Leona Mae HILTON

(b. 7 April 1889 , Hallowell, Maine, USA d. 16 March 1973 , Santa Barbara, California, USA )

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Leona Mae HILTON was born 7 April 1889 in Hallowell, Maine, USA

Leona Mae HILTON was the child of William Alfred HILTON and Alice Mae CHENEY

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

Leona Mae married Howard Clinton KAISER abt. 1918 in Adams, Massachusetts, USA . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Howard Clinton KAISER was born 16 July 1888 in Adams, Massachusetts, USA. Howard Clinton died 30 June 1952 in Adams, Massachusetts, USA. Howard Clinton was the child of Henry KAISER and Mary Jane MILLER.

Leona Mae HILTON died 16 March 1973 in Santa Barbara, California, USA.
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Leona Mae HILTON married

Howard Clinton KAISER-- Date: abt. 1918 Place: Adams, Massachusetts, USA
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Howard Clinton KAISER was the child of Henry KAISER and Mary Jane MILLER

Name: Leona M Hilton
Marriage Year: 1918
Marriage Place: Adams, Massachusetts, USA
Index Volume Number: 80
Reference Number: F63.M36 v.80

Ancestry.com. Massachusetts, U.S., Marriage Index, 1901-1955 and 1966-1970 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013.

Children of Howard Clinton KAISER and Leona Mae HILTON:

Nona Mae KAISER (b.20 July 1921, Adams, Massachusetts, USA d. 26 October 2016, Santa Maria, California, USA)
m. John Irvin GROOM 16 September 1944

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1889 Birth
7 April 1889
Hallowell, Maine, USA

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

1893 - Grover Cleveland becomes President of the United States

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

1897 - William McKinley becomes President of the United States

1898 - April 25 – Spanish-American War: The United States declares war on Spain

1898 - December 10 – The Treaty of Paris is signed, ending the Spanish-American War.

1900 Utica, Oneida, New York
Name: Leona M Hilton
Titles and Terms:
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1900
Event Place: ED 68 Utica city Ward 8, Oneida, New York, United States
Birth Date: Apr 1889
Birthplace: Maine
Relationship to Head of Household: Daughter
Father's Birthplace: Maine
Mother's Birthplace: Maine
Race: White
Gender: Female
Marital Status: Single
Years Married:
Marriage Year (Estimated):
Mother of how many children:
Number of Living Children:
Immigration Year:
Page: 14
Sheet Letter: B
Family Number: 274
Reference ID: 80
GS Film number: 1241133
Digital Folder Number: 004114705
Image Number: 00520
Household Gender Age Birthplace
Head William A Hilton M 35 Maine
Wife Alice M Hilton F 35 Maine
Son William L Hilton M 11 Maine
Daughter Leona M Hilton F 11 Maine
Daughter Annie E Hilton F 4 Rhode Island
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

1910 Adams, Berkshire, Massachusetts
Name: Leona M Hilton
Titles and Terms:
Event Type: Census
Event Year: 1910
Event Place: Adams, Berkshire, Massachusetts, United States
District: 22
Gender: Female
Age: 21
Marital Status: Single
Race: White
Race (Original): White
Relationship to Head of Household: Daughter
Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Daughter
Birth Year (Estimated): 1889
Birthplace: Maine
Immigration Year:
Father's Birthplace: Maine
Mother's Birthplace: Maine
Sheet Number and Letter: 20A
Household ID: 364
Line Number:
Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
Affiliate Publication Number: M1283
GS Film number: 1374584
Digital Folder Number: 004330040
Image Number: 00763
Household Gender Age Birthplace
Head William Hilton M 45 Maine
Wife Alice Hilton F 44 Maine
Son William Hilton M 21 Maine
Daughter Leona M Hilton F 21 Maine
Daughter Annie Hilton F 14 Rhode Island
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 Adams, Berkshire, Massachusetts
Name: Leona H Kaiser
Titles and Terms:
Event Type: Census
Event Year: 1920
Event Place: Adams, Berkshire, Massachusetts, United States
District: 3
Gender: Female
Age: 30
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Race (Original): White
Can Read: Yes
Can Write: Yes
Relationship to Head of Household: Wife
Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Wife
Own or Rent:
Birth Year (Estimated): 1890
Birthplace: Maine
Immigration Year:
Father's Birthplace: Maine
Mother's Birthplace: Maine
Sheet Number and Letter: 2A
Household ID: 43
Line Number: 43
Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
Affiliate Publication Number: T625
GS Film number: 1820679
Digital Folder Number: 004301045
Image Number: 00675
Household Gender Age Birthplace
Head Howard C Kaiser M 31 Massachusetts
Wife Leona H Kaiser F 30 Maine
Boarder Anna Manuel F 26 Vermont
Boarder Gladys S Hall F 26 Massachusetts
Boarder Mabel...Read MORE...

