Frederick Franklin WHEELER

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13 June 1845 , Jefferson Township, Williams County, Ohio, USA

Died

31 May 1915 , Kunkle, Williams, Ohio, USA

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Born: 13 June 1845 in Jefferson Township, Williams County, Ohio, USA

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Frederick Franklin married Myrtle CRONK 23 May 1899 in St Louis, Missouri, USA . The couple had (at least) 7 children.
Myrtle CRONK was born 22 December 1882 in Falmouth, Missaukee, Michigan, USA. Myrtle died April 17 1922 in Michigan, USA. Myrtle was the child of William W CRONK and Martha E ZELLERS.

Frederick Franklin WHEELER died 31 May 1915 in Kunkle, Williams, Ohio, USA.
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Frederick Franklin WHEELER married

Myrtle CRONK
Marriage date: 23 May 1899
Marriage place: St Louis, Missouri, USA
Myrtle CRONK was the child of William W CRONK and Martha E ZELLERS

Children of Frederick Franklin WHEELER and Myrtle CRONK

Nina WHEELER

Born: 8 February 1900, Clam Union, Missaukee, Michigan, USA
Died: 7 February 1913, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, USA

Lillian Marguerite WHEELER

Born: 27 August 1901, Clam Union, Missaukee, Michigan, USA
Died: 24 October 1969, Ingham, Ingham, Michigan, USA

Freda Mae WHEELER

Born: 12 March 1903, Falmouth, Missaukee, Michigan, USA
Died: 14 July 1974, Bunker Hill, Ingham, Michigan, USA

Earl Frederick WHEELER

Born: 1 November 1905, Farwell, Clare, Michigan, USA
Died: abt. 1953, Chicago, Illinois, USA

Lillian Margaret WHEELER

Born: 9 October 1906, Missaukee County, Michigan, USA
Died: ,

Goldie Irene WHEELER

Born: 5 January 1911, Williams County, Ohio, USA
Died: 11 June 1970, Harbor Springs, Emmet, Michigan, USA

Ruth Viola WHEELER

Born: 29 August 1915, Bryan, Williams, Ohio, USA
Died: 28 July 1988, Phoenix, Arizona, USA

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Birth — 1845
13 June 1845
Jefferson Township, Williams County, Ohio, USA

1849 - The safety pin is invented (Walter Hunt, United States)

1849 - Zachary Taylor becomes President of the United States

1850 - Millard Fillmore becomes President of the United States

1853 - Franklin Pierce becomes President of the United States

1857 - Toilet paper is invented (Joseph Gayetty, United States)

1857 - James Buchanan becomes President of the United States

1857 - March 6 – Dred Scott v. Sandford: The Supreme Court of the United States rules that Blacks are not citizens and slaves can not sue for freedom, driving the country further towards the American Civil War.

1858 - March 30 - H. L. Lipman, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, patented the first pencil with eraser

1861 - February 8 – American Civil War: The Confederate States of America are formed, comprising the first six break-away states.

1861 - Abraham Lincoln becomes President of the United States

1863 - January 1 - President Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, freeing slaves.

1863 - October 3 – President Lincoln proclaims a national Thanksgiving day to be celebrated the final Thursday in November in the United States

1863 - November 19 – American Civil War: U. S. President Abraham Lincoln delivers the Gettysburg Address at the military cemetery dedication ceremony in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.

1864 - Pasteurization is invented (Louis Pasteur, France)

April 14, 1865 - President Abraham Lincoln was mortally wounded by John Wilkes Booth at in Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C. He died the next day. Andrew Johnson becomes President of the United States.

1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)

Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.

1869 - Ulysses S. Grant becomes President of the United States

1870 - June 26 - Christmas becomes a Federal holiday in the United States. It was still illegal in some states.

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
Frederick Franklin WHEELER and Myrtle CRONK 23 May 1899, St Louis, Missouri, USA

He was 53 years old.

1900 Birth of Child
Nina WHEELER was born 8 February 1900, Clam Union, Missaukee, Michigan, USA

Frederick Franklin was 54 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
Lillian Marguerite WHEELER was born 27 August 1901, Clam Union, Missaukee, Michigan, USA

Frederick Franklin was 56 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)

1903 Birth of Child
Freda Mae WHEELER was born 12 March 1903, Falmouth, Missaukee, Michigan, USA

Frederick Franklin was 57 years old.

1904 - June 28 - U.S. begins construction of Panama Canal.

1905 Birth of Child
Earl Frederick WHEELER was born 1 November 1905, Farwell, Clare, Michigan, USA

Frederick Franklin was 60 years old.

1906 - August 22 – The first Victor Victrola, a phonographic record player, was manufactured, revolutionizing the way people listened to music at home.

1906 Birth of Child
Lillian Margaret WHEELER was born 9 October 1906, Missaukee County, Michigan, USA

Frederick Franklin was 61 years old.

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

1911 Birth of Child
Goldie Irene WHEELER was born 5 January 1911, Williams County, Ohio, USA

Frederick Franklin was 65 years old.

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)