flag female ancestor  Margaret Selma  ERDMAN

  (b. 10 May 1908 ,  Ogema, Wisconsin, USA   d. 30 April 1959 ,  Eau Claire, Wisconsin, USA )  

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Margaret Selma ERDMAN was born 10 May 1908 in Ogema, Wisconsin, USA

Margaret Selma ERDMAN was the child of William Max ERDMAN   and   Martha Emilie Rosalie TESCH

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Margaret Selma  married  Gaylord Malcom PERHAM 20 August 1926 in Eau Claire, Wisconsin, USA .  The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Gaylord Malcom PERHAM  was born 28 April 1906 in Wilton, Monroe, Wisconsin, USA.  Gaylord Malcom died 23 June 1950 in Eau Claire, Wisconsin, USA.  Gaylord Malcom was the child of William Nelson PERHAM and Cora Blanche CRAMER.

Margaret Selma ERDMAN died 30 April 1959 in Eau Claire, Wisconsin, USA.
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Margaret Selma ERDMAN married flag male ancestor Gaylord Malcom PERHAM-- Date: 20 August 1926 Place: Eau Claire, Wisconsin, USA
Gaylord Malcom PERHAM was the child of William Nelson PERHAM and Cora Blanche CRAMER




Children of Gaylord Malcom PERHAM and Margaret Selma ERDMAN:

Grave has been locatedflag photo of Douglas Charles PERHAM  Douglas Charles PERHAM (b.November 12 1936, Eau Claire, Wisconsin, USA  d. November 9 2013, Jefferson, Wisconsin, USA)
m. Diana Lou SEVERSON 7 June 1958 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA



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birth1908 Birth
10 May 1908
Ogema, Wisconsin, USA
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
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
marriage1926 Marriage / Partner
Margaret Selma ERDMAN and Gaylord Malcom PERHAM 20 August 1926, Eau Claire, Wisconsin, USA

She was 18 years old.
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)
U.S. President1929 - Herbert Hoover becomes President of the United States
News1929 - October 29 - Black Tuesday - Stock market crash - The Great Depression Begins - It lasted until 1941 (WW2)
Invention 1930 - Scotch tape is invented (Richard Drew (3M), United States)
Invention 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.
Invention 1931 - The paper towel is invented (Arthur Scott, United States)
News1931 - March 3 – The Star-Spangled Banner is adopted as the United States National anthem.
U.S. President1933 - Franklin D. Roosevelt becomes President of the United States
News1933 - December 5 – The 21st Amendment to the United States Constitution is passed, repealing Prohibition
Invention 1934 - The metal beverage can is invented (American Can Co., United States)
Invention 1935 - The snowmobile was invented by Joseph Bombardier (Quebec, Canada)
News1935 - August 14 – United States President Franklin Roosevelt signs the Social Security Act into law
1936 Birth of Child
Douglas Charles PERHAM was born November 12 1936, Eau Claire, Wisconsin, USA

Margaret Selma was 28 years old.
Invention 1938 - The ballpoint pen is invented (Lazlo Biro, Hungary)
Invention 1938-1944 - Sunscreen is invented (Franz Greiter, Switzerland and Benjamin Green, United States)
Invention 1938 - October 27 - Du Pont announces a name for its new synthetic yarn: nylon.
Invention 1940 - April - 1st electron microscope demonstrated (RCA), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
News1941 - December 8 - (the day after the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor) United States declares war on Japan (WW2)
News1944 - 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.
Invention 1945 - The atomic bomb is invented (J. Robert Oppenheimer, et al., United States)
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.
U.S. President1945 - Harry S. Truman becomes President of the United States
News1945 - 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.
Invention 1948 - Velcro is invented (George de Mestral, Switzerland)
1950 Death of Spouse/Partner
Gaylord Malcom PERHAM died 23 June 1950, Eau Claire, Wisconsin, USA
News1950 - June 25 - Korean War begins when North Korean forces invade South Korea.
U.S. President1953 - Dwight D. Eisenhower becomes President of the United States
News1953 - 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.
marriage1958 Marriage of Child
Douglas Charles PERHAM married 7 June 1958, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA to Diana Lou SEVERSON
death1959 Death
30 April 1959
Eau Claire, Wisconsin, USA

She died at the age of 51.
Added: 7/26/2025 4:06:00 PM - Updated: 1/14/2026 2:01:57 PM
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