Benjamin Delbert SHORT

Born

7 June 1871 , Iowa, USA

Died

12 February 1908 , Fort Dodge, Webster County, Iowa, USA

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Born: 7 June 1871 in Iowa, USA

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Benjamin Delbert married Lela Fay HALL 15 December 1895 in Indianola, Iowa, USA . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Lela Fay HALL was born 22 February 1876 in Warren County, Iowa, USA. Lela Fay died 1 April 1947 in Polk County, Iowa, USA. Lela Fay was the child of Milton Jamerson HALL and Mary Ann EICHELBERGER.

Benjamin Delbert SHORT died 12 February 1908 in Fort Dodge, Webster County, Iowa, USA.

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Benjamin Delbert SHORT married

Lela Fay HALL
Marriage date: 15 December 1895
Marriage place: Indianola, Iowa, USA
Lela Fay HALL was the child of Milton Jamerson HALL and Mary Ann EICHELBERGER

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Children:

Clarence Albert b. October 24, 1896 d. July 14, 1967

Infant Boy b. December 1, 1899 d. December 1, 1899

Ethel Francis b. February 16, 1900 d. November 1, 1969

Eathel b. February 16, 1900 d. before 1905

Bertha b. October 1908 d.

Children of Benjamin Delbert SHORT and Lela Fay HALL

Bertha Leone SHORT

Born: 4 November 1908, Fort Dodge, Iowa, USA
Died: 21 July 1965,

Married: Walter Roy HITE 18 October 1924

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Birth — 1871
7 June 1871
Iowa, 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

1895 Marriage / Partner
Benjamin Delbert SHORT and Lela Fay HALL 15 December 1895, Indianola, Iowa, USA

He was 24 years old.

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)