May LEE

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February1886 , South Omaha, Nebraska, USA

Died

3 October 1932 , Nebraska, USA

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Born: February1886 in South Omaha, Nebraska, USA

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May married Norman GHYST 29 July 1901 in Omaha, Nebraska, USA . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Norman GHYST was born 25 February 1883 in Hamburg, Fremont, Iowa, USA. Norman died 23 May 1960 in Omaha, Nebraska, USA.

May LEE died 3 October 1932 in Nebraska, USA.
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Norman GHYST
Marriage date: 29 July 1901
Marriage place: Omaha, Nebraska, USA

Children of Norman GHYST and May LEE

Howard Willard GHYST

Born: 3 July 1902, South Omaha, Douglas, Nebraska, USA
Died: 23 September 1976, Excelsior Springs, Clay, Missouri, USA

Married: Selma Adeline WOLF 26 February 1931 Place: Omaha, Nebraska, USA

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Birth — 1886
February1886
South Omaha, Nebraska, USA

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 Marriage / Partner
May LEE and Norman GHYST 29 July 1901, Omaha, Nebraska, USA

She was 15 years old.

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 Birth of Child
Howard Willard GHYST was born 3 July 1902, South Omaha, Douglas, Nebraska, USA

May was 16 years old.

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