Elbert Allen “Bert” PrestonAge: 94 years1894–1988
- Name
- Elbert Allen “Bert” Preston
- Given names
- Elbert Allen
- Surname
- Preston
- Nickname
- Bert
 Birth | April 27, 1894 35 30 |
 Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 3 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 sister | Velma Preston March 1899 (Age 4 years) |
 Census | June 15, 1900 (Age 6 years) |
| Death of a sister | Velma Preston September 10, 1900 (Age 6 years) |
| Census | April 27, 1910 (Age 16 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 21 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 father | Frank Lewis Preston July 2, 1918 (Age 24 years) Cause: Struck by Lightning |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 22 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 23 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 of a maternal grandmother | Delilah Parke July 21, 1925 (Age 31 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 35 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 |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 47 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 |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 55 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 |
| Death of a mother | Clara Parke June 13, 1954 (Age 60 years) |
| Death of a brother | Ernest Leon Preston December 21, 1960 (Age 66 years) |
| Death of a brother | Archie Floyd Preston February 22, 1964 (Age 69 years) |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 51 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 25, 1988 (Age 94 years) |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Frank Lewis Preston Birth: February 24, 1859 — Tazewell, Illinois, United States Death: July 2, 1918 — Webster, Nebraska, United States |
| mother |
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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| sister |
Maud A Preston Death: September 29, 1883 — Saline, Nebraska, United States |
| elder brother |
Archie Floyd Preston Birth: April 28, 1884 25 20 — Saline, Nebraska, United States Death: February 22, 1964 — Red Cloud, Webster, Nebraska, United States |
| sister |
Goldie C Preston Death: September 20, 1886 — Saline, Nebraska, United States |
| elder brother |
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 himself |
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 younger sister |
Velma Preston Birth: March 1899 40 35 — Saline, Nebraska, United States Death: September 10, 1900 — Saline, Nebraska, United States |
| 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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