Rufus G VETTER

(b. August 1857 , New York, USA d. 4 August 1923 , Buffalo, New York, USA )

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Rufus G VETTER was born August 1857 in New York, USA

Rufus G VETTER was the child of Norman (Armand) VETTER and Mary A SMITH

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Rufus G married Anna KROST . The couple had (at least) 7 children.
Anna KROST was born 7 October 1864 in New York, USA. Anna died 9 December 1966 in Tonawanda, New York, USA. Anna was the child of Louis KROST and Theresa LENHARD (LEONARD).

Rufus G VETTER died 4 August 1923 in Buffalo, New York, USA.
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Anna KROST-- Place:
Anna KROST was the child of Louis KROST and Theresa LENHARD (LEONARD)

Children of Rufus G VETTER and Anna KROST:

Agnes P VETTER (b.20 January 1886, Buffalo, New York, USA d. 12 December 1978, Buffalo, New York, USA)

Theresa "Tessie" Madeline VETTER (b.31 December 1887, , New York, USA d. December 1967, , New York, USA)

Norman VETTER (b.January 1890, , New York, USA d. , )

Louis VETTER (b.22 June 1892, , New York, USA d. , )

Rufus Richard VETTER (b.29 December 1894, , New York, USA d. abt. 1935, , New York, USA)

Marion VETTER (b.3 June 1897, Buffalo, New York, USA d. 28 December 1983, Downers Grove, DuPage, Illinois, USA)

Charles VETTER (b.4 April 1899, , New York, USA d. March 1982, Tonawanda, New York, USA)
m. Florence K HOUCK

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1857 Birth
August 1857
New York, USA

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 Dunkirk, New York
Name: Rufus Vetter
Age in 1870: 13
Birth Year: abt 1857
Birthplace: New York
Home in 1870: Dunkirk, Chautauqua, New York
Race: White
Gender: Female
Post Office: Dunkirk
Value of real estate: View image
Household Members:
Name Age
Norman Vetter 46
Mary Vetter 45
Rufus Vetter 13
Relia Vetter 11
Charles Vetter 8
Mary Vetter 16

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)

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 Birth of Child
Agnes P VETTER was born 20 January 1886, Buffalo, New York, USA

Rufus G was 28 years old.

1886 - October 28 - Statue of Liberty is Unveiled

1887 Birth of Child
Theresa "Tessie" Madeline VETTER was born 31 December 1887, , New York, USA

Rufus G was 30 years old.

1889 - The automobile is invented (Gottlieb Daimler, Germany)

1889 - Benjamin Harrison becomes President of the United States

1890 Birth of Child
Norman VETTER was born January 1890, , New York, USA

Rufus G was 32 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

1892 Birth of Child
Louis VETTER was born 22 June 1892, , New York, USA

Rufus G was 34 years old.

1893 - Grover Cleveland becomes President of the United States

1894 Birth of Child
Rufus Richard VETTER was born 29 December 1894, , New York, USA

Rufus G was 37 years old.

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

1897 - William McKinley becomes President of the United States

1897 Birth of Child
Marion VETTER was born 3 June 1897, Buffalo, New York, USA

Rufus G was 39 years old.

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.

1899 Birth of Child
Charles VETTER was born 4 April 1899, , New York, USA

Rufus G was 41 years old.

1900 Buffalo, New York
Name: Rufus G Vetter
Age: 43
Birth Date: Aug 1856
Birthplace: New York
Home in 1900: Buffalo Ward 16, Erie, New York
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Head
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Anna Vetter
Marriage Year: 1886
Years Married: 14
Father's Birthplace: Germany
Mother's Birthplace: Germany

Household Members:
Name Age
Rufus G Vetter 43
Anna Vetter 35
Agnes Vetter 14
Theresa Vetter 12
Norman Vetter 10
Louis Vetter 7
Rufus Vetter 5
Marion Vetter 2
Chas Vetter 1

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.

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, New York
Name: Rufus Vetter
Age in 1910: 52
Birth Year: abt 1858
Birthplace: New York
Home in 1910: Buffalo Ward 14, Erie, New York
Street: High Street
House Number: 316
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Head
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Anna Vetter
Father's Birthplace: Germany
Mother's Birthplace: Germany
Native Tongue: Russian
Occupation: Repearing
Industry: Automobile
Employer, Employee or Other: Own Account
Home Owned or Rented: Rent
Farm or House: House
Able to Read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
Years Married: 24

Household Members:
Name Age
Rufus Vetter 52
Anna Vetter 45
Louis Vetter 17
Rufus J Vetter 15
Marion Vetter 12
Charles Vetter 11

1910 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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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 - 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.