Calvin Oren MILLS

Born

19 May 1884 , Boone, Iowa, USA

Died

19 July 1950 , Lakewood, Colorado, USA

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Charles D MILLS

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Alice R BULL

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Birth — 1884
19 May 1884
Boone, Iowa, USA

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.

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

1910 Grand Island, Hall, Nebraska

Name: Calvin O Mills
Titles and Terms:
Event Type: Census
Event Year: 1910
Event Place: Grand Island Ward 4, Hall, Nebraska, United States
District: 106
Gender: Male
Age: 25
Marital Status: Single
Race: White
Race (Original): White
Relationship to Head of Household: Roomer
Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Roomer
Birth Year (Estimated): 1885
BirthPlace: Iowa
Immigration Year:
Father's BirthPlace: New York
Mother's BirthPlace: New York
Sheet Number and Letter: 5B
Household ID: 113
Line Number:
Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
Affiliate Publication Number: M1283
GS Film Number: 1374860
Digital Folder Number: 004330835
Image Number: 00663
Household Gender Age Birthplace
Head Lucy Cramer F 48 Wisconsin
Son Fay Cramer M 13 Illinois
Daughter Mildred Scott F 22 Nebraska
Son-in-law Fred T Scott M 21 South Dakota
Roomer Calvin O Mills M 25 Iowa
Roomer Frank Albee M 27

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1910 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
Exploring the U.S. Census: Your Guide to America’s Data

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 World War I Draft Registration

Name: Calvin O Mills
Event Type: Draft Registration
Event Date: 1917-1918
Event Place: Howard County, Jefferson County, Nebraska, United States
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 19 May 1884
BirthPlace: United States
Nationality: United States
Affiliate Publication Title: World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards
Affiliate Publication Number: M1509
GS Film Number: 1711698
Digital Folder Number: 005253437
Image Number: 01338

'United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918,' index and images, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ pal:/ MM9.1.1/ 29JN-MH7 : accessed 31 Oct 2013), Calvin O Mills, 1917-1918; citing Howard County, Jefferson County, Nebraska, United States, NARA microfilm publication M1509, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d); FHL microfilm 1711698.

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U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918
A World Undone: The Story of the Great War, 1914 to 1918

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 Grand Island, Hall, Nebraska

Name: Calvin O Mills
Titles and Terms:
Event Type: Census
Event Year: 1920
Event Place: Grand Island Ward 6, Hall, Nebraska, United States
District: 111
Gender: Male
Age: 35
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Race (Original): White
Can Read: Yes
Can Write: Yes
Relationship to Head of Household: Head
Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Head
Own or Rent: Rent
Birth Year (Estimated): 1885
BirthPlace: Iowa
Immigration Year:
Father's BirthPlace: Iowa
Mother's BirthPlace: Illinois
Sheet Number and Letter: 6B
Household ID: 138
Line Number: 57
Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
Affiliate Publication Number: T625
GS Film Number: 1820992
Digital Folder Number: 004313285
Image Number: 00386
Household Gender Age Birthplace
Head Calvin O Mills M 35 Iowa
Wife Nancy Mills F 29 Nebraska
Son Glen Mills M 8 Nebraska
Daughter Iona Mills F 5 Nebraska
Daughter Evyln Mills F 3

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1920 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
Exploring the U.S. Census: Your Guide to America’s Data

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 Grand Island, Hall, Nebraska

Name: Calvin Mills
Titles and Terms:
Event Type: Census
Event Year: 1930
Event Place: Grand Island, Hall, Nebraska, United States
District: 0016
Gender: Male
Age: 45
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Race (Original): White
Relationship to Head of Household: Head
Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Head
Birth Year (Estimated): 1885
BirthPlace: Iowa
Immigration Year:
Father's BirthPlace: Iowa
Mother's BirthPlace: Illinois
Sheet Number and Letter: 5A
Household ID: 116
Line Number: 27
Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
Affiliate Publication Number: T626
Affiliate Film Number: 1282
GS Film Number: 2341017
Digital Folder Number: 004610714
Image Number: 00409
Household Gender Age Birthplace
Head Calvin Mills M 45 Iowa
Wife Nancy Mills F 39 Nebraska
Son Glenn Mills M 18 Nebraska
Daughter Iona Mills F 15 Nebraska
Daughter Evlyn Mills F 13 Nebraska
Daughter Edna Mills F 12

