| 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 Eugene Callahan b.1902 Deaman, Iowa d.1969 Morro Bay, California | |||||||
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![]() | ![]() | William Coleman Cortner b.1828 Shelby, Tennessee d.1894 Stokes Valley, California. | ||||||
![]() | ![]() | Elias Tolbert Cortner b.1872 Auckland, California. d.1944 Tulare, California | Mary Ann Jordan b.1833 Champaign, Illinois d.1915 Tulare, California | |||||
![]() | Ada Olive Cortner b.1906 Orosi, Tulare, California. d.2001 Everett, Washington | ![]() | George Washinton Smith b. d. | |||||
![]() | ![]() | Lavonia Smith b.1875 Visalia, California d.1963 Auburn, Placer, California | Nancy Carloline Parker b. d. | |||||
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