Historical Timeline representing events in the United States,[1] Wyoming,[2] and Missouri[3] from 1865-1956.
|
Date |
Events |
|
1865 |
William Lane Fenex, Jr. was
born to William Lane Fenex, Sr. and Sarah (St. Clair) Fenex on 26 May 1865 at
Dallas County, Missouri. William’s father served as a Captain of a state
militia for the Union. ·
Slavery was abolished in Missouri by ordinance
of immediate emancipation. ·
Civil War ends. President Lincoln
assassinated. ·
Overland Trail in southern Wyoming becomes
more prominent. |
|
1866 |
·
Nelson Story drove the first herd of cattle
through Wyoming. ·
William J. Fetterman and 80 troops are killed
in battle with Native Americans near Fort Kearny, Wyoming. ·
Lincoln Institute was incorporated as an
institution for black students in Missouri. ·
Congress passed the Civil Rights Act of 1866.
President Johnson vetoed the bill. |
|
1867 |
·
The town of Cheyenne, Wyoming, was founded. ·
Missouri Women’s Suffrage Club was organized
in St. Louis. ·
The U.S. buys Alaska from Russia. ·
Belmont Stakes run for the first time. |
|
1868 |
Sabra Ann Johnson was born to
William H. Johnson and Sabra Ann (McKinney) Johnson on 6 May 1868 at Buffalo,
Dallas, Missouri. ·
Thomas Edison applies for his first patent for
the electric vote recorder. ·
Ulysses S. Grant wins his bid for president.
Andrew Johnson has an impeachment trial and was acquitted by one vote. ·
Wyoming Territory is established on 25 July
1868. The River Reservation was established for the Shoshone tribe. |
|
1869 |
·
The final golden spike is driven into the
ground for the transcontinental railroad, connecting the Central Pacific and
Union Pacific railroads. ·
Wyoming grants women the right to vote and
hold public office after denying them the right to serve on juries. |
|
1870 |
·
John D. Rockefeller incorporates the Standard
Oil company. ·
The last former confederate state is
readmitted into the Union, and the Confederated States of America is
officially dissolved. ·
M. Lemma Barkeloo was the first woman lawyer
in Missouri, the first trial lawyer in the United States, and the first woman
lawyer to try a case in federal court. ·
First cattle drive from Texas to Wyoming. ·
Esther Hobart Morris of South Pass City,
Wyoming, was the first woman to be appointed Justice of the Peace. Mrs.
Louisa Swain of Laramie cast the first vote by a woman. |
|
1871 |
William H. Johnson, the father
of Sabra Ann Johnson, died. Sarah (St. Clair) Fenex, mother of William Lane
Fenex, Jr., died. ·
William F. Cody begins leading hunting parties
and a Yale Paleontologist through Yellowstone and the Big Horn Basin. ·
The Great Chicago Fire starts and caused $196
million in property damage, killed 250 people, and left 90,000 people
homeless. |
|
1872-1873 |
·
The New York Metropolitan Museum of Art opens. ·
President Grant signs legislation establishing
the first national park, Yellowstone. ·
The New York Stock Market crashed, starting an
economic depression that lasts for five years. ·
The first running of the Preakness Stakes
happens in Maryland. ·
The Wyoming Stock Growers Association is
formed. ·
Susan Blow opened the first public
kindergarten in the United States in St. Louis. |
|
1876-1877 |
·
The government orders all Native Americans
onto reservations across the country, which leads to the Great Sioux War. ·
The Battle of Little Big Horn occurs. ·
The Molly Maguires, an Irish terrorist group
in the coal minefields of Scranton, are broken up. ·
The Nez Pearce War begins, and Chief Joseph attempts
to lead his people through Yellowstone to Canada. |
|
1878 |
Letters of administration are
given to James Southard for the estate of William L. Fenex, Sr. who died
intestate. ·
