| 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 |
| Guy A. Smeltz b.1924 , d. | Jacob Emanuel Smeltz b.1906 Lykens Township, d.1968 | |||||||
| Robert L. Smeltz b.1926 , d. | ||||||||
| Betty M. Smeltz b.1927 , d. | ![]() | ![]() | Emanuel Klinger b.1848 Lykens Township, d.1932 | |||||
| Dean E. Smeltz b.1930 , d. | ![]() | Penrose Emmanuel Klinger b.1877 Stone Valley, d.1936 | Elizabeth Troutman Bohner b.1849 , d.1916 , | |||||
| Norma Smeltz b.1935 , d. | Ida M. Klinger b.1907 d.1980 | ![]() | Peter R. Kratzer b.1855 d.1921 | |||||
![]() | ![]() | Ida Agnes Kratzer b.1883 d.1942 , | Amelia L. Troutman b.1854 Jordan Township, d. | |||||
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