Emma STARK

Born

19 July 1879 , South Beaver Creek, Wisconsin, USA

Died

26 February 1944 , La Crosse, Wisconsin, USA

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August STARK Paulina Caroline RETZLAFF

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Born: 19 July 1879 in South Beaver Creek, Wisconsin, USA

Father: August STARK

Mother: Paulina Caroline RETZLAFF

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Emma married John Henry Edward GARDNER 26 June 1900 in Trempealeau, Trempealeau, Wisconsin, USA . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
John Henry Edward GARDNER was born 23 February 1881 in Baraboo, Sauk, Wisconsin, USA. John Henry Edward died 21 December 1947 in La Crosse, Wisconsin, USA (LaCrosse). John Henry Edward was the child of Edward George GARDNER and Annie EDWARDS.

Emma STARK died 26 February 1944 in La Crosse, Wisconsin, USA .

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John Henry Edward GARDNER
Marriage date: 26 June 1900
Marriage place: Trempealeau, Trempealeau, Wisconsin, USA
John Henry Edward GARDNER was the child of Edward George GARDNER and Annie EDWARDS

Children of John Henry Edward GARDNER and Emma STARK

Violet Mary GARDNER

Born: 29 March 1901, Galesville, Trempealeau, Wisconsin, USA
Died: 13 May 1980, Galesville, Trempealeau, Wisconsin, USA

Married: James Carlton SOLBERG 16 May 1923

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Birth — 1879
19 July 1879
South Beaver Creek, Wisconsin, USA

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.

1900 Marriage / Partner
Emma STARK and John Henry Edward GARDNER 26 June 1900, Trempealeau, Trempealeau, Wisconsin, USA

She was 20 years old.

1901 - King Camp Gillette and William Emery Nickerson invented the world's first disposable razor blade in 1901. (Boston, Massachusetts, USA)

1901 Birth of Child
Violet Mary GARDNER was born 29 March 1901, Galesville, Trempealeau, Wisconsin, USA

Emma was 21 years old.

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.

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

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