George Henry RHEEL

Born

21 June 1880 , Rockville, Connecticut, USA

Died

7 July 1955 , Broward, Florida, USA

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George Phillip RHEEL Minna Ernestine "Minnie Alice" THEINERT

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Born: 21 June 1880 in Rockville, Connecticut, USA

Father: George Phillip RHEEL

Mother: Minna Ernestine "Minnie Alice" THEINERT

Paternal grandparents: George RHEEL , Mary Eve BOSE (BOOS)

Maternal grandparents: August Karl THEUNERT (THEINERT) , Johanna Ernestine WALTHER

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

George Henry married Etta Irene SMITH 25 July 1904 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Etta Irene SMITH was born 8 July 1882 in Waltham, Massachusetts, USA. Etta Irene died 2 January 1942 in Wilmington, Massachusetts, USA. Etta Irene was the child of Charles Edward SMITH and Theresa Mariah BACON.

George Henry RHEEL died 7 July 1955 in Broward, Florida, USA.

*** obituary can be found in The Miami Herald, Miami, Florida, Saturday, July 9, 1955

According to Gail, George was a witness to the will of Wilhelm August Erdman Theinert "Edward William" dated 1927. His wife's name was Etta.

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Etta Irene SMITH
Marriage date: 25 July 1904
Marriage place: Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Source: Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1925
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Etta Irene SMITH was the child of Charles Edward SMITH and Theresa Mariah BACON

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He is 24. She is 21. It is the first marriage for both. He is a tinsmith, b. Rockville, CT. She was b. in Waltham. He is the son of George P Rheel and Minnie Thinert. She is the daughter of Charles E. Smith and Theresa Bacon.

Groom's Name: George Rheel

Groom's Birth Date: 1880

Groom's Birthplace: Rockville, Conn.

Groom's Age: 24

Bride's Name: Etta Smith

Bride's Birth Date: 1883

Bride's Birthplace: Waltham

Bride's Age: 21

Marriage Date: 25 Jul 1904

Marriage Place: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts

Groom's Father's Name: George P. Rheel

Groom's Mother's Name: Minnie Thinert

Bride's Father's Name: Charles E. Smith

Bride's Mother's Name: Theresa Bacon

Groom's Race: White

Groom's Marital Status: Single

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Bride's Race: White

Bride's Marital Status: Single

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Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M02745-4

System Origin: Massachusetts-EASy

Source Film Number: 2057621

Reference Number: Image No. 377 3571

Collection: Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910

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Children of George Henry RHEEL and Etta Irene SMITH

Charlotte Irene RHEEL

Born: 14 April 1904, Newton, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 10 March 1909, Malden, Massachusetts, USA

Etta Alberta RHEEL

Born: 17 June 1905, Watertown, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 17 August 1987, Reading, Massachusetts, USA

Married: Herbert Irving STEWART 17 March 1932 Place: Manchester, New Hampshire, USA

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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 Newton, Middlesex, Massachusetts
name: George Rheel
titles:
residence: Newton city, Middlesex, Massachusetts
birth date: Jun 1881
birthplace: Connecticut
relationship to head-of-household: Son
spouse name:
spouse titles:
spouse birth place:
father name: George Rheel
father titles:
father birthplace: Massachusetts
mother name: Minnie Rheel
mother titles:
mother birthplace: Massachusetts
race or color (expanded): White
head-of-household name: George Rheel
gender: Male
marital status: Single
years married:
estimated marriage year:
mother how many children:
number living children:
immigration year:
enumeration district: 0890
sheet number and letter: 14B
household id: 262
reference number: 96
gsu film number: 1240664
image number: 00000064
Household Gender Age
parent George Rheel M
parent Minnie Rheel F
George Rheel M
Minnie Rheel F
Annie Rheel F
Lottie Rheel F
Mabel Rheel 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 Marriage / Partner
George Henry RHEEL and Etta Irene SMITH 25 July 1904, Boston, Massachusetts, USA (East, North, South) (Allston) (Readville) (Roslindale)

He was 24 years old.

1904 Birth of Child
Charlotte Irene RHEEL was born 14 April 1904, Newton, Massachusetts, USA

George Henry was 23 years old.

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

Waltham, Massachusetts, City Directory, 1905
Name: George Rheel H
Gender: M (Male)
Residence Year: 1905
Street Address: 73 Morse
Residence Place: Waltham, Massachusetts
Occupation: Tinsmith
Publication Title: Waltham, Massachusetts, City Directory, 1905
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1905 Birth of Child
Etta Alberta RHEEL was born 17 June 1905, Watertown, Massachusetts, USA

George Henry was 25 years old.

