Reginald Claypoole VANDERBILT

Born

14 January 1880 , Staten Island, New York, USA

Died

4 September 1925 , Portsmouth, Rhode Island, USA

Reginald Claypoole married Maria Mercedes "Gloria" MORGAN 6 March 1923 in Manhattan, New York, USA . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Maria Mercedes "Gloria" MORGAN was born 23 August 1904 in Luzern, Luzern, Switzerland. Maria Mercedes "Gloria" died 13 February 1965 in Hollywood, Florida, USA.

Parents & Family of Reginald Claypoole VANDERBILT

Parents of Reginald Claypoole VANDERBILT

Father

Cornelius VANDERBILT

Mother

Alice Claypoole GWYNNE

Grandparents of Reginald Claypoole VANDERBILT

Paternal grandparents

William Henry VANDERBILT Maria Louisa KISSAM

Maternal grandparents

Maternal grandfather not yet recorded Maternal grandmother not yet recorded

photo/ portrait (above) from familysearch.org

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Reginald Claypoole VANDERBILT

Reginald Claypoole VANDERBILT married

Maria Mercedes "Gloria" MORGAN
Marriage date: 6 March 1923
Marriage place: Manhattan, New York, USA

Children of Reginald Claypoole VANDERBILT and Maria Mercedes "Gloria" MORGAN

Gloria Laura VANDERBILT

Born: 20 February 1924, Manhattan, New York, USA
Died: 17 June 2017, Manhattan, New York, USA

Add Life Event

Have another record or photo?
Add a life event, census record, military record, obituary, achievement, or photograph for Reginald Claypoole VANDERBILT.

Life & Records

Photos, life events, and historical records for Reginald Claypoole VANDERBILT.

How to read this timeline
Records about Reginald Claypoole VANDERBILT and family appear alongside historical events from the same years. Each item is labeled so you can quickly tell family records from historical context.

Show:

Use these buttons to focus on the ancestor's own records or the wider historical context.

Birth — 1880
14 January 1880
Staten Island, New York, 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.

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.

1923 Marriage / Partner
Reginald Claypoole VANDERBILT and Maria Mercedes "Gloria" MORGAN 6 March 1923, Manhattan, New York, USA (New York City) (New Amsterdam) (Washington Heights)

He was 43 years old.

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

1923 - Calvin Coolidge becomes President of the United States

1924 Birth of Child
Gloria Laura VANDERBILT was born 20 February 1924, Manhattan, New York, USA (New York City) (New Amsterdam) (Washington Heights)

Reginald Claypoole was 44 years old.