Walter Emanuel ACHBACH

Born

13 May 1905 , St Marys, Auglaize, Ohio, USA

Died

1 August 1943 , Phoenix, Arizona, USA

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George Frederick ACHBACH

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Dorothy SIMONS

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Birth — 1905
13 May 1905
St Marys, Auglaize, Ohio, USA

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

1910 St Marys, Auglaize, Ohio

Name: Walter E Achbach
Titles and Terms:
Event Type: Census
Event Year: 1910
Event Place: St Marys Ward 4, Auglaize, Ohio, United States
District: 67
Gender: Male
Age: 4
Marital Status: Single
Race: White
Race (Original): White
Relationship to Head of Household: Son
Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Son
Birth Year (Estimated): 1906
BirthPlace: Ohio
Immigration Year:
Father's BirthPlace: Germany
Mother's BirthPlace: Ohio
Sheet Number and Letter: 5A
Household ID: 108
Line Number:
Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
Affiliate Publication Number: M1283
GS Film Number: 1375167
Digital Folder Number: 004449820
Image Number: 00540
Household Gender Age Birthplace
Head Charles F Achbach M 58 Germany
Wife Dortha B Achbach F 49 Ohio
Son Edward G Achbach M 18 Ohio
Daughter Ida B Achbach F 16 Ohio
Son Lawrence D Achbach M 13 Ohio
Daughter Henretta N Achbach F 11 Ohio
Son Walter E

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1910 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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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 St Marys, Auglaize, Ohio

Name: Walter M Achbach
Titles and Terms:
Event Type: Census
Event Year: 1920
Event Place: St Marys Ward 1, Auglaize, Ohio, United States
District: 78
Gender: Male
Age: 14
Marital Status: Single
Race: White
Race (Original): White
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Can Write:
Relationship to Head of Household: Son
Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Son
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Birth Year (Estimated): 1906
BirthPlace: Ohio
Immigration Year:
Father's BirthPlace: Ohio
Mother's BirthPlace: Ohio
Sheet Number and Letter: 5B
Household ID: 131
Line Number: 89
Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
Affiliate Publication Number: T625
GS Film Number: 1821348
Digital Folder Number: 004383787
Image Number: 00933
Household Gender Age Birthplace
Head Charles Achbach M 67 Ohio
Wife Dorotha Achbach F 57 Ohio
Son Lawrence D Achbach M 23 Ohio
Daughter Anetta H Achbach F 20 Ohio
Son Walter M Achbach M 14 Ohio
Daughter Mary

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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 St Marys, Auglaize, Ohio

Name: Walter Achbach
Titles and Terms:
Event Type: Census
Event Year: 1930
Event Place: Saint Marys, Auglaize, Ohio, United States
District: 0018
Gender: Male
Age: 25
Marital Status: Single
Race: White
Race (Original): White
Relationship to Head of Household: Son
Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Son
Birth Year (Estimated): 1905
BirthPlace: Ohio
Immigration Year:
Father's BirthPlace: Germany
Mother's BirthPlace: Ohio
Sheet Number and Letter: 6B
Household ID: 163
Line Number: 97
Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
Affiliate Publication Number: T626
Affiliate Film Number: 1752
GS Film Number: 2341486
Digital Folder Number: 004638891
Image Number: 00914
Household Gender Age Birthplace
Head Dortha Achbach F 68 Ohio
Son Lawrence Achbach M 33 Ohio
Son Walter Achbach M 25 Ohio

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1930 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
Exploring the U.S. Census: Your Guide to America’s Data

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.

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.

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 Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California

Name: Walter Achbach
Titles and Terms:
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1940
Event Place: Councilmanic District 9, Los Angeles, Los Angeles Township, Los Angeles, California, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 35
Marital Status: Single
Race (Original): White
Race: White
Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Lodger
Relationship to Head of Household: Lodger
BirthPlace: Ohio
Birth Year (Estimated): 1905
Last Place of Residence: St Marys, Auglaize, Ohio
District: 60-740
Family Number: 87
Sheet Number and Letter: 3A
Line Number: 26
Affiliate Publication Number: T627
Affiliate Film Number: 378
Digital Folder Number: 005456459
Image Number: 00486
Household Gender Age Birthplace
Head Jessie P West F 81 Scotland
Lodger Elisha Mcclelland M 49 Missouri
Lodger Virginia Mcclelland F 38 Missouri
Lodger Walter Achbach M 35 Ohio
Lodger Florence L Tucker F 70 New Jersey
Lodger Ella G Tucker F 69 New Jersey

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1940 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
Exploring the U.S. Census: Your Guide to America’s Data

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)

Death

Name: Walter Emanuel Achbach
Event Date: 1943
Event Place: Phoenix, Maricopa, Arizona
Gender: Male
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Father's Name: Carl Achbach
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Mother's Name: Dorothea
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GS Film Number: 2114728
Digital Folder Number: 4203251
Image Number: 369
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'Arizona, Deaths, 1870-1951,' index and images, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ pal:/ MM9.1.1/ FLNB-XYL : accessed 30 Oct 2013), Walter Emanuel Achbach, 1943.

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