Howard Gooding WILBUR

Born

15 August 1901 , Macon, Georgia, USA

Died

29 March 1990 , Safety Harbor, Pinellas, Florida, USA

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George Andrew WILBUR Medora "Dora" E SPOONER

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Born: 15 August 1901 in Macon, Georgia, USA

Father: George Andrew WILBUR

Mother: Medora "Dora" E SPOONER

Paternal grandparents: Oliver Cromwell WILBUR , Mary PARDEE

Maternal grandparents: Henry C SPOONER , Eliza J LUTHER

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Howard Gooding married Helen MASON abt. 1926 . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Helen MASON was born 26 February 1905 in Providence, Rhode Island, USA. Helen died 23 July 1993 in Clearwater, Florida, USA (Clear Water Harbor). Helen was the child of Walter Everett MASON and Grace Abby LEONARD.

Howard Gooding WILBUR died 29 March 1990 in Safety Harbor, Pinellas, Florida, USA.
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Helen MASON
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Helen MASON was the child of Walter Everett MASON and Grace Abby LEONARD

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Howard Gooding WILBUR

Born: 5 June 1925, Providence, Rhode Island, USA
Died: 26 April 2004,

June Phyllis WILBUR

Born: abt. 1927, Cranston, Rhode Island, USA
Died: abt. 2020,

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Birth — 1901
15 August 1901
Macon, Georgia, USA

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.

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

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 Orchard Street, Cranston, Providence, Rhode Island
George A Wilbur, head, age 59, married, b. Georgia, father b. RI, mother b. GA, occupation: commercial ??? drug company
Dora E Wilbur, wife, age 56, b. RI, parents b. RI
George L Wilbur, son, age 31, b. RI, finisher of hardwood floors
Ruth B Wilbur, daughter, age 21, b. RI, typist in machine shop
Howard G Wilbur, son, age 18, b. GA, apprentice in tool shop
Grace Wharton
[Grace Wilbur], daughter, age 29, b. RI, divorced, shipping clerk in machine shop
Dorothy Wharton, granddaughter, age 9, b. RI, father b. MA, mother b. RI
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

Rhode Island City Directories > Cranston > 1924 - ancestry.com
For year ending Sept 1925
Wilbur Dora E. Mrs house 71 Orchard av
Wilbur G Leonard A floor layer res 71 Orchard av
Wilbur Howard G draftsman res 71 Orchard av

1925 Rhode Island State Census
Name: Howard G Wilbur
Residence: Cranston Ward 02, E.D. 095, Providence, Rhode Island
Age: 23
Estimated birth date: 1902
Place of Birth: Georgia
Relationship to Head of Household: Self
Gender: Male
Race: White
Page number: 57
Line number: 10
GSU Film Number: 1769612
Family Number: 54
Collection: Rhode Island State Census, 1925

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1925 Birth of Child
Howard Gooding WILBUR was born 5 June 1925, Providence, Rhode Island, USA

Howard Gooding was 23 years old.

Rhode Island City Directories > Cranston > 1926 - ancestry.com
Wilbur Howard C (Helen C) draftsman house 75 Greenwood av

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

Rhode Island City Directories > Cranston > 1928 - ancestry.com
Wilbur Howard G (Helen C) draftsman house 75 Greenwood av

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 Cranston, Providence, Rhode Island
Howard G Wilbur, head, 28, married, age at first marriage 21, b. GA, parents b. RI, draftsman at machine shop
Helen C Wilbur, wife, age 25, age at first marriage 18, b. RI, parents b. RI
Howard G Wilbur, Jr., son, age 4, b. RI
June P Wilbur, daughter, age 2, b. RI
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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)

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 Masonic Membership
Name: Howard Gooding Wilbur
Birth Date: 15 Aug 1901
Birth Place: Macon
Last Residence Place: Whitinsville
Lodge: Granite
Occupation: Draftsman

Ancestry.com. Massachusetts, Mason Membership Cards, 1733-1990 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013.

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.

1961 - John F. Kennedy becomes President of the United States

1961 - Vietnam War officially begins with 900 military advisors landing in Saigon.

