| 1914 - 1919 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 |
![]() | ![]() | ![]() | Aaron Griffe Cook b.1812 d.1847 Cambridge, Maryland | |||||
![]() | ![]() | Aaron Milton Cook b.1846 Cambridge, Maryland d.1927 | Eliza Corentz Small b.1815 Harper's Ferry, Virginia d. Illinois | |||||
![]() | George Aaron Cook b.1873 McLean, Illinois d.1962 Mentone, California | ![]() | John D Caton b.1811 Zanesville, Ohio d. McLean, Illinois | |||||
![]() | ![]() | Mary Jane Caton b.1848 McLean, Illinois d.1937 | Nancy Murphy b. d.1859 McLean, Illinois | |||||
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