Henry Wright DUNN

(b. November 19, 1873 , Garland, Butler Co, Alabama, USA d. December 3, 1918 , Evergreen, Conecuh Co, Alabama, USA )
Age: 45
Cause of Death: Car/train collision

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Henry Wright DUNN was born November 19, 1873 in Garland, Butler Co, Alabama, USA

Henry Wright DUNN was the child of ? and ?

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

Henry Wright married Cecilia Gilma ROBERTSON 12 October 1898 in Evergreen, Alabama, USA . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Cecilia Gilma ROBERTSON was born January 7, 1873 in Snady Ridge, Lowndes Co, Alabama, USA. Cecilia Gilma died September 20, 1954 in Marlborough, Massachusetts, USA (Marlboro). Cecilia Gilma was the child of Samuel Joseph ROBERTSON and Mary Eugenina DONALDSON.

Henry Wright DUNN died December 3, 1918 in Evergreen, Conecuh Co, Alabama, USA.
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Occupation

Henry Wright DUNN was a Auto dealer, hardware dealer, land speculator.

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Henry Wright DUNN married

Cecilia Gilma ROBERTSON-- Date: 12 October 1898 Place: Evergreen, Alabama, USA
Cecilia Gilma ROBERTSON was the child of Samuel Joseph ROBERTSON and Mary Eugenina DONALDSON

Children of Henry Wright DUNN and Cecilia Gilma ROBERTSON:

Mary Virginia DUNN (b.May 19, 1903, Evergreen, Limestone Co, Alabama, USA d. December 10, 1970, West Springfield, Massachusetts, USA)
m. Cecil Lee ROBISON 2 January 1923

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1873 Birth
November 19, 1873
Garland, Butler Co, Alabama, USA

1876 - March 7 – Alexander Graham Bell is granted a United States patent for an invention he calls the telephone.

1877 - Rutherford B. Hayes becomes President of the United States

1877 - November 21 - Thomas Edison announces his invention of the phonograph, a machine that can record sound.

1879 - Incandescent light bulb is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, United States)

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 Marriage / Partner
Henry Wright DUNN and Cecilia Gilma ROBERTSON 12 October 1898, Evergreen, Alabama, USA

He was 24 years old.

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.

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)

1903 Birth of Child
Mary Virginia DUNN was born May 19, 1903, Evergreen, Limestone Co, Alabama, USA

Henry Wright was 29 years old.

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