Joseph Michael MCCARTHY

Born

March 22, 1884 , Iowa, USA

Died

August 28, 1944 , St Joseph, Missouri, USA

Cause of Death: Heart attack

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Michael MCCARTHY Nancy Ann PROUT?

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Born: March 22, 1884 in Iowa, USA

Father: Michael MCCARTHY

Mother: Nancy Ann PROUT?

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Joseph Michael married Goldie Margetta GREEN 4 March 1922 in Buchanan, Missouri, USA . The couple had (at least) 6 children.
Goldie Margetta GREEN was born August 1, 1909 in Deepwater, Henry, Missouri, USA. Goldie Margetta died February 16, 1933 in St Joseph, Missouri, USA. Goldie Margetta was the child of Charles Wesley GREEN and Elsie Mary TAYLOR.

Joseph Michael MCCARTHY died August 28, 1944 in St Joseph, Missouri, USA.

My grandfather died on his way back to work after taking his children food for lunch

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Recorded occupation: Pacific Railroad

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Joseph Michael MCCARTHY married

Goldie Margetta GREEN
Marriage date: 4 March 1922
Marriage place: Buchanan, Missouri, USA
Goldie Margetta GREEN was the child of Charles Wesley GREEN and Elsie Mary TAYLOR

Children of Joseph Michael MCCARTHY and Goldie Margetta GREEN

Blanchie MCCARTHY

Born: 22 june 1923, St Joseph, Missouri, USA
Died: 30 October 1987, St Joseph, Missouri, USA

Mary Elsie MCCARTHY

Born: 4 March 1925, St Joseph, Missouri, USA
Died: March 1981, St Joseph, Missouri, USA

Joseph Charles MCCARTHY

Born: January 22,1927, St Joseph, Missouri, USA
Died: July 19,1995, St Joseph, Missouri, USA

Married: Living CROCKETT

Thomas William MCCARTHY

Born: 20 October 1930, St Joseph, Missouri, USA
Died: 4 may 2008, St Joseph, Missouri, USA

Lucillie Lisa MCCARTHY

Born: 14 October 1932, St Joseph, Missouri, USA
Died: 15 March 1933, St Joseph, Missouri, USA

Sylvia Jane MCCARTHY

Born: 21 November 2004, St Joseph, Missouri, USA
Died: 28 November 2004, Riverdale, Georgia, USA

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Birth — 1884
March 22, 1884
Iowa, 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 - 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

1920 - January 17 - Prohibition goes into effect on January 17, 1920, under the provisions of the 18th Amendment to the United States Constitution

1921 - Warren G. Harding becomes President of the United States

1921 - Charles Strite of Minnesota patents the pop-up toaster.

1922 Marriage / Partner
Joseph Michael MCCARTHY and Goldie Margetta GREEN 4 March 1922, Buchanan, Missouri, USA

He was 37 years old.

1923 to 1927 - Television is invented (Vladimir Kosma Zworykin (Russia), Philo Taylor Farnsworth (United States))

1923 Birth of Child
Blanchie MCCARTHY was born 22 june 1923, St Joseph, Missouri, USA

Joseph Michael was 39 years old.

1923 - Calvin Coolidge becomes President of the United States

1925 Birth of Child
Mary Elsie MCCARTHY was born 4 March 1925, St Joseph, Missouri, USA

Joseph Michael was 40 years old.

1927 - The aerosol can is invented (Erik Rotheim, Norway)

1927 Birth of Child
Joseph Charles MCCARTHY was born January 22,1927, St Joseph, Missouri, USA

Joseph Michael was 42 years old.

1927 - April 7 – Bell Telephone Co. transmits an image of Herbert Hoover (then the Secretary of Commerce), which becomes the first successful long distance demonstration of television

1928 - Sliced bread (bread slicing machine) is invented by Otto Frederick Rohwedder (United States)

1929 - Herbert Hoover becomes President of the United States

1929 - October 29 - Black Tuesday - Stock market crash - The Great Depression Begins - It lasted until 1941 (WW2)

1930 - Scotch tape is invented (Richard Drew (3M), United States)

In 1930, on February 18, Pluto was discovered by astronomer Clyde Tombaugh at the Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff, Arizona, marking a significant milestone in the study of our solar system.

1930 Birth of Child
Thomas William MCCARTHY was born 20 October 1930, St Joseph, Missouri, USA

Joseph Michael was 46 years old.

1931 - The paper towel is invented (Arthur Scott, United States)

1931 - March 3 – The Star-Spangled Banner is adopted as the United States National anthem.

1932 Birth of Child
Lucillie Lisa MCCARTHY was born 14 October 1932, St Joseph, Missouri, USA

Joseph Michael was 48 years old.

1933 Death of Spouse/Partner
Goldie Margetta GREEN died February 16, 1933, St Joseph, Missouri, USA

1933 - Franklin D. Roosevelt becomes President of the United States

1933 Death of Child
Lucillie Lisa MCCARTHY died 15 March 1933, St Joseph, Missouri, USA

Joseph Michael was 49 years old.

1933 - December 5 – The 21st Amendment to the United States Constitution is passed, repealing Prohibition

1934 - The metal beverage can is invented (American Can Co., United States)

1935 - The snowmobile was invented by Joseph Bombardier (Quebec, Canada)

1935 - August 14 – United States President Franklin Roosevelt signs the Social Security Act into law

1938 - The ballpoint pen is invented (Lazlo Biro, Hungary)

1938-1944 - Sunscreen is invented (Franz Greiter, Switzerland and Benjamin Green, United States)

1938 - October 27 - Du Pont announces a name for its new synthetic yarn: nylon.

1940 - April - 1st electron microscope demonstrated (RCA), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

1941 - December 8 - (the day after the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor) United States declares war on Japan (WW2)

Death — 1944
August 28, 1944
St Joseph, Missouri, USA
He died at the age of 60.

2004 Birth of Child
Sylvia Jane MCCARTHY was born 21 November 2004, St Joseph, Missouri, USA

Joseph Michael was 120 years old.

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