Lawrence Rhabana OSTERMANN

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10 October 1886 , Manhattan, New York, USA

Died

19 March 1968 , Westbury, Nassau, New York, USA

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John OSTERMANN Catherine (Katherine) RENZ

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Born: 10 October 1886 in Manhattan, New York, USA

Father: John OSTERMANN

Mother: Catherine (Katherine) RENZ

Paternal grandparents: Johann OSTERMANN , Mary BECKER

Maternal grandparents: Joseph RENZ , Mary Anna MULLER (MILLER)

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Lawrence Rhabana married Elizabeth Margaret SCHADE 1 May 1913 in Manhattan, New York, USA . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Elizabeth Margaret SCHADE was born 15 June 1889 in New York, USA. Elizabeth Margaret died July 1982 in Westbury, Nassau, New York, USA. Elizabeth Margaret was the child of Joseph Hermann SCHADE and Anna Maria (Mary) SCHWEIGER.

Lawrence Rhabana OSTERMANN died 19 March 1968 in Westbury, Nassau, New York, USA.
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Lawrence Rhabana OSTERMANN married

Elizabeth Margaret SCHADE
Marriage date: 1 May 1913
Marriage place: Manhattan, New York, USA

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Elizabeth Margaret SCHADE was the child of Joseph Hermann SCHADE and Anna Maria (Mary) SCHWEIGER

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Name: Lawrence R Ostermann

Gender: Male

Marriage Date: 1 May 1913

Marriage Place: Manhattan, New York, USA

Spouse: Elizabeth Schade

Certificate Number: 10337

Ancestry.com. New York, New York, Marriage Index 1866-1937 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014.

Name: Lawrence R. Ostermann

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Event Type: Marriage

Event Date: 01 May 1913

Event Place: Manhattan, New York, New York, United States

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Age: 27

Marital Status: Single

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Race: White

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Birth Year (Estimated): 1886

Birthplace: N.Y. City

Father's Name: John Ostermann

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Mother's Name: Catharine Renz

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Spouse's Name: Elizabeth M. Schade

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Spouse's Gender: Female

Spouse's Age: 24

Spouse's Marital Status: Single

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Spouse's Race: White

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Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): 1889

Spouse's Birthplace: N.Y. City

Spouse's Father's Name: Joseph Schade

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Spouse's Mother's Name: Mary Schweiger

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Reference ID: cn 10337

GS Film Number: 1613711

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"New York, New York City Marriage Records, 1829-1940," database, FamilySearch.org : 20 March 2015), Lawrence R. Ostermann and Elizabeth M. Schade, 01 May 1913; citing Marriage, Manhattan, New York, New York, United States, New York City Municipal Archives, New York; FHL microfilm 1,613,711.

Children of Lawrence Rhabana OSTERMANN and Elizabeth Margaret SCHADE

Marie Elizabeth OSTERMANN

Born: 28 January 1916, Westbury, Nassau, New York, USA
Died: 20 October 1991, Fairfax, Virginia, USA

Married: Walter Eugene NIMMICH 19 October 1940

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Birth — 1886
10 October 1886
Manhattan, New York, USA

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

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.

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 - The assembly line is invented (Henry Ford, United States)

The bra is invented (Mary Phelps Jacob, United States)

1913 Marriage / Partner
Lawrence Rhabana OSTERMANN and Elizabeth Margaret SCHADE 1 May 1913, Manhattan, New York, USA (New York City) (New Amsterdam) (Washington Heights)

He was 26 years old.

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

1916 Birth of Child
Marie Elizabeth OSTERMANN was born 28 January 1916, Westbury, Nassau, New York, USA

Lawrence Rhabana was 29 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

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.

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 Westbury, New York
Name: Lawerance Osterman
Age: 50
Estimated birth year: abt 1890
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birthplace: New York
Marital Status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Head
Home in 1940: Westbury, Nassau, New York
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Street: Fulton Street
House Number: 329
Farm: No
Inferred Residence in 1935: Westbury, Nassau, New York
Residence in 1935: Westbury, Nassau, New York
Resident on farm in 1935: No
Sheet Number: 3B
Number of Household in Order of Visitation: 56
Occupation: Superintendent
House Owned or Rented: Owned
Value of Home or Monthly Rental if Rented: 8000
Attended School or College: No
Highest Grade Completed: High School, 4th year
Hours Worked Week Prior to Census: 48
Class of Worker: Wage or salary worker in private work
Weeks Worked in 1939: 52
Income: 5000
Income Other Sources: No
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Household Members:
Name Age
Lawerance Osterman 50
Elizabeth Osterman 50
Joseph Osterman 26
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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)

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.

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.

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.'