Brief Life History of Phyllis Christine
When Phyllis Christine Preston was born on 7 September 1900, in Tyrone Township, Livingston, Michigan, United States, her father, Robert Nelson Preston, was 32 and her mother, Cora Mae Richards, was 27. She married Austin John Hancock on 28 June 1923, in Battle Creek, Calhoun, Michigan, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son. She lived in Waupaca, Waupaca, Wisconsin, United States for about 5 years and West Bend, Washington, Wisconsin, United States in 1940. She died on 2 August 1950, in Battle Creek, Calhoun, Michigan, United States, at the age of 49, and was buried in Memorial Park Cemetery, Battle Creek, Calhoun, Michigan, United States.
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Family Time Line
Sources (13)
- Phillis Christina Preston, "Michigan Births, 1867-1902"
- Phyllis Preston in household of Herbert Preston, "United States Census, 1910"
- Phyllis Preston, "Michigan Marriages, 1868-1925"
Spouse and Children
1891–1971 Male
1900–1950 Female
Children (1)
1924–2016 Male
Parents and Siblings
1868–1919 Male
1873–1923 Female
Siblings (5)
1893– Male
1894– Female
1896–1944 Female
1900–1950 Female
1905–1992 Female
World Events (8)
1901 · Assassination of Mckinley
Age 1
1903 · Ford Motor Company
Age 3
1916 · The First woman elected into the US Congress
Age 16
Name Meaning
English:
habitational name from one of the many places (most notably one in Lancashire) so called from Old English prēost ‘priest’ + tūn ‘farmstead, estate’.
occasionally from Middle English prest + son ‘son of the priest’. Priests were forbidden marriage but many produced illegitimate offspring.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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