1962 - The Cuban Missile Crisis was a tense 13-day standoff in October 1962 between the United States and the Soviet Union over the installation of Soviet nuclear missiles in Cuba, just 90 miles from the U.S. coast. The crisis is considered the closest the Cold War came to escalating into a full-scale nuclear war. It began when American spy planes discovered the missiles, leading to a U.S. naval blockade of Cuba and intense negotiations. The crisis ended when Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev agreed to remove the missiles in exchange for the U.S. promising not to invade Cuba and secretly agreeing to remove American missiles from Turkey.

1963 - I Have a Dream Speech - Martin Luther King's Address at March on Washington August 28, 1963.

In 1963, on November 22, President John F. Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas, Texas, while riding in a motorcade through Dealey Plaza. The assassination shocked the nation and the world, leading to widespread mourning and a period of intense national introspection. Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson was sworn in as the 36th President of the United States shortly after Kennedy's death. The assassination sparked numerous conspiracy theories and investigations, with the Warren Commission ultimately concluding that Lee Harvey Oswald acted alone in the assassination. Kennedy's death had a profound impact on American politics and society, marking the end of an era often referred to as 'Camelot.'

1968 - The ATM is invented (Don Wetzel, United States)

1969 - Richard M. Nixon becomes President of the United States

1969 - July 20 - Apollo 11 - Man lands on the moon

June 17, 1972 – August 9, 1974 - Watergate Scandal began with the break-in at the Democratic National Committee headquarters at the Watergate office complex in Washington, D.C., in 1972. Members of President Richard Nixon's administration attempted to cover up their involvement. The scandal led to the discovery of multiple abuses of power by the Nixon administration, the resignation of President Nixon in 1974, and the indictment of several administration officials.

1973 - January 22 - Roe v. Wade, 410 U.S. 113 and Doe v. Bolton, 410 U.S. 179: The U.S. Supreme Court declares that the Constitution protects women’s right to terminate an early pregnancy, thus making abortion legal in the U.S.

1973 - March 29 - The last United States soldier leaves Vietnam

The cell phone was invented by Martin Cooper of Motorola. On April 3, 1973, he made the first handheld mobile phone call with the Motorola DynaTAC. This device weighed 2.5 pounds and was 10 inches long, offering 30 minutes of talk time and requiring 10 hours to charge. The first commercial cell phone was released in 1983, revolutionizing communication and leading to the modern smartphones we use today.

1974 - Gerald R. Ford becomes President of the United States after the resignation of Richard Nixon.

1977 - Jimmy Carter becomes President of the United States

The 1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens in Washington State occurred on May 18, triggered by a 5.1 magnitude earthquake. It caused the largest landslide in recorded history, followed by a massive lateral blast. The eruption killed 57 people, destroyed 250 homes, and spread ash across the U.S.

1981 - Ronald Reagan becomes President of the United States

1981 - June 5 - First reported case of AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome)

1982 - The camcorder is invented (Sony Corp., Japan)

1983 - The laptop computer is invented (Radio Shack Corp., United States)

1986 - January 28 - Space Shuttle Challenger accident - The Space Shuttle Challenger disaster occurred on January 28, 1986, when the shuttle broke apart 73 seconds into its flight, leading to the deaths of its seven crew members.

1989 - The World Wide Web is invented at CERN (Tim Berners-Lee, UK)

1989 - George H. W. Bush becomes President of the United States

Death
Name: Howard G. Wilbur
SSN: 024-01-8738
Last Residence: 34698 Dunedin, Pinellas, Florida, United States of America
Born: 15 Aug 1901
Died: 29 Mar 1990
State (Year) SSN issued: Massachusetts (Before 1951)
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Curlew Hills Memory Gardens Palm Harbor, Pinellas County, Florida, USA

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Obituary
St. Petersburg Times (FL) - March 31, 1990
Deceased Name: WILBUR, HOWARD G.

WILBUR, HOWARD G., 88, of Dunedin, died Thursday (March 29, 1990) at Village at Countryside, Safety Harbor. He was born in Macon, Ga., and came here in 1970 from Fairfield, Conn. He was a division superintendent for 20 years with Whitin Machine Works, Whitinsville, Mass., attended Rhode Island School of Design and Massachusetts Institute of Technology, was a 32nd degree Mason, a member of Methodist Church of Middletown, Va., and Pyramid Temple of New Haven, Conn., and a past master of Granite Masonic Lodge of Whitinsville. Survivors include his wife, Helen a son, Howard G. Jr., Dunedin and a daughter, June P. Wilbur, Dunedin. Curlew Hills Crematory, Palm Harbor

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