Luther Little SMITH

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November 1869 , New York, USA

Died

12 October 1946 , Wichita, Kansas, USA

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James Burnham SMITH A Olivia LITTLE

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Born: November 1869 in New York, USA

Father: James Burnham SMITH

Mother: A Olivia LITTLE

Paternal grandparents: Sherman SMITH , Charlotte Maria BURNHAM

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Luther Little married Reina E HAAG 10 February 1906 in Chicago, Illinois, USA . Reina E HAAG was born abt. 1877 Reina E died 9 February 1955 in Wichita, Kansas, USA.

Luther Little SMITH died 12 October 1946 in Wichita, Kansas, USA.
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Reina E HAAG
Marriage date: 10 February 1906
Marriage place: Chicago, Illinois, USA
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Name: Luther L. Smith

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Age: 36

Birth Year (Estimated): 1870

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Spouse's Name: Reina E. Haag

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Event Date: 10 Feb 1906

Event Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois

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GS Film number: 1030398

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Digital Folder Number: 4270499

Image Number: 1015

Reference ID: 426932

"Illinois, Cook County Marriages, 1871-1920," index, FamilySearch.org : accessed 27 Jun 2013), Luther L. Smith and Reina E. Haag, 10 Feb 1906.

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Birth — 1869
November 1869
New York, USA

1870 Ledyard, Cayuga, New York
James Smith, living in Ledyard, NY at the age of 30. He is a farmer, born in NY. Living with him are: wife Olivia age 26, son Luther age 1, daughter Clara age 4 mos. All are born in NY.
1870 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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1870 - June 26 - Christmas becomes a Federal holiday in the United States. It was still illegal in some states.

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.

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

1880 Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan
James Smith is living in Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan at the age of 40. He is a book keeper, born in NY, father born in CT, mother born in VT. Living with him are: A. Olipia Smith listed as his sister age 36 (is this really his wife?), Luther L. Smith son age 11, Clara D. Smith daughter age 10, Olipia B. Smith daughter age 8. All were born in NY.

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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 - 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.

1900 Chicago, Cook, Illinois
Living on Groveland Avenue in Chicago, Cook, Illinios - James B. Smith, b. July 1840, age 59, married 33 years, b. NY, father b. CT, mother b. NY; Olivia, wife, b. June 1844, age 55, married 33 years, had 3 children, 2 are still living, b. NY, parents b. NY; Luther L., son, b. Nov 1869, single, age 30, b. NY, parents b. NY
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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 Marriage / Partner
Luther Little SMITH and Reina E HAAG 10 February 1906, Chicago, Illinois, USA

He was 36 years old.

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

1910 Buffalo, Erie, New York
Living on Crescent Ave. in Buffalo, Erie, NY - Luther L. Smith, age 41, head of household, b. NY, parents b. NY, married 4 years; Reina E. Smith, age 30, wife, no children, b. Kansas; Julia H. Haag, age 25, sister-in-law, divorced; Clara D. Smith, age 39, sister, single, b. NY; Olivia Smith, age 66, mother, widowed, b. NY, 3 children, 2 living.
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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

1920
Living on Nichols Street in Norwood, Norfolk, Massachusetts - Luther L. Smith, age 50; Reina E. Smith, age 38
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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 - 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)

1930 Nichols St., Norwood, Norfolk, Massachusetts
Smith, Luther L, age 60, b. NY, purchasing agent for ink? mill
Smith, Rina, wife, age 47, b. KS
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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 Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts
Name: Lutha L Smith
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Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1940
Event Place: Dartmouth Town, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 72
Marital Status: Married
Race (Original): White
Race: White
Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Head
Relationship to Head of Household: Head
Birthplace: New York
Birth Year (Estimated): 1868
Last Place of Residence: Auburn, Massachusetts
District: 3-29
Family Number: 181
Sheet Number and Letter: 9A
Line Number: 33
Affiliate Publication Number: T627
Affiliate Film Number: 1572
Digital Folder Number: 005460844
Image Number: 00054
Household Gender Age Birthplace
Head Lutha L Smith M 72 New York
Wife Reina Smith F 62 Kansas
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1940 - April - 1st electron microscope demonstrated (RCA), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

1941 - December 8 - (the day after the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor) United States declares war on Japan (WW2)

1944 - D-Day, which occurred on June 6, 1944, was a pivotal World War II operation where Allied forces launched a massive invasion on the beaches of Normandy, France. Known as Operation Overlord, it involved over 156,000 troops from the United States, United Kingdom, Canada, and other Allied nations. The operation aimed to liberate Western Europe from Nazi German control. The landings marked the beginning of the end for Nazi Germany, leading to the eventual Allied victory in Europe.

1945 - The atomic bomb is invented (J. Robert Oppenheimer, et al., United States)

The microwave oven was invented accidentally in 1945 by Percy Spencer, a Raytheon engineer. While testing a magnetron, he noticed microwaves melted a candy bar in his pocket. Experimenting further, he discovered microwaves could cook food quickly. Raytheon patented the process, and by 1947, they built the first commercial microwave oven, called the 'Radarange.' Initially used in commercial settings, microwaves becomes affordable for home use by the 1960s and 1970s, revolutionizing cooking.

1945 - Harry S. Truman becomes President of the United States

1945 - On September 2, 1945, World War II officially ended with the formal surrender of Japan. The surrender ceremony took place aboard the USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay, where Japanese officials signed the Instrument of Surrender in the presence of Allied representatives, including General Douglas MacArthur and Admiral Chester Nimitz.