Frank Lewis PrestonAge: 59 years1859–1918
- Name
- Frank Lewis Preston
- Given names
- Frank Lewis
- Surname
- Preston
 Birth | February 24, 1859 |
 Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884 |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 2 years)Note: 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 7 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 7 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 9 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 |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 18 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
 Marriage | Clara Parke — View this family February 15, 1882 (Age 22 years) |
 Death of a daughter | Maud A Preston September 29, 1883 (Age 24 years) |
| Birth of a son #1 | Archie Floyd Preston April 28, 1884 (Age 25 years) |
| Death of a daughter | Goldie C Preston September 20, 1886 (Age 27 years) |
| Birth of a son #2 | Ernest Leon Preston September 19, 1890 (Age 31 years) |
| Birth of a son #3 | Elbert Allen “Bert” Preston April 27, 1894 (Age 35 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 39 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 40 years) |
 Census | June 15, 1900 (Age 41 years) |
| Death of a daughter | Velma Preston September 10, 1900 (Age 41 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Archie Floyd Preston — Mary Elizabeth Schulz — View this family August 22, 1907 (Age 48 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #1 | Harry Elmer Preston November 13, 1907 (Age 48 years) |
| Census | April 27, 1910 (Age 51 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #2 | Lera M Preston October 5, 1910 (Age 51 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Ernest Leon Preston — Clara M Vonderfecht — View this family February 29, 1912 (Age 53 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #3 | Merle Willard Preston March 19, 1915 (Age 56 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 56 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 57 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 58 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/ |
 Death | July 2, 1918 (Age 59 years) Cause of death: Struck by Lightning |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Plainview Cemetery |
| Family with Clara Parke |
| himself |
Frank Lewis Preston Birth: February 24, 1859 — Tazewell, Illinois, United States Death: July 2, 1918 — Webster, Nebraska, United States |
| wife |
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 |
No family available
| 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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