Wallace Le Grande SECRIST

Born

30 October 1898 , Garland, Box Elder, Utah, USA

Died

1 July 1941 , Logan, Cache, Utah, USA

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Thomas Edwin SECRIST Lillian Blanche WOOD

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Born: 30 October 1898 in Garland, Box Elder, Utah, USA

Father: Thomas Edwin SECRIST

Mother: Lillian Blanche WOOD

Paternal grandparents: Jacob Moroni SECRIST , Polly Estella SMITH

Maternal grandparents: Jonathan David WOOD , Kathleen Blanche BIRD

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Wallace Le Grande married Sarah Ann BUSENBARK 14 September 1918 in Brigham City, Box Elder, Utah, USA . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Sarah Ann BUSENBARK was born 1 November 1898 in Beaver Dam, Box Elder, Utah, USA. Sarah Ann died 26 November 1977 in Hyrum, Cache, Utah, USA. Sarah Ann was the child of Elias Monroe BUSENBARK and Sarah Ann SMITH.

Wallace Le Grande SECRIST died 1 July 1941 in Logan, Cache, Utah, USA.
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Wallace Le Grande SECRIST married

Sarah Ann BUSENBARK
Marriage date: 14 September 1918
Marriage place: Brigham City, Box Elder, Utah, USA
Sarah Ann BUSENBARK was the child of Elias Monroe BUSENBARK and Sarah Ann SMITH

Children of Wallace Le Grande SECRIST and Sarah Ann BUSENBARK

Horton Busenbark SECRIST

Born: 26 February 1927, Logan, Utah, USA
Died: 27 November 1992, Cache, Utah, USA

Married: Arleva FREDERICK 26 October 1944

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Birth — 1898
30 October 1898
Garland, Box Elder, Utah, USA

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 Marriage / Partner
Wallace Le Grande SECRIST and Sarah Ann BUSENBARK 14 September 1918, Brigham City, Box Elder, Utah, USA

He was 19 years old.

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

1923 - Calvin Coolidge becomes President of the United States

1927 - The aerosol can is invented (Erik Rotheim, Norway)

1927 Birth of Child
Horton Busenbark SECRIST was born 26 February 1927, Logan, Utah, USA

Wallace Le Grande was 28 years old.

1927 - April 7 – Bell Telephone Co. transmits an image of Herbert Hoover (then the Secretary of Commerce), which becomes the first successful long distance demonstration of television

1928 - Sliced bread (bread slicing machine) is invented by Otto Frederick Rohwedder (United States)

1929 - Herbert Hoover becomes President of the United States

1929 - October 29 - Black Tuesday - Stock market crash - The Great Depression Begins - It lasted until 1941 (WW2)

1930 - Scotch tape is invented (Richard Drew (3M), United States)

In 1930, on February 18, Pluto was discovered by astronomer Clyde Tombaugh at the Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff, Arizona, marking a significant milestone in the study of our solar system.

1931 - The paper towel is invented (Arthur Scott, United States)

1931 - March 3 – The Star-Spangled Banner is adopted as the United States National anthem.

1933 - Franklin D. Roosevelt becomes President of the United States

1933 - December 5 – The 21st Amendment to the United States Constitution is passed, repealing Prohibition

1934 - The metal beverage can is invented (American Can Co., United States)

1935 - The snowmobile was invented by Joseph Bombardier (Quebec, Canada)

1935 - August 14 – United States President Franklin Roosevelt signs the Social Security Act into law

1938 - The ballpoint pen is invented (Lazlo Biro, Hungary)

1938-1944 - Sunscreen is invented (Franz Greiter, Switzerland and Benjamin Green, United States)

1938 - October 27 - Du Pont announces a name for its new synthetic yarn: nylon.

1940 - April - 1st electron microscope demonstrated (RCA), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Death — 1941
1 July 1941
Logan, Cache, Utah, USA
He died at the age of 42.

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Utah originates from an Apache Indian word (yuttahih), which means people of the mountains. (statesymbolsusa.org)

January 14, 1896 - Utah becomes 45th U.S. state

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