George WHITTELL

(b. 28 September 1881 , San Francisco, California, USA d. 17 April 1969 , San Mateo, California, USA )

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George WHITTELL was born 28 September 1881 in San Francisco, California, USA

George WHITTELL was the child of George WHITTELL and Anna Louise LUNING

George WHITTELL died 17 April 1969 in San Mateo, California, USA.

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1881 Birth
28 September 1881
San Francisco, California, USA

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.

1900 Almeda, California
Name: George Whittell
Titles and Terms:
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1900
Event Place: ED 318 Alameda Township, Precinct 10 Alameda city, Alameda, California, United States
Birth Date: Sep 1881
Birthplace: California
Relationship to Head of Household: Son
Father's Birthplace: New York
Mother's Birthplace: California
Race: White
Gender: Male
Marital Status: Single
Years Married:
Marriage Year (Estimated):
Mother of how many children:
Number of Living Children:
Immigration Year:
Page: 7
Sheet Letter: B
Family Number: 135
Reference ID: 68
GS Film number: 1240081
Digital Folder Number: 004118415
Image Number: 00239
Household Gender Age Birthplace
Head George Whittell M 51 New York
Wife Anna L Whittell F 38 California
Son George Whittell M 19 California
Foster-son Alfred Whittell M 2 California
Servant Maria Kelly F 46 Ireland
Servant Molly Noon F 36 Ireland
Servant John S Schmidt M 34 Denmark
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1900 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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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)

1903
Married Florence Boyere, a dancer. George's father had the marriage annulled.

PAID $26,000 FOR DIVORCE.; George Whittell of San Francisco Purchased His Son's Freedom from New York Wife.
Special to The New York Times. November 15, 1903

New York Herald
New York
November 19, 1903

1904
Married Josie Cunningham, a dancer, in Jersey City. The marriage lasted two years.

New York Herald
New York
May 13, 1904

1904 - June 28 - U.S. begins construction of Panama Canal.

Syracuse Journal
Syracuse, New York
March 21, 1906

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
QUIT THE STAGE? AH! NO.; Readily She Tells How She Has Rather Given Up Remarriage to $12,000,000.

Mrs. George Whittell, Jr., said last night it was in the Autumn of 1904 that she met the man who was to be her husband. She was then playing on Broadway. His family objected, but they were married, and then she objected, whereupon a divorce was granted to her two years ago.

New York Times - May 12, 1909

1909 - William Howard Taft becomes President of the United States

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 World War I Draft Registration
Name: George Whittell
Event Type: Draft Registration
Event Date: 1917-1918
Event Place: San Francisco City no 13, California, United States
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 28 Sep 1881
Birthplace: San Francisco, California, United States
Nationality: United States
Affiliate Publication Title: World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards
Affiliate Publication Number: M1509
GS Film number: 1544320
Digital Folder Number: 005241085
Image Number: 00635
U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918
A World Undone: The Story of the Great War, 1914 to 1918

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
In December of 1919, George married Elia Pascal, a French woman whom he met in Italy during World War I.

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: George Whittell
Titles and Terms:
Event Type: Census
Event Year: 1920
Event Place: San Francisco Assembly District 32, San Francisco, California, United States
District: 194
Gender: Male
Age: 38
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Race (Original): White
Can Read: Yes
Can Write: Yes
Relationship to Head of Household: Son
Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Son
Own or Rent:
Birth Year (Estimated): 1882
Birthplace: California
Immigration Year:
Father's Birthplace: New York
Mother's Birthplace: California
Sheet Number and Letter: 8A
Household ID: 1
Line Number: 3
Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
Affiliate Publication Number: T625
GS Film number: 1820138
Digital Folder Number: 004293844
Image Number: 00107
Household Gender Age Birthplace
Head George Whittell M 70 New York
Wife Anna P Whittell F 50 California
Son George Whittell M 38 California
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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 Death of his father, 1924 estate
GEORGE WHITTELL LEFT $6,200,140; San Francisco Man's Estate Included $2,142,931 in This State. MRS. TREVOR LEFT $2,502,165 Property of Richard C. Veit, Standard Oil Secretary, Appraised at $779,033.

George Whittell of San Francisco, who died March 26, 1922, left an estate appraised yesterday at $6,200,140, of which $2,142,931 was in New York. His securities taxable in this state included 3,200 shares National City Bank, $1,008,000; 1,500 Consolidated Gas, $161,622; 500 Standard Oil of New York. 186,500: 600 Bank of New York, $285,000: 1,000 National Bank of Commerce, $254,000; 100 United States Trust Company, $96.000, and 1,500 American International Corporation. $63,750...

New York Times - Mar 1, 1924

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

1937
Purchased approximately 30,000 acres on the Nevada shore of Lake Tahoe. This included approximately 25 miles of lake front.

Brooklyn Daily Eagle
Brooklyn, New York
October 31, 1937

The Herald Statesman
Yonkers, New York
October 13, 1937

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 Reno Township, Nevada
Name: George Whittell
Titles and Terms:
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1940
Event Place: Reno Township, Washoe, Nevada, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 58
Marital Status: Married
Race (Original): White
Race: White
Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Head
Relationship to Head of Household: Head
Birthplace: California
Birth Year (Estimated): 1882
Last Place of Residence: Same Place
District: 16-22
Family Number: 425
Sheet Number and Letter: 20A
Line Number: 6
Affiliate Publication Number: T627
Affiliate Film Number: 2281
Digital Folder Number: 005461132
Image Number: 00737
Household Gender Age Birthplace
Head George Whittell M 58 California
Wife Elia Whittell F 45 France
Cook Molly Koozai F 51 Estonia
1940 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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1940
Whittell purchased a 56-food-long yacht which he christened the Elia. The boat had four engines, a combined 1,600 horsepower.

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.

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)

Death
Name: George Whittell
Event Type: Death
Event Date: 17 Apr 1969
Event Place: San Mateo, California, United States
Birth Date: 28 Sep 1881
Birthplace: California
Gender: Male
Father's Name:
Mother's Name: Luning
Sources
'California, Death Index, 1940-1997,' index, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ pal:/ MM9.1.1/ VPHC-JHJ : accessed 17 Sep 2013), George Whittell, 1969.
familysearch.org (Mormon Genealogy Records)
Unofficial Guide to FamilySearch.org: How to Find Your Family History on the World's Largest Free Genealogy Website