Fred Ira SOMERS

Born

21 June 1883 , Kansas, USA

Died

23 April 1939 , Omaha, Nebraska, USA

Fred Ira married Jenny Mae ALLEN 7 July 1907 in Concordia, Cloud, Kansas, USA . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Jenny Mae ALLEN was born April 17, 1887 in Delphos, Ottawa, Kansas, USA. Jenny Mae died November 27, 1940 in Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska, USA. Jenny Mae was the child of Fred ALLEN and Cora Alice BLACKLEDGE .

Parents & Family of Fred Ira SOMERS

Parents of Fred Ira SOMERS

Father

Charles SOMERS

Mother

Esther Ann DAVIS

Grandparents of Fred Ira SOMERS

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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Fred Ira SOMERS

Fred Ira SOMERS married

Jenny Mae ALLEN
Marriage date: 7 July 1907
Marriage place: Concordia, Cloud, Kansas, USA
Jenny Mae ALLEN was the child of Fred ALLEN and Cora Alice BLACKLEDGE

Children of Fred Ira SOMERS and Jenny Mae ALLEN

Bonnie Esther SOMERS

Born: August 18, 1911, Concordia, Cloud County, Kansas, USA
Died: June 15, 1985, Omaha, Nebraska, USA

Married: Victor Richard MLEJNEK 27 September 1930

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Birth — 1883
21 June 1883
Kansas, USA

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.

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.