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 |
Peter Heckert b.1825 d.1903 | ||||||||
Charles Heckert b.1852 Lower Mahanoy Townshi d.1929 | Elizabeth Shaffer b.1829 Lower Mahanoy Townshi d.1899 | |||||||
Erma A. Heckert b.1896 d.1971 | Benjamin Franklin Heckert b.1872 Upper Paxton Township, d.1950 | |||||||
John F. Heckert b.1898 d.1936 Lower Mahanoy Townshi | | |||||||
Charles R. Heckert b.1900 d. | ||||||||
T. Bibbons Heckert b.1904 d.1905 | ||||||||
W. Thomas Heckert b.1905 d.1978 | Clara E. Yeager b.1875 d.1937 | |||||||
Leah R. Heckert b.1914 d.1920 | ||||||||
Lawrence Heckert b.1916 d. |