| 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 |
![]() | Henry Straith Venn b.1869 England d.1908 | |||||||
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| Henry Garnett Venn b.1908 d.1908 | ![]() | ![]() | Alexander Yelverton Garnett b.1819 Prospect Hill, Essex, VA d.1888 Rehoboth Beach, DE | |||||
![]() | ![]() | Henry Wise Garnett b.1849 Washington, DC d.1897 Clifton Springs, NY | Mary Elizabeth Wise b.1829 Nashville, TN d.1898 Washington, DC | |||||
![]() | Maria Garnett b.1875 Washington, DC d. | |||||||
![]() | ![]() | Marion Morson b.1849 d.1888 | ||||||
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