1908 Ford produces Model T 1913 Edison invents movies w/sound 1914 - 1918 World War I 1929 The Great Depression begins 1939 - 1945 World War II | 1867 Alaska Territory purchased 1869 Transcontinental Railroad complete 1879 Edison invents phono/light bulb 1898 Spanish-American War 1903 Wright brothers 1st plane flight | 1803 Louisiana Territory Purchased 1805 Lewis and Clark reach Pacific 1812 - 1814 War of 1812 with Britain 1846 War w/Mexico,Calif & NM acquired 1861 - 1865 Civil War, North vs. South |
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MARTIN B. LENTZ b.1797 HE, NORTH CAROLINA d.1872 BU, NORTH CAROLINA | | |||||||
SAMUEL LAFAYETTE LENTZ b.1838 d.1865 | JOHN FLETCHER b. d. | |||||||
MARTIN LUTHER LANCE b.1858 d.1921 | JERUSHA FLETCHER b.1803 d.1882 | ELIZABETH SAVAGE b. d. | ||||||
SARAH ANN LANCE b. d.1862 | ||||||||
NANCY WARSON b. d. | ||||||||