Theodore Clemens WOHLBRUCK

(b. 2 April 1906 , Worcester, Massachusetts, USA d. 22 January 1985 , Charlotte, North Carolina, USA )

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Theodore Clemens WOHLBRUCK was born 2 April 1906 in Worcester, Massachusetts, USA

Theodore Clemens WOHLBRUCK was the child of Theodore Clemens WOHLBRUCK and Mabel Louise BROWN and the grandchild of: (paternal) Theodore Clemens WOHLBRUCK and Arabella Adelaide OMOHUNDRO (maternal) George Edgar BROWN and Julia Clark VERRY

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Theodore Clemens married Juanita Will HOOD 3 September 1934 . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Juanita Will HOOD was born 22 December 1912 in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA. Juanita Will died 26 May 2000 in Charlotte, North Carolina, USA. Juanita Will was the child of Richard Johnston HOOD and Mary Odessa CRAIG.

Theodore Clemens WOHLBRUCK died 22 January 1985 in Charlotte, North Carolina, USA.
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Juanita Will HOOD was the child of Richard Johnston HOOD and Mary Odessa CRAIG

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Everett Lamar WOHLBRUCK (b.25 June 1935, Charlotte, North Carolina, USA d. abt. 2012, Charlotte, North Carolina, USA)

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1906 Birth
Massachusetts Births, 1841-1915
name: Theodor C. Wohlbruck
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event: Birth
event date: 02 Apr 1906
event place: Worcester, Massachusetts
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father: Theodor C. Wohlbruck
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mother: Mabel L. Brown
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volume/ page/ certificate number: p 541
film number: 2315131
digital folder number: 4212541
image number: 856

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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 Worcester, Worcester, Massachusetts
name: Theodor C Wohlbruck
birthplace: Massachusetts
relationship to head of household: Son
residence: Worcester Ward 2, Worcester, Massachusetts
marital status: Single
race : White
gender: Male
immigration year:
father's birthplace: New Jersey
mother's birthplace: Rhode Island
family number: 157
page number: 7
Household Gender Age
parent Theodore C Wohlbruck M 29y
parent Mabe L Wohlbruck F 25y
Virginia Wohlbruck F 7y
Gretchen Wohlbruck F 5y
Theodor C Wohlbruck M 4y
Minnie Daly F 26y
Warren Daly M 11y
1910 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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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 Worcester, Worcester, Massachusetts
name: Theodore C Wohlbruck
residence: Prcinct 5 Worchester City 2, Worcester, Massachusetts
estimated birth year: 1907
age: 13
birthplace: Massachusetts
relationship to head of household: Son
gender: Male
race: White
marital status: Single
father's birthplace:
mother's birthplace:
film number: 1820750
digital folder number: 4311575
image number: 00952
sheet number: 8
Household Gender Age
parent Theodore L Wohlbruck M 39y
parent Mabel L Wohlbruck F 38y
Virginia Wohlbruck F 16y
Gretchen Wohlbruck F 15y
Theodore C Wohlbruck M 13y
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

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)

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)

1934 Marriage / Partner
Theodore Clemens WOHLBRUCK and Juanita Will HOOD 3 September 1934,

He was 28 years old.

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

1935 Birth of Child
Everett Lamar WOHLBRUCK was born 25 June 1935, Charlotte, North Carolina, USA

Theodore Clemens was 29 years old.

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 - 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.

1959 Marriage of Son
North Carolina Marriages, 1759-1979
groom's name: Theodore Clemens Wahlbrack Jr.
groom's birth date: 1938
groom's birthplace:
groom's age: 21
bride's name: Virginia Lee Wynn
bride's birth date: 1939
bride's birthplace:
bride's age: 20
marriage date: 12 Dec 1959
marriage place: Charlotte, Mecklenburg, North Carolina
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groom's race: White
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bride's race: White
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indexing project (batch) number: M00418-5
system origin: North Carolina-EASy
source film number: 812966
reference number: p227
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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)

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

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

1985 Death
North Carolina Deaths and Burials, 1898-1994
name: Theodore Clemens Wohlbruck
gender: Male
burial date: 22 Jan 1985
burial place: Charlotte, N.C.
death date: 20 Jan 1985
death place: Charlotte, Meckienburg, North Carolina
age: 78
birth date: 02 Apr 1906
birthplace: Mass.
occupation: District Manager
race:
marital status: Married
spouse's name: Juanita Hood
father's name: Theodore Clemens Wohlbruck, Sr.
father's birthplace:
mother's name: Mabel Brown
mother's birthplace:
indexing project (batch) number: B00927-1
system origin: North Carolina-EASy
source film number: 1985161
reference number: cn 2892
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