| 1903 Wright brothers 1st plane flight 1912 Titanic sinks on maiden voyage 1914 - 1918 World War I 1922 USSR formed by Soviet states 1939 - 1945 World War II | 1854 Crimean War with Russia 1869 Opening of Suez Canal 1871 Franco - Prussian War 1895 Marconi invents wireless telegraphy 1899 Boer War begins | 1804 Napoleon becomes French Emperor 1805 Battle of Trafalgar, Nelson killed 1815 Battle of Waterloo, Napoleon defeat 1830 French Revolution 1837 Queen Victoria assumes throne |
![]() | George E. Wright b.1860 Baltimore Co. Maryland d.1930 Tacoma, Washington | |||||||
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![]() | ![]() | Jacob (Jake) James b.1800 Harford Co. Maryland d.1875 Harford Co. Maryland | ||||||
![]() | ![]() | George B. James b.1831 Harford Co. Maryland d.1905 Harford Co. Maryland | Sarah Gilbert b.1803 Harford Co. Maryland d.1894 Harford Co. Maryland | |||||
![]() | Emma E. James b.1864 Harford Co. Maryland d.1935 Tacoma, Washington | |||||||
![]() | ![]() | Sarah E. Keithley b.1841 Harford Co. Maryland d.1881 Emmorton, Maryland | ||||||
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