William Johnson MCDOWELL

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27 August 1876 , Ledyard, New York, USA

Died

5 July 1931 , Auburn, New York, USA

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Johnson MCDOWELL Mary NEWCOMB

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Born: 27 August 1876 in Ledyard, New York, USA

Father: Johnson MCDOWELL

Mother: Mary NEWCOMB

William Johnson MCDOWELL died 5 July 1931 in Auburn, New York, USA.

Born in the village of Aurora.

Burial information: Section 24; Lot 48; Grave 1-NE

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Birth — 1876
27 August 1876
Ledyard, New York, USA

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.

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

1880 Auburn, Cayuga, New York
Name: Johnson Mcdowell
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1880
Event Place: Auburn, Cayuga, New York, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 3
Marital Status: Single
Occupation:
Race (Original): W
Ethnicity: American
Relationship to Head of Household: Son
Birthplace: New York, United States
Birth Date: 1877
Spouse's Name:
Spouse's Birthplace:
Father's Name: Johnson Mcdowell
Father's Birthplace: New York, United States
Mother's Name: Mary Mcdowell
Mother's Birthplace: Ireland
Page: 274
Page Letter: A
Entry Number: 1193
Affiliate Film Number: T9-0813
GS Film number: 1254813
Digital Folder Number: 004242020
Image Number: 00313
Household Gender Age Birthplace
Self Johnson Mcdowell M 55 New York, United States
Wife Mary Mcdowell F 42 Ireland
Son James Mcdowell M 12 New York, United States
Son Charles Mcdowell M 10 New York, United States
Daughter Jennie Mcdowell F 7 New York, United States
Son Johnson Mcdowell M 3 New York, United States
1880 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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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.

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.

1905 Auburn, Cayuga, New York
Name: Johnson Mcdowell
Residence Place: Auburn, Cayuga, New York
Age: 26
Birth Year (Estimated): 1879
Birthplace: United States
Relationship to Head of Household: Lodger
Race: W
Gender:
Family Number: 1
Page: 25
Reference ID: 29
GS Film number: 1435219
Digital Folder Number: 4296305
Image Number: 00670
Household Gender Age Birthplace
Head Charles Williams M 50y United States
Wife Charlotte Williams F 50y United States
Lodger Howard Bates M 41y United States
Lodger Philip M 24y United States
Lodger Johnson Mcdowell M 26y United States
1905 New York State Census
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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

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: William Johnson Mcdowell
Event Type: Draft Registration
Event Date: 1917-1918
Event Place: Auburn City no 1, New York, United States
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 27 Aug 1876
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: 001712042
Digital Folder Number: 005262559
Image Number: 02872

'United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918,' index and images, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ pal:/ MM9.1.1/ KXTD-YVT : accessed 05 Dec 2013), William Johnson Mcdowell, 1917-1918; citing Auburn City no 1, New York, United States, NARA microfilm publication M1509, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d); FHL microfilm 001712042.
U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918
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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 - 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

1925 Auburn, Cayuga, New York
Name: Johnson W Mcdowell
Also Known As Name:
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1925
Event Place: Auburn Ward 02, A.D. 01, E.D. 03, Cayuga, New York, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 48
Nationality: United States
Race: White
Relationship to Head of Household: Head
Birth Year (Estimated): 1877
Years in United States:
House Number: 138 1/ 2
Page: 37
Line Number: 16
1925 New York State Census
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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 - Scotch tape is invented (Richard Drew (3M), United States)

1930 Auburn, Cayuga, New York
Name: William J Mcdowell
Titles and Terms:
Event Type: Census
Event Year: 1930
Event Place: Auburn, Cayuga, New York, United States
District: 0004
Gender: Male
Age: 53
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Race (Original): White
Relationship to Head of Household: Head
Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Head
Birth Year (Estimated): 1877
Birthplace: New York
Immigration Year:
Father's Birthplace: New York
Mother's Birthplace: Ireland
Sheet Number and Letter: 12A
Household ID: 332
Line Number: 4
Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
Affiliate Publication Number: T626
Affiliate Film Number: 1410
GS Film number: 2341145
Digital Folder Number: 004661080
Image Number: 01015
Household Gender Age Birthplace
Head William J Mcdowell M 53 New York
Wife Alida Mcdowell F 53 New York
1930 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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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.