Lillian DENTON

Born

July 13, 1916 , Quebeck, White, Tennessee ,USA

Died

March 30, 1953 , Lebanon, Wilson, Tennessee , USA

Age: 36
Cause of Death: Cancer related

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Born: July 13, 1916 in Quebeck, White, Tennessee ,USA

Parents of Lillian DENTON

Father

Joseph DENTON

Mother

Pamelia GALLOWAY

Grandparents of Lillian DENTON

Paternal grandparents

Holland DENTON Nancy ANDERSON

Maternal grandparents

James Samuel GALLOWAY Mary Ann WALKER

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Lillian married Charles WILLIAMS 25 October 1934 in Davidson, Tennessee, USA . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Charles WILLIAMS was born January 7, 1913 in Lebanon, Wilson, Tennessee, USA. Charles died May 14, 1956 in Nashville, Tennessee, USA. Charles was the child of Carrie HASTY.

Lillian DENTON died March 30, 1953 in Lebanon, Wilson, Tennessee , USA.

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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Lillian DENTON

Lillian DENTON married

Charles WILLIAMS
Marriage date: 25 October 1934
Marriage place: Davidson, Tennessee, USA
Charles WILLIAMS was the child of Carrie HASTY

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 — 1916
July 13, 1916
Quebeck, White, Tennessee ,USA

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))

1927 - The aerosol can is invented (Erik Rotheim, Norway)

1928 - Sliced bread (bread slicing machine) is invented by Otto Frederick Rohwedder (United States)

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)

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

She was 18 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 Birth of Child
Shirley WILLIAMS was born September 16, 1935, Lebanon, Wilson, Tennessee, USA

Lillian was 19 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

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.

1948 - Velcro is invented (George de Mestral, Switzerland)