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| Lucy, Charles and Betty Phillips
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| Louis Prentice and Florence Rexstrew wed | 1919 |
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| 1915 | Albert Einstein's General Theory of Relativity published. | |
| 1914 | World War I begins. Panama Canal officially opened. | |
| Florence Rexstrew | 1900-1991 |
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| 1898-1899 | Spanish-American War. | |
| Mahala Pye | Abt 1862/1863 | |
| Louis Prentice | 1893-1962 | |
| John Rexstrew and Ida Bennett wed | 1892 | |
| 1879 | Thomas A. Edison invents the electric light. | |
| 1875 | The first Kentucky Derby | |
| 1861-1865 | U.S. Civil War. | |
| LeRoy Prentice | 1859-1922 | |
| 1849 | California gold rush begins. | |
| 1846 | U.S. declares war on Mexico. Brigham Young leads Mormons to the Great Salt Lake. | |
| 1844 | Samuel F.B. Morse patents the telegraph. | |
| Fannie Price | 1841-1896 | |
| Thomas Price and Tabitha Emberlin wed | 1839 | |
| 1836 | Battle of the Alamo. Entire garrison, including Davy Crockett and Jim Bowie wiped out. | |
| Samuel Pye born | 1835 | |
| 1826 | Joseph-Nicephore Niepce takes the world's first photograph. | |
| Tabitha Emberlin born | 1823 | |
| Thomas Price | 1823-1904 | |
| 1803 | U.S. negotiates Louisiana Purchase from France: for $15 million, doubling its domain. | |
| William Pye born in England | Abt 1790/1810 |
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