Virginia
BENNETT
Born
January 15,1918
,
Burnsville, West Virginia, USA
Died
December 20,1972
,
Buckhannon, Upshur County, West Virginia, USA
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Born: January 15,1918 in Burnsville, West Virginia, USA
Father:
Porter BENNETT
Mother:
Ethel POSEY
Paternal grandparents:
Samuel BENNETT
, Anara MAYFIELD
Maternal grandparents:
George Jackson POSEY
, Minerva Caroline HOPKINS
Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Virginia married Cecil ROBY 3 July 1933 in Buckhannon, West Virginia, USA . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Cecil ROBY was born January 13,1911 in Ireland, West Virginia, USA. Cecil died January 8,1959 in Buckhannon, West Virginia, USA. Cecil was the child of Willis ROBY and Rosa Stella CUMMINGS.
Virginia BENNETT died December 20,1972 in Buckhannon, Upshur County, West Virginia, USA.
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Spouse & Children of Virginia BENNETT
Virginia BENNETT married 
Cecil ROBY
Marriage date: 3 July 1933
Marriage place: Buckhannon, West Virginia, USA
Cecil ROBY was the child of Willis ROBY and Rosa Stella CUMMINGS
Cecil ROBYMarriage date: 3 July 1933
Marriage place: Buckhannon, West Virginia, USA
Cecil ROBY was the child of Willis ROBY and Rosa Stella CUMMINGS
Children of Cecil ROBY and Virginia BENNETT
Shirley ROBYBorn: June 18,1935, Buckhannon, West Virginia, USA
Died: January 19,1990, Baker City, Oregon, USA
Died: January 19,1990, Baker City, Oregon, USA
Married: Stanton WALKER
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Birth — 1918January 15,1918
Burnsville, West Virginia, USA
1929 - October 29 - Black Tuesday - Stock market crash - The Great Depression Begins - It lasted until 1941 (WW2)
1933 Marriage / PartnerVirginia BENNETT and Cecil ROBY 3 July 1933, Buckhannon, West Virginia, USA
She was 15 years old.
1934 - The metal beverage can is invented (American Can Co., United States)1935 Birth of ChildShirley ROBY was born June 18,1935, Buckhannon, West Virginia, USA
Virginia was 17 years old.
1935 - August 14 – United States President Franklin Roosevelt signs the Social Security Act into law 1940 - April - 1st electron microscope demonstrated (RCA), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA The microwave oven was invented accidentally in 1945 by Percy Spencer, a Raytheon engineer. While testing a magnetron, he noticed microwaves melted a candy bar in his pocket. Experimenting further, he discovered microwaves could cook food quickly. Raytheon patented the process, and by 1947, they built the first commercial microwave oven, called the 'Radarange.' Initially used in commercial settings, microwaves becomes affordable for home use by the 1960s and 1970s, revolutionizing cooking.
1959 Death of Spouse/PartnerCecil ROBY died January 8,1959, Buckhannon, West Virginia, USA
1962 - The Cuban Missile Crisis was a tense 13-day standoff in October 1962 between the United States and the Soviet Union over the installation of Soviet nuclear missiles in Cuba, just 90 miles from the U.S. coast. The crisis is considered the closest the Cold War came to escalating into a full-scale nuclear war. It began when American spy planes discovered the missiles, leading to a U.S. naval blockade of Cuba and intense negotiations. The crisis ended when Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev agreed to remove the missiles in exchange for the U.S. promising not to invade Cuba and secretly agreeing to remove American missiles from Turkey.1963 - I Have a Dream Speech - Martin Luther King's Address at March on Washington August 28, 1963.Death — 1972December 20,1972
Buckhannon, Upshur County, West Virginia, USA
She died at the age of 54.
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