James Edward
SMITH
(b.
13 May 1893
,
De Kalb, Bowie, Texas, USA
d.
2 April 1971
,
Texarkana, Bowie, Texas, USA
)
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James Edward SMITH was born 13 May 1893 in De Kalb, Bowie, Texas, USA
James Edward SMITH was the child of ? and ?Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
James Edward married Emma Lucille GODWIN 3 January 1915 in Bowie, Texas, USA . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Emma Lucille GODWIN was born 3 October 1895 in Lydia, Red River, Texas, USA. Emma Lucille died 19 February 1976 in Texarkana, Bowie, Texas, USA.
James Edward SMITH died 2 April 1971 in Texarkana, Bowie, Texas, USA.
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Emma Lucille GODWIN-- Date: 3 January 1915 Place: Bowie, Texas, USA
Children of James Edward SMITH and Emma Lucille GODWIN:
Imogene SMITH (b.November 26, 1915, Lydia, Red River, Texas, USA d. 11 February 2004, Garland, Bowie, Texas, USA)
m. Herschael RIGGINS 12 October 1934
Emma Lucille GODWIN-- Date: 3 January 1915 Place: Bowie, Texas, USAChildren of James Edward SMITH and Emma Lucille GODWIN:
Imogene SMITH (b.November 26, 1915, Lydia, Red River, Texas, USA d. 11 February 2004, Garland, Bowie, Texas, USA)m. Herschael RIGGINS 12 October 1934
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1893 Birth 13 May 1893
De Kalb, Bowie, Texas, USA
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. 1913 - The assembly line is invented (Henry Ford, United States)The bra is invented (Mary Phelps Jacob, United States)
1915 Marriage / PartnerJames Edward SMITH and Emma Lucille GODWIN 3 January 1915, Bowie, Texas, USA
He was 21 years old.
1915 Birth of ChildImogene SMITH was born November 26, 1915, Lydia, Red River, Texas, USA
James Edward was 22 years old.
1929 - October 29 - Black Tuesday - Stock market crash - The Great Depression Begins - It lasted until 1941 (WW2) 1934 - The metal beverage can is invented (American Can Co., United States)1935 - August 14 – United States President Franklin Roosevelt signs the Social Security Act into law 1940 - April - 1st electron microscope demonstrated (RCA), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA 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.1962 - 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.1963 - I Have a Dream Speech - Martin Luther King's Address at March on Washington August 28, 1963.
1971 Death 2 April 1971
Texarkana, Bowie, Texas, USA
He died at the age of 77.
Added: 8/29/2025 11:24:36 PM
- Updated: 8/29/2025 11:25:34 PM
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