Mary Ann NIMS

Born

16 April 1847 , Day, Saratoga, New York, USA

Died

6 November 1928 , Potlatch, Latah, Idaho, USA

Mary Ann married Henry Solon TIBBITTS 6 April 1871 in Manistee, Manistee, Michigan, USA . The couple had (at least) 7 children.
Henry Solon TIBBITTS was born 9 February1838 in Blissfield, Lenowee, Michigan, USA. Henry Solon died 29 November 1915 in Manistee, Manistee, Michigan, USA.

Parents & Family of Mary Ann NIMS

Parents of Mary Ann NIMS

Father

Alpheus John NIMS

Mother

Almena RANDALL

Grandparents of Mary Ann NIMS

Paternal grandparents

Paternal grandfather not yet recorded Paternal grandmother not yet recorded

Maternal grandparents

Reuben RANDALL Deborah MOSHER

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Mary Ann NIMS

Mary Ann NIMS married

Henry Solon TIBBITTS
Marriage date: 6 April 1871
Marriage place: Manistee, Manistee, Michigan, USA

Children of Henry Solon TIBBITTS and Mary Ann NIMS

Arthur Henry TIBBITTS

Born: 26 January 1872, Manistee, Manistee, Michigan, USA
Died: 13 July 1935, Potlatch, Idaho, USA

Louis Allan TIBBITTS

Born: 14 July 1872, Manistee, Manistee, Michigan, USA
Died: 9 June 1948, Detroit, Michigan, USA

Guy W TIBBITTS

Born: 19 May 1878, Manistee, Manistee, Michigan, USA
Died: 12 April 1914, Manistee, Manistee, Michigan, USA

Richard Gould TIBBITTS

Born: 17 March 1879, Manistee, Manistee, Michigan, USA
Died: 2 December 1947, San Francisco, California, USA

Harold Henry TIBBITTS

Born: 7 December 1883, Manistee, Manistee, Michigan, USA
Died: 19 June 1966, Spokane, Washington, USA

Edmund Fairfield TIBBITTS

Born: 8 July 1885, Manistee, Manistee, Michigan, USA
Died: 13 July 1932, Potlatch, Idaho, USA

Evelyn Nims TIBBITTS

Born: 12 November 1889, Manistee, Manistee, Michigan, USA
Died: 19 August 1967, Spokane, Washington, USA

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Birth — 1847
16 April 1847
Day, Saratoga, New York, USA

1849 - The safety pin is invented (Walter Hunt, United States)

1849 - Zachary Taylor becomes President of the United States

1850 - Millard Fillmore becomes President of the United States

1853 - Franklin Pierce becomes President of the United States

1857 - Toilet paper is invented (Joseph Gayetty, United States)

1857 - James Buchanan becomes President of the United States

1857 - March 6 – Dred Scott v. Sandford: The Supreme Court of the United States rules that Blacks are not citizens and slaves can not sue for freedom, driving the country further towards the American Civil War.

1858 - March 30 - H. L. Lipman, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, patented the first pencil with eraser

1861 - February 8 – American Civil War: The Confederate States of America are formed, comprising the first six break-away states.

1861 - Abraham Lincoln becomes President of the United States

1863 - January 1 - President Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, freeing slaves.

1863 - October 3 – President Lincoln proclaims a national Thanksgiving day to be celebrated the final Thursday in November in the United States

1863 - November 19 – American Civil War: U. S. President Abraham Lincoln delivers the Gettysburg Address at the military cemetery dedication ceremony in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.

1864 - Pasteurization is invented (Louis Pasteur, France)

April 14, 1865 - President Abraham Lincoln was mortally wounded by John Wilkes Booth at in Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C. He died the next day. Andrew Johnson becomes President of the United States.

1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)

Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.

1869 - Ulysses S. Grant becomes President of the United States

1870 - June 26 - Christmas becomes a Federal holiday in the United States. It was still illegal in some states.

1871 Marriage / Partner
Mary Ann NIMS and Henry Solon TIBBITTS 6 April 1871, Manistee, Manistee, Michigan, USA

She was 23 years old.

1872 Birth of Child
Arthur Henry TIBBITTS was born 26 January 1872, Manistee, Manistee, Michigan, USA

Mary Ann was 24 years old.

1872 Birth of Child
Louis Allan TIBBITTS was born 14 July 1872, Manistee, Manistee, Michigan, USA

Mary Ann was 25 years old.

1876 - March 7 – Alexander Graham Bell is granted a United States patent for an invention he calls the telephone.

1877 - Rutherford B. Hayes becomes President of the United States

1877 - November 21 - Thomas Edison announces his invention of the phonograph, a machine that can record sound.

1878 Birth of Child
Guy W TIBBITTS was born 19 May 1878, Manistee, Manistee, Michigan, USA

Mary Ann was 31 years old.

1879 - Incandescent light bulb is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, United States)

1879 Birth of Child
Richard Gould TIBBITTS was born 17 March 1879, Manistee, Manistee, Michigan, USA

Mary Ann was 31 years old.

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.

1883 Birth of Child
Harold Henry TIBBITTS was born 7 December 1883, Manistee, Manistee, Michigan, USA

Mary Ann was 36 years old.

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

1885 Birth of Child
Edmund Fairfield TIBBITTS was born 8 July 1885, Manistee, Manistee, Michigan, USA

Mary Ann was 38 years old.

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

1889 Birth of Child
Evelyn Nims TIBBITTS was born 12 November 1889, Manistee, Manistee, Michigan, USA

Mary Ann was 42 years old.

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