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Personal data Idabell Smith Firestone 

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Household of Idabell Smith Firestone

She is married to Harvey Samuel Firestone.

They got married in the year 1896, she was 21 years old.Source 6


Child(ren):

  1. Harry Firestone  1897-1897
  2. Harvey Firestone  1899-1973
  3. Russell A Firestone  1902-1951
  4. Kimball K Firestone  1908-1996
  5. Raymond C Firestone  1909-1994
  8. (Not public)


Notes about Idabell Smith Firestone

Idabelle Smith Firestone (November 10, 1874[1] - July 7, 1954) was an American composer and songwriter.Born in Jackson, Michigan,[2] she was educated at Alma College, Ontario. Her father, George, held the patent to a flour milling process.On 20 November 1895, she married Harvey Samuel Firestone, who had begun the Firestone Tire and Rubber Company five years earlier.[3] She was the mother of Harvey S. Firestone, Jr., and Leonard Firestone, the grandmother of Brooks Firestone, and the great-grandmother of William Clay Ford, Jr., Andrew Firestone, and Nick Firestone.She joined the ASCAP in 1948. Her compositions include "If I Could Tell You" (the theme of "Voice of Firestone" programs), "In My Garden", "You Are the Song in My Heart", "Do You Recall?", "Melody of Love" and "Bluebirds".[4]

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Sources

  1. Ohio Obituary Index, 1830s-2011, Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Center, Ancestry.com
    Name: Idabell Smith Firestone birth date: 1875 birth place: Michigan death date: 7 July 1954 death place: Akron, Ohio
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  2. Minnesota, Territorial and State Censuses, 1849-1905, Ancestry.com
    birth date: 10 Nov 1874 birth place: Michigan residence date: 1 May 1875 residence place: Rollingstone, Winona, Minnesota, USA Name: Idabell Smith Firestone
    / Ancestry.com
  3. UK, Incoming Passenger Lists, 1878-1960, Ancestry.com, Source Citation: Class: BT26; Piece: 1050; Item: 94
    departure place: New York, United States Name: Idabell Firestone birth date: 1875 birth place: Michigan arrival date: 6 Jul 1934 arrival place: Plymouth, England
    / Ancestry.com
  4. 1930 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, Source Citation: Year: 1930; Census Place: Akron, Summit, Ohio; Roll: 1880; Page: 19B; Enumeration District: 146; Image: 524.0; FHL microfilm: 2341614
    Name: Idabell Firestone birth date: 1875 birth place: Michigan residence date: 1930 residence place: Akron, Summit, Ohio
    / Ancestry.com
  5. New York, Passenger Lists, 1820-1957, Ancestry.com, Source Citation: Year: 1934
    arrival date: 6 Jul 1934 arrival place: Plymouth, England departure place: New York, United States Name: Idabell Smith Firestone birth date: 10 Nov 1874 birth place: Michigan
    / Ancestry.com
  6. 1900 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, Source Citation: Year: 1900; Census Place: Akron Ward 2, Summit, Ohio; Roll: 1323; Page: 11A; Enumeration District: 0060; FHL microfilm: 1241323
    residence date: 1900 residence place: Akron Ward 2, Summit, Ohio, USA birth date: 1875 birth place: Michigan Name: Idabell Firestone marriage date: 1896
    / Ancestry.com
  7. 1880 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Source Citation: Year: 1880; Census Place: Bloomington, McLean, Illinois; Roll: 230; Family History Film: 1254230; Page: 302A; Enumeration District: 165; Image: 0293
    birth date: 10 Nov 1874 birth place: Michigan Name: Idabell Smith Firestone residence date: 1880 residence place: Bloomington, McLean, Illinois, United States
    / Ancestry.com
  8. Web: Ohio, Find A Grave Index, 1787-2012, Ancestry.com
    birth date: 1875 birth place: Michigan death date: 7 July 1954 burial place: Columbiana, Columbiana County, Ohio, USA Name: Idabell Firestone
    / Ancestry.com
  9. U.S. Passport Applications, 1795-1925, Ancestry.com, Source Citation: National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington D.C.; Passport Applications, January 2, 1906 - March 31, 1925; Collection Number: ARC Identifier 583830 / MLR Number A1 534; NARA Series: M1490; Roll #: 1273
    Name: Idabell Smith Firestone birth date: 1875 birth place: Michigan residence place: Akron, Ohio
    / Ancestry.com
  10. U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989 (Beta), Ancestry.com
    Name: Idabell Smith Firestone residence date: 1936 residence place: Miami, Florida, USA
    / Ancestry.com
  11. 1920 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, Source Citation: Year: 1920; Census Place: Akron Ward 8, Summit, Ohio; Roll: T625_1438; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 231; Image: 528
    Name: Idabell Firestone birth date: 1875 birth place: Michigan residence date: 1920 residence place: Akron Ward 8, Summit, Ohio
    / Ancestry.com
  12. 1910 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, Source Citation: Year: 1910; Census Place: Akron Ward 2, Summit, Ohio; Roll: T624_1233; Page: 13B; Enumeration District: 0128; FHL microfilm: 1375246
    residence date: 1910 residence place: Akron Ward 2, Summit, Ohio Name: Idabell Firestone birth date: 1875 birth place: Michigan
    / Ancestry.com

