Ernest
MERKLE
Born
7 July 1832
,
Wortemburg, Germany
Died
abt. 1899
,
Buena Vista, Clayton, Iowa, USA
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Born: 7 July 1832 in Wortemburg, Germany
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Ernest married Magdelena SOUTHHEIMER . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Magdelena SOUTHHEIMER was born July 1829 in Germany.
Ernest MERKLE died abt. 1899 in Buena Vista, Clayton, Iowa, USA.
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Birth — 18327 July 1832
Wortemburg, Germany
1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)
1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.
1879 Birth of ChildErnest William MERKLE was born 22 August 1879, , Iowa, USA
Ernest was 47 years old.
1884 - Photographic film is invented (George Eastman, United States)The first gravity roller coaster amusement ride (LeMarcus A. Thompson, United States)
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