HELP! flag male ancestor  Clarence Edgar  SHANK

  (b. 20 November 1888 ,  Lititz, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA   d. 19 August 1930 ,  Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA )  

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Clarence Edgar SHANK was born 20 November 1888 in Lititz, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA

Clarence Edgar SHANK was the child of Joseph H SHANK   and   Mary S RITTER

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Clarence Edgar  married  Bertha Niese MYERS 14 November 1908 in Manheim, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA .  The couple had (at least) 1 child. Bertha Niese MYERS  was born 5 February 1889 in Elstonville, Lancaster, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA.  Bertha Niese died 4 June 1962 in Manheim, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA.  Bertha Niese was the child of Joseph B MYERS and Emma NEES.

Clarence Edgar SHANK died 19 August 1930 in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA.
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Clarence Edgar SHANK married flag female ancestor Bertha Niese MYERS-- Date: 14 November 1908 Place: Manheim, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA
Bertha Niese MYERS was the child of Joseph B MYERS and Emma NEES




Children of Clarence Edgar SHANK and Bertha Niese MYERS:

flag female ancestor Alverta SHANK (b.03/29/1909, Manheim, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA  d. 10/03/1987, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA)
m. Roy Ruhl STONER 19 April 1930



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birth1888 Birth
20 November 1888
Lititz, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA
Invention 1889 - The automobile is invented (Gottlieb Daimler, Germany)
U.S. President1889 - Benjamin Harrison becomes President of the United States
Invention 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
U.S. President1893 - Grover Cleveland becomes President of the United States
Invention 1897 - Aspirin is invented (Felix Hoffmann (Bayer), Germany)
U.S. President1897 - William McKinley becomes President of the United States
News1898 - April 25 – Spanish-American War: The United States declares war on Spain
News1898 - December 10 – The Treaty of Paris is signed, ending the Spanish-American War.
Invention 1901 - King Camp Gillette and William Emery Nickerson invented the world's first disposable razor blade in 1901. (Boston, Massachusetts, USA)

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U.S. President1901 - 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.
Invention 1902 - July 17 - Willis Haviland Carrier designed the first modern air-conditioning system. (Buffalo, New York, USA)
Invention 1903 - The first engine-powered airplane is invented (Wilbur & Orville Wright, United States)
News1904 - June 28 - U.S. begins construction of Panama Canal.
Invention 1906 - August 22 – The first Victor Victrola, a phonographic record player, was manufactured, revolutionizing the way people listened to music at home.
Invention 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.
Invention 1907-1908 - The electric washing machine is invented (Alva J. Fisher, United States)
Invention 1908 - First Model-T car is produced by Henry Ford (United States)
marriage1908 Marriage / Partner
Clarence Edgar SHANK and Bertha Niese MYERS 14 November 1908, Manheim, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA

He was 19 years old.
U.S. President1909 - William Howard Taft becomes President of the United States
1909 Birth of Child
Alverta SHANK was born 03/29/1909, Manheim, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA

Clarence Edgar was 20 years old.
News1912 - April 15 - Titanic sinks in the North Atlantic
Invention 1913 - The assembly line is invented (Henry Ford, United States)

The bra is invented (Mary Phelps Jacob, United States)
U.S. President1913 - Woodrow Wilson becomes President of the United States
News1913 - October 31 – The Lincoln Highway, the first automobile road across the United States, is dedicated
News1915 - January 25 - First United States coast-to-coast long-distance telephone call
News1917 - March 2 – The enactment of the Jones Act grants Puerto Ricans United States citizenship.
News1917 - April 6 – WWI: The United States declares war on Germany
News1918 - March 19 – The United States Congress establishes time zones and approves daylight saving time
News1919 - 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
News1920 - January 17 - Prohibition goes into effect on January 17, 1920, under the provisions of the 18th Amendment to the United States Constitution
U.S. President1921 - Warren G. Harding becomes President of the United States
Invention 1921 - Charles Strite of Minnesota patents the pop-up toaster.
Invention 1923 to 1927 - Television is invented (Vladimir Kosma Zworykin (Russia), Philo Taylor Farnsworth (United States))
U.S. President1923 - Calvin Coolidge becomes President of the United States
Invention 1927 - The aerosol can is invented (Erik Rotheim, Norway)
News1927 - 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
Invention 1928 - Sliced bread (bread slicing machine) is invented by Otto Frederick Rohwedder (United States)
U.S. President1929 - Herbert Hoover becomes President of the United States
News1929 - October 29 - Black Tuesday - Stock market crash - The Great Depression Begins - It lasted until 1941 (WW2)
death1930 Death
19 August 1930
Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA

He died at the age of 41.
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