Melvin Gilbert ROSS

(b. 6 July 1879 , Falls Twp, Wyoming, Pennsylvania, USA d. 2 June 1933 , Johnson City, Broome, New York, USA )

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Melvin Gilbert ROSS was born 6 July 1879 in Falls Twp, Wyoming, Pennsylvania, USA

Melvin Gilbert ROSS was the child of ? and ?

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Melvin Gilbert married Martha SHOOK 31 August 1898 in New York, USA . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Martha SHOOK was born 15 April 1880 in Forkston, Wyoming, Pennsylvania, USA. Martha died 28 July 1958 in Union, New York, USA (Endicott).

Melvin Gilbert ROSS died 2 June 1933 in Johnson City, Broome, New York, USA.
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Melvin Gilbert ROSS married

Martha SHOOK-- Date: 31 August 1898 Place: , New York, USA

Children of Melvin Gilbert ROSS and Martha SHOOK:

Calvin Dana ROSS (b.22 January 1916, Falls, Wyoming, Pennsylvania, USA d. 16 April 1964, Union, New York, USA )
m. Bertha Eileen WALKER 29 June 1935

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1879 Birth
6 July 1879
Falls Twp, Wyoming, Pennsylvania, 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 Marriage / Partner
Melvin Gilbert ROSS and Martha SHOOK 31 August 1898, , New York, USA

He was 19 years old.

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

1916 Birth of Child
Calvin Dana ROSS was born 22 January 1916, Falls, Wyoming, Pennsylvania, USA

Melvin Gilbert was 36 years old.

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