Floyd Adams OATMAN

(b. 9 November 1899 , Springfield, Massachusetts, USA d. 14 October 1970 , Springfield, Massachusetts, USA )
Age: 70

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Floyd Adams OATMAN was born 9 November 1899 in Springfield, Massachusetts, USA

Floyd Adams OATMAN was the child of Edgar Jay OATMAN and Mary Ada May ADAMS and the grandchild of: (paternal) Edgar A OATMAN and Celesta Adelaide WYMAN (maternal) John William ADAMS and Sarah Frances WATERHOUSE

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

Floyd Adams married Lois Augusta THOMPSON 4 October 1924 in Springfield, Massachusetts, USA . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Lois Augusta THOMPSON was born 11 April 1901 in Agawam, Massachusetts, USA (Feeding Hills). Lois Augusta died 15 January 1983 in Springfield, Massachusetts, USA (Indian Orchard). Lois Augusta was the child of Ward Lyman THOMPSON and Alvina Martha CROUSS.

Floyd Adams OATMAN died 14 October 1970 in Springfield, Massachusetts, USA .

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Lois Augusta THOMPSON-- Date: 4 October 1924 Place: Springfield, Massachusetts, USA
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Lois Augusta THOMPSON was the child of Ward Lyman THOMPSON and Alvina Martha CROUSS

Name: Floyd Adams Oatman
Marriage Year: 1924
Marriage Place: Springfield, Massachusetts, USA
Volume Number: 54
Page Number: 487
Index Volume Number: 92
Reference Number: F63.M36 v.92

Ancestry.com. Massachusetts, Marriage Index, 1901-1955 and 1966-1970 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013.
Original data: Department of Public Health, Registry of Vital Records and Statistics. Massachusetts Vital Records Index to Marriages [1916–1970]. Volumes 76–166, 192– 207. Facsimile edition. Boston, MA: New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, Massachusetts.

Children of Floyd Adams OATMAN and Lois Augusta THOMPSON:

Charles Jay OATMAN (b.abt. 1926, West Springfield, Massachusetts, USA d. abt. 1926, West Springfield, Massachusetts, USA)

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1899 Birth
Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915 for Floyd Adams Oatman
Name Floyd Adams Oatman
Gender Male
Baptism/ Christening Date
Baptism/ Christening Place
Birth Date 09 Nov 1899
Birthplace Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts
Death Date
Name Note
Race
Father's Name Edgar Jay Oatman
Father's Birthplace
Father's Age
Mother's Name Mary Adams
Mother's Birthplace
Mother's Age
Indexing Project (Batch) Number I09663-2
System Origin Massachusetts-EASy
Source Film Number 480763
Reference Number p 65
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1900 Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts
John Adams, head, b. June 1828, age 71, married 33 years, b. Vermont, parents b. New Hampshire
Sarah Adams, wife, b. March 1832, age 68, married 33 years, mother of 6 children, 4 living, b. Maine, parents b. Maine
Nellie Adams, daughter, b. Oct 1873, age 26, single, b. Massachusetts
Edgar J. Oatman, son-in-law, b. Sept 1870, age 29, married 5 years, b. New York, parents b. New York
May Oatman, daughter, b. June 1866, age 33, married 5 years, mother of 1 child, 1 living, b. Canada
Floyd A. Oatman, son, b. Nov 1899, age 6/ 12, b. Massachusetts

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.

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

1917 World War I Draft Registration
name: Floyd Adams Oatman
event: Draft Registration
registration date year range: 1917-1918
event place: Springfield City no 1, Massachusetts, United States
gender: Male
birth date: 09 Nov 1899
birthplace: , ,
country of citizenship: united States
nara publication title: World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards
nara publication number: M1509
film number: 1674436
digital folder number: 005216050
image number: 00016

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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 - 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.

