flag male ancestor  Jesse Charles  CATT

  (b. 16 January 1890 Byron Township, Buchanan, Iowa, USA   d. 12 September 1968 Independence, Buchanan, Iowa, USA )  

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Jesse Charles CATT was born 16 January 1890 in Byron Township, Buchanan, Iowa, USA

Jesse Charles CATT was the child of ?   and   ?

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Jesse Charles  married  Isabel MCCORMICK 26 November 1919 in Rowley, Buchanan, Iowa, USA .  The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Isabel MCCORMICK  was born 20 September 1897 in Chicago, Illinois, USA.  Isabel died 19 December 1976 in Independence, Buchanan, Iowa, USA. 

Jesse Charles CATT died 12 September 1968 in Independence, Buchanan, Iowa, USA.
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Jesse Charles CATT married flag female ancestor Isabel MCCORMICK-- Date: 26 November 1919 Place: Rowley, Buchanan, Iowa, USA


Children of Jesse Charles CATT and Isabel MCCORMICK:

flag female ancestor Elizabeth CATT (b.March 17, 1921, Rowley, Iowa, USA  d. April 28, 2018, Markesan, Wisconsin, USA)
m. Melvin GRAY 26 November 1949



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birth1890 Birth
16 January 1890
Byron Township, Buchanan, Iowa, 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.
marriage1919 Marriage / Partner
Jesse Charles CATT and Isabel MCCORMICK 26 November 1919, Rowley, Buchanan, Iowa, USA

He was 29 years old.
1921 Birth of Child
Elizabeth CATT was born March 17, 1921, Rowley, Iowa, USA

Jesse Charles was 31 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.
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.
death1968 Death
12 September 1968
Independence, Buchanan, Iowa, USA

He died at the age of 78.
Added: 8/13/2025 2:13:46 PM - Updated: 8/13/2025 2:14:30 PM

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