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
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Household Members:
Name Age
William C Davenport 42
Sadie M Davenport 38
Lysle B Davenport 13
Pauline E Davenport 2

1910 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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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 Marriage / Partner
Lysle Verna DAVENPORT and Roscoe Willard NICHOLS 28 September 1920, Brimfield, Massachusetts, USA (East) (Parksville) (Fentonville)

She was 23 years old.

1920 - Brimfield, Massachusetts
Name: Linda V Davenport
Age: 23
Birth Year: abt 1897
Birthplace: Massachusetts
Home in 1920: Brimfield, Hampden, Massachusetts
Residence Date: 1920
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Daughter
Marital status: Single
Father's name: William C Davenport
Father's Birthplace: Massachusetts
Mother's name: Sadie M Davenport
Mother's Birthplace: Canada
Able to Speak English: Yes
Able to Read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
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Household Members:
Name Age
William C Davenport 51
Sadie M Davenport 48
Linda V Davenport 23
Pauline E Davenport 12
Charles E Farwell 28
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.

1922 Birth of Child
Shirley Elaine NICHOLS was born 2 April 1922, Sturbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Fiskdale)

Lysle Verna was 25 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

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 - Maywood, Illinois
Name: Lysle Nichols
Birth Year: abt 1897
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birthplace: Massachusetts
Marital status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Homemaker?: Yes
Home in 1930: Maywood, Cook, Illinois, USA
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Street address: So 6th Ave
Block: 5
House Number: 1907
Dwelling Number: 87
Family Number: 96
Age at first Marriage: 23
Attended School: No
Able to Read and Write: Yes
Father's Birthplace: Massachusetts
Mother's Birthplace: Massachusetts
Able to Speak English: Yes
Household Members:
Name Age
Roscoe Nichols 34
Lysle Nichols 33
Shirley Nichols 8

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.

1932 Birth of Child
Myrna Irene NICHOLS was born 25 October 1932, Brimfield, Massachusetts, USA (East) (Parksville) (Fentonville)

Lysle Verna was 35 years old.

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

1936 - October 26 - sale of property at Little Alum Pond, Brimfield
William C Davenport and his wife, Sadie, sell property at Little Alum Pond to their daughter, Lysle D. Nichols and her husband, Roscoe W. Nichols, for $20,000.

1938 - The ballpoint pen is invented (Lazlo Biro, Hungary)

1938-1944 - Sunscreen is invented (Franz Greiter, Switzerland and Benjamin Green, United States)

1938 - April 1 - sale of property at Little Alum Pond, Brimfield
April 1, 1938 - Roscoe W. Nichols and his wife, Lysle of Brimfield, sold a piece of land at Little Alum Pond in Brimfield for under $100 to Judson O. Young of Springfield.

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 - BRIMFIELD
Brimfield, Sept. 30 - ... Mr and Mrs Roscoe Nichols and family opened their summer home at Little Alum lake over Saturday and Sunday. They granted use of the Davenport park to the senior class of Hitchcock Free academy Saturday night for a hot-dog roast after the hay ride.

The Springfield Daily News
Springfield, Massachusetts
September 30 1940

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

1972 Death of Spouse/Partner
Roscoe Willard NICHOLS died 14 May 1972, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)

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)