Franklin Walter OLIN

(b. 9 January 1860 , Woodford, Vermont, USA d. 21 May 1951 , St Louis, Missouri, USA )

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Franklin Walter OLIN was born 9 January 1860 in Woodford, Vermont, USA

Franklin Walter OLIN was the child of ? and ?

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Franklin Walter married Mary Mott MOULTON 28 May 1889 in Toledo, Ohio, USA . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Mary Mott MOULTON was born 18 April 1864 in Toledo, Ohio, USA. Mary Mott died 13 January 1954 in St Louis, Missouri, USA. Mary Mott was the child of John Henry MOULTON and Mary Elizabeth SCOTT.

Franklin Walter OLIN died 21 May 1951 in St Louis, Missouri, USA.

Founder of "Olin Corporation" (This name was adopted in 1969.)

In 1892, he founded the "Equitable Powder Manufacturing Company".

In 1898, he founded "Western Cartridge Company".

In 1931, he bought Winchester.

His wife was Mary Moulton Olin.

He was also a professional baseball player: 1884 - 1885. He was on the teams, "Detroit Wolverines", "Toledo Blue Stockings", & "Washington Nationals".

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Franklin Walter OLIN was a famous industrialist.

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Franklin Walter OLIN married

Mary Mott MOULTON-- Date: 28 May 1889 Place: Toledo, Ohio, USA

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Mary Mott MOULTON was the child of John Henry MOULTON and Mary Elizabeth SCOTT

Name: Franklin W. Olin
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Event Type: Marriage
Event Date: 28 May 1889
Event Place: Lucas, Ohio, United States
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Spouse's Name: Mary N. Moulton
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GS Film Number: 912941
Digital Folder Number: 004017292
Image Number: 00243

"Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013," database with images, FamilySearch.org : 8 December 2014), Franklin W. Olin and Mary N. Moulton, 28 May 1889; citing Lucas, Ohio, United States, reference ; county courthouses, Ohio; FHL microfilm 912,941.

Children of Franklin Walter OLIN and Mary Mott MOULTON:

Franklin Walter OLIN (b.20 December 1890, Huntington, West Virginia, USA d. February 1921, Manhattan, New York, USA )

John Merrill OLIN (b.10 November 1892, Alton, Illinois, USA d. 8 September 1982, East Hampton, Suffolk, New York, USA)

Spencer Truman OLIN (b.20 August 1900, Alton, Illinois, USA d. 14 April 1995, Jupiter Island, Martin, Florida, USA)

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1860 Birth
9 January 1860
Woodford, Vermont, USA

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 - 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 - October 28 - Statue of Liberty is Unveiled

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

1889 Marriage / Partner
Franklin Walter OLIN and Mary Mott MOULTON 28 May 1889, Toledo, Ohio, USA

He was 29 years old.

1889 - Benjamin Harrison becomes President of the United States

1890 Birth of Child
Franklin Walter OLIN was born 20 December 1890, Huntington, West Virginia, USA

Franklin Walter was 30 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
John Merrill OLIN was born 10 November 1892, Alton, Illinois, USA

Franklin Walter was 32 years old.

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 Alton, Illinois
Name: Franklin W Olin
Age: 40
Birth Date: Jun 1860
Birthplace: Vermont
Home in 1900: Alton Ward 1, Madison, Illinois
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Head
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Mary M Olin
Marriage Year: 1889
Years Married: 11
Father's Birthplace: Vermont
Mother's Birthplace: New Hampshire
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Household Members:
Name Age
Franklin W Olin 40
Mary M Olin 36
Franklin T Olin 9
John M Olin 7
Mary E Moulton 67
Lena Hack 34

1900 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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1900 Birth of Child
Spencer Truman OLIN was born 20 August 1900, Alton, Illinois, USA

Franklin Walter was 40 years old.

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 Alton, Illinois
Name: Franklyn W Olin
Age in 1910: 49
Birth Year: abt 1861
Birthplace: Vermont
Home in 1910: Alton Ward 1, Madison, Illinois
Street: State Street
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Head
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Mary M Olin
Father's Birthplace: Vermont
Mother's Birthplace: Vermont
Native Tongue: English
Able to Read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
Years Married: 20
Number of Children Born: 3
Number of Children Living: 3
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Household Members:
Name Age
Franklyn W Olin 49
Mary M Olin 44
John M Olin 17
Spencer Olin 9
Jessie Burch 49
Theodore Stringer 53

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 Alton, Illinois
Name: F W Olin
Age: 59
Birth Year: abt 1861
Birthplace: Vermont
Home in 1920: Alton Ward 1, Madison, Illinois
Street: State
House Number: 1128
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Head
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Mary M Olin
Father's Birthplace: Vermont
Mother's Birthplace: Vermont
Able to Speak English: Yes
Occupation: President
Industry: Cartridge Co
Employment Field: Employer
Home Owned or Rented: Own
Home Free or Mortgaged: Free
Able to Read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
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Household Members:
Name Age
F W Olin 59
Mary M Olin 54
F W Olin 29
Spencer T Olin 19
Mary E Moulton 82
Mae Burns 27
Pearl Cannavan 25
Theodore Mcmaster 28

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 Death of Child
Franklin Walter OLIN died February 1921, Manhattan, New York, USA (New York City) (New Amsterdam) (Washington Heights)

Franklin Walter was 61 years old.

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)

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 - 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)

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