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 |
Stephen Douglas Burnfield b.1862 Greene Co., PA d.1940 Waynesburg, PA | ||||||||
Jesse Ray Burnfield b.1900 Monongalia Co., WV d.1975 Greene Co., PA | Thomas Wise b.1821 Battelle Dist, WV d.1890 Monongalia Co., WV | |||||||
Caroline Wise b.1863 Monongalia, WV d.1929 Gilmore Twp, PA | Elizabeth Sophie Cutler b.1824 d.1906 Sistersville, WV | |||||||
Lizzie Belle Stiles b.1895 Wana, Monongalia, WV d.1986 Waynesburg, PA | ||||||||