1929 The Great Depression begins 1939 - 1945 World War II 1945 Atomic bomb detonated (Hiroshima) 1950 Korean War begins 1964 - 1973 Vietnam War | 1898 Spanish-American War 1903 Wright brothers 1st plane flight 1908 Ford produces Model T 1913 Edison invents movies w/sound 1914 - 1918 World War I | 1846 War w/Mexico,Calif & NM acquired 1861 - 1865 Civil War, North vs. South 1867 Alaska Territory purchased 1869 Transcontinental Railroad complete 1879 Edison invents phono/light bulb |
WILLIAM HENRY WHITNEY b.1840 d. | ||||||||
JOHN LOUIS "LEW" WHITNEY b.1870 MOUNT PLEASA, IOWA d.1946 GADSDEN, ALABAMA | ||||||||
CARL DOUGLAS WHITNEY b.1892 MOUNT PLEASA, IOWA d.1981 MARYLAND | NANCY ANN #2 LAMBERT b. d. | |||||||
ANN LUCILLE WHITNEY b.1895 MOUNT PLEASA, IOWA d.1971 TEXAS | ||||||||
RICHARD T. #2 WHITNEY b.1897 MOUNT PLEASA, IOWA d.1966 GADSDEN, ALABAMA | ||||||||
ANNA LOUISE THOMPSON b. d. | ||||||||