flag male ancestor  Albert George  VAN PATTEN

  (b. 12 September 1892 What Cheer, Keokuk, Iowa, USA   d. April 1963 Iowa, USA )  

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Albert George VAN PATTEN was born 12 September 1892 in What Cheer, Keokuk, Iowa, USA

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Albert George  married  Eva Beulah BEDFORD 14 July 1913 in What Cheer, Keokuk, Iowa, USA .  The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Eva Beulah BEDFORD  was born 4 May 1896 in Sidney, Fremont, Iowa, USA.  Eva Beulah died 18 December 1967 in Salem, Henry, Iowa, USA. 

Albert George VAN PATTEN died April 1963 in Iowa, USA.
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Albert George VAN PATTEN married flag female ancestor Eva Beulah BEDFORD-- Date: 14 July 1913 Place: What Cheer, Keokuk, Iowa, USA


Children of Albert George VAN PATTEN and Eva Beulah BEDFORD:

flag female ancestor Edna Eliza VAN PATTEN (b.13 January 1916, What Cheer, Keokuk, Iowa, USA  d. 28 May 1994, Van Buren, Iowa, USA)
m. Harold Isaac MORRIS 19 August 1933



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birth1892 Birth
12 September 1892
What Cheer, Keokuk, 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.
marriage1913 Marriage / Partner
Albert George VAN PATTEN and Eva Beulah BEDFORD 14 July 1913, What Cheer, Keokuk, Iowa, USA

He was 20 years old.
1916 Birth of Child
Edna Eliza VAN PATTEN was born 13 January 1916, What Cheer, Keokuk, Iowa, USA

Albert George was 23 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.
death1963 Death
April 1963
Iowa, USA

He died at the age of 70.
Added: 8/21/2025 5:28:04 PM - Updated: 8/21/2025 5:29:10 PM

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