William Preston “Ted” BrianAge: 72 years1909–1982
- Name
- William Preston “Ted” Brian
- Given names
- William Preston
- Surname
- Brian
- Nickname
- Ted
 Birth | October 9, 1909 |
 Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 6 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 7 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 8 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/ |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 19 years)Note: The Wall Street Crash sets off the Great Depression, the most severe worldwide economic depression in the 20th century - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Depression |
 Birth of a son#1 | William Preston Brian Jr. October 15, 1934 (Age 25 years) |
 Census | April 19, 1940 (Age 30 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 32 years)Note: The United States enters World War II after the attack at Pearl Harbor, a global war that involved the vast majority of the world's nations and including all of the great powers - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II |
| Birth of a daughter #2 | Cherrydel Brian January 8, 1946 (Age 36 years) |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 40 years)Note: The Korean War was a war between the Republic of Korea (South Korea), supported by the United Nations, and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea), at one time supported by the People's Republic of China and the Soviet Union - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_War |
| Birth of a grandson #1 | Joel Kevin Brian November 24, 1960 (Age 51 years) |
| Death of a daughter | Cherrydel Brian June 30, 1972 (Age 62 years) |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 36 years)Note: The Vietnam War was a long, costly armed conflict that pitted the communist regime of North Vietnam and its southern allies, known as the Viet Cong, against South Vietnam and its principal ally, the United States. The divisive war, increasingly unpopular at home, ended with the withdrawal of U.S. forces in 1973 and the unification of Vietnam under Communist control two years later. More than 3 million people, including 58,000 Americans, were killed in the conflict. - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam_War |
| Birth of a granddaughter #2 | Kathryn Anne “Katy” Brian May 23, 1978 (Age 68 years) |
| Death of a grandson | Joel Kevin Brian July 25, 1980 (Age 70 years) |
 Death | May 21, 1982 (Age 72 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Lorenzo Cemetery |
| Family with Zona Inez Cherry |
| himself |
William Preston “Ted” Brian Birth: October 9, 1909 — Texas, United States Death: May 21, 1982 — Lubbock, Lubbock, Texas, United States |
| wife |
Zona Inez Cherry Birth: November 27, 1906 23 21 — Oklahoma, United States Death: January 14, 1991 — Brown, Texas, United States |
| son |
William Preston Brian Jr. Birth: October 15, 1934 25 27 — Lubbock, Texas, United States Death: February 29, 2008 — Laramie, Albany, Wyoming, United States |
| daughter |
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| son |
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| daughter |
Cherrydel Brian Birth: January 8, 1946 36 39 Death: June 30, 1972 — Lubbock, Texas, United States |