Wilson Hill RAINS

(b. 25 November 1859 , Ohio, USA d. 5 May 1926 , Yankton, South Dakota, USA )

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Wilson Hill RAINS was born 25 November 1859 in Ohio, USA

Wilson Hill RAINS was the child of Ishmael RAINES and Elizabeth J RHOADS (ROADS) and the grandchild of: (paternal) John RAINES (RAINS) and Rebecca OVERMAN (maternal) James W RHOADS (ROADS) and Catharine KEARNES

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

Wilson Hill married Emily Rebecca GAUT 1 June 1893 in Chicago, Illinois, USA . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Emily Rebecca GAUT was born 6 October 1870 in Adrian, Lenawee, Michigan, USA. Emily Rebecca died 17 November 1950 in South Dakota, USA. Emily Rebecca was the child of Hiram T GAUT (GANT) and Emma A PERKINS.

Wilson Hill RAINS died 5 May 1926 in Yankton, South Dakota, USA.
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Wilson Hill RAINS married

Emily Rebecca GAUT-- Date: 1 June 1893 Place: Chicago, Illinois, USA
Emily Rebecca GAUT was the child of Hiram T GAUT (GANT) and Emma A PERKINS

Children of Wilson Hill RAINS and Emily Rebecca GAUT:

Gladys Fay RAINS (b.25 December 1893, Chicago, Illinois, USA d. 28 December 1978, Madison, Wisconsin, USA)

Dudley Wilson RAINS (b.16 September 1897, Chicago, Illinois, USA d. 1 August 1981, Jessup, Anne Arundel, Maryland, USA)

Emma Evadna RAINS (b.2 July 1901, Oak Park, Cook, Illinois, USA d. 19 June 1999, St Paul, Minnesota, USA)

Florence May RAINS (b.4 July 1903, Oak Park, Cook, Illinois, USA d. 24 March 1993, , Wisconsin, USA)

Helen Margaret RAINS (b.16 March 1911, Oak Park, Cook, Illinois, USA d. 17 August 1986, Dayton, Ohio, USA)
m. Henry Gottfried WALSER 2 June 1932

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1859 Birth
25 November 1859
Ohio, USA

1861 - February 8 – American Civil War: The Confederate States of America are formed, comprising the first six break-away states.

1861 - Abraham Lincoln becomes President of the United States

1863 - January 1 - President Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, freeing slaves.

1863 - October 3 – President Lincoln proclaims a national Thanksgiving day to be celebrated the final Thursday in November in the United States

1863 - November 19 – American Civil War: U. S. President Abraham Lincoln delivers the Gettysburg Address at the military cemetery dedication ceremony in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.

1864 - Pasteurization is invented (Louis Pasteur, France)

April 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.

1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)

Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.

1869 - Ulysses S. Grant becomes President of the United States

1870 - June 26 - Christmas becomes a Federal holiday in the United States. It was still illegal in some states.

1876 - March 7 – Alexander Graham Bell is granted a United States patent for an invention he calls the telephone.

1877 - Rutherford B. Hayes becomes President of the United States

1877 - November 21 - Thomas Edison announces his invention of the phonograph, a machine that can record sound.

1879 - Incandescent light bulb is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, United States)

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 Marriage / Partner
Wilson Hill RAINS and Emily Rebecca GAUT 1 June 1893, Chicago, Illinois, USA

He was 33 years old.

1893 - Grover Cleveland becomes President of the United States

1893 Birth of Child
Gladys Fay RAINS was born 25 December 1893, Chicago, Illinois, USA

Wilson Hill was 34 years old.

1897 - Aspirin is invented (Felix Hoffmann (Bayer), Germany)

1897 - William McKinley becomes President of the United States

1897 Birth of Child
Dudley Wilson RAINS was born 16 September 1897, Chicago, Illinois, USA

Wilson Hill was 37 years old.

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 Birth of Child
Emma Evadna RAINS was born 2 July 1901, Oak Park, Cook, Illinois, USA

Wilson Hill was 41 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 - 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 Birth of Child
Florence May RAINS was born 4 July 1903, Oak Park, Cook, Illinois, USA

Wilson Hill was 43 years old.

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

1911 Birth of Child
Helen Margaret RAINS was born 16 March 1911, Oak Park, Cook, Illinois, USA

Wilson Hill was 51 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

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