flag female ancestor  Rebecca Jane  BEAM

  (b. May 1860 ,  Cleburne, Alabama, USA   d. 1 June 1929 ,  Coweta, Georgia, USA )  

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Rebecca Jane BEAM was born May 1860 in Cleburne, Alabama, USA

Rebecca Jane BEAM was the child of ?   and   ?

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Rebecca Jane  married  William Henry "Buddy" OTWELL 12 December 1880 in Cleburne, Alabama, USA .  The couple had (at least) 1 child.
William Henry "Buddy" OTWELL  was born November 1860 in Arbacoochee, Cleburne, Alabama, USA.  William Henry "Buddy" died 23 February 1921 in Newnan, Coweta, Georgia, USA. 

Rebecca Jane BEAM died 1 June 1929 in Coweta, Georgia, USA.
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Rebecca Jane BEAM married flag male ancestor William Henry "Buddy" OTWELL-- Date: 12 December 1880 Place: Cleburne, Alabama, USA


Children of William Henry "Buddy" OTWELL and Rebecca Jane BEAM:

flag male ancestor Scott Hobson OTWELL (b.29 November 1898, Cleburne, Alabama, USA  d. 1 April 1987, Atlanta, Georgia, USA)
m. Emma Della CARVER 6 March 1921



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birth1860 Birth
May 1860
Cleburne, Alabama, USA
News1861 - February 8 – American Civil War: The Confederate States of America are formed, comprising the first six break-away states.
U.S. President1861 - Abraham Lincoln becomes President of the United States
News1863 - January 1 - President Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, freeing slaves.
News1863 - October 3 – President Lincoln proclaims a national Thanksgiving day to be celebrated the final Thursday in November in the United States
News1863 - November 19 – American Civil War: U. S. President Abraham Lincoln delivers the Gettysburg Address at the military cemetery dedication ceremony in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.
Invention 1864 - Pasteurization is invented (Louis Pasteur, France)
U.S. PresidentApril 14, 1865 - President Abraham Lincoln was mortally wounded by John Wilkes Booth at in Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C. He died the next day. Andrew Johnson becomes President of the United States.
Invention 1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)

Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.
U.S. President1869 - Ulysses S. Grant becomes President of the United States
News1870 - June 26 - Christmas becomes a Federal holiday in the United States. It was still illegal in some states.
Invention 1876 - March 7 – Alexander Graham Bell is granted a United States patent for an invention he calls the telephone.
U.S. President1877 - Rutherford B. Hayes becomes President of the United States
Invention 1877 - November 21 - Thomas Edison announces his invention of the phonograph, a machine that can record sound.
Invention 1879 - Incandescent light bulb is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, United States)
marriage1880 Marriage / Partner
Rebecca Jane BEAM and William Henry "Buddy" OTWELL 12 December 1880, Cleburne, Alabama, USA

She was 20 years old.
News1881 - The American Red Cross is established by Clara Barton.
U.S. President1881 - March 4 - James A. Garfield becomes President of the United States
U.S. President1881 - 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.
Invention 1884 - Photographic film is invented (George Eastman, United States)

The first gravity roller coaster amusement ride (LeMarcus A. Thompson, United States)
U.S. President1885 - Grover Cleveland becomes President of the United States
News1886 - October 28 - Statue of Liberty is Unveiled
Invention 1889 - The automobile is invented (Gottlieb Daimler, Germany)
U.S. President1889 - Benjamin Harrison becomes President of the United States
Invention 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
U.S. President1893 - Grover Cleveland becomes President of the United States
Invention 1897 - Aspirin is invented (Felix Hoffmann (Bayer), Germany)
U.S. President1897 - William McKinley becomes President of the United States
News1898 - April 25 – Spanish-American War: The United States declares war on Spain
1898 Birth of Child
Scott Hobson OTWELL was born 29 November 1898, Cleburne, Alabama, USA

Rebecca Jane was 38 years old.
News1898 - December 10 – The Treaty of Paris is signed, ending the Spanish-American War.
Invention 1901 - King Camp Gillette and William Emery Nickerson invented the world's first disposable razor blade in 1901. (Boston, Massachusetts, USA)
U.S. President1901 - 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.
Invention 1902 - July 17 - Willis Haviland Carrier designed the first modern air-conditioning system. (Buffalo, New York, USA)
Invention 1903 - The first engine-powered airplane is invented (Wilbur & Orville Wright, United States)
News1904 - June 28 - U.S. begins construction of Panama Canal.
Invention 1906 - August 22 – The first Victor Victrola, a phonographic record player, was manufactured, revolutionizing the way people listened to music at home.
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.
Invention 1907-1908 - The electric washing machine is invented (Alva J. Fisher, United States)
Invention 1908 - First Model-T car is produced by Henry Ford (United States)
U.S. President1909 - William Howard Taft becomes President of the United States
News1912 - April 15 - Titanic sinks in the North Atlantic
Invention 1913 - The assembly line is invented (Henry Ford, United States)

The bra is invented (Mary Phelps Jacob, United States)
U.S. President1913 - Woodrow Wilson becomes President of the United States
News1913 - October 31 – The Lincoln Highway, the first automobile road across the United States, is dedicated
News1915 - January 25 - First United States coast-to-coast long-distance telephone call
News1917 - March 2 – The enactment of the Jones Act grants Puerto Ricans United States citizenship.
News1917 - April 6 – WWI: The United States declares war on Germany
News1918 - March 19 – The United States Congress establishes time zones and approves daylight saving time
News1919 - 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
News1920 - January 17 - Prohibition goes into effect on January 17, 1920, under the provisions of the 18th Amendment to the United States Constitution
1921 Death of Spouse/Partner
William Henry "Buddy" OTWELL died 23 February 1921, Newnan, Coweta, Georgia, USA
U.S. President1921 - Warren G. Harding becomes President of the United States
Invention 1921 - Charles Strite of Minnesota patents the pop-up toaster.
Invention 1923 to 1927 - Television is invented (Vladimir Kosma Zworykin (Russia), Philo Taylor Farnsworth (United States))
U.S. President1923 - Calvin Coolidge becomes President of the United States
Invention 1927 - The aerosol can is invented (Erik Rotheim, Norway)
News1927 - 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
Invention 1928 - Sliced bread (bread slicing machine) is invented by Otto Frederick Rohwedder (United States)
death1929 Death
1 June 1929
Coweta, Georgia, USA

She died at the age of 69.
Added: 4/26/2021 8:52:56 AM - Updated: 4/26/2021 8:53:15 AM
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