Floyd Adams OATMAN - Name: Floyd Adams Oatman Birth Date: 9 Nov 1899 Birth Place: Springfield Death Date: 14 Oct 1970 Last Residence Place: Springfield Lodge: Roswell

Name: Floyd Adams Oatman
Birth Date: 9 Nov 1899
Birth Place: Springfield
Death Date: 14 Oct 1970
Last Residence Place: Springfield
Lodge: Roswell Lee
Occupation: Nurseryman

Ancestry.com. Massachusetts, Mason Membership Cards, 1733-1990 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013.
Original data: Massachusetts Grand Lodge of Masons Membership Cards 1733–1990. New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, Massachusetts

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1923 to 1927 - Television is invented (Vladimir Kosma Zworykin (Russia), Philo Taylor Farnsworth (United States))

1923 - Calvin Coolidge becomes President of the United States

1924 Marriage / Partner
Floyd Adams OATMAN and Lois Augusta THOMPSON 4 October 1924, Springfield, Massachusetts, USA (Indian Orchard)

He was 24 years old.

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 West Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts
name: Floyd A Oatman
event: Census
event date: 1930
event place: West Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts
gender: Male
age: 30
marital status: Married
race: White
birthplace: Massachusetts
estimated birth year: 1900
immigration year:
relationship to head of household: Head
father's birthplace: New York
mother's birthplace: Canada
enumeration district number: 188
family number: 367
sheet number and letter: 16A
line number: 36
nara publication: T626, roll 908
film number: 2340643
digital folder number: 4607005
image number: 00180
Household Gender Age
Floyd A Oatman M 30
spouse Lois T Oatman F 28
Aloisie F Eddy F 48

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 West Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts
Name: Floyd A Oatman
Age: 40
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1900
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birthplace: Massachusetts
Marital Status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Head
Home in 1940: West Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts
Street: Westfield Street
House Number: 2042
Farm: No
Inferred Residence in 1935: West Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts
Residence in 1935: Same House
Sheet Number: 1A
Number of Household in Order of Visitation: 13
Household Members:
Name Age
Floyd A Oatman 40
Lois T Oatman 38
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 - 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 - West Springfield, Massachusetts
Name: Floyd A Oatman
Age: 50
Birth Date: abt 1900
Gender: Male
Birth Place: Massachusetts
Marital Status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Head
Residence Date: 1950
Home in 1950: West Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, USA
Dwelling Number: 122
Household Members Age Relationship
Floyd A Oatman 50 Head
Lois T Oatman
48 Wife
1950 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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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.

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

1970 Death
Massachusetts, Death Index, 1970-2003
name: Floyd A Oatman
event: Death
event date: 14 Oct 1970
event place: Springfield, Massachusetts
death certificate number: 043936
birth date:
birthplace: Unknown Nativity
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Obituary
F. A. Oatman, Ex-Banker, Dies at 70

'Floyd A. Oatman, who retired from the presidency of the United Co-operative Bank in May, died Wednesday in Springfield Hospital Medical Center at the age of 70.'

'Mr. Oatman, who lived at 2066 Westfield St., West Springfield, served as a member of the Board of Appeals of West Springfield. He was alo a member of the town's Finance Committee for six years and a past president of the West Springfield Club.'

'He had been vice-president and general manager of Adams Nursery of Westfield, the firm that his grandfather founded, since the 1950s. He was also president of Adams-Brainard, Inc. of Thompsonville, Conn.'

'Mr. Oatman was born here Nov. 9, 1899, the son of Edgar J. and May (Adams) Oatman. He attended local schools and Worcester Academy and served in World War I with the Army Transportation Corps. He began his association with Adams Nursery in 1920 following his Army service.'

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Springfield, Massachusetts
Thursday, October 15, 1970

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Floyd Adams OATMAN - Grave Thanks to Deborah Lot #3292 in Section 16 (close to Central Ave.)

Grave
Thanks to Deborah

Lot #3292 in Section 16 (close to Central Ave.)

Oak Grove Cemetery
Springfield, Massachusetts, USA (Indian Orchard)

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Floyd is buried at: Oak Grove Cemetery
426 Bay Street

Springfield, Massachusetts, USA (Indian Orchard)
(413) 739-2127

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