Elmo Lauris YOUNG

(b. 22 January 1910 , Springfield, Massachusetts, USA d. 3 February 1956 , Springfield, Massachusetts, USA )

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Elmo Lauris YOUNG was born 22 January 1910 in Springfield, Massachusetts, USA

Elmo Lauris YOUNG was the child of Judson Obediah YOUNG and Ruby Pearl JOHNSON and the grandchild of: (paternal) Obediah Parker YOUNG and Maryann "Annie" CASHMAN (maternal) Lauris Eugene JOHNSON and Lilly Ann SCOTT

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Elmo Lauris married Anna Ruth LENOIR abt. 1945 . Anna Ruth LENOIR was born 8 May 1916 in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA. Anna Ruth died 12 November 2004 in Newington, Connecticut, USA. Anna Ruth was the child of William-C LENOIR and Elizabeth JUPPE.

Elmo Lauris YOUNG died 3 February 1956 in Springfield, Massachusetts, USA .
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1910 Birth
22 January 1910
Springfield, Massachusetts, USA

1910 - Springfield, Massachusetts
Name: Elmo Young
Age in 1910: 0
Birth Year: abt 1910
Birthplace: Massachusetts
Home in 1910: Springfield Ward 1, Hampden, Massachusetts
Street: Carew St
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Son
Marital status: Single
Father's name: Judson Young
Father's Birthplace: Canada
Mother's name: Ruby Young
Mother's Birthplace: Massachusetts
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Household Members:
Name Age
Judson Young 25
Ruby Young 21
Elmo Young 0
Helen Prouty 25
Edward Lee 23
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 - Springfield, Massachusetts

Name: Elmo L Young
Age: 9
Birth Year: abt 1911
Birthplace: Massachusetts
Home in 1920: Springfield Ward 1, Hampden, Massachusetts
Street: Plainfield Street
Residence Date: 1920
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Son
Marital status: Single
Father's name: Judson O Young
Father's Birthplace: Nova Scotia
Mother's name: Ruby P Young
Mother's Birthplace: Massachusetts
Able to Speak English: Yes
Attended School: yes
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Household Members:
Name Age
Judson O Young 35
Ruby P Young 30
Elmo L Young 9
Dorothy A Young 7
Bertha A Young 6

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 - Springfield, Massachusetts
Name: Elmo L Young
Birth Year: abt 1910
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birthplace: Massachusetts
Marital status: Single
Relation to Head of House: Son
Home in 1930: Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, USA
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Street address: Plainfield Street
Ward of City: 1
Block: 99
House Number: 558
Dwelling Number: 130
Family Number: 251
Attended School: Yes
Able to Read and Write: Yes
Father's Birthplace: Canada
Mother's Birthplace: Massachusetts
Able to Speak English: Yes
Household Members:
Name Age
Judson O Young 45
Ruby P Young 40
Elmo L Young 20
Dorothy A Young 17
Bertha A Young 15
Elizabeth L Young 0
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 - 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.