Robert Lee Ditmer

Brief Life History of Robert Lee

When Robert Lee Ditmer was born on 10 July 1900, in Pennsylvania, United States, his father, George Washington Ditmer, was 40 and his mother, Elizabeth Shatto, was 33. He married Maude Adams on 31 December 1927, in Cumberland, Pennsylvania, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter. He lived in United States in 1949 and Turbett Township, Juniata, Pennsylvania, United States in 1950. He died on 31 August 1962, at the age of 62, and was buried in Port Royal, Juniata, Pennsylvania, United States.

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Family Time Line

Robert Lee Ditmer
1900–1962
Maude Adams
1903–
Marriage: 31 December 1927
Robert W. Ditmer
1929–2022
Ralph L Ditmer
1933–2003
Ruth Ellen Ditmer
1935–2021

Sources (13)

  • Robert L Ditmer, "United States 1950 Census"
  • Rev, Rev Robert Lee Ditmer, "United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, Births, and Marriages 1980-2014"
  • Robert L Detmer, "Pennsylvania, County Marriages, 1885-1950"

World Events (8)

1901 · Assassination of Mckinley

President William McKinley was shot at the Temple of Music, in the Pan-American Exposition, while shaking hands with the public. Leon Czolgosz shot him twice in the abdomen because he thought it was his duty to do so. McKinley died after eight days of watch and care. He was the third American president to be assassinated. After his death, Congress passed legislation to officially make the Secret Service and gave them responsibility for protecting the President at all times.

1905 · The Movie Theater

The world’s first movie theater was located in Pittsburgh. It was referred to as a nickelodeon as at the time it only cost 5 cents to get in. 

1917

U.S. intervenes in World War I, rejects membership of League of Nations.

Name Meaning

German: variant of Dittmer (see Dittmar ).

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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