William Robert JORDAN

(b. December 1872 , Texas, USA d. 15 March 1915 , Winnsboro, Franklin, Louisiana, USA )

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William Robert JORDAN was born December 1872 in Texas, USA

William Robert JORDAN was the child of ? and ?

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William Robert married Hattie Ola EARL 13 February 1899 in Texas, USA . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Hattie Ola EARL was born 8 April 1887 in Pennington, Texas, USA. Hattie Ola died 26 July 1917 in Franklin, Louisiana, USA. Hattie Ola was the child of Richard Emmett EARL and Nancy Jane NIXON.

William Robert JORDAN died 15 March 1915 in Winnsboro, Franklin, Louisiana, USA.
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William Robert JORDAN married

Hattie Ola EARL-- Date: 13 February 1899 Place: , Texas, USA
Hattie Ola EARL was the child of Richard Emmett EARL and Nancy Jane NIXON

Children of William Robert JORDAN and Hattie Ola EARL:

Nancy Ann Verna JORDAN (b.14 December 1903, Diboll, Angelina, Texas, USA d. 14 February 1998, Monroe, Ouachita Parish, Louisiana, USA)
m. Cornelius Carlton WADE 20 February 1921

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1872 Birth
December 1872
Texas, USA

1876 - March 7 – Alexander Graham Bell is granted a United States patent for an invention he calls the telephone.

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)

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.

1899 Marriage / Partner
William Robert JORDAN and Hattie Ola EARL 13 February 1899, , Texas, USA

He was 26 years old.

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)

1903 Birth of Child
Nancy Ann Verna JORDAN was born 14 December 1903, Diboll, Angelina, Texas, USA

William Robert was 31 years old.

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