Emma Wilhelmine THEINERT

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28 February 1890 , Lawrence, Massachusetts, USA

Died

24 December 1972 , Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA

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Wilhelm August Erdman THEINERT Wilhelmina PALME

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Born: 28 February 1890 in Lawrence, Massachusetts, USA

Father: Wilhelm August Erdman THEINERT

Mother: Wilhelmina PALME

Paternal grandparents: August Karl THEUNERT (THEINERT) , Johanna Ernestine WALTHER

Maternal grandparents: Franz PALME , Johanna FINK

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Emma Wilhelmine married Arthur Frederick WOLDORF (WOLSCHENDORF) abt. 1915 . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
They divorced. Arthur Frederick WOLDORF (WOLSCHENDORF) was born 5 March 1890 in Halifax, Massachusetts, USA. Arthur Frederick died 4 October 1949 in Bloomingdale, Jefferson, Ohio, USA. Arthur Frederick was the child of William WOLSCHENDORF and Clara Eleanor HANSEN.

Emma Wilhelmine married (2) Eugene Leander PECKHAM abt. 1941 in New Bedford, Massachusetts, USA . Eugene Leander PECKHAM was born 26 September 1866 in New Bedford, Massachusetts, USA. Eugene Leander died 31 December 1948 in New Bedford, Massachusetts, USA. Eugene Leander was the child of Samuel Gardner PECKHAM and Susan Amelia ALLEN.

Emma Wilhelmine THEINERT died 24 December 1972 in Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA .

*** married Arthur F. Wolschendorf abt. 1915 where? New Bedford?

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Emma Wilhelmine THEINERT married

Arthur Frederick WOLDORF (WOLSCHENDORF)
Marriage date: abt. 1915
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Arthur Frederick WOLDORF (WOLSCHENDORF) was the child of William WOLSCHENDORF and Clara Eleanor HANSEN

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Divorced before 1920?

Children of Arthur Frederick WOLDORF (WOLSCHENDORF) and Emma Wilhelmine THEINERT

Fern WOLSCHENDORF

Born: 29 September 1915, West Bridgewater, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 4 August 2006, Dartmouth, Massachusetts, USA

Married: George BACHMAN 27 August 1938 Place: Fairhaven, Massachusetts, USA

Gloria WOLSCHENDORF

Born: 29 January 1917, East Bridgewater, Massachusetts, USA
Died: July 1983, Jackson, Hinds, Mississippi, USA

Married: Alan Douglas HEY 1944 Place: Dartmouth, Massachusetts, USA

Married: Ralph GOODWIN 1968 Place: Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA

Emma Wilhelmine THEINERT married

Eugene Leander PECKHAM
Marriage date: abt. 1941
Marriage place: New Bedford, Massachusetts, USA
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Eugene Leander PECKHAM was the child of Samuel Gardner PECKHAM and Susan Amelia ALLEN

Marriage notes:

Name: Emma Wolachendorf

Marriage Year: 1941

Marriage Place: New Bedford, Massachusetts, USA

Volume Number: 89

Page Number: 127

Index Volume Number: 139

Reference Number: F63.M36 v.139

Name: Eugene Leander Peckham

Marriage Year: 1941

Marriage Place: New Bedford, Massachusetts, USA

Volume Number: 89

Page Number: 127

Index Volume Number: 136

Reference Number: F63.M36 v.136

Ancestry.com. Massachusetts, Marriage Index, 1901-1955 and 1966-1970 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013.

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1890 Birth

Name: Emma Wilhelmine Theinert
Gender: Female
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Birth Date: 28 Feb 1890
BirthPlace: 2 Bunkerhill, Lawrence, Essex, Massachusetts
Death Date:
Name Note:
Race: White
Father's Name: Erdman W. Theinert
Father's BirthPlace: Pittsfield, Ma
Father's Age:
Mother's Name: Wilhelmine Palme
Mother's BirthPlace: Austria
Mother's Age:
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: C00486-0
System Origin: Massachusetts-EASy
Source Film Number: 1994692
Reference Number: v 20 p 24
Collection: Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915

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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 Washburn Street, New Bedford, Bristol, Massachusetts

Palma, Johanna, head, b. Jan 1833, age 67, widowed, mother of 5 children, 5 children living, b. Germany, year of immiagration 1883
William, son, b. Oct 1856, age 43, b. Germany, year of immigration 1883, weaver in cotton mill
John, son, b. Nov 1862, age 37, b. Germany, year of immigration 1883, weaver in cotton mill
Wilhelmina, daughter, b. Mar 1867, age 33, divorced, b. Germany, year of immigration 1883, weaver in cotton mill
Dinert, Emma, granddaughter, b. Feb 1890, age 10, b. MA, at school

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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.

