Brief Life History of Andrew Preston
When Andrew Preston Hayslett was born on 22 February 1862, in Virginia, United States, his father, Andrew Hayslett, was 45 and his mother, Virginia V. Plott, was 30. He married Emma Victoria Vess on 1 October 1884, in Rockbridge, Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 4 daughters. He died on 21 September 1931, in Millboro, Bath, Virginia, United States, at the age of 69, and was buried in Millboro Christian Church Cemetery, Millboro, Bath, Virginia, United States.
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- Andrew P Hagslett in household of Andrew Hagslett, "United States Census, 1870"
- Andrew P, "Virginia, Bureau of Vital Statistics, Birth Records, 1853-1896"
- Andrew Preston Hayslett, "Virginia, County Marriage Records, 1771-1989"
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1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1864 · Arlington Cemetery
Arlington Cemetery is a military cemetery. It was originally a plantation owned by George Washington Parke Custis. This is the location of Robert E. Lee, 16,000 Civil War soldiers, William Howard Taft, John, Jackie, Robert, and Edward Kennedy. The tomb of the unknown soldier is also located here it was dedicated on November 11, 1921. It contains the remains of those soldiers unknown from WWI, WWII, Korea, and Vietnam.
1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield
Garfield was shot twice by Charles J. Guitea at Railroad Station in Washington, D.C. on July 2, 1881. After eleven weeks of intensive and other care Garfield died in Elberon, New Jersey, the second of four presidents to be assassinated, following Abraham Lincoln.
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English: variant of Hazlett .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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