Historical events

Birthday November 10, 1874

  • The temperature on November 10, 1874 was about 8.5 °C. There was 2 mm of rain. The air pressure was 3 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west-northwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 94%. Source: KNMI
  • Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • From July 6, 1872 till August 27, 1874 the Netherlands had a cabinet De Vries - Fransen van de Putte with the prime ministers Mr. G. de Vries Azn. (liberaal) and I.D. Fransen van de Putte (liberaal).
  • From August 27, 1874 till November 3, 1877 the Netherlands had a cabinet Heemskerk - Van Lijnden van Sandenburg with the prime ministers Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief) and Mr. C.Th. baron Van Lijnden van Sandenburg (AR).
  • In the year 1874: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 4.0 million citizens.
    • May 16 » A flood on the Mill River in Massachusetts destroys much of four villages and kills 139 people.
    • May 27 » The first group of Dorsland trekkers under the leadership of Gert Alberts leaves Pretoria.
    • July 1 » The Sholes and Glidden typewriter, the first commercially successful typewriter, goes on sale.
    • July 14 » The Chicago Fire of 1874 burns down 47 acres of the city, destroying 812 buildings, killing 20, and resulting in the fire insurance industry demanding municipal reforms from Chicago's city council.
    • November 7 » A cartoon by Thomas Nast in Harper's Weekly, is considered the first important use of an elephant as a symbol for the United States Republican Party.
    • December 29 » The military coup of Gen. Martinez Campos in Sagunto ends the failed First Spanish Republic and the monarchy is restored as Prince Alfonso is proclaimed King of Spain.

Day of death July 7, 1954

  • The temperature on July 7, 1954 was between 5.5 °C and 16.3 °C and averaged 11.1 °C. There was 0.5 mm of rain during 0.6 hours. There was 7.0 hours of sunshine (42%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west. Source: KNMI
  • Koningin Juliana (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from September 4, 1948 till April 30, 1980 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from September 2, 1952 to October 13, 1956 the cabinet Drees II, with Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1954: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 10.6 million citizens.
    • February 18 » The first Church of Scientology is established in Los Angeles.
    • March 1 » Armed Puerto Rican nationalists attack the United States Capitol building, injuring five Representatives.
    • May 7 » Indochina War: The Battle of Dien Bien Phu ends in a French defeat and a Viet Minh victory (the battle began on March 13).
    • June 9 » Joseph Welch, special counsel for the United States Army, lashes out at Senator Joseph McCarthy during the Army–McCarthy hearings, giving McCarthy the famous rebuke, "You've done enough. Have you no sense of decency, sir, at long last? Have you left no sense of decency?"
    • September 11 » Hurricane Edna hits New England as a Category 2 hurricane, causing significant damage and 29 deaths.
    • October 15 » Hurricane Hazel devastates the eastern seaboard of North America, killing 95 and causing massive floods as far north as Toronto.


Same birth/death day

Source: Wikipedia

Source: Wikipedia


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