Joseph Purvis "Lou" TRAHAN

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14 November 1897 , Louisiana, USA

Died

20 November 1929 , Port Arthur, Texas, USA

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Mozard TRAHAN Olivia PRIMEAUX

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Born: 14 November 1897 in Louisiana, USA

Father: Mozard TRAHAN

Mother: Olivia PRIMEAUX

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Joseph Purvis "Lou" married Oralee NORRIS 10 May 1920 in Jefferson, Texas, USA . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Oralee NORRIS was born 2 December 1897 in Petite Anse, Iberia, Louisiana, USA. Oralee died 26 September 1980 in El Paso, Texas, USA. Oralee was the child of Jean Allain NORRIS and Emilda DEROUEN.

Joseph Purvis "Lou" TRAHAN died 20 November 1929 in Port Arthur, Texas, USA.

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Oralee NORRIS
Marriage date: 10 May 1920
Marriage place: Jefferson, Texas, USA
Oralee NORRIS was the child of Jean Allain NORRIS and Emilda DEROUEN

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Lovelace Joseph TRAHAN

Born: 06/09/1921, Port Arthur, Texas, USA
Died: 09/05/2014, Tyler, Texas, USA

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Birth — 1897
14 November 1897
Louisiana, USA

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 - 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