Brief Life History of Bessie
When Bessie Preston was born on 10 April 1874, in Virginia, United States, her father, Charles Isaac Preston Sr., was 40 and her mother, Mary Persinger, was 34. She lived in Richmond, Virginia, United States in 1930 and Norfolk, Norfolk, Virginia, United States in 1930. She died on 15 February 1959, in Staunton, Virginia, United States, at the age of 84.
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Family Time Line
Sources (7)
- Bessie Preston in household of Roland H Clark, "United States Census, 1930"
- Bessie Preston, "Virginia, Death Certificates, 1912-1987"
- Bessie Preston in household of Harry R Reed, "United States Census, 1940"
Parents and Siblings
1834–1894 Male
1839–1922 Female
Siblings (10)
1858–1861 Female
1860–1889 Female
1862– Female
1865–1944 Female
1868–1925 Male
+5 More Children
World Events (8)
1875 · A Treaty with Hawaii
Age 1
1894 · Confederate Soldiers and Sailors Monument
Age 20
1898 · War with the Spanish
Age 24
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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