Louis Carl FEIGE

(b. 6 July 1861 , Germany d. 31 October 1961 , Louisville, Kentucky, USA )

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Louis Carl FEIGE was born 6 July 1861 in Germany

Louis Carl FEIGE was the child of ? and ?

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

Louis Carl married Anna Mary PFEIFFER 31 July 1884 in Louisville, Kentucky, USA . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Anna Mary PFEIFFER was born 1 November 1861 in Germany (German States) (German Empire). Anna Mary died 5 November 1915 in Louisville, Kentucky, USA.

Louis Carl FEIGE died 31 October 1961 in Louisville, Kentucky, USA.
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Louis Carl FEIGE married

Anna Mary PFEIFFER-- Date: 31 July 1884 Place: Louisville, Kentucky, USA
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Name: Mary Pheiffer
Gender: Female
Marriage Date: 31 Jul 1884
Marriage Place: Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, USA
Spouse: Louis Feige
Film Number: 000818841

Name: Louis Feige
Gender: Male
Marriage Date: 31 Jul 1884
Marriage Place: Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, USA
Spouse: Mary Pheiffer
Film Number: 000818841

Ancestry.com. Kentucky, County Marriage Records, 1783-1965 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2016.

Children of Louis Carl FEIGE and Anna Mary PFEIFFER:

Anna May FEIGE (b.4 September 1894, Louisville, Kentucky, USA d. , )
m. Albert WAKELY 27 January 1921 in , Ohio, USA

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1861 Birth
6 July 1861
Germany

1864 - Pasteurization is invented (Louis Pasteur, France)

1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)

Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.

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

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)

1884 - Photographic film is invented (George Eastman, United States)

The first gravity roller coaster amusement ride (LeMarcus A. Thompson, United States)

1884 Marriage / Partner
Louis Carl FEIGE and Anna Mary PFEIFFER 31 July 1884, Louisville, Kentucky, USA

He was 23 years old.

1889 - The automobile is invented (Gottlieb Daimler, Germany)

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

1894 Birth of Child
Anna May FEIGE was born 4 September 1894, Louisville, Kentucky, USA

Louis Carl was 33 years old.

1897 - Aspirin is invented (Felix Hoffmann (Bayer), Germany)

1900 - Louisville, Kentucky
Name: Louis Feige
Age: 38
Birth Date: Jul 1862
Birthplace: Germany
Home in 1900: Louisville Ward 2, Jefferson, Kentucky
Ward of City: 2d 7761
Street: Ellison Avenue
House Number: 1010
Sheet Number: 10
Number of Dwelling in Order of Visitation: 176
Family Number: 189
Race: White
Gender: Male
Immigration Year: 1881
Relation to Head of House: Head
Marital status: Married
Spouse's name: Mary Feige
Father's Birthplace: Germany
Mother's Birthplace: Germany
Years in US: 19
Naturalization: Na
Occupation: Foreman RR
Months Not Employed: 0
Can Read: Yes
Can Write: Yes
Can Speak English: Yes
House Owned or Rented: O
Home Free or Mortgaged: M
Farm or House: H
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Household Members:
Name Age
Louis Feige 38
Mary Feige 39
Christian Feige 14
Irvin Feige 10
Anna Feige 4
Louise Feige 2
Peter Pfeifer 72
Elizabeth Pfeifer 75

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)

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)

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)

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)

1915 Death of Spouse/Partner
Anna Mary PFEIFFER died 5 November 1915, Louisville, Kentucky, USA

1921 Marriage of Child
Anna May FEIGE married 27 January 1921, , Ohio, USA to Albert WAKELY

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))

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

1928 - Sliced bread (bread slicing machine) is invented by Otto Frederick Rohwedder (United States)

1930 - Scotch tape is invented (Richard Drew (3M), United States)

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)

1934 - The metal beverage can is invented (American Can Co., United States)

1935 - The snowmobile was invented by Joseph Bombardier (Quebec, Canada)

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

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.

1948 - Velcro is invented (George de Mestral, Switzerland)

Death
Name: Louis Carl Feige Sr
Gender: Male
Death Age: 100
Birth Date: 6 Jul 1861
Birth Place: Germany
Death Date: 31 Oct 1961
Death Place: Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, USA

Ancestry.com. Kentucky, Death Records, 1852-1965 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2007.
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