James Monroe MARTIN, JR.

(b. 6/4/1859 , Casey County, Kentucky, USA d. 7/9/1900 , Lamar County, Texas, USA )
Age: 41

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James Monroe MARTIN, JR. was born 6/4/1859 in Casey County, Kentucky, USA

James Monroe MARTIN, JR. was the child of James Monroe MARTIN, SR. and ?

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James Monroe married Sarah Jane ROSS . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Sarah Jane ROSS was born 1/20/1860 in Pennsylvania, USA. Sarah Jane died 1/20/1880 in Casey County, Kentucky, USA.

James Monroe MARTIN, JR. died 7/9/1900 in Lamar County, Texas, USA.
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Isaac Shelby MARTIN (b.8/21/1878, Casey County, Kentucky, USA d. 10/17/1921, Bonham, Fannin, Texas, USA)
m. Maud Lee LANHAM 1 February 1899

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1859 Birth
6/4/1859
Casey County, Kentucky, USA

1861 - February 8 – American Civil War: The Confederate States of America are formed, comprising the first six break-away states.

1861 - Abraham Lincoln becomes President of the United States

1863 - January 1 - President Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, freeing slaves.

1863 - October 3 – President Lincoln proclaims a national Thanksgiving day to be celebrated the final Thursday in November in the United States

1863 - November 19 – American Civil War: U. S. President Abraham Lincoln delivers the Gettysburg Address at the military cemetery dedication ceremony in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.

1864 - Pasteurization is invented (Louis Pasteur, France)

April 14, 1865 - President Abraham Lincoln was mortally wounded by John Wilkes Booth at in Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C. He died the next day. Andrew Johnson becomes President of the United States.

1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)

Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.

1869 - Ulysses S. Grant becomes President of the United States

1870 - June 26 - Christmas becomes a Federal holiday in the United States. It was still illegal in some states.

1876 - March 7 – Alexander Graham Bell is granted a United States patent for an invention he calls the telephone.

1877 - Rutherford B. Hayes becomes President of the United States

1877 - November 21 - Thomas Edison announces his invention of the phonograph, a machine that can record sound.

1878 Birth of Child
Isaac Shelby MARTIN was born 8/21/1878, Casey County, Kentucky, USA

James Monroe was 19 years old.

1879 - Incandescent light bulb is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, United States)

1880 Death of Spouse/Partner
Sarah Jane ROSS died 1/20/1880, Casey County, Kentucky, USA

1881 - The American Red Cross is established by Clara Barton.

1881 - March 4 - James A. Garfield becomes President of the United States

1881 - July 2 - James A. Garfield was shot at the Baltimore and Potomac Railroad Station in Washington, D.C., at 9:30 am on Saturday, July 2, 1881. He died in Elberon, New Jersey, two months later on September 19, 1881. The shooting occurred less than four months into his term as president. Charles J. Guiteau was convicted of Garfield's murder and executed by hanging one year after the shooting. Chester Arthur becomes President of the United States.

1884 - Photographic film is invented (George Eastman, United States)

The first gravity roller coaster amusement ride (LeMarcus A. Thompson, United States)

1885 - Grover Cleveland becomes President of the United States

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 Death
7/9/1900
Lamar County, Texas, USA

He died at the age of 41.

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