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  (b. 28 November 1890 Wyoming Co , West Virginia, USA   d. 2 April 1973 Raleigh, West Virginia, USA )  

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Martha Saphrona STANLEY was born 28 November 1890 in Wyoming Co , West Virginia, USA

Martha Saphrona STANLEY was the child of John Wesley STANLEY   and   Margaret Jane BISHOP

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Martha Saphrona  married  Richard Lee GREEN 25 April 1914 in Wyoming, West Virginia, USA .  The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Richard Lee GREEN  was born 31 January 1892 in Wyoming, West Virginia, USA.  Richard Lee died 9 March 1959 in Herndon Heights, Wyoming County, West Virginia, USA.  Richard Lee was the child of John A Hugh "Jehue" GREEN and Victoria Elizabeth WILLIAMS.

Martha Saphrona STANLEY died 2 April 1973 in Raleigh, West Virginia, USA.







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Martha Saphrona STANLEY married flag male ancestor Richard Lee GREEN-- Date: 25 April 1914 Place: Wyoming, West Virginia, USA
Richard Lee GREEN was the child of John A Hugh "Jehue" GREEN and Victoria Elizabeth WILLIAMS




Children of Richard Lee GREEN and Martha Saphrona STANLEY:

flag female ancestor Lenora Virginia GREEN (b.2 October 1921, Bud, Wyoming County, West Virginia, USA  d. 29 June 2012, Oceana, Wyoming County, West Virginia, USA)
m. Cecil Stanley PHELPS 1940



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birth1890 Birth
28 November 1890
Wyoming Co , West Virginia, USA
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.
marriage1914 Marriage / Partner
Martha Saphrona STANLEY and Richard Lee GREEN 25 April 1914, Wyoming, West Virginia, USA

She was 23 years old.
1921 Birth of Child
Lenora Virginia GREEN was born 2 October 1921, Bud, Wyoming County, West Virginia, USA

Martha Saphrona was 30 years old.
News1929 - October 29 - Black Tuesday - Stock market crash - The Great Depression Begins - It lasted until 1941 (WW2)
Invention 1934 - The metal beverage can is invented (American Can Co., United States)
Invention 1940 - April - 1st electron microscope demonstrated (RCA), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Invention 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.
1959 Death of Spouse/Partner
Richard Lee GREEN died 9 March 1959, Herndon Heights, Wyoming County, West Virginia, USA
News1962 - 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.
News1963 - I Have a Dream Speech - Martin Luther King's Address at March on Washington August 28, 1963.
NewsJune 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.
death1973 Death
2 April 1973
Raleigh, West Virginia, USA

She died at the age of 82.
Added: 10/18/2021 6:49:51 PM - Updated: 1/15/2026 12:29:04 PM

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