Harry Elmer PrestonAge: 85 years1907–1993
- Name
- Harry Elmer Preston
- Given names
- Harry Elmer
- Surname
- Preston
 Birth | November 13, 1907 23 25 |
 Census | April 21, 1910 (Age 2 years) |
 Birth of a sister | Lera M Preston October 5, 1910 (Age 2 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Merle Willard Preston March 19, 1915 (Age 7 years) |
 Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 8 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 paternal grandfather | Frank Lewis Preston July 2, 1918 (Age 10 years) Cause: Struck by Lightning |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 9 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 10 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 12 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Floyd Lewis Preston December 30, 1922 (Age 15 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 21 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 30, 1930 (Age 22 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 34 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 |
| Census | April 24, 1950 (Age 42 years) |
| Death of a brother | Floyd Lewis Preston February 19, 1951 (Age 43 years) |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 42 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 paternal grandmother | Clara Parke June 13, 1954 (Age 46 years) |
| Death of a father | Archie Floyd Preston February 22, 1964 (Age 56 years) |
| Death of a mother | Mary Elizabeth Schulz February 28, 1973 (Age 65 years) |
| Death of a wife | Ella Pavelka December 24, 1975 (Age 68 years) |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 38 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 | November 1, 1993 (Age 85 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: East Lawn Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Archie Floyd Preston Birth: April 28, 1884 25 20 — Saline, Nebraska, United States Death: February 22, 1964 — Red Cloud, Webster, Nebraska, United States |
| mother |
Mary Elizabeth Schulz Birth: August 23, 1882 — Webster, Nebraska, United States Death: February 28, 1973 — Blue Hill, Webster, Nebraska, United States |
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Marriage: August 22, 1907 — Red Cloud, Webster, Nebraska, United States |
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3 months himself |
Harry Elmer Preston Birth: November 13, 1907 23 25 — Bladen, Webster, Nebraska, United States Death: November 1, 1993 — Minden, Kearney, Nebraska, United States |
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3 years younger sister |
Lera M Preston Birth: October 5, 1910 26 28 — Bladen, Webster, Nebraska, United States Death: November 12, 2004 — Hastings, Adams, Nebraska, United States |
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4 years younger brother |
Merle Willard Preston Birth: March 19, 1915 30 32 — Bladen, Webster, Nebraska, United States Death: October 21, 2002 — Campbell, Franklin, Nebraska, United States |
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8 years younger brother |
Floyd Lewis Preston Birth: December 30, 1922 38 40 — Bladen, Webster, Nebraska, United States Death: February 19, 1951 — Hastings, Adams, Nebraska, United States |
| Family with Ella Pavelka |
| himself |
Harry Elmer Preston Birth: November 13, 1907 23 25 — Bladen, Webster, Nebraska, United States Death: November 1, 1993 — Minden, Kearney, Nebraska, United States |
| wife |
Ella Pavelka Birth: June 23, 1914 — Bladen, Webster, Nebraska, United States Death: December 24, 1975 — Hastings, Adams, Nebraska, United States |
| daughter |
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| son |
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| Family with Private |
| himself |
Harry Elmer Preston Birth: November 13, 1907 23 25 — Bladen, Webster, Nebraska, United States Death: November 1, 1993 — Minden, Kearney, Nebraska, United States |
| wife |
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| Census | 1910 United States - Census transcript - Archie Floyd Preston - Household
Harmony, Webster, Nebraska
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| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - Archie Floyd Preston - Household
Glenwood, Webster, Nebraska
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| Census | 1930 United States - Census transcript - Archie Floyd Preston - Household
Glenwood, Webster, Nebraska
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