Charlotte Marie MEYER

(b. 15 June 1898 , Chicago, Illinois, USA d. 13 April 2004 , Newtown, Pennsylvania, USA )

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Charlotte Marie MEYER was born 15 June 1898 in Chicago, Illinois, USA

Charlotte Marie MEYER was the child of Frederick Charles MEYER and Louise Martha RIEL

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

Charlotte Marie married Otto Theodore LAUBE August 1920 in South Beloit, Winnebago, Illinois, USA . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Otto Theodore LAUBE was born 4 April 1898 in Illinois, USA. Otto Theodore died 15 March 1956 in Orange, Essex, New Jersey, USA. Otto Theodore was the child of Ernst LAUBE and Tekla SCHROMM.

Charlotte Marie MEYER died 13 April 2004 in Newtown, Pennsylvania, USA.
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Charlotte Marie MEYER married

Otto Theodore LAUBE-- Date: August 1920 Place: South Beloit, Winnebago, Illinois, USA
Otto Theodore LAUBE was the child of Ernst LAUBE and Tekla SCHROMM

Children of Otto Theodore LAUBE and Charlotte Marie MEYER:

Louise Thecla LAUBE (b.22 June 1924, Chicago, Illinois, USA d. 10 July 2014, Novato, California, USA)
m. Erdman P SCHWARZE 8 July 1950 in East Orange, New Jersey, USA

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1898 Birth
15 June 1898
Chicago, Illinois, USA

1900 - Chicago, Illinois
Name: Charlotta Meyers
Age: 2
Birth Date: Jun 1897
Birthplace: Illinois, USA
Home in 1900: Chicago Ward 9, Cook, Illinois
Ward of City: 9th
Street: West 12th Street
House Number: 17
Sheet Number: 18
Number of Dwelling in Order of Visitation: 129
Family Number: 342
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Daughter
Marital Status: Single
Father's Name: Fred C Meyers
Father's Birthplace: Illinois, USA
Mother's Name: Louisa Meyers
Mother's Birthplace: Illinois, USA
Attended School: 1
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Household Members Age Relationship
Fred C Meyers
24 Head
Louisa Meyers
24 Wife
Charlotta Meyers 2 Daughter
William Meyers
9/ 12 Son
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)

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

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 Marriage / Partner
Charlotte Marie MEYER and Otto Theodore LAUBE August 1920, South Beloit, Winnebago, Illinois, USA

She was 22 years old.

1920 - Chicago, Illinois
Name: Charlotte M Meyer
Age: 21
Birth Year: abt 1899
Birthplace: Illinois
Home in 1920: Chicago Ward 13, Cook (Chicago), Illinois
Street: Congress Street
Residence Date: 1920
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Daughter
Marital Status: Single
Father's Name: Fred C Meyer
Mother's Name: Louise M Meyer
Able to Speak English: Yes
Able to read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
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Household Members Age Relationship
Fred C Meyer
45 Head
Louise M Meyer
45 Wife
Charlotte M Meyer 21 Daughter
William J Meyer
20 Son
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

1924 Birth of Child
Louise Thecla LAUBE was born 22 June 1924, Chicago, Illinois, USA

Charlotte Marie was 26 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)

1930 - Scotch tape is invented (Richard Drew (3M), United States)

1930 - East Orange, New Jersey
Name: Charlotte Laube
Birth Year:
[abt 1899]
[1898]
Gender: Female
Race: White
Age in 1930: 31
Birthplace: Ireland
Marital Status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Homemaker?: Yes
Home in 1930: East Orange, Essex, New Jersey, USA
Map of Home: East Orange, Essex, New Jersey
Street Address: No Walnut St
Ward of City: First Part of
Block: x
Institution: x
House Number: 307
Dwelling Number: 97
Family Number: 97
Age at First Marriage: 22
Attended School: No
Able to Read and Write: Yes
Father's Birthplace: Ireland
Mother's Birthplace: Ireland
Language Spoken: English
Immigration Year: 1930
Naturalization: Alien
Able to Speak English: Yes
Household Members Age Relationship
Otto Laube
32 Head
Charlotte Laube 31 Wife
Theodore Laube
7 Son
Louise Laube
5 Daughter
Charlotte Laube
1 Daughter
1930 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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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 - East Orange, New Jersey
Name: Charlotte Laube
Age: 41
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1899
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birthplace: Illinois
Marital Status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Home in 1940: East Orange, Essex, New Jersey
Map of Home in 1940: East Orange, Essex, New Jersey
Street: N Oraton Pkwy
House Number: 366
Inferred Residence in 1935: East Orange, Essex, New Jersey
Residence in 1935: East Orange
Sheet Number: 6B
Father's Birthplace: Illinois
Mother's Birthplace: Illinois
Woman Marriages: No
Woman Age at First Marriage: 22
Number of Children Ever Born: 3
Attended School or College: No
Highest Grade Completed: College, 1st year
Weeks Worked in 1939: 0
Income: 0
Income Other Sources: Yes
Native Language: English
Veteran: Yes
Military service: Yes
Social Security Number: No
Usual Occupation: Home
Usual Industry: Home
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Household Members Age Relationship
Otto Laube
42 Head
Charlotte Laube 41 Wife
Theodore Laube
17 Son
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1940 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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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.

1950 Marriage of Child
Louise Thecla LAUBE married 8 July 1950, East Orange, New Jersey, USA to Erdman P SCHWARZE

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.

1956 Death of Spouse/Partner
Otto Theodore LAUBE died 15 March 1956, Orange, Essex, New Jersey, 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)

1986 - January 28 - Space Shuttle Challenger accident - The Space Shuttle Challenger disaster occurred on January 28, 1986, when the shuttle broke apart 73 seconds into its flight, leading to the deaths of its seven crew members.

1989 - The World Wide Web is invented at CERN (Tim Berners-Lee, UK)

1989 - George H. W. Bush becomes President of the United States

1993 - William J. Clinton becomes President of the United States

2001 - George W. Bush becomes President of the United States

2001 - September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. Coordinated terrorist attacks by the extremist group al-Qaeda on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, leading to significant changes in U.S. domestic and foreign policy, including the War on Terror.

Death
Name: Charlotte Marie Laube
[Charlotte M Laube]
[Charlotte Laube]
[Charlotte Marie Meyer]
Gender: Female
Birth Date: 15 Jun 1898
Birth Place: Chicago, Illinois
Death Date: 13 Apr 2004
Father:
Frederick C Meyer
Mother:
Louise Riel
SSN: 147360693
Relationship of Signature: Not signed, SSA prepared.
Notes: 23 Jun 1976: Name listed as CHARLOTTE MARIE LAUBE; : Name listed as CHARLOTTE M LAUBE; 22 Apr 2004: Name listed as CHARLOTTE LAUBE

Ancestry.com. U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015.
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