Clara ParkeAge: 90 years1863–1954
- Name
- Clara Parke
- Given names
- Clara
- Surname
- Parke
- Married name
- Clara Preston
 Birth | July 27, 1863 20 |
 Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865Note: In the spring of 1861, tensions between the northern and southern United States over issues including state's right versus federal authority, westward expansion and slavery exploded into the American Civil War - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Civil_War |
| Historical Event | The Alaska Purchase 1867 (Age 3 years)Note: The Alaska Purchase was the purchase of 586,412 square miles of new territory by the United States from the Russian Empire (a bargain at two cents an acre) - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alaska_Purchase |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic 1867 (Age 3 years)Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306 |
| Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 5 years)Note: The First Transcontinental Railroad was a 1,907-mile contiguous railroad line constructed between 1863 and 1869 across the western United States to connect the Pacific coast with the existing Eastern U.S. rail network - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Transcontinental_Railroad |
 Marriage of a parent | Theodore W Vanosdol — Delilah Parke — View this family April 20, 1873 (Age 9 years) |
| Birth of a half-brother | William Elbert Vanosdol January 14, 1875 (Age 11 years) |
| Birth of a half-brother | Charles Perry Vanosdol July 1, 1876 (Age 12 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 14 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
| Birth of a half-sister | Lulu Catherine Vanosdol March 18, 1881 (Age 17 years) |
 Marriage | Frank Lewis Preston — View this family February 15, 1882 (Age 18 years) |
| Death of a daughter | Maud A Preston September 29, 1883 (Age 20 years) |
| Birth of a son #1 | Archie Floyd Preston April 28, 1884 (Age 20 years) |
| Death of a daughter | Goldie C Preston September 20, 1886 (Age 23 years) |
| Birth of a son #2 | Ernest Leon Preston September 19, 1890 (Age 27 years) |
| Birth of a son #3 | Elbert Allen “Bert” Preston April 27, 1894 (Age 30 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandfather | Elbert Taylor Parke Sr. March 28, 1898 (Age 34 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 34 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 |
| Birth of a daughter #4 | Velma Preston March 1899 (Age 35 years) |
 Census | June 15, 1900 (Age 36 years) |
| Death of a daughter | Velma Preston September 10, 1900 (Age 37 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Archie Floyd Preston — Mary Elizabeth Schulz — View this family August 22, 1907 (Age 44 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #1 | Harry Elmer Preston November 13, 1907 (Age 44 years) |
| Census | April 27, 1910 (Age 46 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #2 | Lera M Preston October 5, 1910 (Age 47 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Ernest Leon Preston — Clara M Vonderfecht — View this family February 29, 1912 (Age 48 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #3 | Merle Willard Preston March 19, 1915 (Age 51 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 52 years)Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1 |
| Death of a husband | Frank Lewis Preston July 2, 1918 (Age 54 years) Cause: Struck by Lightning |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 53 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 54 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 56 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #4 | Floyd Lewis Preston December 30, 1922 (Age 59 years) |
| Death of a mother | Delilah Parke July 21, 1925 (Age 61 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 66 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 |
| Census | April 18, 1940 (Age 76 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 78 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 |
| Death of a half-brother | William Elbert Vanosdol December 9, 1946 (Age 83 years) |
| Death of a grandson | Floyd Lewis Preston February 19, 1951 (Age 87 years) |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 86 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 |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 82 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 |
 Death | June 13, 1954 (Age 90 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Plainview Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| mother |
Delilah Parke Birth: February 25, 1843 33 32 — Tazewell, Illinois, United States Death: July 21, 1925 — Pekin, Tazewell, Illinois, United States |
| herself |
Clara Parke Birth: July 27, 1863 20 — Spring Lake, Tazewell, Illinois, United States Death: June 13, 1954 — Glenwood, Webste, Nebraska, United States |
| Mother’s family with Theodore W Vanosdol |
| step-father |
Theodore W Vanosdol Birth: November 20, 1846 — Jefferson, Indiana, United States Death: December 7, 1931 — Ripley, Indiana, United States |
| mother |
Delilah Parke Birth: February 25, 1843 33 32 — Tazewell, Illinois, United States Death: July 21, 1925 — Pekin, Tazewell, Illinois, United States |
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Marriage: April 20, 1873 — Tazewell, Illinois, United States |
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21 months half-brother |
William Elbert Vanosdol Birth: January 14, 1875 28 31 — Tazewell, Illinois, United States Death: December 9, 1946 — Rockford, Winnebago, Illinois, United States |
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18 months half-brother |
Charles Perry Vanosdol Birth: July 1, 1876 29 33 — Tazewell, Illinois, United States Death: April 27, 1966 — Pekin, Tazewell, Illinois, United States |
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5 years half-sister |
Lulu Catherine Vanosdol Birth: March 18, 1881 34 38 — Tazewell, Illinois, United States Death: March 2, 1980 — Pekin, Tazewell, Illinois, United States |
| Family with Frank Lewis Preston |
| husband |
Frank Lewis Preston Birth: February 24, 1859 — Tazewell, Illinois, United States Death: July 2, 1918 — Webster, Nebraska, United States |
| herself |
Clara Parke Birth: July 27, 1863 20 — Spring Lake, Tazewell, Illinois, United States Death: June 13, 1954 — Glenwood, Webste, Nebraska, United States |
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Marriage: February 15, 1882 — Tazewell, Illinois, United States |
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| daughter |
Maud A Preston Death: September 29, 1883 — Saline, Nebraska, United States |
| son |
Archie Floyd Preston Birth: April 28, 1884 25 20 — Saline, Nebraska, United States Death: February 22, 1964 — Red Cloud, Webster, Nebraska, United States |
| daughter |
Goldie C Preston Death: September 20, 1886 — Saline, Nebraska, United States |
| son |
Ernest Leon Preston Birth: September 19, 1890 31 27 — Wilber, Saline, Nebraska, United States Death: December 21, 1960 — Holstein, Adams, Nebraska, United States |
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4 years son |
Elbert Allen “Bert” Preston Birth: April 27, 1894 35 30 — Saline, Nebraska, United States Death: June 25, 1988 — Kissimmee, Osceola, Florida, United States |
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5 years daughter |
Velma Preston Birth: March 1899 40 35 — Saline, Nebraska, United States Death: September 10, 1900 — Saline, Nebraska, United States |
Clara Parke has 7 first cousins recorded
Father's family (0)
Mother's family (7)
Parents Curtis Parke + Margaret Woodworth
Parents Jacob Parke + Mary Elizabeth Gatewood
| Census | 1900 United States - Census transcript - Frank Lewis Preston - Household
Wilber, Saline, Nebraska
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| Census | 1910 United States - Census transcript - Frank Lewis Preston - Household
Glenwood, Webster, Nebraska
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| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - Archie Floyd Preston - Household
Glenwood, Webster, Nebraska
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| Census | 1940 United States - Census transcript - Archie Floyd Preston - Household
1940 Glenwood, Webster, Nebraska - Archie Preston
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