flag male ancestor  Clinton E  GRIMSHAW

  (b. 29 April 1883 Portsmouth, Scioto, Ohio, USA   d. 27 May 1971 Portsmouth, Scioto, Ohio, USA )  

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Clinton E GRIMSHAW was born 29 April 1883 in Portsmouth, Scioto, Ohio, USA

Clinton E GRIMSHAW was the child of Richard Benton GRIMSHAW   and   Mary Emma CLARK

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Clinton E  married  Mary Ellen SMITH 4 February 1933 in Greenup, Kentucky, USA .  The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Mary Ellen SMITH  was born 15 December 1910 in Ohio, USA.  Mary Ellen died 14 August 2013 in Lucasville, Scioto, Ohio, USA.  Mary Ellen was the child of Leonidas SMITH and Minerva ROBERT.

Clinton E GRIMSHAW died 27 May 1971 in Portsmouth, Scioto, Ohio, USA.
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Clinton E GRIMSHAW married flag female ancestor Mary Ellen SMITH-- Date: 4 February 1933 Place: Greenup, Kentucky, USA
Mary Ellen SMITH was the child of Leonidas SMITH and Minerva ROBERT




Children of Clinton E GRIMSHAW and Mary Ellen SMITH:

flag female ancestor Janet Bernice GRIMSHAW (b.December 25, 1933, Lucasville, Ohio, USA  d. November 13, 2007, Atlantic Beach, North Carolina, USA)
m. Daniel Joseph DURAND 8 November 1952



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birth1883 Birth
29 April 1883
Portsmouth, Scioto, Ohio, 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.
News1929 - October 29 - Black Tuesday - Stock market crash - The Great Depression Begins - It lasted until 1941 (WW2)
marriage1933 Marriage / Partner
Clinton E GRIMSHAW and Mary Ellen SMITH 4 February 1933, Greenup, Kentucky, USA

He was 49 years old.
1933 Birth of Child
Janet Bernice GRIMSHAW was born December 25, 1933, Lucasville, Ohio, USA

Clinton E was 50 years old.
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.
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.
death1971 Death
27 May 1971
Portsmouth, Scioto, Ohio, USA

He died at the age of 88.
Added: 8/2/2025 5:30:25 PM - Updated: 1/8/2026 3:29:40 PM

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