Myrtle PRESLEY

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11 September 1890 , Kalkaska, Michigan, USA

Died

4 October 1922 , Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA

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Born: 11 September 1890 in Kalkaska, Michigan, USA

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Myrtle married Elmer Leroy FORD 24 July 1907 in Walker Twp, Kent, Michigan, USA . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Elmer Leroy FORD was born 16 July 1888 in Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA. Elmer Leroy died 26 February 1950 in Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA.

Myrtle PRESLEY died 4 October 1922 in Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA.
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Myrtle PRESLEY married

Elmer Leroy FORD
Marriage date: 24 July 1907
Marriage place: Walker Twp, Kent, Michigan, USA

Children of Elmer Leroy FORD and Myrtle PRESLEY

Alice Arvilla FORD

Born: 24 September 1922, Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA
Died: 12 February 2013, Bowling Green, Kentucky, USA

Married: Arthur Irwin BERKLEY 1 March 1941

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Birth — 1890
11 September 1890
Kalkaska, Michigan, USA

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)