Lona Rebecca WRIGHT

Born

September 9, 1885 , Crockett, Houston County, Texas, USA

Died

April 25, 1923 , Crockett, Houston County, Texas, USA

Age: 37
Cause of Death: Paralysis

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John William WRIGHT Mary Frances HATCHER

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Born: September 9, 1885 in Crockett, Houston County, Texas, USA

Father: John William WRIGHT

Mother: Mary Frances HATCHER

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Lona Rebecca married Levi Oliver NELSON . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Levi Oliver NELSON was born July 24, 1871 in Porter Springs, Houston County, Texas, USA. Levi Oliver died October 5, 1935 in Crockett, Houston County, Texas, USA. Levi Oliver was the child of Ralph Houston NELSON and Sarah Wilburn WATSON.

Lona Rebecca WRIGHT died April 25, 1923 in Crockett, Houston County, Texas, USA.

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Levi Oliver NELSON
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Levi Oliver NELSON was the child of Ralph Houston NELSON and Sarah Wilburn WATSON

Children of Levi Oliver NELSON and Lona Rebecca WRIGHT

John Hardy NELSON

Born: April 29, 1911, Crockett, Houston County, Texas, USA
Died: April 25, 1983, Alto, Cherokee County, Texas, USA

Married: Ruth Mildred LILES

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Birth — 1885
September 9, 1885
Crockett, Houston County, Texas, 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.

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

1911 Birth of Child
John Hardy NELSON was born April 29, 1911, Crockett, Houston County, Texas, USA

Lona Rebecca was 25 years old.

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