Marie Irene JOHNSON

(b. 10 June 1909 , Indiana, USA d. 30 October 1961 , Mesick, Michigan, USA )

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Marie Irene JOHNSON was born 10 June 1909 in Indiana, USA

Marie Irene JOHNSON was the child of George Washington JOHNSON and Christina Bell MATHEWS and the grandchild of: (paternal) Martin JOHNSON and Hanna Hukota GORDON (maternal) Commodore Perry MATHEWS and Jane HARRISON

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

Marie Irene married Clarence Morgan STEVENS 10 July 1926 in St Joseph, Michigan, USA . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Clarence Morgan STEVENS was born 21 December 1906 in Indiana, USA. Clarence Morgan died 15 December 1979 in Saint Petersburg, Florida, USA. Clarence Morgan was the child of Otis William STEVENS and Iva Maybelle MELCHI.

Marie Irene JOHNSON died 30 October 1961 in Mesick, Michigan, USA.

Born in Wayne County, Indiana

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Marie Irene JOHNSON married

Clarence Morgan STEVENS-- Date: 10 July 1926 Place: St Joseph, Michigan, USA
Clarence Morgan STEVENS was the child of Otis William STEVENS and Iva Maybelle MELCHI

Children of Clarence Morgan STEVENS and Marie Irene JOHNSON:

Dorene Carol STEVENS (b.4 February 1934, Michigan City, Indiana, USA d. 30 December 1979, Fruitland, Idaho, USA)
m. Roger Warren BENNETT
m. James Donald "Jimmie" WHITMORE 1970 in , Nevada, USA

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1909 Birth
10 June 1909
Indiana, USA

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

1926 Marriage / Partner
Marie Irene JOHNSON and Clarence Morgan STEVENS 10 July 1926, St Joseph, Michigan, USA

She was 17 years old.

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 Birth of Child
Dorene Carol STEVENS was born 4 February 1934, Michigan City, Indiana, USA

Marie Irene was 24 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 - 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.

Grave

Fawn River Township Cemetery Fawn River St. Joseph County Michigan, USA

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1961 Death
30 October 1961
Mesick, Michigan, USA

She died at the age of 52.

Marie is buried at: Fawn River Township Cemetery Fawn River St. Joseph County Michigan, USA

Added: 3/13/2012 1:53:41 PM - Updated: 1/26/2021 12:50:52 PM

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