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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
 Harold Vernon Bell
 b.         
 d.1970 Dallas, Co, Texas
 William Nicholas Meriwether
 b.1840 Bedford Co, Virginia
 d.1918 Pike Co, Missouri
 John Davis Meriwether
 b.1874 Pike Co, Missouri
 d.1947 Prairieville, Missouri
 Mary Elizabeth Davis
 b.1847 Calumet Township, MO
 d.1883 Louisiana, Missouri
 Margaret Douglas Meriwether
 b.         
 d.         
 Helena Estelle Griffith
 b.1890, Ohio
 d.1979 Denver, Co, Colorado




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
 Edwin Martin Dryden
 b.         
 d.         
 Margaret Douglas Dryden
 b.         
 d.         
 David Martin Dryden
 b.         
 d.         
 William Nicholas Meriwether
 b.1840 Bedford Co, Virginia
 d.1918 Pike Co, Missouri
 Stephen Griffith Dryden
 b.         
 d.         
 John Davis Meriwether
 b.1874 Pike Co, Missouri
 d.1947 Prairieville, Missouri
 Mary Elizabeth Davis
 b.1847 Calumet Township, MO
 d.1883 Louisiana, Missouri
 Eleanor Griffith Meriwether
 b.         
 d.         
 Helena Estelle Griffith
 b.1890, Ohio
 d.1979 Denver, Co, Colorado




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
 Marion Morehead Scales
 b.1879
 d.1926
 Mary Elizabeth Scales
 b.1911 Eden, Rockingham Co, NC
 d.1991 Staunton, Virginia
 Sally Meriwether Scales
 b.1913 Shelby, Ohio
 d.1985 Crewe, Virginia
 William Nicholas Meriwether
 b.1810 Boonsboro, VA
 d.1887 Bedford Co, Virginia
 Helen Louise Scales
 b.         
 d.1924
 William Nicholas Meriwether
 b.1840 Bedford Co, Virginia
 d.1918 Pike Co, Missouri
 Martha Louisa Manson
 b.1812, Virginia
 d.1904 Bedford Co, Virginia
 Sally Walker Meriwether
 b.1879 Pike Co, Missouri
 d.1921 Eden, Rockingham Co, NC
 
 
 
 Mary Elizabeth Davis
 b.1847 Calumet Township, MO
 d.1883 Louisiana, Missouri
 Alice Thornton Lewis
 b.1804 Albemarle Co, Virginia
 d.1879 Pike Co, Missouri




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
 Leslie German
 b.1904 Lexington, Virginia
 d.1980 Staunton, Virginia
 Leslie Meriwether German
 b.         
 d.         
 Marion Morehead Scales
 b.1879
 d.1926
 Mary Elizabeth Scales
 b.1911 Eden, Rockingham Co, NC
 d.1991 Staunton, Virginia
 William Nicholas Meriwether
 b.1840 Bedford Co, Virginia
 d.1918 Pike Co, Missouri
 Sally Walker Meriwether
 b.1879 Pike Co, Missouri
 d.1921 Eden, Rockingham Co, NC
 Mary Elizabeth Davis
 b.1847 Calumet Township, MO
 d.1883 Louisiana, Missouri




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
 Edmund Schuyler Hughes
 b.1911 Buena Vista, Virginia
 d.1987 Crewe, Virginia
 Sally Schuyler Hughes
 b.1933 Louisiana, Missouri
 d.2000 Farmville, VA
 Marion Morehead Scales
 b.1879
 d.1926
 Sally Meriwether Scales
 b.1913 Shelby, Ohio
 d.1985 Crewe, Virginia
 William Nicholas Meriwether
 b.1840 Bedford Co, Virginia
 d.1918 Pike Co, Missouri
 Sally Walker Meriwether
 b.1879 Pike Co, Missouri
 d.1921 Eden, Rockingham Co, NC
 Mary Elizabeth Davis
 b.1847 Calumet Township, MO
 d.1883 Louisiana, Missouri