Bessie BOBIER

(b. 21 March 1888 , Nebraska, USA d. 2 January 1940 , South Sioux City, Nebraska, USA )

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Bessie BOBIER was born 21 March 1888 in Nebraska, USA

Bessie BOBIER was the child of Wilford Washington BOBIER and Ella Caroline DEVORE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Alfred Meredith BOBIER and Caroline HOOPER (maternal) Elijah DEVORE and Caroline BREWER

Bessie BOBIER died 2 January 1940 in South Sioux City, Nebraska, USA.

m. Guy I Nelson

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1888 Birth
21 March 1888
Nebraska, USA

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

1889 - Benjamin Harrison becomes President of the United States

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 - Newcastle village, Dixon, Nebraska
Name: Bessie Bobier
Event Type: Census
Event Year: 1900
Event Place: Ionia & Newcastle Townships Newcastle village, Dixon, Nebraska, United States
Gender: Female
Age: 12
Marital Status: Single
Race: White
Race: W
Relationship to Head of Household: Daughter
Birth Date: Mar 1888
Birthplace: Nebraska
Father's Birthplace: Canada Fr
Mother's Birthplace: Iowa
Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
Wilfred Bobier Head Male 34 Canada Fr
Ella Bobier Wife Female 29 Iowa
Bessie Bobier Daughter Female 12 Nebraska
Florence Bobier Daughter Female 10 Nebraska
Gorge Bobier Son Male 8 Nebraska
Albert Bobier Son Male 5 Nebraska
Wilfred Bobier Son Male 3 Nebraska
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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

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 - 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)

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.

Grave

Dakota City Cemetery Dakota City, Dakota County, Nebraska, USA

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Death

Official Death Certificate

Death
Name: Bessie Nelson
Event Type: Death
Event Date: 02 Jan 1940
Event Place: Sioux City, Woodbury, Iowa, United States
Event Place: Sioux City
Gender: Female
Age: 51
Birth Year (Estimated): 1889
Father's Name: Wilford Bobier
Mother's Name: Ella Devour
Spouse's Name: Guy Nelson
Certificate Number: 9711

Other information in the record of Bessie Nelson
Name: Bessie Nelson
Event Type: Death
Event Date: 02 Jan 1940
Event Place: Sioux City, Woodbury, Iowa, United States
Event Place: Sioux City
Gender: Female
Age: 51
Birth Year (Estimated): 1889
Father's Name: Wilford Bobier
Mother's Name: Ella Devour
Spouse's Name: Guy Nelson
Certificate Number: 9711

Digital Folder Number: 101821087
Image Number: 00369

'Iowa, Death Records, 1904-1951,' database with images, FamilySearch (https:/ / familysearch.org/ ark:/ 61903/ 1:1:Q24D-P5VY : 18 March 2018), Guy Nelson in entry for Bessie Nelson, 02 Jan 1940, Sioux City, Woodbury, Iowa, United States; citing certificate...Read MORE...

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Bessie is buried at: Dakota City Cemetery Dakota City, Dakota County, Nebraska, USA

Added: 7/1/2019 7:43:15 PM - Updated: 8/9/2019 3:16:33 PM