Curtis HOPKINS

Born

14 February 1880 , Stevensville, Berrien, Michigan, USA

Died

9 March 1939 , Benton Harbor, Michigan, USA

Curtis married Gertha May RUTLEDGE 29 September 1900 in Benton Harbor, Michigan, USA . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Gertha May RUTLEDGE was born 6 May 1881 in Stevensville, Berrien, Michigan, USA. Gertha May died 6 October 1965 in St Joseph, Michigan, USA. Gertha May was the child of Jerome RUTLEDGE and Mary SOPHER .

Parents & Family of Curtis HOPKINS

Parents of Curtis HOPKINS

Father

Curtis Addison Zachariah HOPKINS

Mother

Delia Clarise GREEN

Grandparents of Curtis HOPKINS

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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Curtis HOPKINS

Curtis HOPKINS married

Gertha May RUTLEDGE
Marriage date: 29 September 1900
Marriage place: Benton Harbor, Michigan, USA
Gertha May RUTLEDGE was the child of Jerome RUTLEDGE and Mary SOPHER

Children of Curtis HOPKINS and Gertha May RUTLEDGE

Hazel Belle HOPKINS

Born: 13 May 1902, Keeler, Van Buren, Michigan, USA
Died: 25 July 1962, St Joseph, Michigan, USA

Married: Charles Edward LAMBRECHT 15 May 1920 Place: St Joseph, Michigan, USA

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Birth — 1880
14 February 1880
Stevensville, Berrien, Michigan, 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
Curtis HOPKINS and Gertha May RUTLEDGE 29 September 1900, Benton Harbor, Michigan, USA

He 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 - 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 Birth of Child
Hazel Belle HOPKINS was born 13 May 1902, Keeler, Van Buren, Michigan, USA

Curtis was 22 years old.

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