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Solomon Koser
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Solomon Koser 8/28/1826 - 1/29/1912 (Shown at age 84)
| Solomon Koser was born on August 28, 1826 in Buffalo, Pennsylvania and died on January 29, 1912 in Allen, Nebraska. He lived to be 85 years old.
Married Mary Pickle (8/27/1825-1/12/1889). Solomon Koser was born in Buffalo Twp., Union Co., PA. By 1850 he had traveled to Freeport, Stephenson Co., Illinois. Later he traveled to Whiting, Iowa and died in Allen, Nebraska. |
| Census | 4/22/1910 | Sioux IA (Woodbury County) | 83 yrs old | Recorded as family #177: Solomon Koser (age 83, born in PA, Father in PA and Mother in Germany) and Mary E. (wife, age 78, she and her parents were born in NY). They have been married for 19 years. They both speak English and report that they are working a farm that they own. |
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Solomon, his family, and friends. For example, Solomon is 4 years old when Indian Removal Act signed and the moving of eastern Indians west of the Mississippi begins.
Age | Date | Event |
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1830 |
The first railroad is constructed between Liverpool and Manchester, England |
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1839 |
Goodyear invents vulcanized rubber, opening the door for tires and other rubber products. |
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1844 |
The first telegraph message is sent by Morse, who later invents the Mores Code |
27 |
1853 |
The process of creating steel is invented by Besermer in Britain and Kelly in the U.S. |
30 |
1856 |
The first Neanderthal fossils are found near Germany |
33 |
1859 |
Charles Darwin publishes "Origin of Species" and begins the evolution theory. |
39 |
1865 |
Mendel publishes his papers on genetics and introduces the concept to the public. |
43 |
1869 |
Cro-magnon Man fossils are found in France |
51 |
1877 |
Edison invents the phonograph permitting music and voices to be recorded and replayed. |
53 |
1879 |
Edison invents the electric light bulb. |
63 |
1889 |
The first calculating machine is invented and uses punch cards |
69 |
1895 |
Wireless telegraph and the "antenna" are invented but it covers a very short distance. |
71 |
1897 |
First ship to shore message is sent using an improved form of wireless telegraph |
74 |
1900 |
The cause of yellow fever is discovered. It is proven that the fever is spread by mosquitoes. This rallies an effort to provide better mosquito control. |
74 |
1900 |
Freud publishes his book "The Interpretation of Dreams" |
75 |
1901 |
First transatlantic wireless telegraph is sent. |
76 |
1902 |
The first Tyrannosaurus Rex fossil is discovered. |
77 |
1903 |
Wright Brothers complete the first successful flight with an airplane at Kitty Hawk |
78 |
1904 |
The first vacuum tube diode is invented by Fleming |
80 |
1906 |
Electrons are discovered by Thomson |
80 |
1906 |
Kellogg sells the first box of Corn Flakes |
80 |
1906 |
The triode vacuum tube is invented |
86 |
1912 |
The unsinkable Titanic sinks on its first trip to New York drowning 1,513 people. |
Age | Date | Event |
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1828 |
Gold is discovered in Georgia. |
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1834 |
July 9 - The S.S. John Randolph, the first successful iron steamship, is launched in Savannah |
35 |
1861 |
NEWS HEADLINES: American Civil war begins at Ft. Sumter, located in Charleston Harbor, VA. |
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1862 |
NEWS HEADLINES: May 20, 1862 the US government passes the Homestead Act to provide cheap land for settlement of lower Southeast and West. |
56 |
1882 |
NEWS HEADLINES: Edison creates the first large power station in New York City, making it the first place in America to have electricity. |
59 |
1885 |
NEWS HEADLINES: Eastman invents the box camera. For the first time photography becomes affordable for the average citizen. |
82 |
1908 |
NEWS HEADLINES: Henry Ford produces the first Model T automobile |
86 |
1912 |
White residents of Forsyth County, GA, drive the black population out. |
Age | Date | Event |
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1846 |
In the summer of 1846, Mormons crossed the Missouri in great numbers. Some used a Mormon Ferry. Others came across on the ferry owned by noted fur trader Peter Sarpy.
By winter, more than 12,000 Mormons were camped along the river. Severe weather settled in, and with it the diseases and ailments common to the winter season. Over six hundred of the Mormon pioneers changed the name from "Missouri Bottoms" to "Misery Bottoms."
