Balis William COLLINS

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28 May 1884 , Kentucky, USA

Died

31 May 1939 , Cincinnati, Ohio, USA

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Watson COLLINS Louisa COMBS

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Born: 28 May 1884 in Kentucky, USA

Father: Watson COLLINS

Mother: Louisa COMBS

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Balis William married Effie CRAWFORD 26 April 1906 in Breathitt, Kentucky, USA . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Effie CRAWFORD was born 11 September 1888 in Breathitt County, Kentucky, USA. Effie died 21 July 1960 in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA . Effie was the child of Pierce CRAWFORD and Mollie GABBARD.

Balis William COLLINS died 31 May 1939 in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA .
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Effie CRAWFORD
Marriage date: 26 April 1906
Marriage place: Breathitt, Kentucky, USA
Effie CRAWFORD was the child of Pierce CRAWFORD and Mollie GABBARD

Children of Balis William COLLINS and Effie CRAWFORD

Mollie COLLINS

Born: 29 November 1917, Hazard, Perry, Kentucky, USA
Died: 18 April 2010, Clermont, Lake, Florida, USA

Married: Charles William SCHASER 24 October 1938

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Birth — 1884
28 May 1884
Kentucky, 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 Marriage / Partner
Balis William COLLINS and Effie CRAWFORD 26 April 1906, Breathitt, Kentucky, USA

He was 21 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

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

1917 Birth of Child
Mollie COLLINS was born 29 November 1917, Hazard, Perry, Kentucky, USA

Balis William was 33 years old.

1918 - March 19 – The United States Congress establishes time zones and approves daylight saving time