flag male ancestor  Leo Julius  THEINERT

  (b. 2 August 1911 ,  Reedsburg, Wisconsin, USA   d. 12 February 1964 ,  Madison, Wisconsin, USA )  

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Leo Julius THEINERT was born 2 August 1911 in Reedsburg, Wisconsin, USA

Leo Julius THEINERT was the child of Julius THEINERT   and   Bertha KOCH

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Leo Julius  married  Margaret Marie STREICH 26 October 1940 in Maquoketa, Iowa .  The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Margaret Marie STREICH  was born 13 September 1913 in Wiota, Wisconsin, USA (Woodford).  Margaret Marie died 15 February 2011 in Beloit, Wisconsin, USA.  Margaret Marie was the child of John STREICH and Anna FRAUCHIGER.

Leo Julius THEINERT died 12 February 1964 in Madison, Wisconsin, USA.
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Leo Julius THEINERT married Grave has been locatedflag photo of Margaret Marie STREICH  Margaret Marie STREICH-- Date: 26 October 1940 Place: Maquoketa, Iowa
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Margaret Marie STREICH was the child of John STREICH and Anna FRAUCHIGER


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08-297 Theinert, Leo Julius Beloit, WI 1940 Oct Streich, Margaret Chicago, IL

EARLY 20th CENTRUY MARRIAGES 1926 - 1942
Jackson County, Iowa
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Name: Leo Julius Theinert
Event Type: Marriage
Marriage Date: 26 Oct 1940
Marriage Place: Gifford; Maquoketa, Nashville, Illinois; Iowa
Spouse: Margaret Streich
Father: Julius Theinert
Mother: Bertha Kock
Spouse Father: John Streich
Spouse Mother: Anna Fraucheter
Church Name: St Paul's Lutheran; First Lutheran, Zion Lutheran
Church Location: Gifford; Maquoketa, Nashville, Illinois; Iowa

Ancestry.com. U.S., Evangelical Lutheran Church of America, Records, 1875-1940 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015.

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birth1911 Birth
2 August 1911
Reedsburg, Wisconsin, USA
News1912 - April 15 - Titanic sinks in the North Atlantic
Invention 1913 - The assembly line is invented (Henry Ford, United States)

The bra is invented (Mary Phelps Jacob, United States)
U.S. President1913 - Woodrow Wilson becomes President of the United States
News1913 - October 31 – The Lincoln Highway, the first automobile road across the United States, is dedicated
News1915 - January 25 - First United States coast-to-coast long-distance telephone call
News1917 - March 2 – The enactment of the Jones Act grants Puerto Ricans United States citizenship.
News1917 - April 6 – WWI: The United States declares war on Germany
News1918 - March 19 – The United States Congress establishes time zones and approves daylight saving time
News1919 - 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 - Winfield, Sauk, Wisconsin
name: Leo Theinert
residence: Winfield, Sauk, Wisconsin
estimated birth year: 1912
age: 8
birthplace: Wisconsin
relationship to head of household: Son
gender: Male
race: White
marital status: Single
father's birthplace: Austria
mother's birthplace: Germany
film number: 1822015
digital folder number: 4390901
image number: 00511
sheet number: 2
Household Gender Age
parent Julius Theinert M 54y
parent Bertha Theinert F 45y
Leo Theinert M 8y