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)

1907 Watertown Massachusetts Directory
RHEEL George H tinsmith res 73 Morse

1908 - First Model-T car is produced by Henry Ford (United States)

Newton, Massachusetts, City Directory, 1909
Name: George H Rheel
Residence Year: 1909
Residence Place: Newton, Massachusetts
Occupation: From City
Publication Title: Newton, Massachusetts, City Directory, 1909
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1909 - William Howard Taft becomes President of the United States

1909 Death of Child
Charlotte Irene RHEEL died 10 March 1909, Malden, Massachusetts, USA

George Henry was 28 years old.

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

Malden, Massachusetts, City Directory, 1917
Name: George H Rheel
Gender: M (Male)
Residence Year: 1917
Street Address: H Do
Residence Place: Malden, Massachusetts
Occupation: Tinsmith
Spouse:
Etta I Rheel
Publication Title: Malden, Massachusetts, City Directory, 1917
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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

1917 Malden, Massachusetts
George Henry Rheel
Marshall Ave., Malden, Mass
age 38
born June 21, 1889
Tinsmith
C W Houghton
Main St. Stoneham Mass
nearest relative Etta Rheel (wife), Marshall Ave., Madlen
medium height, medium build, blue eyes, brown hair
Sept 12, 1918
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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 Malden, Massachusetts
George Rheel, b. abt 1881 in CT, age 39
Etta Rheel, b. abt 1883 in MA, age 37
Etta Rheel, b. abt 1906 in MA, age 14
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

Wakefield, Massachusetts, City Directory, 1925
Name: George Rheel
Gender: M (Male)
Residence Year: 1925
Street Address: 3 Winthrop
Residence Place: Wakefield, Massachusetts
Occupation: Tinsmith
Spouse:
Etta Rheel
Publication Title: Wakefield, Massachusetts, City Directory, 1925
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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 Wilmington, Middlesex, Massachusetts
name: George H Reil
event: Census
event date: 1930
event place: Wilmington, Middlesex, Massachusetts
gender: Male
age: 49
marital status: Married
race: W
birthplace: Connecticut
estimated birth year: 1881
immigration year:
relationship to head of household: Head
father's birthplace: Massachusetts
mother's birthplace: Massachusetts
enumeration district number: 536
family number: 256
sheet number and letter: 11B
line number: 93
nara publication: T626, roll 932
film number: 2340667
digital folder number: 4607668
image number: 00279
Household Gender Age
George H Reil M 49
spouse Etta J Reil F 47
child Etta A Reil F 24
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.

1932 Marriage of Child
Etta Alberta RHEEL married 17 March 1932, Manchester, New Hampshire, USA to Herbert Irving STEWART

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 Wilmington, Middlesex, Massachusetts
Name: George H Rheel
Respondent: Yes
Age: 59
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1881
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birthplace: Connecticut
Marital Status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Head
Home in 1940: Wilmington, Middlesex, Massachusetts
Street: Wildwood
House Number: 90
Farm: Yes
Inferred Residence in 1935: Wilmington, Middlesex, Massachusetts
Residence in 1935: Same House
Sheet Number: 19B
Number of Household in Order of Visitation: 381
Household Members:
Name Age
George H Rheel 59
Etta J Rheel 57

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)

George Henry RHEEL - World War II Draft Registration Card

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1942 Death of Spouse/Partner
Etta Irene SMITH died 2 January 1942, Wilmington, Massachusetts, USA

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 - Miami, Florida
Name: George E Rheel
Age: 70
Birth Date: abt 1880
Gender: Male
Birth Place: Connecticut
Marital Status: Widowed
Relation to Head of House: Lodger
Residence Date: 1950
Home in 1950: Miami, Dade, Florida, USA
Household Members Age Relationship
August E Reichau, head, age 77, b. Germany
Eva E Reichau, wife, age 73, b. Germany
John R Moor e
75 Lodger
James H Bettler
80 Lodger
George E Rheel 70 Lodger
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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.

Death
Name: George Henry Rheel
Death Date: 1955
County of Death: Broward
State of Death: Florida
Race: White
Gender: Male

Ancestry.com. Florida Death Index, 1877-1998 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004.
Original data: State of Florida. Florida Death Index, 1877-1998. Florida: Florida Department of Health, Office of Vital Records, 1998.
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