James Winton RACE

Born

5 April 1845 , Covert, Seneca, New York, USA

Died

6 April 1925 , Syracuse, New York, USA

Age: 80

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Born: 5 April 1845 in Covert, Seneca, New York, USA

Parents of James Winton RACE

Father

Andrew RACE

Mother

Elizabeth T HOYT

Grandparents of James Winton RACE

Paternal grandparents

John W RACE Isabel MCWHORTER

Maternal grandparents

Daniel HOYT Mary Francis WHITE

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

James Winton married Clementine Frances SALISBURY abt. 1869 . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Clementine Frances SALISBURY was born 9 June 1849 in Ledyard, New York, USA . Clementine Frances died 11 March 1922 in Ledyard, New York, USA . Clementine Frances was the child of Lewis B SALISBURY and Sally Anne (Sarah) TOFFET.

James Winton RACE died 6 April 1925 in Syracuse, New York, USA.

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Grave Inscription: RACE JAMES W 1845 - 1925 FRANCES 1849 - 1922 WIFE

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Spouses, Marriages & Children of James Winton RACE

James Winton RACE married

Clementine Frances SALISBURY
Marriage date: abt. 1869
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Clementine Frances SALISBURY was the child of Lewis B SALISBURY and Sally Anne (Sarah) TOFFET

Children of James Winton RACE and Clementine Frances SALISBURY

Will Claude RACE

Born: 3 July 1872, Ledyard, New York, USA
Died: 22 April 1943, Syracuse, New York, USA

Married: Mary Zeta CROWLEY 31 May 1892 Place: Auburn, New York, USA

Alfonso RACE

Born: 8 November 1882, Cayuga County, New York, USA
Died: August 1883, Cayuga County, New York, USA

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Birth — 1845
5 April 1845
Covert, Seneca, New York, USA

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

1849 - Zachary Taylor becomes President of the United States

1850 Ulysses, Tompkins, New York

Name: James Race
Residence: Ulysses, Tompkins, New York
Age: 5 years
calculated Birth Year: 1845
birthPlace: New York
Gender: Male
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Film Number: 444322
digital gs number: 4203574
Image Number: 00478
Line Number: 32
dwelling house number: 80
family number: 83
Marital Status:
free or slave:
Household Gender Age
Andrew Race M 30y
Betsy Race F 28y
James Race M 5y
Charles Race M 2y

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1850 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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1850 - Millard Fillmore becomes President of the United States

1853 - Franklin Pierce becomes President of the United States

1855 - Scipio, New York

Name: James Wra Rees
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1855
Event Place: Scipio, Cayuga, New York, United States
Age: 10
Relationship to Head of Household: Child
Birth Year (Estimated): 1845

Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
Andrew Rees Head M 33
Elizabeth Rees Wife F 33
James Wra Rees Child 10
Charles Rees Child 7

Family Number: 253
Line Number: 9
PAge: 30
GS Film Number: 1435219
Digital Folder Number: 004296305
Image Number: 00219

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1855 New York State Census
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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

1860 Scipio, Cayuga, New York

Andrew Race, age 38, landlord, b. NY
Elizabeth Race, age 37, housekeeper, b. NY
James Race, age 15, b. NY
Charles Race, age 12, b. NY

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1860 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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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.

James Winton RACE - Race brothers l to r: Charles A. Race and James W. Race circa 1867

Race brothers
l to r: Charles A. Race and James W. Race circa 1867

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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 Ledyard, Cayuga, New York

James Race, 25, machinist. Clemmie, wife, 20, keeping house. Both were born in NY.

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

1872 Birth of Child
Will Claude RACE was born 3 July 1872, Ledyard, New York, USA (Aurora)

James Winton was 27 years old.

1875 Auburn, Cayuga, New York

Name: James W Race
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Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1875
Event Place: Auburn, Cayuga, New York, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 29
Relationship to Head of Household:
Birth Year (Estimated): 1846
Family Number: 113
PAge: 13
Line Number: 11
GS Film Number: 853206
Digital Folder Number: 004858094
Image Number: 00225
Household Gender Age Birthplace
James W Race M 29
Wife Frances Race F 26
Son Will Claude Race M 3

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1875 New York State Census
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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 Auburn, Cayuga New York

Living on Genessee Street in Auburn, NY -- James Race, age 34, machinist. Clemmie, wife, age 30, keeping house, b. NY, parents b. NY. Claude, son, age 7, at school, b. NY

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1880 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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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.

