Lelah M HYZER

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December 1877 , New York, USA

Died

30 September 1954 , Auburn, New York, USA

Age: 76

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Born: December 1877 in New York, USA

Father: Frank HYZER

Mother: Adelaide M. MOBBS

Paternal grandparents: George HYZER , Cordelia WEST

Maternal grandparents: William MOBBS , Amelia WALLACE

Lelah M HYZER died 30 September 1954 in Auburn, New York, USA.
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Birth — 1877
December 1877
New York, USA

1879 - Incandescent light bulb is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, United States)

1880 Auburn, Cayuga, New York
name: Lena Hyzer
residence: Auburn, Cayuga, New York
birthdate: 1878
birthplace: New York, United States
relationship to head: Daughter
spouse's name:
spouse's birthplace:
father's name: Frank Hyzer
father's birthplace: New York, United States
mother's name: Addie Hyzer
mother's birthplace: New York, United States
race or color (expanded): White
ethnicity (standardized): American
gender: Female
martial status: Single
age (expanded): 2 years
occupation:
nara film number: T9-0813
page: 210
page character: C
entry number: 1317
film number: 1254813
Household Gender Age
parent Frank Hyzer M 26
parent Addie Hyzer F 19
Lena Hyzer F 2

1880 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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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 1, E.D. 2, Cayuga, New York
Adeline Hyzer, f, 32, b. US, Shoemaker
Lelah Hyzer, f, 14, b. US
Wallace Hyzer, m, 4, b. US
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: Lelah M Hyzer
titles:
residence: Auburn city, Cayuga, New York
birth date: Dec 1877
birthplace: New York
relationship to head-of-household: Daughter
spouse name:
spouse titles:
spouse birth place:
father name:
father titles:
father birthplace: New York
mother name: Adelaide D Hyzer
mother titles:
mother birthplace: New York
race or color (expanded): White
head-of-household name: Adelaide D Hyzer
gender: Female
marital status: Single
years married:
estimated marriage year:
mother how many children:
number living children:
immigration year:
enumeration district: 0001
sheet number and letter: 16B
household id: 381
reference number: 97
gsu film number: 1241012
image number: 00037
Household Gender Age
parent Adelaide D Hyzer F
Lelah M Hyzer F
Wallace Hyzer M

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.

1905 Auburn, Cayuga, New York
name: Lela Hyzer
residence: Auburn, Cayuga, New York
age: 26
estimated birth year: 1879
birthplace: United States
relationship to head of household: Stepdaughter
race: W
gender:
family number: 78
page number: 17
line number: 35
film number: 1435219
digital folder number: 4296305
image number: 00533
Household Gender Age
parent Frank Shorey M 58y
Adelaide Shorey F 45y
Lela Hyzer F 26y
Wallace Hyzer M 17y
Julie Wildner F 49y
Joseph F Wildner M 17y
John Byrne M 30y
Nora Byrne F 27y
Anna Byrne F 9m
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

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

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 Auburn, Cayuga, New York
name: Lelah Hyzer
residence: , Cayuga, New York
estimated birth year: 1879
age: 41
birthplace: New York
relationship to head of household: Daughter
gender: Female
race: White
marital status: Single
father's birthplace: New York
mother's birthplace: New York
film number: 1821089
digital folder number: 4313421
image number: 00054
sheet number: 2
Household Gender Age
parent Frank Shorey M 72y
parent Adalade Shorey F 60y
Lelah Hyzer F 41y

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 - 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)

1930 Auburn, Cayuga, New York
name: Lelah M Hyzer
event: Census
event date: 1930
event place: Auburn, Cayuga, New York
gender: Female
age: 51
marital status: Single
race: White
birthplace: New York
estimated birth year: 1879
immigration year:
relationship to head of household: Step Daughter
father's birthplace: New York
mother's birthplace: New York
enumeration district number: 2
family number: 424
sheet number and letter: 15A
line number: 27
nara publication: T626, roll 1410
film number: 2341145
digital folder number: 4661080
image number: 00947
Household Gender Age
Frank P Shorey M 83
Adeliade Shorey F 69
Lelah M Hyzer F 51

1930 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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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)

Auburn, Cayuga, New York
Lived in Auburn, NY in 1935

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.

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.