Ella Agnes GILKERSON

(b. 8 September 1885 , Manteno, Illinois, USA d. 3 January 1961 , Grants Pass, Oregon, USA )

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Ella Agnes GILKERSON was born 8 September 1885 in Manteno, Illinois, USA

Ella Agnes GILKERSON was the child of Luther James GILKERSON and Delila Catherine MORRIS

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

Ella Agnes married Peter Joseph COURNOYER 3 July 1908 in Douglas, South Dakota, USA . The couple had (at least) 8 children.
Peter Joseph COURNOYER was born 3 December 1877 in Wheeler, Douglas, South Dakota, USA. Peter Joseph died 28 August 1941 in Armour, Douglas, South Dakota, USA. Peter Joseph was the child of Bruno HUS COURNOYER and Mary Louise PICOTTE.

Ella Agnes GILKERSON died 3 January 1961 in Grants Pass, Oregon, USA.

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Ella Agnes GILKERSON married

Peter Joseph COURNOYER-- Date: 3 July 1908 Place: Douglas, South Dakota, USA
Peter Joseph COURNOYER was the child of Bruno HUS COURNOYER and Mary Louise PICOTTE

Children of Peter Joseph COURNOYER and Ella Agnes GILKERSON:

Peter Joseph COURNOYER (b.27 April 1909, , South Dakota, USA d. 21 May 1957, Todd, South Dakota, USA)

Louise Rosamonde COURNOYER (b.15 November 1910, Lake Andes, South Dakota, USA d. 25 October 1988, Grants Pass, Oregon, USA)

Katherine Morris COURNOYER (b.29 January 1912, Lake Andes, South Dakota, USA d. 10 November 1978, Grants Pass, Oregon, USA)

Marguerite Lucille COURNOYER (b.12 August 1914, Armour, South Dakota, USA d. 1 June 1989, Omaha, Nebraska, USA)

Angela Marie COURNOYER (b.14 October 1916, , South Dakota, USA d. 14 December 1929, , South Dakota, USA)

Eugene Paul COURNOYER (b.7 March 1919, Lake Andes, South Dakota, USA d. 31 January 1966, Grants Pass, Oregon, USA)

Emily Hermine COURNOYER (b.1 December 1926, Lake Andes, South Dakota, USA d. 19 January 1997, Grants Pass, Oregon, USA)

Robert Sterling COURNOYER (b.1 December 1926, Lake Andes, South Dakota, USA d. 12 June 2000, White City, Oregon, USA)

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1885 Birth
8 September 1885
Manteno, Illinois, USA

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 - 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)

1908 Marriage / Partner
Ella Agnes GILKERSON and Peter Joseph COURNOYER 3 July 1908, Douglas, South Dakota, USA

She was 22 years old.

1909 - William Howard Taft becomes President of the United States

1909 Birth of Child
Peter Joseph COURNOYER was born 27 April 1909, , South Dakota, USA

Ella Agnes was 23 years old.

1910 Birth of Child
Louise Rosamonde COURNOYER was born 15 November 1910, Lake Andes, South Dakota, USA

Ella Agnes was 25 years old.

1912 Birth of Child
Katherine Morris COURNOYER was born 29 January 1912, Lake Andes, South Dakota, USA

Ella Agnes was 26 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

1914 Birth of Child
Marguerite Lucille COURNOYER was born 12 August 1914, Armour, South Dakota, USA

Ella Agnes was 28 years old.

1915 - January 25 - First United States coast-to-coast long-distance telephone call

1916 Birth of Child
Angela Marie COURNOYER was born 14 October 1916, , South Dakota, USA

Ella Agnes was 31 years old.

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 Birth of Child
Eugene Paul COURNOYER was born 7 March 1919, Lake Andes, South Dakota, USA

Ella Agnes was 33 years old.

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 Birth of Child
Emily Hermine COURNOYER was born 1 December 1926, Lake Andes, South Dakota, USA

Ella Agnes was 41 years old.

1926 Birth of Child
Robert Sterling COURNOYER was born 1 December 1926, Lake Andes, South Dakota, USA

Ella Agnes was 41 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)

1929 Death of Child
Angela Marie COURNOYER died 14 December 1929, , South Dakota, USA

Ella Agnes was 44 years old.

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 Death of Spouse/Partner
Peter Joseph COURNOYER died 28 August 1941, Armour, Douglas, South Dakota, 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.

1957 Death of Child
Peter Joseph COURNOYER died 21 May 1957, Todd, South Dakota, USA

Ella Agnes was 71 years old.

1961 Death
3 January 1961
Grants Pass, Oregon, USA

She died at the age of 75.

Added: 11/2/2020 2:24:35 PM - Updated: 11/16/2021 12:02:08 PM