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 JAMES COOK b.1852 JACKSON , LOUISIANA d.1917 LIBERTY HI, LOUISIANA | ||||||||
JOHN WILLIE COOK b.1881 LINCOLN P, LOUISIANA d.1941 SHREVEPO, LOUISIANA | ||||||||
WILLIAM DONEVANT NELSON b.1831 SOUTH CAROLINA d.1912 GEORGIA | ||||||||
FRANCIS ELNORA NELSON b.1858 TRENTON, LOUISIANA d.1949 LIBERTY HI, LOUISIANA | ||||||||
MARTHA LEWIS WRIGHT b. d. | ||||||||