Florence May HUBBACK

(b. 15 February 1892 , San Jose, California, USA d. 30 October 1985 , Almeda, California, USA )

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Florence May HUBBACK was born 15 February 1892 in San Jose, California, USA

Florence May HUBBACK was the child of Charles Austen HUBBACK and Bernadine ENGLEKEN

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

Florence May married Charles Ethelbert DAMON 19 July 1909 in Santa Clara, California, USA . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
They divorced. Charles Ethelbert DAMON was born 5 December 1879 in St Albans, Maine, USA. Charles Ethelbert died 2 June 1942 in Santa Clara, California, USA. Charles Ethelbert was the child of Hilliard Page DAMON and Amanda B COX.

Florence May married (2) Ernest Dewey WATROUS abt. 1930 . Ernest Dewey WATROUS was born 29 September 1899 in New York, USA. Ernest Dewey died 12 October 1957 in San Francisco, California, USA.

Florence May HUBBACK died 30 October 1985 in Almeda, California, USA.
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Florence May HUBBACK married

Charles Ethelbert DAMON-- Date: 19 July 1909 Place: Santa Clara, California, USA
Charles Ethelbert DAMON was the child of Hilliard Page DAMON and Amanda B COX

900103 07-10-1909 DAMON, CHARLES EDELBERT HUBBACK, FLORENCE MAY
900453 07-10-1909 DAMON, CHARLES EDELBERT HULBACH, FLORENCE MAY

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Charles and Florence divorced before 1920

Children of Charles Ethelbert DAMON and Florence May HUBBACK:

Richard E DAMON (b.26 December 1909, Placer, California, USA d. abt. 1920, )

Francis DAMON (b.2 March 1911, Placer, California, USA d. 13 January 1999, , Hawaii, USA)

Florence May HUBBACK married

Ernest Dewey WATROUS-- Date: abt. 1930 Place:

Children of Ernest Dewey WATROUS and Florence May HUBBACK:

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1892 Birth
15 February 1892
San Jose, California, USA

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.

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 Marriage / Partner
Florence May HUBBACK and Charles Ethelbert DAMON 19 July 1909, Santa Clara, California, USA

She was 17 years old.

1909 - William Howard Taft becomes President of the United States

1909 Birth of Child
Richard E DAMON was born 26 December 1909, Placer, California, USA

Florence May was 17 years old.

1910 Roseville, Placer, California
name: Florence M Damon
birthplace: California
relationship to head of household:
residence: Roseville Ward 3, Placer, California
marital status: Married
race : White
gender: Female
immigration year:
father's birthplace: England
mother's birthplace: California
family number: 235
page number: 11
Household Gender Age
N Carson Busby M 50y
Alice E Busby F 42y
Forrest N Busby M 19y
Muriel B Miner F 21y
Von C Miner M 28y
Vess Miner M 1y 8m
Glenn C Brisby M 16y
Opal R Brisby F 14y
Cecil Brisby F 9y
Wallace P Brisby M 3y
James V Brisby M 0y 4m
Kleinsong M 23y
Emily Kleinsong F 34y
George A Meyes M 29y
Alice G Meyes F 26y
Ida B Meyes F 0y 3m
Charles E Damon M 31y
Florence M Damon F 18y
Richard E Damon M 0y 3m
Henry D Eastling M 29y
Prentice Cessna M 28y
Clara M Fleming F 22y
Icy C Fleming F 0y 7m
Harry H Fleming M 31y
G Clay Brett M 25y
Stella G Brett F 20y
Charles H Walter M 26y
Charles J Magunder M 30y
Sidney A Mcgraw M 23y
Mathew E...Read MORE...

1910 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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1911 Birth of Child
Francis DAMON was born 2 March 1911, Placer, California, USA

Florence May was 19 years old.

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 San Francisco, California
name: Florence Damon
residence: 4th Precinct San Francisco City, San Francisco, California
estimated birth year: 1893
age: 27
birthplace: California
relationship to head of household: Self
gender: Female
race: White
marital status: Divorced
father's birthplace:
mother's birthplace:
film number: 1820136
digital folder number: 4293842
image number: 00387
sheet number: 15
Household Gender Age
Florence Damon F 27y
child Richard Damon M 10y
child Francis Damon M 8y
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)

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 - 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)

1942 Death of Spouse/Partner
Charles Ethelbert DAMON died 2 June 1942, Santa Clara, California, USA

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.

1957 Death of Spouse/Partner
Ernest Dewey WATROUS died 12 October 1957, San Francisco, California, USA

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.

1973 - January 22 - Roe v. Wade, 410 U.S. 113 and Doe v. Bolton, 410 U.S. 179: The U.S. Supreme Court declares that the Constitution protects women’s right to terminate an early pregnancy, thus making abortion legal in the U.S.

1973 - March 29 - The last United States soldier leaves Vietnam

The cell phone was invented by Martin Cooper of Motorola. On April 3, 1973, he made the first handheld mobile phone call with the Motorola DynaTAC. This device weighed 2.5 pounds and was 10 inches long, offering 30 minutes of talk time and requiring 10 hours to charge. The first commercial cell phone was released in 1983, revolutionizing communication and leading to the modern smartphones we use today.

1974 - Gerald R. Ford becomes President of the United States after the resignation of Richard Nixon.

1977 - Jimmy Carter becomes President of the United States

The 1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens in Washington State occurred on May 18, triggered by a 5.1 magnitude earthquake. It caused the largest landslide in recorded history, followed by a massive lateral blast. The eruption killed 57 people, destroyed 250 homes, and spread ash across the U.S.

1981 - Ronald Reagan becomes President of the United States

1981 - June 5 - First reported case of AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome)

1982 - The camcorder is invented (Sony Corp., Japan)

1983 - The laptop computer is invented (Radio Shack Corp., United States)

Death
Name: Florence May Watrous
[Florence May Hubback]
Social Security #: 552058771
Gender: Female
Birth Date: 15 Feb 1892
Birth Place: California
Death Date: 30 Oct 1985
Death Place: Alameda
Mother's Maiden Name: Bentley
Father's Surname: Hubback

Ancestry.com. California, Death Index, 1940-1997 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2000.
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Added: 4/19/2012 5:17:11 PM - Updated: 7/8/2025 3:22:50 PM