Thomas Edison patents the first phonograph,
and the Edison Electric Company is started. |
|
1880 |
Sabra Ann Johnson lived in
Benton, Dallas, Missouri, with her mother and siblings. William Lane Fenex,
Jr. worked as a farmhand in Jefferson, Maries, Missouri. ·
James A. Garfield is elected president. ·
Wealthy cattlemen form the Cactus Club in
Cheyenne, Wyo, where anti-rustling activities are planned. |
|
1882-1887 |
William Lane Fenex moved to
Wyoming. John Fenex, the brother of William, is killed in a gunfight outside
of Fort Fetterman, Wyoming. A severe winter kills thousands of cattle in
Wyoming-known as “The Great Die-Up.” ·
Congress outlaws the practice of polygamy. ·
Outlaw Jesse James is shot and killed. ·
The Brooklyn Bridge is opened. ·
The Civil Rights Act of 1875 is declared
unconstitutional, allowing race discrimination. ·
Cheyenne gets electric lights. ·
Labor Unions call for an 8-hour day workday. |
|
1889 |
William Lane Fenex and Sabra
Ann Johnson marry at Benton, Dallas, Missouri. ·
Members of the Stock Growers Association in
Wyoming hang Cattle Kate. ·
President Harrison opens up Oklahoma to white
settlement. |
|
1890-1892 |
William and Sabra have their
first two children, Grace Edna and John Franklin, and both were born in
Missouri. William and Sabra bought a ranch at Boxelder Creek, which was known
as the Jim Abney Ranch. ·
Louis Sullivan designed the first skyscraper
in St. Louis, Missouri. ·
Wyoming becomes a state on 10 July 1890. ·
The Johnson County War in Wyoming starts in
1892. ·
The Battle of Wounded Knee takes place in
South Dakota. It was the last major battle between U.S. troops and Native
Americans. ·
An automated tabulating machine designed by
Herman Hollerith tabulated the 1890 census. ·
Ellis Island opened in 1892, where over 12
million immigrants would be processed until 1954. |
|
1893-1896 |
James Edward and William Leroy
were born to William and Sabra at Converse County, Wyoming. ·
United States Marines intervene in the affairs
of Hawaii and help overthrow the government of the Hawaiian Queen. ·
The First World’s Fair was held in Chicago,
where the Ferris Wheel made its debut. ·
William F. Cody established the town of Cody
in Wyoming. ·
Frederick Douglass, the Civil Rights advocate,
and abolitionist died. ·
The Yukon Gold Rush begins with the discovery
of gold in Dawson, Canada. ·
The first modern Olympic Games were held in Greece. |
|
1897-1900 |
The Fenex family moved to
Glenrock, where William worked at the Glenrock Coal Mine. Children Floyd and
Helen were born in Glenrock. ·
The first Cheyenne Frontier Days were
celebrated. ·
Chief Washakie was buried with full military honors. ·
Scott Joplin’s song, “The Maple Leaf Rag,” was
published in Missouri. ·
The Spanish-American War begins. ·
The Galveston Hurricane killed 8000 people. |
|
1901-1910 |
In 1908, John formed the
Glenrock Sheep Company with two partners. Sabra had five more children in
nine years: Homer, Guy, Gladys, Walter, and Ruth. ·
President McKinley was assassinated, and Vice
President Theodore Roosevelt was inaugurated as president. ·
The first movie theater was opened in Los
Angeles. ·
The Wright brothers succeed in the first
sustained and manned flight. ·
The San Francisco Earthquake occurred. ·
Oklahoma is admitted to the Union as the 46th
state. ·
The first JC Penney store was opened in
Kemmerer, Wyoming. ·
Tom Horn was hanged in Cheyenne. ·
Devils Tower became the first National
Monument. |
|
1911-1920 |
Ruth, the youngest child of
William and Sabra, died as an infant in 1911. The family moved back to
Glenrock and bought McDonald Ranch near the Platte River. Later they moved to
Kirby Hotel. In 1916, the family struck oil near the Big Muddy Oil Field.