A lasting reminder of the Mormon's plight can be seen in the Mormon Cemetery, located in the Florence section of Omaha. |
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1854 |
Nebraska territory is opened to settlement in 1854 and mail is delivered haphazardly. Anyone crossing the Missouri, usually on their own business, might be asked to carry the mail. |
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1857 |
The first public school was opened in Omaha with five teachers and 456 students enrolled. Nebraska City opened another public school the same year with five teachers and 273 students. The Nebraska City school closed 13 weeks after it opened due to lack of funds. |
41 |
1867 |
Nebraska was admitted to Statehood on March 1, 1867 by President Andrew Johnson. |
43 |
1869 |
The University of Nebraska was chartered. It took two years to hire faculty and construct a building to conduct classes. |
48 |
1874 |
Arbor Day becomes an official state holiday. Groups all over the state observe the day by planting a tree. |
49 |
1875 |
Thousands of buffalo still roamed Nebraska as late as 1875. One story about a local event says "… seven buffaloes were in town, having a red-hot time. One of them effected an entrance into the dining-room of Rumsey's hotel, and broke several chairs in attempting to sit down at the table to make a square meal of antelope steak. Getting his back up at the toughness of the steak, he overturned a table and smashed the crockery ware." |
59 |
1885 |
The legislature designates Nebraska as the "Tree Planters State" - which had wide appeal due to the barrenness of the treeless plains. |
64 |
1890 |
Medicine shows travel allover Nebraska in the late 1800s offering cheap entertainment and bottled cure-alls. Traveling by wagon, the show would arrive in town, set up large tents, and begin a two-week run. Shows consisted of vaudeville-like skits, songs, and dance numbers. Between each part of the program, salesmen traveled the aisles, selling the bottled medicine. |
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1906 |
The first Nebraska automobile license plates are purchased following passage of a law that requires each vehicle to be registered with the Secretary of State. A total of 571 owners register their vehicles. |
82 |
1908 |
A total of 4,200 automobiles have been registered with the Secretary of State. |
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4 |
1830 |
Indian Removal Act signed and the moving of eastern Indians west of the Mississippi begins. |
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1835 |
Second Seminole Indian War begins. |
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1837 |
The trickery used to capture Seminole Indian Chief Osceola (Assi Yohola) creates a public uproar and U.S. General Jesup is publicly condemned. |
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1840 |
Oregon Trail is established |
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1842 |
Second Seminole Indian War ends and thousands of Seminole Indians are forced to move west of the Mississippi. |
29 |
1855 |
Third Seminole Indian War begins. It ends three years later when Chief Billy Bowlegs and his band are forced to move from Florida. |
34 |
1860 |
Presidential election puts Abraham Lincoln in office. The campaign has heated the issues regarding slavery in the south. |
36 |
1862 |
May 20, 1862 the US government passes the Homestead Act to provide cheap land for settlement of lower Southeast and West. |
37 |
1863 |
Abraham Lincoln issues the "Emancipation Proclamation" freeing slaves. |
39 |
1865 |
American Civil war ends with General Lee's surrender at Appomattox, VA. Reconstruction begins in the "old South" |
42 |
1868 |
An eight-hour work day is established for federal employees. |
49 |
1875 |
Tennessee enacts Jim Crow law. |
50 |
1876 |
The National League of Baseball is founded |
83 |
1909 |
The National Association for Advancement of Colored People is formed (NAACP) |
84 |
1910 |
Boy Scout and Girl Scout Organizations are introduced in America and the concept of a "week end" meaning time off from regular work begins to take root. The British Empire covers 1/5th of the world land area. |
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7 |
1833 |
Santa Anna is elected President of Mexico |
83 |
1909 |
The "Piltdown Man" hoax -- a fake archeological discovery announced by dishonest scientists who wanted to "prove" that human beings had evolved in Europe |
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| Mary Pickle Born on August 27, 1825 and died on January 12, 1889
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The Children of Solomon Koser
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48 years old
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John McNeil Koser Born somewhere in Illinois on August 20, 1853 and died in Allen, Nebraska on April 7, 1926. He was 72 years old.
Known by the nickname of 'Mac', he never married....
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Lorenzo Koser Born somewhere in Illinois on February 2, 1854 and died in an unknown location on March 28, 1902. He was 48 years old.
Lorenzo Koser married Eleanora Wanner and they had a daughter Stella who married a Logan.
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Coleman P. Koser Born somewhere in Illinois about 1858 and died in an unknown location about 1958. Actual dates are unknown and those shown are estimated.
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39 years old
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James Riley Koser Born in Stephenson County, Illinois on December 10, 1862 and died in Whiting, Monona County, Iowa on September 15, 1915. He was 52 years old.
Married, but name of wife is unknown. One child named Harley Louis Koser born on Nov. 4, 1891. His headstone says he was born in 1862 and died September 15, 1915. ...
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Mary Jane Koser Born somewhere in Illinois about 1865 and died in an unknown location about 1965. Actual dates are unknown and those shown are estimated.
Nicknamed 'Nettie' and married Louis Trubey in 1889....
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59 years old
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Henry Louis Koser Born in Freeport, Illinois on April 15, 1869 and died in Omaha, Nebraska on January 19, 1932. He was 62 years old.
Buried at Prospect Hills in Omaha, Nebraska....
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