Amelia WALLACE

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February 1843 , Vermont, USA

Died

24 May 1910 , Auburn, New York, USA

Age: 68

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Born: February 1843 in Vermont, USA

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Amelia married William MOBBS abt. 1860 . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
William MOBBS was born abt. 1835 in England (United Kingdom). William died 8 December 1909 in Fleming, New York, USA.

Amelia WALLACE died 24 May 1910 in Auburn, New York, USA.
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William MOBBS
Marriage date: abt. 1860
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Children of William MOBBS and Amelia WALLACE

Adelaide M. MOBBS

Born: December 1860, , New York, USA
Died: 27 February 1941, Auburn, New York, USA

Married: Frank HYZER 7 September 1876 Place: Brutus, New York, USA (Weedsport)

Married: Frank P SHOREY 28 October 1903 Place: Rochester, New York, USA

Jane L MOBBS

Born: abt. 1860, , New York, USA
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William MOBBS

Born: abt. 1864, , New York, USA
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Alice MOBBS

Born: abt. 1865, , New York, USA
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Frank MOBBS

Born: abt. 1868, , New York, USA
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Birth — 1843
February 1843
Vermont, USA

1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)

The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)

1845 - James Knox Polk becomes President of the United States

1849 - The safety pin is invented (Walter Hunt, United States)

1849 - Zachary Taylor becomes President of the United States

1850 - Millard Fillmore becomes President of the United States

1853 - Franklin Pierce becomes President of the United States

1855 Fleming, Cayuga, New York
name: Amelia Wallace
event: Census
event date: 1855
event place: Fleming, Cayuga, New York, United States
gender: Female
age: 12
relationship to head of household: Child
estimated birth year: 1843
family number: 151
line number: 33
page:
film number: 1435218
digital folder number: 005207172
image number: 00561
Household Gender Age Birthplace
self James H Wallace M 38
wife June R Wallace F 37
child Amelia Wallace F 12
child Casper D Wallace M 9
child James G Wallace M 4
sister Marion A Wallace F 22
laborer Benjamin S Bigly M 25
laborer Josiah Russel M 18
laborer William Vanauken M 24
laborer William Mobbs M 28
laborer John Peacock M 28
laborer John Perry M 30
laborer William Dola M 24
laborer Robert Aikin M 28

'New York, State Census, 1855,' index and images, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ pal:/ MM9.1.1/ K67R-J77 : accessed 09 Feb 2013), Amelia Wallace in entry for James H Wallace, 1855.
1855 New York State Census
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1857 - Toilet paper is invented (Joseph Gayetty, United States)

1857 - James Buchanan becomes President of the United States

1857 - March 6 – Dred Scott v. Sandford: The Supreme Court of the United States rules that Blacks are not citizens and slaves can not sue for freedom, driving the country further towards the American Civil War.

1858 - March 30 - H. L. Lipman, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, patented the first pencil with eraser

1860 Birth of Child
Adelaide M. MOBBS was born December 1860, , New York, USA

Amelia was 17 years old.

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 Fleming, Cayuga, New York
name: Amelia Mobs
estimated birth year: 1845
gender: Female
age in 1870: 25y
color (white, black, mulatto, chinese, indian): White
birthplace: New York
home in 1870: New York, United States
Household Gender Age
Wm Mobs M 35y
Amelia Mobs F 25y
Adelaide Mobs F 10y
Jane Mobs F 8y
Willie Mobs M 6y
Alice Mobs F 5y
Frank Mobs M 3y

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.

1875 Auburn, Cayuga, New York
Name: Melia Mobbs
Titles and Terms:
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1875
Event Place: Auburn, Cayuga, New York, United States
Gender: Female
Age: 31
Relationship to Head of Household:
Birth Year (Estimated): 1844
Family Number: 219
Page: 23
Line Number: 3
GS Film number: 853206
Digital Folder Number: 004858094
Image Number: 00090
Household Gender Age Birthplace
Melia Mobbs F 31
Daughter Jennie R Mobbs F 14
Daughter Alice Mobbs F 10
Son Frank Mobbs M 7
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.

1876 Marriage of Child
Adelaide M. MOBBS married 7 September 1876, Brutus, New York, USA (Weedsport) to Frank HYZER

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 - 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 Auburn, Ward 06, E.D. 01
Amelia Wallace, f, 49, b. US, nurse
Raymond Hyzer, m, 8, b. US, school
1892 New York State Census
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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 Auburn, Cayuga, New York
name: Amelia Wallace
titles:
residence: Auburn city, Cayuga, New York
birth date: Feb 1843
birthplace: Vermont
relationship to head-of-household: Mother
spouse name:
spouse titles:
spouse birth place:
father name:
father titles:
father birthplace: Vermont
mother name:
mother titles:
mother birthplace: Vermont
race or color (expanded): White
head-of-household name: Jennie Hurd
gender: Female
marital status: Divorced
years married:
estimated marriage year:
mother how many children: 6
number living children: 5
immigration year:
enumeration district: 0018
sheet number and letter: 11A
household id: 224
reference number: 2
gsu film number: 1241012
image number: 00554
Household Gender Age
child Jennie Hurd F
Amelia Wallace F

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)

1903 Marriage of Child
Adelaide M. MOBBS married 28 October 1903, Rochester, New York, USA to Frank P SHOREY

1904 - June 28 - U.S. begins construction of Panama Canal.

1905 Auburn, Cayuga, New York
name: Amelia Wallace
residence: Auburn, Cayuga, New York
age: 62
estimated birth year: 1843
birthplace: United States
relationship to head of household: Niece
race: W
gender:
family number: 75
page number: 29
line number: 6
film number: 1435219
digital folder number: 4296305
image number: 00581
Household Gender Age
Marion A Wallace F 71y
Amelia Wallace F 62y
Tony Musson M 36y
Josephine Musson F 26y
Tony Clark M 60y
Nettie Clark F 55y
Frank Battagla M 30y
Fanny Battagla F 30y
Joseph Battagla M 17y
Frank Battagla M 16y

1905 New York State Census
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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

1909 Death of Spouse/Partner
William MOBBS died 8 December 1909, Fleming, New York, USA

1910 Auburn, Cayuga, New York
name: Amelia Wallace
birthplace: Vermont
relationship to head of household: Mother-in-law
residence: Auburn Ward 1, Cayuga, New York
marital status: Widowed
race : White
gender: Female
immigration year:
father's birthplace: Vermont
mother's birthplace: Vermont
family number: 130
page number: 6
Household Gender Age
Frank P Shorey M 62y
child Adelaide D Shorey F 50y
Lelah M Hyzer F 30y
Amelia Wallace F 67y

1910 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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Obituary
Auburn NY Weekly Bulletin
1910 (exact date unknown)
Mrs. Amelia Wallace Mobbs died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Frank Shorey in Auburn, May 24. She is survived by four children, Mrs. Shorey of Auburn, Mrs. F. A. Sanders of Rochester, Frand Mobbs of New York and William Mobbs of Polks Corners, and several grand children.

Death — 1910
24 May 1910
Auburn, New York, USA
She died at the age of 67.