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 New Bedford

Name: Emma Theinert
Residence Year: 1913
Street address: 199 Dean
Residence Place: New Bedford, Massachusetts
Occupation: Clerk
Publication Title: New Bedford, Massachusetts, City Directory, 1913

Ancestry.com. U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.

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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

1914

Name: Emma Theinert
Residence Year: 1914
Street address: 199 Dean
Residence Place: New Bedford, Massachusetts
Occupation: Clerk
Publication Title: New Bedford, Massachusetts, City Directory, 1914

Ancestry.com. U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.

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1915 Ship Passenger Record

First Name: Wilhemina
Last Name: Theinert
Ethnicity: US Citizen
Last Place of Residence:
Date of Arrival: Apr 23, 1915
Age at Arrival: 47y 2m Gender: F Marital Status: S
Ship of Travel: Mexico
Port of Departure: Nipe Bay, Cuba
Manifest Line Number: 0001

First Name: Arthur
Last Name: Wolschendorf
Ethnicity: US Citizen
Last Place of Residence:
Date of Arrival: Apr 23, 1915
Age at Arrival: 25y 1m Gender: M Marital Status: M
Ship of Travel: Mexico
Port of Departure: Nipe Bay, Cuba
Manifest Line Number: 0002

First Name: Emma
Last Name: Wolschendorf
Ethnicity: US Citizen
Last Place of Residence:
Date of Arrival: Apr 23, 1915
Age at Arrival: 25y 4m Gender: F Marital Status: M
Ship of Travel: Mexico
Port of Departure: Nipe Bay, Cuba
Manifest Line Number: 0003

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1915 - January 25 - First United States coast-to-coast long-distance telephone call

1915 Birth of Child
Fern WOLSCHENDORF was born 29 September 1915, West Bridgewater, Massachusetts, USA

Emma Wilhelmine was 25 years old.

1917 Birth of Child
Gloria WOLSCHENDORF was born 29 January 1917, East Bridgewater, Massachusetts, USA

Emma Wilhelmine was 26 years old.

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

Uncle Sam wants you: World War I and the making of the modern American citizen

'... Emma Wolschendorf of East Bridgewater, Massachusetts, wrote to the draft board in May 1918 to ask them to draft her husband. 'He is not a good father to his two little babies, and therefore I want our great 'Uncle Sam' to take care of him.''

Title Uncle Sam wants you: World War I and the making of the modern American citizen
Author Christopher Joseph Nicodemus Capozzola
Edition illustrated
Publisher Oxford University Press US, 2008
ISBN 019533549X, 9780195335491
Length 334 pages
Page 38

1918 - March 19 – The United States Congress establishes time zones and approves daylight saving time

New Bedford, Massachusetts, City Directory, 1919

Name: Emma Wolschendorf
Residence Year: 1919
Street Address: 317 Reed
Residence Place: New Bedford, Massachusetts
Occupation: Domestic
Publication Title: New Bedford, Massachusetts, City Directory, 1919

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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 Reed Street, New Bedford, Bristol, Massachusetts

Theinart, Wilhelmina, head, age 53, widowed, year of immigration 1884, naturalized in 1890, born Bohemia, weaver in cotton mill
Wolschendorf, Emma, daughter, age 29, b. MA, married
Wolschendorf, Fern, grandchild, age 4 3/ 12, b. MA
Wolschendorf, Gloria, grandchild, age 2 11/ 12, b. MA

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1920 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
Exploring the U.S. Census: Your Guide to America’s Data

1920 - January 17 - Prohibition goes into effect on January 17, 1920, under the provisions of the 18th Amendment to the United States Constitution

1921 New Bedford City Directory

Kane Edward J
Theinart Wilhelmina dom h 317 Reed
Wolschendorf Emma

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

New Bedford, Massachusetts, City Directory, 1928

Name: Mrs Emma W Wolschendorf
Gender: F (Female)
Residence Year: 1928
Street Address: 16 Oak av
Residence Place: New Bedford, Massachusetts
Occupation: Clerk
Publication Title: New Bedford, Massachusetts, City Directory, 1928

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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 Fairhaven, Bristol, Massachusetts

Name: Emma Wolschendorf
event: Census
Event Date: 1930
Event Place: Fairhaven, Bristol, Massachusetts
Gender: Female
Age: 40
Marital Status: Widowed
Race: White
birthPlace: Massachusetts
estimated Birth Year: 1890
Immigration Year:
Relationship to Head of Household: Head
father's birthPlace: Massachusetts
mother's birthPlace: Austria
enumeration district number: 189
family number: 333
Sheet Number and Letter: 12B
Line Number: 99
nara publication: T626, roll 886
Film Number: 2340621
Digital Folder Number: 4606983
Image Number: 01176
Household Gender Age
Emma Wolschendorf F 40
child Fern Wolschendorf F 14
child Gloria Wolschendorf F 13
parent Wilhelmina Theinert F 64

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1930 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
Exploring the U.S. Census: Your Guide to America’s Data

1930 - Scotch tape is invented (Richard Drew (3M), United States)

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 Marriage of Child
Fern WOLSCHENDORF married 27 August 1938, Fairhaven, Massachusetts, USA to George BACHMAN

1938 - October 27 - Du Pont announces a name for its new synthetic yarn: nylon.

