Emory Irving HESSLER

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31 October 1891 , Sullivan, New York, USA

Died

19 January 1990 , Scarsdale, New York, USA

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James Irving HESSLER Clara Belle VAN ALSTINE

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Born: 31 October 1891 in Sullivan, New York, USA

Father: James Irving HESSLER

Mother: Clara Belle VAN ALSTINE

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Emory Irving married Arlene Frances RACE 31 May 1917 in Syracuse, New York, USA . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Arlene Frances RACE was born 1 July 1893 in Auburn, New York, USA. Arlene Frances died 30 July 1984 in Scarsdale, New York, USA. Arlene Frances was the child of Will Claude RACE and Mary Zeta CROWLEY.

Emory Irving HESSLER died 19 January 1990 in Scarsdale, New York, USA.

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Arlene Frances RACE
Marriage date: 31 May 1917
Marriage place: Syracuse, New York, USA
Arlene Frances RACE was the child of Will Claude RACE and Mary Zeta CROWLEY

Children of Emory Irving HESSLER and Arlene Frances RACE

Robert Mott HESSLER

Born: 15 November 1920, Tonawanda, New York, USA
Died: 11 April 1945, , Germany

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Birth — 1891
31 October 1891
Sullivan, New York, USA

Sullivan, Madison, New York
name: Emory I Hesler
event: Census
event date: 1892
event place: , Sullivan, , 05, Madison, New York
age:
gender: Male
birthplace: United States
estimated birth year: 1891
alien or citizen:
film number: 408501
digital folder number: 004640301
image number: 00324

'New York, State Census, 1892,' index and images, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ pal:/ MM9.1.1/ X36D-PGK : accessed 03 Dec 2012), Emory I Hesler, , Sullivan, , 05, Madison, New York.
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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 Syracuse, Onondaga, New York
name: Emory I Hessler
titles:
residence: Syracuse city, Onondaga, New York
birth date: Oct 1891
birthplace: New York
relationship to head-of-household: Son
spouse name:
spouse titles:
spouse birth place:
father name: J Irving Hessler
father titles:
father birthplace: New York
mother name: Carrie Hessler
mother titles:
mother birthplace: New York
race or color (expanded): White
head-of-household name: J Irving Hessler
gender: Male
marital status: Single
years married:
estimated marriage year:
mother how many children:
number living children:
immigration year:
enumeration district: 0126
sheet number and letter: 8B
household id: 196
reference number: 60
gsu film number: 1241137
image number: 00394
Household Gender Age
parent J Irving Hessler M
parent Carrie Hessler F
Edith Hessler F
Emory I Hessler M
Robert V Hessler M
Martha C Keith F

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 - The first engine-powered airplane is invented (Wilbur & Orville Wright, United States)

1904 - June 28 - U.S. begins construction of Panama Canal.

1905 Syracuse, Onondaga, New York
name: Emory I Hessler
residence: Syracuse, Onondaga, New York
age: 13
estimated birth year: 1892
birthplace: United States
relationship to head of household: Son
race: W
gender:
family number: 117
page number: 13
line number: 4
film number: 0860913
digital folder number: 4518289
image number: 00450
Household Gender Age
parent James I Hessler M 58y
Clara B Hessler F 39y
Edith F Hessler F 18y
Emory I Hessler M 13y
Robert V Hessler M 9y

1905 New York State Census
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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 Syracuse, Onondaga, New York
name: Emery J Hessler
birthplace: New York
relationship to head of household: Son
residence: Syracuse Ward 17, Onondaga, New York
marital status: Single
race : White
gender: Male
immigration year:
father's birthplace: New York
mother's birthplace: New York
family number: 123
page number: 6
Household Gender Age
parent James I Hessler M 63y
parent Clara Hessler F 45y
Emery J Hessler M 18y
Walter W Hessler M 14y
Anna Brown F 58y

1910 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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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 Marriage / Partner
Emory Irving HESSLER and Arlene Frances RACE 31 May 1917, Syracuse, New York, USA

He was 25 years old.

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 Onondaga County, New York
name: Emory I Hessler
residence: , Onondaga, New York
estimated birth year: 1892
age: 28
birthplace: New York
relationship to head of household: Son-in-law
gender: Male
race: White
marital status: Married
father's birthplace: New York
mother's birthplace: New York
film number: 1821248
digital folder number: 4442074
image number: 00327
sheet number: 9
Household Gender Age
W Claude Race M 47y
Mary Race F 48y
Claudia Race F 11y
Emory I Hessler M 28y
Arlene Hessler F 26y

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

1920 Birth of Child
Robert Mott HESSLER was born 15 November 1920, Tonawanda, New York, USA

Emory Irving was 29 years old.

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)

1930 Kenmore, Erie, New York
name: Emory I Hessler
event: Census
event date: 1930
event place: Kenmore, Erie, New York
gender: Male
age: 38
marital status: Married
race: White
birthplace: New York
estimated birth year: 1892
immigration year:
relationship to head of household: Head
father's birthplace: New York
mother's birthplace: New York
enumeration district number: 0460
family number: 540
sheet number and letter: 21A
line number: 6
nara publication: T626, roll 1437
film number: 2341172
digital folder number: 4661107
image number: 00257
Household Gender Age Birthplace
head Emory I Hessler M 38 New York
wife Arlene R Hessler F 36 New York
son Robert M Hessler M 9 New York
1930 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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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 Kenmore, Tonawanda, Erie, New York
name: Emory Hessler
titles & terms:
event: Census
event year: 1940
event place: Kenmore, Tonawanda Town, Erie, New York, United States
gender: Male
age: 48
marital status: Married
race (original):
race (standardized): White
relationship to head of household (original):
relationship to head of household (standardized): Head
birthplace: New York
estimated birth year: 1892
residence in 1935: Same Place
enumeration district number: 15-159
family number: 319
sheet number and letter: 61B
line number: 14
nara publication number: T627
nara roll number: 2531
digital folder number: 005458198
image number: 00202
Household Gender Age Birthplace
head Emory Hessler M 48 New York
wife Arlene R Hessler F 46 New York
son Robert M Hessler M 19 New York
1940 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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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 Death of Child
Robert Mott HESSLER died 11 April 1945, , Germany (German States) (German Empire)

Emory Irving was 53 years old.

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)

1984 Death of Spouse/Partner
Arlene Frances RACE died 30 July 1984, Scarsdale, New York, USA

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
first name: Emory
middle name: I
last name: Hessler
name suffix:
birth date: 31 October 1891
social security number: 713-01-1661
place of issuance: Railroad Board
last residence:
zip code of last residence:
death date: 19 January 1990
estimated age at death: 99

'United States Social Security Death Index,' index, FamilySearch (https:/ / familysearch.org/ pal:/ MM9.1.1/ V9B7-5ZH : accessed 03 Dec 2012), Emory I Hessler, 19 January 1990; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
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