Will Claude RACE

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3 July 1872 , Ledyard, New York, USA

Died

22 April 1943 , Syracuse, New York, USA

Age: 70

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James Winton RACE Clementine Frances SALISBURY

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Born: 3 July 1872 in Ledyard, New York, USA

Father: James Winton RACE

Mother: Clementine Frances SALISBURY

Paternal grandparents: Andrew RACE , Elizabeth T HOYT

Maternal grandparents: Lewis B SALISBURY , Sally Anne (Sarah) TOFFET

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Will Claude married Mary Zeta CROWLEY 31 May 1892 in Auburn, New York, USA . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Mary Zeta CROWLEY was born 16 July 1871 in Auburn, New York, USA. Mary Zeta died 11 August 1943 in Syracuse, New York, USA. Mary Zeta was the child of Timothy CROWLEY and Ellen SULLIVAN.

Will Claude RACE died 22 April 1943 in Syracuse, New York, USA.

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Will Claude RACE married

Mary Zeta CROWLEY
Marriage date: 31 May 1892
Marriage place: Auburn, New York, USA
Source: The Weekly Auburnian, Auburn, NY
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Mary Zeta CROWLEY was the child of Timothy CROWLEY and Ellen SULLIVAN

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Thursday, June 9, 1892

RACE - CROWLEY - At Auburn, N. Y., May 31, 1892, at the residence of James W. Race, 106 Washington st., by Rev. O. M. Hilton, Miss Mary Zeta Crowley and Mr. Will Claude Race, all of Auburn.

Children of Will Claude RACE and Mary Zeta CROWLEY

Arlene Frances RACE

Born: 1 July 1893, Auburn, New York, USA
Died: 30 July 1984, Scarsdale, New York, USA

Married: Emory Irving HESSLER 31 May 1917 Place: Syracuse, New York, USA

Claudia Marguerite RACE

Born: 6 May 1908, Auburn, New York, USA
Died: 16 February 1994, Miami, Florida, USA

Married: James Robert DAY 28 September 1929 Place: Syracuse, New York, USA

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Birth — 1872
3 July 1872
Ledyard, New York, USA

Will Claude RACE - Will Claud Race as a baby with his mother, Clemmie Race (mostly obscured)

"Will Claud Race as a baby with his mother, Clemmie Race (mostly obscured)"

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1875 Auburn, Cayuga, New York
Name: Will Claude Race
Titles and Terms:
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1875
Event Place: Auburn, Cayuga, New York, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 3
Relationship to Head of Household: Son
Birth Year (Estimated): 1872
Family Number: 113
Page: 13
Line Number: 13
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
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
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.

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 Marriage / Partner
Will Claude RACE and Mary Zeta CROWLEY 31 May 1892, Auburn, New York, USA

He was 19 years old.

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.
1892 New York State Census
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1893 - Grover Cleveland becomes President of the United States

1893 Birth of Child
Arlene Frances RACE was born 1 July 1893, Auburn, New York, USA

Will Claude was 21 years old.

1897 - Aspirin is invented (Felix Hoffmann (Bayer), Germany)

1897 - William McKinley becomes President of the United States

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Will Claude 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.

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.

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

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.'

1908 - First Model-T car is produced by Henry Ford (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 Birth of Child
Claudia Marguerite RACE was born 6 May 1908, Auburn, New York, USA

Will Claude was 35 years old.

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

1917 Marriage of Child
Arlene Frances RACE married 31 May 1917, Syracuse, New York, USA to Emory Irving HESSLER

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 Onondaga County, New York
name: W Claude Race
residence: , Onondaga, New York
estimated birth year: 1873
age: 47
birthplace: New York
relationship to head of household: Self
gender: Male
race: White
marital status: Married
father's birthplace: New York
mother's birthplace: New York
film number: 1821248
digital folder number: 4442074
image number: 00327
sheet number: 9
Household Gender Age
W Claude Race M 47y
spouse Mary Race F 48y
child Claudia Race F 11y
Emory I Hessler M 28y
child Arlene Hessler F 26y

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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.

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 Marriage of Child
Claudia Marguerite RACE married 28 September 1929, Syracuse, New York, USA to James Robert DAY

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 Syracuse, Onondaga, New York
Race, W. Claude, head, age 56, b. NY, parents b. NY, works in machine shop
Race, Mary C., wife, age 56, b. NY, parents b. England
Rocks, Hilda B., roomer, age 23, b. NY, parents b. NY, vocalist in music store

living next door:
Day, James R., head, age 21, b. PA, parents b. PA, teller at bank
Day, Claudia R., wife, age 21, b NY, parents b. NY, hostess at Physicians Bldg

1930 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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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 Syracuse, Onondaga, New York
Name: W Claude Race
Titles & Terms:
Event: Census
Event Year: 1940
Event Place: Ward 10, Syracuse, Syracuse City, Onondaga, New York, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 67
Marital Status: Married
Race (Original):
Race (Standardized): White
Relationship to Head of Household (Original):
Relationship to Head of Household (Standardized): Housekeeper
Birthplace: New York
Estimated Birth Year: 1873
Residence in 1935: Same House
Enumeration District Number: 66-150
Family Number: 102
Sheet Number and Letter: 5B
Line Number: 68
NARA Publication Number: T627
NARA Roll Number: 2856
Digital Folder Number: 005459444
Image Number: 00249
Household Gender Age Birthplace
Housekeeper W Claude Race M 67 New York
Wife Mary Race F 68 New York
Son-in-law J Robert Day M 31 Pennsylvania
Daughter Claudia Day F 31 New York
Grandson J Robert Day M 8 New York
Grandson Jon William Day M 4 New York
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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)

Obituary and Funeral
He was a veteran of the Spanish American War. According to his obituary in the Citizen Advertiser of Auburn, NY, April 30, 1942, he leaves his wife, Mary (Zeta Crowley) Race, and two daughters, Mrs. Arlene Hessier and Mrs. Robert Day, all of Syracuse, NY.

Syracuse Herald Journal, Syracuse, New York, Thursday, April 22, 1943, Page 18
W. CLAUDE RACE
The funeral of W. Claude Race, who died Tuesday at his home. 117 Davis Street, was conducted Thursday at 2 P. M. in the Fairchild & Meech funeral chapel by the Rev: Donald W. Head. Bearers were Dr. J. M. Keese, H. M. Craner, R. M. King, W. B. Smithers, R. H. Bliss and M. S. Shank. Burial was in Fort Hill Cemetery, Auburn.