1920 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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News1920 - January 17 - Prohibition goes into effect on January 17, 1920, under the provisions of the 18th Amendment to the United States Constitution
U.S. President1921 - Warren G. Harding becomes President of the United States
Invention 1921 - Charles Strite of Minnesota patents the pop-up toaster.
Invention 1923 to 1927 - Television is invented (Vladimir Kosma Zworykin (Russia), Philo Taylor Farnsworth (United States))
U.S. President1923 - Calvin Coolidge becomes President of the United States
Invention 1927 - The aerosol can is invented (Erik Rotheim, Norway)
News1927 - 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
Invention 1928 - Sliced bread (bread slicing machine) is invented by Otto Frederick Rohwedder (United States)
U.S. President1929 - Herbert Hoover becomes President of the United States
News1929 - October 29 - Black Tuesday - Stock market crash - The Great Depression Begins - It lasted until 1941 (WW2)
Invention 1930 - Scotch tape is invented (Richard Drew (3M), United States)
Invention 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.
Invention 1931 - The paper towel is invented (Arthur Scott, United States)
News1931 - March 3 – The Star-Spangled Banner is adopted as the United States National anthem.
U.S. President1933 - Franklin D. Roosevelt becomes President of the United States
News1933 - December 5 – The 21st Amendment to the United States Constitution is passed, repealing Prohibition
Invention 1934 - The metal beverage can is invented (American Can Co., United States)
Invention 1935 - The snowmobile was invented by Joseph Bombardier (Quebec, Canada)
News1935 - August 14 – United States President Franklin Roosevelt signs the Social Security Act into law
Invention 1938 - The ballpoint pen is invented (Lazlo Biro, Hungary)
Invention 1938-1944 - Sunscreen is invented (Franz Greiter, Switzerland and Benjamin Green, United States)
Invention 1938 - October 27 - Du Pont announces a name for its new synthetic yarn: nylon.
marriage1940 Marriage / Partner
Leo Julius THEINERT and Margaret Marie STREICH 26 October 1940, Maquoketa, Iowa

He was 29 years old.
1940 - Beloit, Rock, Wisconsin
Name: Leo J Theinert
Age: 28
Estimated birth year: abt 1912
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birthplace: Wisconsin
Marital Status: Single
Relation to Head of House: Lodger
Home in 1940: Beloit, Rock, Wisconsin
Map of Home in 1940: View Map
Street: Fourth Street
House Number: 908
Farm: No
Inferred Residence in 1935: Rural, Sauk, Wisconsin
Residence in 1935: Rural, Sauk, Wisconsin
Resident on farm in 1935: No
Sheet Number: 5A
Occupation: Welding
Attended School or College: No
Highest Grade Completed: College, 1st year
Hours Worked Week Prior to Census: 45
Class of Worker: Wage or salary worker in private work
Weeks Worked in 1939: 39
Income: 1,020
Income Other Sources: No
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Household Members:
Name Age
Ivan M Burt 57
Myrtle E Burt 35
Fred Burt 33
Sarah Burt 29
Roy Burt 27
Ruby R Burt 27
Leo J Theinert 28
Jack W Smart 25
Vaugh M Peterson 24
Earl L Phillips 42
Norbal C Sagen 33
Piermond Theo Wiele 41
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1940 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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Invention 1940 - April - 1st electron microscope demonstrated (RCA), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
News1941 - December 8 - (the day after the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor) United States declares war on Japan (WW2)
News1944 - 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.
Invention 1945 - The atomic bomb is invented (J. Robert Oppenheimer, et al., United States)
Invention 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.
U.S. President1945 - Harry S. Truman becomes President of the United States
News1945 - 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.
Invention 1948 - Velcro is invented (George de Mestral, Switzerland)
News1950 - June 25 - Korean War begins when North Korean forces invade South Korea.
U.S. President1953 - Dwight D. Eisenhower becomes President of the United States
News1953 - 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.
U.S. President1961 - John F. Kennedy becomes President of the United States
News1961 - Vietnam War officially begins with 900 military advisors landing in Saigon.
News1962 - 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.
News1963 - I Have a Dream Speech - Martin Luther King's Address at March on Washington August 28, 1963.
U.S. PresidentIn 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.'
Death
THEINERT, LEO 02 Aug 1911 Feb 1964 52 (not specified) (none specified) Wisconsin 390-07-5525
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Leo is buried at: Eastlawn Cemetery Beloit Rock County Wisconsin, USA
Added: 7/27/2011 5:16:05 PM - Updated: 7/11/2025 4:14:33 PM
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