Charles WILLIAMS

Born

January 7, 1913 , Lebanon, Wilson, Tennessee, USA

Died

May 14, 1956 , Nashville, Tennessee, USA

Age: 43
Cause of Death: Drowned

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Born: January 7, 1913 in Lebanon, Wilson, Tennessee, USA

Parents of Charles WILLIAMS

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Mother

Carrie HASTY

Grandparents of Charles WILLIAMS

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Maternal grandparents

Calvin J HASTY Malinda Caroline DAVIS

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Charles married Lillian DENTON 25 October 1934 in Davidson, Tennessee, USA . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Lillian DENTON was born July 13, 1916 in Quebeck, White, Tennessee ,USA. Lillian died March 30, 1953 in Lebanon, Wilson, Tennessee , USA. Lillian was the child of Joseph DENTON and Pamelia GALLOWAY.

Charles WILLIAMS died May 14, 1956 in Nashville, Tennessee, USA.

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WORK & OCCUPATION

Occupation

Recorded occupation: Farmer

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Charles WILLIAMS

Charles WILLIAMS married

Lillian DENTON
Marriage date: 25 October 1934
Marriage place: Davidson, Tennessee, USA
Lillian DENTON was the child of Joseph DENTON and Pamelia GALLOWAY

Children of Charles WILLIAMS and Lillian DENTON

Shirley WILLIAMS

Born: September 16, 1935, Lebanon, Wilson, Tennessee, USA
Died: September 7, 2011, Enterprise, Wallowa, Oregon, USA

Married: Richard ISLEMAN 3 April 1954 Place: , Tennessee, USA

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Birth — 1913
January 7, 1913
Lebanon, Wilson, Tennessee, USA

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 - 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 Marriage / Partner
Charles WILLIAMS and Lillian DENTON 25 October 1934, Davidson, Tennessee, USA

He was 21 years old.

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

1935 Birth of Child
Shirley WILLIAMS was born September 16, 1935, Lebanon, Wilson, Tennessee, USA

Charles was 22 years old.

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