Walter Edgar WOLFE

(b. 6 May 1879 , Watertown, Massachusetts, USA d. 30 August 1953 , Auburn, Massachusetts, USA )

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Walter Edgar WOLFE was born 6 May 1879 in Watertown, Massachusetts, USA

Walter Edgar WOLFE was the child of Abel Stowell WOLFE and Maryetta PUTNAM and the grandchild of: (paternal) Abel Stowell WOLFE and Sarah MINARD

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

Walter Edgar married Effie Maude EAGER 23 April 1901 in Worcester, Massachusetts, USA . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Effie Maude EAGER was born 16 December 1878 in Clinton, Massachusetts, USA. Effie Maude died 31 March 1969 in Auburn, Massachusetts, USA (Ward). Effie Maude was the child of Herbert J EAGER and Laura Amelia STOWE.

Walter Edgar WOLFE died 30 August 1953 in Auburn, Massachusetts, USA .

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Walter Edgar WOLFE married

Effie Maude EAGER-- Date: 23 April 1901 Place: Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
Effie Maude EAGER was the child of Herbert J EAGER and Laura Amelia STOWE

Children of Walter Edgar WOLFE and Effie Maude EAGER:

Herbert Stowell WOLFE (b.26 January 1902, Auburn, Massachusetts, USA d. 4 February 1955, Grafton, Massachusetts, USA )
m. Estelle "Stella" DESOURDIS 9 October 1922 in Manhattan, New York, USA (New York City) (New Amsterdam) (Washington Heights)
m. Anna R KORCH 1951

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1879 Birth
6 May 1879
Watertown, Massachusetts, USA

1881 - The American Red Cross is established by Clara Barton.

1881 - March 4 - James A. Garfield becomes President of the United States

1881 - July 2 - James A. Garfield was shot at the Baltimore and Potomac Railroad Station in Washington, D.C., at 9:30 am on Saturday, July 2, 1881. He died in Elberon, New Jersey, two months later on September 19, 1881. The shooting occurred less than four months into his term as president. Charles J. Guiteau was convicted of Garfield's murder and executed by hanging one year after the shooting. Chester Arthur becomes President of the United States.

1884 - Photographic film is invented (George Eastman, United States)

The first gravity roller coaster amusement ride (LeMarcus A. Thompson, United States)

1885 - Grover Cleveland becomes President of the United States

1886 - October 28 - Statue of Liberty is Unveiled

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.

1901 - King Camp Gillette and William Emery Nickerson invented the world's first disposable razor blade in 1901. (Boston, Massachusetts, USA)

1901 Marriage / Partner
Walter Edgar WOLFE and Effie Maude EAGER 23 April 1901, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA

He was 21 years old.

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 Birth of Child
Herbert Stowell WOLFE was born 26 January 1902, Auburn, Massachusetts, USA (Ward)

Walter Edgar was 22 years old.

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

1910 - Auburn, Massachusetts
Name: Walter E Wolfe
Age in 1910: 30
Birth Year: abt 1880
Birthplace: Massachusetts
Home in 1910: Auburn, Worcester, Massachusetts
Street: Elmwood Street
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Head
Marital status: Married
Spouse's Name: Effie M Wolfe
Father's Birthplace: New Hampshire
Mother's Birthplace: New Hampshire
Native Tongue: English
Occupation: Gardener
Industry: Market Garden
Employer, Employee or Other: Wage Earner
Home Owned or Rented: Own
Home Free or Mortgaged: Free
Farm or House: House
Able to Read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
Years Married: 9
Out of Work: N
Number of weeks out of work: 0
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members:
Name Age
Walter E Wolfe 30
Effie M Wolfe 31
Herbert S Wolfe 8
Rudolf W Wolfe 7
1910 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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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 - Worcester, Massachusetts
Name: Walter E Wolfe
Age: 40
Birth Year: abt 1880
Birthplace: Massachusetts
Home in 1920: Worcester Ward 6, Worcester, Massachusetts
Street: Derby Street
Residence Date: 1920
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Head
Marital status: Single
Spouse's Name: Effie Wolfe
Father's Birthplace: New Hampshire
Mother's Birthplace: New Hampshire
Able to Speak English: Yes
Occupation: Salesman
Industry: Wholesale Produce
Employment Field: Wage or Salary
Home Owned or Rented: Rented
Able to Read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
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Household Members:
Name Age
Walter E Wolfe 40
Effie Wolfe 44
Herbert Wolfe 17
Rudolph Wolfe 16
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.

1922 Marriage of Child
Herbert Stowell WOLFE married 9 October 1922, Manhattan, New York, USA (New York City) (New Amsterdam) (Washington Heights) to Estelle "Stella" DESOURDIS

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)

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.