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 Birth of Child
Nona Mae KAISER was born 20 July 1921, Adams, Massachusetts, USA

Leona Mae was 32 years old.

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)

1930 Adams, Berkshire, Massachusetts
Howard Kaiser, 41, head, proprietor, garage
Leona Kaiser, 40, wife, teacher, public school
Mona Kaiser, 8, daughter, b. MA
Gertrude Hall, 31, servant
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 Adams, Berkshire, Massachusetts
name: Leona Kaiser
titles & terms:
event: Census
event year: 1940
event place: Adams Town, Berkshire, Massachusetts, United States
gender: Female
age: 50
marital status: Married
race (original):
race (standardized): White
relationship to head of household (original):
relationship to head of household (standardized): Wife
birthplace: Maine
estimated birth year: 1890
residence in 1935: Same House
enumeration district number: 2-12
family number: 56
sheet number and letter: 3B
line number: 41
nara publication number: T627
nara roll number: 1567
digital folder number: 005460839
image number: 00281
Household Gender Age Birthplace
head Howard Kaiser M 50 Massachusetts
wife Leona Kaiser F 50 Maine
daughter Nona Kaiser F 18 Massachusetts
boarder Eleanor Loomis F 52 Vermont
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 - June 25 - Korean War begins when North Korean forces invade South Korea.

1952 Death of Spouse/Partner
Howard Clinton KAISER died 30 June 1952, Adams, Massachusetts, USA

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

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.

Death
first name: Leona
middle name:
last name: Kaiser
name suffix:
birth date: 7 April 1889
social security number: 029-20-8788
place of issuance: Massachusetts
last residence: Santa Barbara, California
zip code of last residence: 93454
death date: March 1973
estimated age at death: 84

Name: Leona M Kaiser
Event Type: Death
Event Date: 17 Mar 1973
Event Place: Santa Barbara, California, United States
Birth Date: 07 Apr 1889
Birthplace: Maine
Gender: Female
Father's Name:
Mother's Name:

'California, Death Index, 1940-1997,' index, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ pal:/ MM9.1.1/ VPHV-2Y5 : accessed 14 Oct 2013), Leona M Kaiser, 1973.

Leona Mae HILTON - Thanks to Gordon Smith

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Obituary
Leona M. Kaiser

Funeral for Mrs. Leona M. Kaiser, 83, 104 S. Ranch St., will be at 3 p.m. Tuesday in Sunset Funeral Chapel, Grover City, with the Rev. Dr. Charles N. Gibbs of the First Christian Church officiating. Inurnment will be in Forest Lawn Memorial Park. Glendale. Mrs. Kaiser, born April 7, 1889, in Hollowell, Maine, died March 16 in a Santa Maria hospital. A Santa Maria resident since 1968, Mrs. Kaiser was a former Grover City resident and a teacher with the Lucia Mar Unified School District, retiring in 1962. Mrs. Kaiser was a member of the Triangle Grange of Arroyo Grande, the Arroyo Grande Grandmothers Club, the Ramona Chapter, Order of Eastern Star of Arroyo Grande; Madonna White Shrine No. 36 of San Luis Obispo, Santa Lucia Court, Order of Amaranth of Arroyo Grande; the Santa Maria Senior Citizens, and the First Christian Church of Santa Maria. She had been active in the Order of Eastern Star for 65 years and was one of the oldest active members in California....Read MORE...

Santa Maria Times
Santa Maria, California
March 19, 1973

Leona is buried at: Santa Maria Cemetery, Santa Maria, Santa Barbara County, California, USA

Added: 8/30/2011 6:59:21 PM - Updated: 5/17/2022 11:36:23 PM