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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 Las Animas, Election Precinct 9, Bent, Colorado

Name: Calvin Mills
Titles and Terms:
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1940
Event Place: Las Animas, Election Precinct 9, Bent, Colorado, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 55
Marital Status: Married
Race (Original): White
Race: White
Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Head
Relationship to Head of Household: Head
BirthPlace: Iowa
Birth Year (Estimated): 1885
Last Place of Residence: Boulder, Colorado
District: 6-10
Family Number: 234
Sheet Number and Letter: 9A
Line Number: 32
Affiliate Publication Number: T627
Affiliate Film Number: 456
Digital Folder Number: 005449361
Image Number: 00522
Household Gender Age Birthplace
Head Calvin Mills M 55 Iowa
Wife Nancy Mills F 49 Nebraska
Son Calvin Mills M 15 Nebraska
Grandson James Kennedy M 4 Nebraska

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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)

1943 Marriage of Son

Name: Calvin Robert Mills
Event Type: Marriage
Event Date: 22 Oct 1943
Event Place: , Henry,
Alternate Event Place:
Registration Place: Henry, Indiana, United States
Marriage License Date:
Residence Place: Denver Colorado
Gender: Male
Age (Estimated): 23
Number of Previous Marriages:
Race (Original): White
Birth Date: 07 Jun 1920
BirthPlace: Grand Island Nebraska
Father's Name: Calvin O Mills
Mother's Name: Nancy Jewel
Spouse's Name: Mildred Irene True
Spouse's Residence Place: Spiceland Indiana
Spouse's Gender: Female
Spouse's Age (Estimated): 17
Spouse's Previous Marriage Number:
Spouse's Race (Original): White
Spouse's Birth Date: 10 Dec 1926
Spouse's BirthPlace: Spiceland Indiana
Spouse's Father's Name: Walter L True
Spouse's Mother's Name: Ethel Jones
Informant's Name:
Officiator's Name: J W Kinnett
PAge:
Record Number:
Reference ID:
GS Film Number: 001887832
Digital Folder Number: 004185600
Image Number: 00349
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Unofficial Guide to FamilySearch.org: How to Find Your Family History on the World's Largest Free Genealogy Website

1944 - D-Day, which occurred on June 6, 1944, was a pivotal World War II operation where Allied forces launched a massive invasion on the beaches of Normandy, France. Known as Operation Overlord, it involved over 156,000 troops from the United States, United Kingdom, Canada, and other Allied nations. The operation aimed to liberate Western Europe from Nazi German control. The landings marked the beginning of the end for Nazi Germany, leading to the eventual Allied victory in Europe.

1945 - The atomic bomb is invented (J. Robert Oppenheimer, et al., United States)

The microwave oven was invented accidentally in 1945 by Percy Spencer, a Raytheon engineer. While testing a magnetron, he noticed microwaves melted a candy bar in his pocket. Experimenting further, he discovered microwaves could cook food quickly. Raytheon patented the process, and by 1947, they built the first commercial microwave oven, called the 'Radarange.' Initially used in commercial settings, microwaves becomes affordable for home use by the 1960s and 1970s, revolutionizing cooking.

1945 - Harry S. Truman becomes President of the United States

1945 - On September 2, 1945, World War II officially ended with the formal surrender of Japan. The surrender ceremony took place aboard the USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay, where Japanese officials signed the Instrument of Surrender in the presence of Allied representatives, including General Douglas MacArthur and Admiral Chester Nimitz.

1948 - Velcro is invented (George de Mestral, Switzerland)