Robert Alexander RecroftAge: 79 years1875–1954
- Name
- Robert Alexander Recroft
- Given names
- Robert Alexander
- Surname
- Recroft
 Birth | February 9, 1875 34 36 |
 Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 2 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
 Census | 1881 (Age 5 years) |
 Death of a father | Thomas Recroft February 21, 1882 (Age 7 years) |
 Marriage | Mary Alice Baxter — View this family October 28, 1896 (Age 21 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 23 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 |
| Census | June 1, 1900 (Age 25 years) |
| Birth of a son #1 | Oswald Eugene Recroft August 5, 1907 (Age 32 years) |
| Census | April 16, 1910 (Age 35 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 40 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 41 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 |
| Death of a wife | Mary Alice Baxter December 5, 1918 (Age 43 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish Influenza Epidemic 1918 (Age 42 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 5, 1920 (Age 44 years) |
| Death of a mother | Jane Spence February 12, 1920 (Age 45 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 54 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 12, 1930 (Age 55 years) |
| Census | April 23, 1940 (Age 65 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 66 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 6, 1950 (Age 75 years) |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 74 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 70 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 | April 28, 1954 (Age 79 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Stuart Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Thomas Recroft Birth: 1841 — Ireland Death: February 21, 1882 — Lakefield, Ontario, Canada |
| mother |
Jane Spence Birth: June 22, 1838 — Ireland Death: February 12, 1920 — Whitewood, Lawrence, South Dakota, United States |
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Marriage: about 1870 — Canada |
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5 years himself |
Robert Alexander Recroft Birth: February 9, 1875 34 36 — Lakefield, Peterborough, Ontario, Canada Death: April 28, 1954 — Richfield, Hennepin, Minnesota, United States |
| Family with Mary Alice Baxter |
| himself |
Robert Alexander Recroft Birth: February 9, 1875 34 36 — Lakefield, Peterborough, Ontario, Canada Death: April 28, 1954 — Richfield, Hennepin, Minnesota, United States |
| wife |
Mary Alice Baxter Birth: February 26, 1877 31 29 — Sidney, Fremont, Iowa, United States Death: December 5, 1918 — Stuart, Holt, Nebraska, United States |
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Marriage: October 28, 1896 — |
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11 years son |
Oswald Eugene Recroft Birth: August 5, 1907 32 30 — Nebraska, United States Death: August 23, 1982 — Palm Beach, Florida, United States |
| Census | Canada - Census transcript - Thomas Recroft - Household
Douro, Peterborough, Ontario, Canada
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| Census | 1900 United States - Census transcript - Robert Alexander Recroft - Household
Center, Rock, Nebraska, United States
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| Census | 1910 United States - Census transcript - Robert Alexander Recroft - Household
Newport, Rock, Nebraska, United States
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| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - Robert Alexander Recroft - Household
Neligh, Antelope, Nebraska, United States
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| Census | 1930 United States - Census transcript - Robert Alexander Recroft - Household
Lincoln, Lancaster, Nebraska, United States
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| Census | 1940 United States - Census transcript - Robert Alexander Recroft - Household
Lincoln, Lancaster, Nebraska, United States
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| Census | 1950 United States - Census transcript - Robert Alexander Recroft - Household
Lincoln, Lancaster, Nebraska, United States
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