They built a beautiful brick home in Glenrock. Walter, the next youngest
child of William Sabra, died in 1918 from appendicitis. Two of the Fenex
boys, James and William LeRoy, fight in France during WWI. ·
Mary G. Bellamy was the first woman elected to
the Wyoming legislature. ·
The Buffalo Bill Dam on the Shoshone is
completed. ·
Uranium is discovered near Lusk, Wyoming ·
Woodrow Wilson was elected in a three-way race
against Teddy Roosevelt and William Taft. ·
The 50th anniversary of Gettysburg
was commemorated by veterans and their families at the battlefield. ·
The Ford Motor Company adopts the moving
assembly line. ·
The Great War begins in Europe, and the United
States remained neutral. ·
Congress declared war on Germany in 1917 and
joined allies in Europe. ·
The Treaty of Versailles was signed, bringing
the Great War to a close in 1919. ·
Women are granted the right to vote in 1920
with the 19th Amendment. ·
The Prohibition Act was passed. |
|
1921-1930 |
·
The U.S. secretary of the interior leased the
Teapot Oil Reserves in Wyoming, which was called the Teapot Dome Scandal. ·
IBM was founded. ·
Nellie Tayloe Ross was elected as the first
woman governor in Wyoming and the first woman governor in the United States. ·
Charles Lindbergh completes the first
transatlantic flight. ·
Amelia Earhart was the first woman to fly over
the Atlantic Ocean. ·
The Stock Market Crashes, plummeting the
country into the Great Depression. |
|
1931-1940 |
Sabra ran a boarding house from
her home and took in single lodgers. ·
Nellie Tayloe Ross becomes the first woman
director of the U.S. Mint. ·
The bucking horse appears on Wyoming license
plates. ·
The Cody Nite Rodeo is established. ·
Clyde Tombaugh discovers Pluto. ·
Clarence Birdeye invents frozen food. ·
Franklin D. Roosevelt is elected. ·
Economic programs are instituted to take the
country out of the Depression. ·
Europe enters WWII. |
|
1941-1956 |
William Lane Fenex died on 28
December 1941. After his death, Sabra eventually sold their home and moved to
a smaller home. Sabra Ann (Johnson) Fenex died in 1956. Grandson Jack Fenex
is taken as a civilian POW on Wake Island and died in 1943. Grandsons William
Fenex, James E. Fenex, Jr., William C. Lam,
and Raymond Smith serve in WWII. Granddaughter Dixie Lam served in the
Airforce as a WAC. ·
The United States entered WWII after the
attack on Pearl Harbor and fought until its end in 1945. ·
The Heart Mountain Internment Camp was opened
outside of Cody, Wyoming, for Japanese-American citizens. ·
The United States grants the Philippines
independence. ·
The Soviet Union begins its blockade of
Berlin, Germany. ·
The Korean War began in 1950. ·
The first color televisions go on sale. ·
Disneyland opened in 1955. ·
Racial segregation is declared unconstitutional.
Rosa Parks refuses to give up her seat on the bus. ·
The Interstate highway system is developed. |
[1] America’s Best History
(https://americasbesthistory.com/abhtimeline.html
: accessed 22 July 2020).
[2] “Historical Timeline of
Wyoming,” Legends of America (https://www.legendsofamerica.com/wy-timeline/#:~:text=1903%20%E2%80%93%20Shoshone%20National%20Forest%2C%20the,becomes%20the%20first%20national%20monument.
: accessed 22 July 2020). Also, “Wyoming History Timeline,” E-Reference Desk
(https://www.ereferencedesk.com/resources/state-history-timeline/wyoming.html
: accessed 22 July 2020).
[3] “Timeline of Missouri
History, 1860-1900,” Missouri Digital Heritage (https://www.sos.mo.gov/archives/history/timeline/timeline6
: accessed 22 July 2020).
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