BIOGRAPHY

Pete Traut was born in Nekrasovo (then Norka), Saratov Oblast, Russia, on 3 November 1875 (21 October in Julian calendar). On 25 February 1902, at 26, he married Elizabeth Traut (1879–1967), with whom he had six daughters: Evelyn, Lena, Marie Goldsborough, Della Humphrey, Leona Rogers, and Pauline Harlow. In 1906, the family moved to McCook, Nebraska, and in 1908, they moved to Loveland, Colorado.

Traut spent most of his life farming in the Loveland area of Colorado. After his wife passed away in 1967, he moved in with his daughters in Fort Collins.

At 105, he attributed his longevity to maintaining a routine, which included an early-to-bed, early-to-rise schedule.

Traut passed away in Fort Collins, Colorado, on 21 January 1986, at the age of 110 years, 79 days.

RECOGNITION

His age was verified by I.L., Nick Eriksson, Jimmy Lindberg, and Daniel Gonik, and validated by the European Supercentenarian Organisation (ESO) and LongeviQuest on 17 February 2025.

ATTRIBUTION

* Peter Traut – Find A Grave

* “Elizabeth Traut of Loveland Dies” – Fort Collins Coloradoan, 30 January 1967

* Fort Collins Coloradoan

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