Emma Martha WHITE

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13 April 1876 , Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA

Died

12 March 1912 , Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA

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John WHITE Rachel Friederika GIMLICH

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Born: 13 April 1876 in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA

Father: John WHITE

Mother: Rachel Friederika GIMLICH

Paternal grandparents: Conrad WHITE , Annie Elizabeth LANG

Maternal grandparents: Georg Jacob GIMLICH (GEMLICH) , Mary (Anna Maria) LANGE GREIBER (LEDIG)

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Emma Martha married Charles William GAMWELL 11 June 1903 in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Charles William GAMWELL was born abt. 1877 Charles William died abt. 1943

Emma Martha WHITE died 12 March 1912 in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA .
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Emma Martha WHITE married

Charles William GAMWELL
Marriage date: 11 June 1903
Marriage place: Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA
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Marriage notes:

Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910

groom's name: Charles W. Gamwell

groom's birth date: 1878

groom's birthplace:

groom's age: 25

bride's name: Emma M. White

bride's birth date: 1876

bride's birthplace:

bride's age: 27

marriage date: 11 Jun 1903

marriage place: Pittsfield, Berkshire, Massachusetts

groom's father's name: John W. Gamwell

groom's mother's name: Frances M. Barber

bride's father's name: John

bride's mother's name: Rachel Gimlich

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indexing project (batch) number: I09662-1

system origin: Massachusetts-EASy

source film number: 234553

reference number: p 85

married Charles W. Gamwell (son of John and Frances Barber) of Pittsfield, MA, 11 Jun 1903 in Pittsfield.

Children of Charles William GAMWELL and Emma Martha WHITE

John White GAMWELL

Born: 10 October 1906, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 6 September 1925, Ithaca, New York, USA

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Birth — 1876
13 April 1876
Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA

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)

1880 Pittsfield, Berkshire, Massachusetts

Name: Emma White
Residence: Pittsfield, Berkshire, Massachusetts
birthdate: 1876
birthPlace: Massachusetts, United States
relationship to head: Daughter
spouse's Name:
spouse's birthPlace:
father's Name: John White
father's birthPlace: Germany
mother's Name: Rachel White
mother's birthPlace: Germany
race or color (expanded): White
ethnicity (standardized): American
Gender: Female
martial status: Single
age (expanded): 4 years
Occupation:
nara Film Number: T9-0522
pAge: 455
page character: C
entry number: 930
Film Number: 1254522
Household Gender Age
parent John White M ¿
parent Rachel White F 32
George White M 16
Fredrick White M 9
Agnes White F 8
Ella White F 6
Emma White F 4
John White M 2
Theodore White M 6M

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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

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 Pittsfield, Berkshire, Massachusetts

Name: Emma White
titles:
Residence: Pittsfield city, Berkshire, Massachusetts
Birth Date: Apr 1876
birthPlace: Massachusetts
relationship to head-of-household: Daughter
spouse Name:
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father Name: John White
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father birthPlace: Germany
mother Name: Rachel White
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mother birthPlace: Germany
race or color (expanded): White
head-of-household Name: John White
Gender: Female
Marital Status: Single
years Married:
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Immigration Year:
enumeration District: 0075
Sheet Number and Letter: 10A
Household ID: 203
reference number: 9
gsu Film Number: 1240633
Image Number: 00000321
Household Gender Age
parent John White M
parent Rachel White F
Ella E White F
Emma White F
John A White M
Dora White F
Lillian White F
David White M
Walter White M
Rockwell White M
Mary Gimlich F

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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 Marriage / Partner
Emma Martha WHITE and Charles William GAMWELL 11 June 1903, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA (Coltsville)

She was 27 years old.

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.

1906 Birth of Child
John White GAMWELL was born 10 October 1906, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA (Coltsville)

Emma Martha was 30 years old.

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 Is this her?

Name: Ema Ganwell
birthPlace: Massachusetts
Relationship to Head of Household:
Residence: Raleigh Ward 4, Wake, North Carolina
Marital Status: Married
race : White
Gender: Female
Immigration Year:
father's birthPlace: Germany
mother's birthPlace: Germany
family number: 120
page number: 7
Household Gender Age
W T Wise M 45y
M S Wise F 80y
A D V Smith M 37y
C W Ganwell M 33y
Ema Ganwell F 34y
R M Coburn M 32y
B W Hunter M 37y
M C Mcginnis M 37y
May Mcginnis F 31y

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1910 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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Death

Name: Emma White Gamwell
Death Date: 12 Mar 1912
Death Place: Pittsfield,,Massachusetts
Gender: Female
Race or color (expanded): White
Age in years: 35
Estimated Birth Year:
Birthdate: 13 Apr 1876
BirthPlace: Pittsfield, Massachusetts
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Charles W Gamwell
Father's Name: John White
Mother's Name: Rachael Gimlich
Film Number: 2399102
Digital GS number: 4284118
Image Number: 00496
Reference number: 482
Collection: Massachusetts, Death Records, 1841 - 1915

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