106 - Fred H. Stratton - Erie, PA - Headstones of Centenarians on Waymarking.com

This headstone is for Fred H. Stratton, who is buried at Lakeside Cemetery in Erie, Pennsylvania. The headstone only gives the years Mr. Stratton lived, without the months or days. It states that he lived from 1885 to 1992. I could not find any additional information about him via an internet search, and so am unsure whether he was 106 years old or 107 years old when he died. Fred is buried next to 3 other graves with the name Stratton on the headstones, although I am unsure of the relations. There is a symbol of the Freemasons on his headstone. May he rest in peace.

In 1885, the year Fred was born, Grover Cleveland began his presidency, having taken office in March, succeeding Chester A. Arthur. Victoria was Queen of the United Kingdom and Leo XIII was pope. That same year, Mark Twain's book, Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, was published. Throughout Fred's life many important national and world events occurred, including the World Wars, the rise of Communism in places like the Soviet Union, and the Great Depression, as well as many significant technological changes, such as the inventions of the automobile, telephone, and computers. In the year Fred died, George H.W. Bush was president, but lost reelection to Bill Clinton in November. It's amazing how different the world was when he was born as compared to when he died.

Location of Headstone: Lakeside Cemetery

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