Brief Life History of William Roy
When William Roy Preas Sr. was born on 29 September 1898, in Virginia, United States, his father, Joseph Calliehill Preas, was 25 and his mother, Julia Annie Creasey, was 23. He married Blanche Anna Mayberry about 1921, in Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Staunton River Magisterial District, Pittsylvania, Virginia, United States in 1940 and Altavista, Campbell, Virginia, United States for about 1 years. He died on 9 August 1964, in Lynchburg, Virginia, United States, at the age of 65, and was buried in Altavista, Campbell, Virginia, United States.
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- William R Preas, "United States 1950 Census"
- W R Preas, "Virginia, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1945"
- William Roy Preas, "Virginia, Death Certificates, 1912-1987"
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1900 · Gold for Cash!
This Act set a price at which gold could be traded for paper money.
1905 · Established
Altavista came into being during railroad construction in 1905.
1916 · The First woman elected into the US Congress
Jeannette Pickering Rankin became the first woman to hold a federal office position in the House of Representatives, and remains the only woman elected to Congress by Montana.
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Americanized form of German Pries .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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