Brief Life History of Herbert
When Herbert Preston was born on 9 September 1869, in Tyrone Township, Livingston, Michigan, United States, his father, Elmer Preston, was 22 and his mother, Anna Brown, was 21. He married Cora Anella Dormire on 20 September 1893, in Tyrone Township, Livingston, Michigan, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Assiniboia, Lake of the Rivers No. 72, Saskatchewan, Canada in 1911 and Battle Creek Township, Calhoun, Michigan, United States in 1930. He died on 18 February 1945, in Battle Creek, Calhoun, Michigan, United States, at the age of 75, and was buried in Memorial Park Cemetery, Battle Creek, Calhoun, Michigan, United States.
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Sources (21)
- Herbert Preston in household of Glenn H Preston, "United States Census, 1930"
- Herbert Preston, "Michigan, Marriages, 1868-1925"
- Herbert Preston, "Find A Grave Index"
Spouse and Children
1869–1945 Male
1868–1927 Female
Children (4)
1897–1899 Male
1900–1950 Female
1904–1970 Female
1907–1996 Male
Parents and Siblings
1847–1926 Male
1848–1890 Female
Siblings (3)
1869–1945 Male
1873–1930 Female
1875–1955 Male
World Events (8)
1870 · The Fifteenth Amendment
Age 1
1872 · The Soldiers and Sailors Monument
Age 3
1889 · The first Skyscraper in Detroit
Age 20
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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