Brief Life History of John Edward
When John Edward Preston was born on 22 July 1889, in Falmouth, Stafford, Virginia, United States, his father, Edward "Ned" Preston, was 22 and his mother, Celia Barnett, was 19. He married Lillie White on 5 September 1915, in Stafford, Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 1 daughter. He lived in United States in 1949 and Union, Union Township, Union, New Jersey, United States in 1950. He died on 11 August 1969, in Vauxhall, Union, New Jersey, United States, at the age of 80.
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Sources (17)
- John Preston, "United States Census, 1930"
- Edward Preston in entry for Lacy Leon Preston and Martha Washington Carter, "Virginia, Marriage Certificates, 1936-1988"
- Jonnie E Preston, "United States Census, 1920"
Spouse and Children
1889–1969 Male
1897– Female
Children (4)
1917–2006 Female
1918– Male
1921–1991 Male
1924–1999 Male
Parents and Siblings
1867–1944 Male
1870–1922 Female
Siblings (11)
1889–1969 Male
1893–1973 Female
1895–1959 Female
1898–1982 Female
1900–1977 Female
+6 More Children
World Events (8)
1890 · The Sherman Antitrust Act
Age 1
1894
Age 5
1910 · The BSA is Made
Age 21
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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