1914 - 1918 World War I 1929 The Great Depression begins 1939 - 1945 World War II 1945 Atomic bomb detonated (Hiroshima) 1950 Korean War begins | 1879 Edison invents phono/light bulb 1898 Spanish-American War 1903 Wright brothers 1st plane flight 1908 Ford produces Model T 1913 Edison invents movies w/sound | 1812 - 1814 War of 1812 with Britain 1846 War w/Mexico,Calif & NM acquired 1861 - 1865 Civil War, North vs. South 1867 Alaska Territory purchased 1869 Transcontinental Railroad complete |
NELSON B. WEST b. d. | ||||||||
ELMOND HARRISON WEST b.1894 NEAR LULING, TEXAS d.1981 WICHITA FALL, TEXAS | ||||||||
NORA HARRISON b. d. | ||||||||
no children b. d. | JAN DIRKS JANSEN BLOCK b.1819 HOLTROP, GERMANY d. | |||||||
FRANK JENSON BLOCK b.1852 AKELSBAR, GERMANY d.1938 CANYON, TEXAS | GEESCHE JANSEN b.1817 VELDE, GERMANY d. | |||||||
FANNIE LaNORA BLOCK b.1897 ARCHER COUN, TEXAS d.1969 WICHITA FALL, TEXAS | JOHANN JULIUS EMM b. d. | |||||||
AUGUSTE WILHELMINE EMM b.1862 LONG POINT, ILLINOIS d.1932 WICHITA FALL, TEXAS | AUGUSTINE ZIMMERMAN b. d. | |||||||