1940 Fairhaven, Bristol, Massachusetts

Name: Emma Wolschendorf
Age: 50
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1890
Gender: Female
Race: White
BirthPlace: Massachusetts
Marital Status: Widowed
Relation to Head of House: Head
Home in 1940: Fairhaven, Bristol, Massachusetts
Street: Cedar Street
House Number: 72
Farm: No
Inferred Residence in 1935: Fairhaven, Bristol, Massachusetts
Residence in 1935: Same House
Sheet Number: 8A
Number of Household in Order of Visitation: 162
Household Members:
Name Age
Emma Wolschendorf 50
Wilemina Thrinert 74

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1940 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
Exploring the U.S. Census: Your Guide to America’s Data

New Bedford, Massachusetts, City Directory, 1940

Name: Emma W Wolschendorf
Residence Year: 1940
Residence Place: New Bedford; Greenough; Fairhaven, Massachusetts
Publication Title: New Bedford, Massachusetts, City Directory, 1940

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ancestry.com

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.

1948 - Velcro is invented (George de Mestral, Switzerland)

1948 Death of Spouse/Partner
Eugene Leander PECKHAM died 31 December 1948, New Bedford, Massachusetts, USA

1949 Death of Spouse/Partner
Arthur Frederick WOLDORF (WOLSCHENDORF) died 4 October 1949, Bloomingdale, Jefferson, Ohio, USA

1950 - Dartmouth, Massachusetts

Name: Emma M Peckham
Age: 60
Birth Date: abt 1890
Gender: Female
Birth Place: Massachusetts
Marital Status: Widowed
Relation to Head of House: Head
Residence Date: 1950
Home in 1950: Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
Dwelling Number: 385
Household Members Age Relationship
Emma M Peckham 60 Head

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1950 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
Exploring the U.S. Census: Your Guide to America’s Data

1950 - June 25 - Korean War begins when North Korean forces invade South Korea.

1953 - Dwight D. Eisenhower becomes President of the United States

1953 - On July 27, 1953, the Korean War ended with the signing of an armistice agreement at Panmunjom. This ceasefire halted the conflict between North Korea, supported by China and the Soviet Union, and South Korea, backed by United Nations forces primarily from the United States. The agreement established the Korean Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) near the 38th parallel, effectively maintaining the pre-war boundary and creating a buffer zone between the two Koreas.

1955 - New Bedford, Massachusetts

Name: Emma W Peckham, wid Eugene
Residence Year: 1955
Street Address: 73 Russell
Residence Place: New Bedford, Massachusetts
Publication Title: New Bedford, Massachusetts, City Directory, 1955

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ancestry.com

1961 - John F. Kennedy becomes President of the United States

1961 - Vietnam War officially begins with 900 military advisors landing in Saigon.

1962 - The Cuban Missile Crisis was a tense 13-day standoff in October 1962 between the United States and the Soviet Union over the installation of Soviet nuclear missiles in Cuba, just 90 miles from the U.S. coast. The crisis is considered the closest the Cold War came to escalating into a full-scale nuclear war. It began when American spy planes discovered the missiles, leading to a U.S. naval blockade of Cuba and intense negotiations. The crisis ended when Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev agreed to remove the missiles in exchange for the U.S. promising not to invade Cuba and secretly agreeing to remove American missiles from Turkey.

1963 - I Have a Dream Speech - Martin Luther King's Address at March on Washington August 28, 1963.

In 1963, on November 22, President John F. Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas, Texas, while riding in a motorcade through Dealey Plaza. The assassination shocked the nation and the world, leading to widespread mourning and a period of intense national introspection. Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson was sworn in as the 36th President of the United States shortly after Kennedy's death. The assassination sparked numerous conspiracy theories and investigations, with the Warren Commission ultimately concluding that Lee Harvey Oswald acted alone in the assassination. Kennedy's death had a profound impact on American politics and society, marking the end of an era often referred to as 'Camelot.'

1968 - The ATM is invented (Don Wetzel, United States)

1969 - Richard M. Nixon becomes President of the United States

1969 - July 20 - Apollo 11 - Man lands on the moon

1972 Death

Massachusetts, Death Index, 1970-2003
Name: Emma W Peckham
event: Death
Event Date: 24 Dec 1972
Event Place: Plymouth, Massachusetts
death certificate number: 051089
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birthPlace: Massachusetts
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