Lester George TRICKEY

(b. 18 May 1913 , Hersey, Wisconsin, USA d. 20 April 1962 , Amarillo, Texas, USA )

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Lester George TRICKEY was born 18 May 1913 in Hersey, Wisconsin, USA

Lester George TRICKEY was the child of George Washington TRICKEY and Emma Leona HARRIS and the grandchild of: (paternal) John TRICKEY and Eliza Jane STERNS (maternal) Henry H HARRIS and Mary Elizabeth SPENCER

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

Lester George married Helen Lucille ROGOSCH 1 October 1933 in Union, South Dakota, USA . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Helen Lucille ROGOSCH was born 27 April 1916 in Sioux, Nebraska, USA. Helen Lucille died 6 May 2000 in Potter, Texas, USA.

Lester George TRICKEY died 20 April 1962 in Amarillo, Texas, USA.

m. Helen Lucille Rogosch

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Lester George TRICKEY married

Helen Lucille ROGOSCH-- Date: 1 October 1933 Place: Union, South Dakota, USA

Children of Lester George TRICKEY and Helen Lucille ROGOSCH:

Donald Thomas TRICKEY (b.17 April 1934, , Nebraska, USA d. 24 January 2022, Amarillo, Texas, USA)

Daniel Joseph TRICKEY (b.4 February 1938, , Nebraska, USA d. 4 April 1940, Sioux City, Iowa, USA)

Harold Karl TRICKEY (b.18 October 1941, Sioux City, Nebraska, USA d. 14 June 2010, Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA)

Gary George TRICKEY (b.25 August 1944, , Iowa, USA d. 10 February 2023, Decatur, Macon, Illinois, USA)

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1913 Birth
18 May 1913
Hersey, Wisconsin, USA

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 - Omadi, Nebraska
Name: Lester Trickey
Age: 6
Birth Year: abt 1914
Birthplace: Wisconsin
Home in 1920: Omadi, Dakota, Nebraska
Residence Date: 1920
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Son
Marital status: Single
Father's name: George Trickey
Father's Birthplace: Canada
Mother's name: Emma Trickey
Mother's Birthplace: Iowa
Attended School: No
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members:
Name Age
George Trickey 41
Emma Trickey 40
Earl Trickey 21
Delta Trickey 19
Lawrence Trickey 17
Flora Trickey 15
Samuel Trickey 13
Peter Trickey 11
Donald Trickey 9
Lester Trickey 6
Emma Trickey 3
Edgar Trickey 0
Cornelius Collins 22
John Frickey 62

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)

1930 - Springfield, Wisconsin
Name: Lester G Trickey
Birth Year: abt 1914
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birthplace: Wisconsin
Marital status: Single
Relation to Head of House: Son
Home in 1930: Springfield, St. Croix, Wisconsin, USA
Map of Home: View Map
Dwelling Number: 91
Family Number: 95
Attended School: No
Able to Read and Write: Yes
Father's Birthplace: Canada
Mother's Birthplace: Iowa
Able to Speak English: Yes
Household Members:
Name Age
George Trickey 50
Emma L Trickey 50
Earl Trickey 31
Peter P Trickey 21
Lester G Trickey 16
Emma J Trickey 13
Edgar T Trickey 11
Leona M Trickey 9

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 Marriage / Partner
Lester George TRICKEY and Helen Lucille ROGOSCH 1 October 1933, Union, South Dakota, USA

He was 20 years old.

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 Birth of Child
Donald Thomas TRICKEY was born 17 April 1934, , Nebraska, USA

Lester George was 20 years old.

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 Birth of Child
Daniel Joseph TRICKEY was born 4 February 1938, , Nebraska, USA

Lester George was 24 years old.

1938 - October 27 - Du Pont announces a name for its new synthetic yarn: nylon.

1940 - April - 1st electron microscope demonstrated (RCA), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

1940 Death of Child
Daniel Joseph TRICKEY died 4 April 1940, Sioux City, Iowa, USA

Lester George was 26 years old.

1941 Birth of Child
Harold Karl TRICKEY was born 18 October 1941, Sioux City, Nebraska, USA

Lester George was 28 years old.

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.

1944 Birth of Child
Gary George TRICKEY was born 25 August 1944, , Iowa, USA

Lester George was 31 years old.

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.

1961 - John F. Kennedy becomes President of the United States

1961 - Vietnam War officially begins with 900 military advisors landing in Saigon.