Gertrude Florence STEIN

(b. 14 November 1903 , North Adams, Massachusetts, USA d. 12 June 1986 , North Adams, Massachusetts, USA )

Am I Your Ancestor?
STEIN Family Tree – Connecting the Past to the Present!

What started out as our family is now your’s too!

Gertrude Florence STEIN was born 14 November 1903 in North Adams, Massachusetts, USA

Gertrude Florence STEIN was the child of Emil Robert STEIN and Louise Mary HUBER

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

Gertrude Florence married Clayton Jerome SLADE 14 June 1927 in North Adams, Massachusetts, USA . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Clayton Jerome SLADE was born 29 July 1900 in North Adams, Massachusetts, USA. Clayton Jerome died 15 December 1990 in Falmouth, Massachusetts, USA (North, East, West) (Teaticket) (Woods Hole) (Hatchville). Clayton Jerome was the child of Charles Henry SLADE and Jessie Mabel FEIGE.

Gertrude Florence STEIN died 12 June 1986 in North Adams, Massachusetts, USA.

(s)

Details of the family tree of Gertrude appear below.

Everyday Chronicles: Life of the Average American Woman in the Mid-1900s

Are you related to Gertrude Florence STEIN? If so, Forever Cousins: Eight Generations of the Theinert Family is a family history book about YOUR family!

What was our family talking about in 1900? Probably this! Find out why.
¡spɹɐʍʞɔɐq puɐ uʍop ǝpısdn ǝuıɐW 'uoʇsıʍǝ˥ pǝuɹnʇ ʎɹoʇs sıɥʇ '006Ɩ uI

Family and Children of Gertrude Florence STEIN

[Hide/Show]

Gertrude Florence STEIN married

Clayton Jerome SLADE-- Date: 14 June 1927 Place: North Adams, Massachusetts, USA
Clayton Jerome SLADE was the child of Charles Henry SLADE and Jessie Mabel FEIGE

Slade-Stein

Miss Gertrude Florence Stein, daughter of Mrs. Louise Stein of 46 Bryant street, was married at 10 o'clock this morning to Clayton Jerome Slade, son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Slade of Stamford, Vt., at a ceremony performed in the home of the bride's mother by Rev. William W. Rock, pastor of the First Congregational church. Miss Rhena Mills, an intimate friend of the bride, was her only attendant, which the best man was C. Stafford Slade, a brother of the groom.

The bride's gown was of blue crepe and she carried a mixed bouquet. Miss Mills' dress was of yellow crepe and her bouquet was also of mixed flowers.

The ceremony was performed in the living room with a bank of cut and field flowers as a background.

A reception to the immediate families was held after the ceremony and then newly married couple then left on an unannounced wedding trip. They will return to take up their residence in Stamford, Vt.

The North Adams Transcript
North Adams, Massachusetts
Tuesday, June 14, 1927

Children of Clayton Jerome SLADE and Gertrude Florence STEIN:

Robert Clayton SLADE (b.21 October 1928, Stamford, Vermont, USA d. December 1981, Cheshire, New Hampshire, USA)
m. Elizabeth Alice "Betty" TATRO 15 September 1951 in North Adams, Massachusetts, USA

Share the History, Life Events, and Stories of Gertrude Florence STEIN
(Add details like birth, baptism, census records, military service, obituary, personal achievements, and more.)

[Hide/Show]

Discovering the Ancestry of Gertrude Florence STEIN: Events, Photos & Historical Records

Postcards and Memories of North Adams, Massachusetts, USA

1903 Birth
Massachusetts Births, 1841-1915
name: Gertrude Florence Stein
titles & terms:
event: Birth
event date: 14 Nov 1903
event place: North Adams, Massachusetts
gender:
race: White
registration date:
registration place:
christening date:
christening place:
christening age:
death date:
death age:
father: Emil Robert Stein
father's titles & terms:
father's birthplace: Germany
father's age:
mother: Louise Mary Huber
mother's titles & terms:
mother's birthplace: New York City
mother's age:
paternal grandfather:
paternal grandmother:
maternal grandfather:
maternal grandmother:
additional relatives:
volume/ page/ certificate number: v 532 p 104 no 627
film number: 2057389
digital folder number: 4212540
image number: 864
familysearch.org (Mormon Genealogy Records)
Unofficial Guide to FamilySearch.org: How to Find Your Family History on the World's Largest Free Genealogy Website

Birth
Name: Gertrude Florence Stein
[Gertrude Florence Robert]
Gender: Female
Birth Date: 14 Nov 1903
Birth Place: North Adams, Massachusetts, USA
Father: Emil Robert
Mother: Louise Mary Huber

Ancestry.com. Massachusetts, U.S., Birth Records, 1840-1915 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013.
ancestry.com

