John Fold WITHEROW

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30 September 1849 , Pennsylvania, USA

Died

5 July 1932 , Longmont, Colorado, USA

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Born: 30 September 1849 in Pennsylvania, USA

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John Fold married Martha Jane GORDON 6 February 1878 . Martha Jane GORDON was born 30 May 1845 Martha Jane died 20 December 1898 in Longmont, Colorado, USA.

John Fold married (2) Anna Frances GORDON 26 November 1906 . Anna Frances GORDON was born abt. 1865 Anna Frances died abt. 1936

John Fold WITHEROW died 5 July 1932 in Longmont, Colorado, USA.

son of Joseph Walker Witherow and Lydia Ann Ridinger

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Martha Jane GORDON
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Anna Frances GORDON
Marriage date: 26 November 1906
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Birth — 1849
30 September 1849
Pennsylvania, USA

1850 Hamiltonban, Adams, Pennsylvania

Name: John Witherow
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1850
Event Place: Hamiltonban, Adams, Pennsylvania, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 0
Marital Status:
Race (Original):
Race:
BirthPlace: Pennsylvania
Birth Year (Estimated): 1850
House Number: 54
Family Number: 56
Line Number: 19
Affiliate Publication Number: M432
Affiliate Film Number: 743
GS Film Number: 20593
Digital Folder Number: 004191066
Image Number: 00293
Household Gender Age Birthplace
Joseph Witherow M 31 Pennsylvania
Lydia A Witherow F 30 Pennsylvania
Catherine A Witherow F 32 Pennsylvania
John Witherow M 0 Pennsylvania

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1850 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
Exploring the U.S. Census: Your Guide to America’s Data

1850 - Millard Fillmore becomes President of the United States

1853 - Franklin Pierce becomes President of the United States

1857 - Toilet paper is invented (Joseph Gayetty, United States)

1857 - James Buchanan becomes President of the United States

1857 - March 6 – Dred Scott v. Sandford: The Supreme Court of the United States rules that Blacks are not citizens and slaves can not sue for freedom, driving the country further towards the American Civil War.

1858 - March 30 - H. L. Lipman, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, patented the first pencil with eraser

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 Marriage / Partner
John Fold WITHEROW and Martha Jane GORDON 6 February 1878 ,

He was 28 years old.

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

1880 Delavan, Tazewell, Illinois

Name: John F. Witherow
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1880
Event Place: Delavan, Tazewell, Illinois, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 30
Marital Status: Married
Occupation: Gardener
Race (Original): W
Ethnicity: American
Relationship to Head of Household: Self
BirthPlace: Pennsylvania, United States
Birth Date: 1850
Spouse's Name: Martha Witherow
Spouse's BirthPlace: Pennsylvania, United States
Father's Name:
Father's BirthPlace: Pennsylvania, United States
Mother's Name:
Mother's BirthPlace: Pennsylvania, United States
PAge: 470
Page Letter: D
Entry Number: 1360
Affiliate Film Number: T9-0253
GS Film Number: 1254253
Digital Folder Number: 004240556
Image Number: 00545
Household Gender Age Birthplace
Self John F. Witherow M 30 Pennsylvania, United States
Wife Martha Witherow F 34 Pennsylvania, United States
Daughter Nancy L. Witherow F 0 Illinois, United States

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1880 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
Exploring the U.S. Census: Your Guide to America’s Data

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.

1898 Death of Spouse/Partner
Martha Jane GORDON died 20 December 1898, Longmont, Colorado, USA

1900 Boulder County, Colorado

Name: John L Witherow
Titles and Terms:
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1900
Event Place: ED 156 Precincts 1, 21, 24 & 33 Longmont (excl. Longmont town) Precinct 2 Hygiene, Precinct 20 Niwot, Boulder, Colorado, United States
Birth Date: Sep 1849
BirthPlace: Pennsylvania
Relationship to Head of Household: Head
Father's BirthPlace: Pennsylvania
Mother's BirthPlace: Maryland
Race: White
Gender: Male
Marital Status: Widowed
Years Married:
Marriage Year (Estimated):
Mother of how many children:
Number of Living Children:
Immigration Year:
PAge: 8
Sheet Letter: A
Family Number: 138
Reference ID: 6
GS Film Number: 1240121
Digital Folder Number: 004118993
Image Number: 00292
Household Gender Age Birthplace
Head John L Witherow M 51 Pennsylvania
Son John Witherow M 19 Illinois
Daughter Eleanor Witherow F 18 Illinois
Daughter Lind Witherow F 14 Illinois
Son Joseph Witherow M 11 Colorado

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1900 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
Exploring the U.S. Census: Your Guide to America’s Data

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 Marriage / Partner
John Fold WITHEROW and Anna Frances GORDON 26 November 1906,

He was 57 years old.

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 Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, California

Name: John F Witherow
Titles and Terms:
Event Type: Census
Event Year: 1910
Event Place: Santa Barbara Ward 4, Santa Barbara, California, United States
District: 171
Gender: Male
Age: 60
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Race (Original): White
Relationship to Head of Household: Head
Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Head
Birth Year (Estimated): 1850
BirthPlace: Pennsylvania
Immigration Year:
Father's BirthPlace: Pennsylvania
Mother's BirthPlace: Maryland
Sheet Number and Letter: 5A
Household ID: 63
Line Number:
Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
Affiliate Publication Number: M1283
GS Film Number: 1374117
Digital Folder Number: 004327307
Image Number: 01243
Household Gender Age Birthplace
Head John F Witherow M 60 Pennsylvania
Wife Anna G Witherow F y Pennsylvania

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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 - 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 Denver, Denver, Colorado

Name: John F Witherow
Titles and Terms:
Event Type: Census
Event Year: 1920
Event Place: Denver, Denver, Colorado, United States
District: 189
Gender: Male
Age: 70
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: Own
Birth Year (Estimated): 1850
BirthPlace: Pennsylvania
Immigration Year:
Father's BirthPlace: Pennsylvania
Mother's BirthPlace: Maryland
Sheet Number and Letter: 1A
Household ID: 6
Line Number: 24
Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
Affiliate Publication Number: T625
GS Film Number: 1820161
Digital Folder Number: 004294431
Image Number: 00463
Household Gender Age Birthplace
Head John F Witherow M 70 Pennsylvania
Wife Anna F Witherow F 54 Pennsylvania

Source / record details
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 Longmont, Boulder, Colorado

Name: John F Witherow
Titles and Terms:
Event Type: Census
Event Year: 1930
Event Place: Longmont, Boulder, Colorado, United States
District: 0053
Gender: Male
Age: 80
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Race (Original): White
Relationship to Head of Household: Head
Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Head
Birth Year (Estimated): 1850
BirthPlace: Pennsylvania
Immigration Year:
Father's BirthPlace: Pennsylvania
Mother's BirthPlace: Pennsylvania
Sheet Number and Letter: 2A
Household ID: 36
Line Number: 12
Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
Affiliate Publication Number: T626
Affiliate Film Number: 231
GS Film Number: 2339966
Digital Folder Number: 004532377
Image Number: 00300
Household Gender Age Birthplace
Head John F Witherow M 80 Pennsylvania
Wife Anna G Witherow F 55 Pennsylvania

Source / record details
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.