Victor E WIKSTRAND

(b. 12 January 1894 , Chicago, Illinois, USA d. 26 December 1975 , Longmont, Colorado, USA )

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Victor E WIKSTRAND was born 12 January 1894 in Chicago, Illinois, USA

Victor E WIKSTRAND was the child of Olof Larsson WIKSTRAND and Martha ERICKSON

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Victor E married Fern Naomi MILLER 7 April 1932 in Longmont, Colorado, USA . Fern Naomi MILLER was born 24 September 1900 in Weld, Yuma, Colorado, USA. Fern Naomi died 25 December 1985 in Longmont, Colorado, USA. Fern Naomi was the child of Charley Albert (Carl Alfred) MILLER (ANDERSSON) and Anna Sophia NELSON.

Victor E WIKSTRAND died 26 December 1975 in Longmont, Colorado, USA.
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Fern Naomi MILLER-- Date: 7 April 1932 Place: Longmont, Colorado, USA
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Fern Naomi MILLER was the child of Charley Albert (Carl Alfred) MILLER (ANDERSSON) and Anna Sophia NELSON

Name: Victor E Wikstrand
Titles and Terms:
Event Type: Marriage
Event Date: 07 Apr 1932
Event Place: Longmont, Boulder, Colorado, United States
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Birth Year (Estimated):
Spouse's Name: Fern Naomi Miller
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Page: 11157
GS Film number: 001690148
Digital Folder Number: 005204216
Image Number: 03954

"Colorado Statewide Marriage Index, 1853-2006," index and images, FamilySearch.org : accessed 16 Sep 2013), Victor E Wikstrand and Fern Naomi Miller, 1932.

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1894 Birth
12 January 1894
Chicago, Illinois, USA

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.

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 - January 25 - First United States coast-to-coast long-distance telephone call

1917 World War I Draft Registration
Name: Victor E Wikstrand
Event Type: Draft Registration
Event Date: 1917-1918
Event Place: Ashland County, Wisconsin, United States
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 12 Jan 1894
Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois, United States
Nationality: United States
Affiliate Publication Title: World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards
Affiliate Publication Number: M1509
GS Film number: 1685062
Digital Folder Number: 005253417
Image Number: 02069

'United States, World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918,' index and images, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ pal:/ MM9.1.1/ K8W9-6FM : accessed 12 Apr 2013), Victor E Wikstrand, 1917-1918.
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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 Ashland County, Wisconsin
Name: Victor Wikstrand
Event Type:
Event Year: 1920
Event Place: , Ashland, Wisconsin
Gender: Male
Age: 26
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Birthplace: Illinois
Birth Year (Estimated): 1894
Relationship to Head of Household: Self
Father's Birthplace: Sweden
Mother's Birthplace: Sweden
Household ID: 320
Sheet Number: 17
GS Film number: 1821975
Digital Folder Number: 4390435
Image Number: 01043
Household Gender Age Birthplace
SELF Victor Wikstrand M 26y Illinois
WIFE Amy Wikstrand F 22y Wisconsin
SON Eugene Wikstrand M 1y5m 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 Niles, Cook, Illinois
Name: Victor E Wikstrand
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1930
Event Place: Niles, Cook, Illinois
Gender: Male
Age: 36
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Birthplace: Illinois
Birth Year (Estimated): 1894
Immigration Year:
Relationship to Head of Household: Head
Father's Birthplace: Sweden
Mother's Birthplace: Sweden
District: 2233
Household ID: 297
Sheet Number and Letter: 13A
Line Number: 49
Affiliate Publication Number: T626, roll 504
GS Film number: 2340239
Digital Folder Number: 4584585
Image Number: 00130
Household Gender Age Birthplace
Head Victor E Wikstrand M 36 Illinois
Wife Amy Wikstrand F 32 Wisconsin
Son Eugene Wikstrand M 11 Wisconsin
Mother-in-law Elise Iverson F 54 Norway
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 Marriage / Partner
Victor E WIKSTRAND and Fern Naomi MILLER 7 April 1932, Longmont, Colorado, USA

He was 38 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

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 Longmont, Boulder, Colorado
Name: Victor E Wikstrand
Titles & Terms:
Event: Census
Event Year: 1940
Event Place: Ward 2, Longmont, Longmont City, Boulder, Colorado, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 46
Marital Status: Married
Race (Original):
Race (Standardized): White
Relationship to Head of Household (Original):
Relationship to Head of Household (Standardized): Son-in-law
Birthplace: Illinois
Estimated Birth Year: 1894
Residence in 1935: Same House
Enumeration District Number: 7-51A
Family Number: 198
Sheet Number and Letter: 9B
Line Number: 56
NARA Publication Number: T627
NARA Roll Number: 457
Digital Folder Number: 005449362
Image Number: 01062
Household Gender Age Birthplace
Head Charles A Miller M 70 Sweden
Daughter Fern N Wikstrand F 39 Colorado
Son-in-law Victor E Wikstrand M 46 Illinois
Grandson V Eugene Wikstrand M 21 Wisconsin
Housekeeper Alice Hansen F 44 Missouri
1940 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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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.

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.

Death
Given Name: Victor
Middle Name:
Surname: Wikstrand
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Birth Date: 12 January 1894
Social Security Number: 522-32-7392
State: Colorado
Last Place of Residence: Longmont, Boulder, Colorado
Previous Residence Postal Code: 80501
Event Date: December 1975
Age: 81
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Grave

Mountain View Cemetery Longmont Boulder County Colorado, USA

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Victor is buried at: Mountain View Cemetery Longmont Boulder County Colorado, USA

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