William Preston WeaksAge: 37 years1892–1929
- Name
- William Preston Weaks
- Given names
- William Preston
- Surname
- Weaks
 Birth | February 20, 1892 30 33 |
 Birth of a brother | Robert Herman Weaks December 30, 1893 (Age 22 months) |
| Death of a maternal grandmother | Mahalia Adeline Dodd before October 1896 (Age 4 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandmother | Emily Winifred Gross April 30, 1898 (Age 6 years) |
 Occupation | Barber |
 Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 6 years)Note: The Spanish-American War was a conflict in 1898 between Spain and the United States, the result of American intervention in the Cuban War of Independence - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish%E2%80%93American_War |
 Census | June 1, 1900 (Age 8 years) |
| Death of a father | Mark Monroe Weaks October 1, 1915 (Age 23 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandfather | Allen Levi Weaks October 27, 1915 (Age 23 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 23 years)Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1 |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 24 years)Note: The United States enters 'The Great War' where more than nine million combatants were killed- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I |
| Historical Event | Spanish Influenza Epidemic 1918 (Age 25 years)Note: Spanish Influenza killed over 500,000 people in the United States, and somewhere between 20 and 40 million in what has been cited as the most devastating epidemic in history - http://virus.stanford.edu/uda/ |
| Census | January 1, 1920 (Age 27 years) |
 Death | August 22, 1929 (Age 37 years) Cause of death: peritinitis |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Sikeston City Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Mark Monroe Weaks Birth: January 2, 1862 24 20 — Erin, Houston, Tennessee, United States Death: October 1, 1915 — Erin, Houston, Tennessee, United States |
| mother |
Georgia Ann Shemwell Birth: April 28, 1858 43 23 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: October 25, 1934 — Canalou, New Madrid, Missouri, United States |
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Marriage: October 2, 1878 — Erin, Houston, Tennessee, United States |
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22 months elder sister |
Ruth Weaks Birth: July 19, 1880 18 22 Death: April 1973 — Tennessee, United States |
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17 months elder sister |
Lillian Izora Weaks Birth: December 25, 1881 19 23 — Erin, Houston, Tennessee, United States Death: June 24, 1952 — Elvins, St. Francois, Missouri, United States |
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3 years elder brother |
Lurton Edgar Weaks Birth: 1884 21 25 — Erin, Houston, Tennessee, United States Death: October 14, 1959 — Farmington, St. Francois, Missouri, United States |
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2 years elder sister |
Zula Ann Weaks Birth: March 22, 1886 24 27 — Erin, Houston, Tennessee, United States Death: August 1966 |
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2 years elder sister |
Alpha Omega Weaks Birth: June 14, 1888 26 30 — Erin, Houston, Tennessee, United States Death: May 9, 1891 — Erin, Houston, Tennessee, United States |
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22 months elder brother |
Johnny Frederick Weaks Birth: April 11, 1890 28 31 — Erin, Houston, Tennessee, United States Death: April 26, 1891 — Erin, Houston, Tennessee, United States |
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22 months himself |
William Preston Weaks Birth: February 20, 1892 30 33 — Palmyra, Montgomery, Tennessee, United States Death: August 22, 1929 — Cape Girardeau, Cape Girardeau, Missouri, United States |
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22 months younger brother |
Robert Herman Weaks Birth: December 30, 1893 31 35 — Houston, Tennessee, United States Death: February 4, 1989 — St. Louis, Missouri, United States |
| Census | 1900 United States - Census transcript - Mark Monroe Weaks - Household
Civil District 4 Midway town Houston, Tennessee, USA
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| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - Georgia Ann Shemwell - Household
Canalou, New Madrid, Missouri, United States
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