1882 Birth of Child
Alfonso RACE was born 8 November 1882, Cayuga County, New York, USA

James Winton was 37 years old.

1883 Death of Child
Alfonso RACE died August 1883, Cayuga County, New York, USA

James Winton was 38 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

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

1892 Auburn, Ward 04, E.D. 01, Cayuga, New York

James Race, m, 47, b. U.S., machinist
Francis C Race, f, 43, b. U.S.
Will C Race, m, 20, b. U.S., machinist
Elizabeth Race, f, 70, b. U.S.

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1892 New York State Census
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1892 Marriage of Child
Will Claude RACE married 31 May 1892, Auburn, New York, USA to Mary Zeta CROWLEY

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

James Winton RACE - 4 generations James W. Race (sitting left); his son, Will Claud Race (standing in back); James mother, Elizabeth Hoyt Race (sitting right); James d

4 generations
James W. Race (sitting left); his son, Will Claud Race (standing in back); James' mother, Elizabeth Hoyt Race (sitting right); James' daughter, Arlene Frances Race (front)

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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 Auburn Ward 4, District 7, Cayuga, New York

Living on Washington Street in Auburn, NY -- James Race, age 55, b. Apr 1845, married for 31 years, bicycle dealer. Frances C., wife, age 50, b. June 1849, married for 31 years, 2 children (1 living), b. NY, parents b. NY

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1900 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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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.

Friday, May 25, 1906 The Auburn Citizen, Auburn, NY

'Mr. and Mrs. Claude Race and daughter Arlene of Syracuse will spend Old Home weeks with Mr. and Mrs. James W. Race of 106 Washington street.'

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.

Saturday, June 1, 1907 The Auburn Citizen, Auburn, NY

'Mr. and Mrs. James W. Race have gone to Syracuse to celebrate the fifteenth anniversary of the wedding of their son, W. Claude Race, at 106 Davis street.'

1907-1908 - The electric washing machine is invented (Alva J. Fisher, United States)

Saturday, April 18, 1908 The Auburn Citizen, Auburn, NY

'Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Race have gone to spend Easter with their son W. Claude Race and his family in Syracuse.'

1908 - First Model-T car is produced by Henry Ford (United States)

1909 - William Howard Taft becomes President of the United States

1910 Auburn Ward 4, Cayuga, New York

Living on Washington Street in Auburn, NY -- James Race, 65, b. NY, machinist. Clemmie Race, wife, 65, mother of 2 children (1 still living), b. NY, parents b. NY

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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 Syracuse Ward 12, Onondaga, New York

Living on Davis Street in Syracuse, NY -- James Race, 74, b. NY. Clemmie Race, wife, age 70, b. NY, parents b. NY

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1920 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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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.

Wednesday, March 15, 1922 The Auburn Citizen, Auburn, NY

'M.A. Phelephs, J.W. Race, Claude Race, and E.J. Hessler of Syracuse attended the funeral of Mrs. James Race Monday.'

1922 Death of Spouse/Partner
Clementine Frances SALISBURY died 11 March 1922, Ledyard, New York, USA (Aurora)

1923 to 1927 - Television is invented (Vladimir Kosma Zworykin (Russia), Philo Taylor Farnsworth (United States))

1923 - Calvin Coolidge becomes President of the United States

Obituary

Monday, April 6, 1925 The Auburn Citizen, Auburn, NY
'Dies in Syracuse. James W. Race, 80, formerly of Auburn where for 25 years he conducted a bicycle store, died today at the home of his son, W. Claude Race, 117 Davis Street, Syracuse

He is survived by his son and two granddaughters, Miss Claudia Race and Mrs. Emory Hessler, both of Syracuse.

Funeral services will be held at the house, 117 Davis Street, Wednesday morning at 10 o'clock. The body will be taken to Aurora for burial.'

Syracuse Herald, Syracuse, New York
Wednesday, April 8, 1925

'James W. Race, 80, of 117 Davis Street, who died Monday at his home, was buried at Aurora. Funeral services were conducted at 10 o'clock this morning at the home. He was a charter member of Aurora Lodge 110, F. and A. M. and is survived by one son, W. C. Race; and two granddaughters, Claudia Race and Mrs. E. I. Hessler, all of Syracuse.'