Carrie GRUBENGER

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23 August 1885 , Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA

Died

11 October 1931 , West Palm Beach, Florida, USA

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Birth — 1885
23 August 1885
Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA

1886 - October 28 - Statue of Liberty is Unveiled

1889 - The automobile is invented (Gottlieb Daimler, Germany)

1889 - Benjamin Harrison becomes President of the United States

1891 - The zipper is invented (Whitcomb L. Judson, United States)

The motion picture camera is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, William K.L. Dickson, United States)

First Perforated Toilet Paper Roll is Patented

1893 - Grover Cleveland becomes President of the United States

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 Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan

Name: Carrie Grubinger
Titles and Terms:
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1900
Event Place: ED 75 Precinct 3 Grand Rapids city Ward 7, Kent, Michigan, United States
Birth Date: Aug 1885
BirthPlace: Michigan
Relationship to Head of Household: Daughter
Father's BirthPlace: Austria
Mother's BirthPlace: Germany
Race: White
Gender: Female
Marital Status: Single
Years Married:
Marriage Year (Estimated):
Mother of how many children:
Number of Living Children:
Immigration Year:
PAge: 6
Sheet Letter: A
Family Number: 137
Reference ID: 11
GS Film Number: 1240722
Digital Folder Number: 004120234
Image Number: 00838
Household Gender Age Birthplace
Head Paul Grubinger M 48 Austria
Wife Caroline Grubinger F 42 Germany
Daughter Carrie Grubinger F 15 Michigan
Son John B Grubinger M 12 Michigan

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1900 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
Exploring the U.S. Census: Your Guide to America’s Data

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 - 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 - 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)

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.

Death

Name: Carrie Gewert
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Event Date: 11 Oct 1931
Event Place: West Palm Beach, Palm Beach, Florida
Gender: Female
Race (Original): White
Race: White
Age (Original): 46y 1m 18d
Birth Year (Estimated):
Birth Date: 23 Aug 1885
BirthPlace: Grand Rapids, Michigan
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Rudolph Gewert
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Father's Name: Paul Grubenger
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Father's BirthPlace: Austria
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Mother's BirthPlace: Germany
Occupation: Housewife
Address:
Residence Place: Walton, Fla.
Cemetery:
Burial Place: Stewart, Fla.
Burial Date: 12 Oct 1931
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Additional Relatives:
GS Film Number: 2135481
Reference ID: 15882

'Florida, Deaths, 1877-1939,' index, FamilySearch (https:/ / familysearch.org/ pal:/ MM9.1.1/ FPWN-6ZB : accessed 19 Apr 2013), Carrie Gewert, 11 Oct

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