flag photo of Elma Irene O   Elma Irene  O'DELL

  (b. 27 November 1891 Glenbeulah, Sheboygan, Wisconsin, USA   d. 21 January 1966 Sheboygan, Sheboygan, Wisconsin, USA )  

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Elma Irene O'DELL was born 27 November 1891 in Glenbeulah, Sheboygan, Wisconsin, USA

Elma Irene O'DELL was the child of Otto R O'DELL   and   Lillis FLETCHER

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Elma Irene  married  George Casper KNOWLES 28 September 1910 in Glenbeulah, Sheboygan, Wisconsin, USA .  The couple had (at least) 1 child.
George Casper KNOWLES  was born 27 May 1887 in Greenbush, Sheboygan, Wisconsin, USA.  George Casper died 26 November 1967 in Greenbush, Sheboygan, Wisconsin, USA.  George Casper was the child of Casper Monk KNOWLES and Mary Augusta BECHLEM.

Elma Irene O'DELL died 21 January 1966 in Sheboygan, Sheboygan, Wisconsin, USA.







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Elma Irene O'DELL married flag photo of George Casper KNOWLES  George Casper KNOWLES-- Date: 28 September 1910 Place: Glenbeulah, Sheboygan, Wisconsin, USA
George Casper KNOWLES was the child of Casper Monk KNOWLES and Mary Augusta BECHLEM




Children of George Casper KNOWLES and Elma Irene O'DELL:

flag photo of Geraldine Frances KNOWLES  Geraldine Frances KNOWLES (b.21 March 1917,  Glenbeulah, Sheboygan, Wisconsin, USA  d. 27 December 2012,  Mount Calvary, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, USA)
m. Franklin Charles FLATH 20 June 1936



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birth1891 Birth
27 November 1891
Glenbeulah, Sheboygan, Wisconsin, USA
Invention 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.
marriage1910 Marriage / Partner
Elma Irene O'DELL and George Casper KNOWLES 28 September 1910, Glenbeulah, Sheboygan, Wisconsin, USA

She was 18 years old.
1917 Birth of Child
Geraldine Frances KNOWLES was born 21 March 1917, Glenbeulah, Sheboygan, Wisconsin, USA

Elma Irene was 25 years old.
News1929 - October 29 - Black Tuesday - Stock market crash - The Great Depression Begins - It lasted until 1941 (WW2)
Invention 1934 - The metal beverage can is invented (American Can Co., United States)
Invention 1940 - April - 1st electron microscope demonstrated (RCA), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Invention 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.
News1962 - 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.
News1963 - I Have a Dream Speech - Martin Luther King's Address at March on Washington August 28, 1963.
death1966 Death
21 January 1966
Sheboygan, Sheboygan, Wisconsin, USA

She died at the age of 74.
Added: 11/25/2019 1:03:37 PM - Updated: 3/18/2021 9:09:21 AM

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