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

1910 North Adams, Berkshire, Massachusetts
name: Gertrude F Stein
birthplace: Massachusetts
relationship to head of household: Daughter
residence: North Adams Ward 5, Berkshire, Massachusetts
marital status: Single
race : White
gender: Female
immigration year:
father's birthplace: Germany
mother's birthplace: New York
family number: 204
page number: 9
Household Gender Age
parent Emil R Stein M 47y
parent Louise M Stein F 39y
Ruth E Stein F 17y
Charles E Stein M 12y
Marie L Stein F 8y
Gertrude F Stein F 6y

1910 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
Exploring the U.S. Census: Your Guide to America’s Data

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 North Adams, Berkshire, Massachusetts
name: Gertrude F Stein
residence: North Adams City 5, Berkshire, Massachusetts
estimated birth year: 1904
age: 16
birthplace: Massachusetts
relationship to head of household: Daughter
gender: Female
race: White
marital status: Single
father's birthplace:
mother's birthplace:
film number: 1820681
digital folder number: 4301088
image number: 00422
sheet number: 10
Household Gender Age
parent Louise Stein F 49y
Ruth E Stein F 27y
Charles E Stein M 22y
Marie L Stein F 18y
Gertrude F Stein F 16y
Dorothy A Stein F 9y

1920 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
Exploring the U.S. Census: Your Guide to America’s Data

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

1927 - The aerosol can is invented (Erik Rotheim, Norway)

1927 Marriage / Partner
Gertrude Florence STEIN and Clayton Jerome SLADE 14 June 1927, North Adams, Massachusetts, USA

She was 23 years old.

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)

1928 Birth of Child
Robert Clayton SLADE was born 21 October 1928, Stamford, Vermont, USA

Gertrude Florence was 24 years old.

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 Stamford, Bennington, Vermont
name: Gertrude F Slade
event: Census
event date: 1930
event place: Stamford, Bennington, Vermont
gender: Female
age: 26
marital status: Married
race: White
birthplace: Massachusetts
estimated birth year: 1904
immigration year:
relationship to head of household: Wife
father's birthplace: Germany
mother's birthplace: New York
enumeration district number: 25
family number: 107
sheet number and letter: 4B
line number: 57
nara publication: T626, roll 2426
film number: 2342160
digital folder number: 4547824
image number: 01028
Household Gender Age
spouse Clayton J Slade M 29
Gertrude F Slade F 26
child Robert C Slade M 1

1930 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
Exploring the U.S. Census: Your Guide to America’s Data

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 - Stamford, Vermont
Living in Stamford, VT in 1933

Date: March 14, 1933
Location: Massachusetts
Paper: Springfield Republican
Article type: News Article

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 - 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 - North Adams, Massachusetts
Name: Gertrude F Slade
Age: 46
Birth Date: abt 1904
Gender: Female
Birth Place: Massachusetts
Marital Status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Residence Date: 1950
Home in 1950: North Adams, Berkshire, Massachusetts, USA
Household Members Age Relationship
Claryton J Slade
49 Head
Gertrude F Slade 46 Wife
Robert C Slade
21 Son
1950 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
Exploring the U.S. Census: Your Guide to America’s Data

1950 - June 25 - Korean War begins when North Korean forces invade South Korea.

1951 Marriage of Child
Robert Clayton SLADE married 15 September 1951, North Adams, Massachusetts, USA to Elizabeth Alice "Betty" TATRO

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.

1960 - Stamford, Vermont
Living in Stamford, VT in 1960

Date: August 12, 1960
Location: Massachusetts
Paper: Springfield Union
Article type: News Article

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)

1981 Death of Child
Robert Clayton SLADE died December 1981, Cheshire, New Hampshire, USA

Gertrude Florence was 78 years old.

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

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

Death
Massachusetts, Death Index, 1970-2003
name: Gertrude F Slade
event: Death
event date: 12 Jun 1986
event place: North Adams, Massachusetts
death certificate number: 032000
birth date: 14 Nov 1903
birthplace: Massachusetts
spouse:
spouse's death date:
spouse's death place:
spouse's death certificate number:
spouse's birth date:
spouse's birth place

Gertrude Slade: Social Security Death Index (SSDI) Death Record
Name: Gertrude Slade
Date of Birth: Saturday November 14, 1903
Date of Death: June 1986
Est. Age at death: 82 years, 7 months
Last known residence:
City: Stamford; Readsboro
County: Bennington
State: Vermont
ZIP Code: 05352
Latitude: 42.7880
Longitude: -73.0785
Location of Last Benefit Paid:
City: Stamford; Readsboro
County: Bennington
State: Vermont
ZIP Code: 05352
Social Security details:
State of Issue: Massachusetts
Number: 033-18-7882
familysearch.org (Mormon Genealogy Records)
Unofficial Guide to FamilySearch.org: How to Find Your Family History on the World's Largest Free Genealogy Website