William Calvin SETTLE

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6 October 1881 , Missouri, USA

Died

26 November 1940 , Boise, Idaho, USA

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William SETTLE Cordelia JACKSON

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Born: 6 October 1881 in Missouri, USA

Father: William SETTLE

Mother: Cordelia JACKSON

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William Calvin married Bertha May FLETCHALL 29 March 1905 in Maryville, Nodaway, Missouri, USA . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Bertha May FLETCHALL was born 23 August 1878 in Missouri, USA. Bertha May died 17 December 1962 in Josephine County, Oregon, USA. Bertha May was the child of George Washington FLETCHALL and Mary "Molly" LAMBERT.

William Calvin SETTLE died 26 November 1940 in Boise, Idaho, USA.
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Bertha May FLETCHALL
Marriage date: 29 March 1905
Marriage place: Maryville, Nodaway, Missouri, USA
Bertha May FLETCHALL was the child of George Washington FLETCHALL and Mary "Molly" LAMBERT

Children of William Calvin SETTLE and Bertha May FLETCHALL

Dorothy Violet SETTLE

Born: 18 September 1910, Delta, Delta, Colorado, USA
Died: 18 March 1996, Grants Pass, Oregon, USA

Married: Frank Arnold SHEPARD 28 June 1938 Place: Klamath Falls, Oregon, USA (Linkville)

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Birth — 1881
6 October 1881
Missouri, USA

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

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.

1905 Marriage / Partner
William Calvin SETTLE and Bertha May FLETCHALL 29 March 1905, Maryville, Nodaway, Missouri, USA

He was 23 years old.

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 Birth of Child
Dorothy Violet SETTLE was born 18 September 1910, Delta, Delta, Colorado, USA

William Calvin was 28 years old.

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 Wendell, Idaho
Name: William C Settle
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Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1920
Event Place: Wendell, Gooding, Idaho, United States
District: ED 169
Gender: Male
Age: 40
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Race (Original): White
Can Read:
Can Write:
Relationship to Head of Household: Head
Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Head
Own or Rent:
Birth Year (Estimated): 1880
Birthplace: Missouri
Immigration Year:
Father's Birthplace: Missouri
Mother's Birthplace: Missouri
Sheet Letter: B
Sheet Number: 16
Sheet Number and Letter: 16B
Household ID: 126
Line Number: 78
Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
Affiliate Publication Number: T625
Affiliate Film Number: 292
GS Film Number: 1820292
Digital Folder Number: 004964474
Image Number: 00037

Household Role Gender Age Birthplace
William C Settle Head M 40 Missouri
Bertha Settle Wife F 39 Missouri
Helen Settle Daughter F 21 Illinois
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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)

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
Dorothy Violet SETTLE married 28 June 1938, Klamath Falls, Oregon, USA (Linkville) to Frank Arnold SHEPARD

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

Death
Name: Sr, William Calvin Settle
Event Type: Death
Event Date: 26 Nov 1940
Event Place: Boise, Ada, Idaho, United States
Birth Date: 06 Oct 1881
Birthplace: Missouri
Father's Name: William Settle
Father's Birthplace: Missouri
Mother's Name: Cordelia Jackson
Mother's Birthplace: Missouri
Certificate Number: 121685

'Idaho Death Certificates, 1938-1961,' database, FamilySearch : 1 February 2016), Sr, William Calvin Settle, 26 Nov 1940; citing Death, Boise, Ada, Idaho, United States, Department of Health and Welfare, Boise..