PRESTON ANNEX
Barbara Anne (Preston) Drake Pedigree
(Start at generation 1, below.)
WORKING DRAFT
Last Change: 20 December 2018
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Origin of
the surname “Preston:”
Generation
6
5 Warren Preston
1. Biographical notes:
Born about 1799 in Vermont.
1850 US Census: Warren Preston, age 51 (b. VT) and
employed as a farmer, was heading a household in Strafford Township, Orange
County, Vermont. The household also
included his wife, Esther Preston, age 50 (b. VT); daughter, Charlotte Preston,
age 23 (b. VT); son, Sylvester Preston, age 17 (b. VT) and in school; daughter,
Sarah F. Preston, age 15 (b. VT); son, Nathaniel Preston, age 13 (b. VT); and
son, Justin Preston, age 8 (b. VT).
1860 US Census: No record found.
2. Wife: Esther (?)
Born about 1800 in Vermont.
3. Children:
a. Charlotte Preston: Born about 1827 in Vermont.
b. Sylvester Preston: Born about 1833 in Vermont.
c. Sarah F. Preston: Born about 1835 in Vermont.
d. Nathaniel Preston: Born about 1837 in Vermont.
e. Justin Warren Preston: See generation 4,
below.
4 Justin Warren Preston
1. Biographical notes:
Born October 1840 in Vermont.
1860 US Census: No record found.
1870 US Census: J. W. Preston, age 29 (b. VT) and
employed as a merchant, was heading a household in Rutland Township (Marseilles
Post Office), La Salle County, Illinois.
His real estate was valued at $6,000, and his personal property was
valued at $4,000. The household also
included his wife, Clarrissa Preston, age 22 (b. Canada); daughter, Sopha M. Preston,
age 1 (b. IL); Abby E. Kendall, age 17 (b. VT); Cordelia Caswell, age 26 (b.
NYS) and employed as a music teacher; and Florance Caswell, age 4 (b. Canada).
1880 US Census: Justin Preston, age 38 (b. VT;
parents b. VT) and employed as a dry goods merchant, was heading a household in
the Western Division of Manlius Township, La Salle County, Illinois. The household also included his wife,
Clarissa Preston, age 32 (b. Canada; father b. NYS; mother b. VT); daughter,
Sappho Preston, age 11 (b. IL); daughter, Alice Preston, age 7 (b. IL);
daughter, Carrie Preston, age 3 (b. IL); and aunt, Clarissa Clark, age 66 (b.
VT; parents b. VT).
1900 US Census: Justin Preston, age 59 (b. Oct 1840 in
VT; parents b. VT) and employed as a grocer, was heading a household on First
Street in the City of Manlius, Manlius Township, La Salle County,
Illinois. The household also included
his wife of 32 years, Clarais Preston, age 52 (b. Nov 1847 in English-speaking
Canada; father b. NYS; mother b. English-speaking Canada), who immigrated to
the US in 1862 and had had 6 children, 4 of whom were still alive; son, Cassius
Preston, age 17 (b. Dec 1882 in IL; father b. IL; mother b. English-speaking
Canada), single, and employed as a grocery clerk; and sister-in-law, Emma
Morgan, age 46 (b. May 1854 in English-speaking Canada; father b. NYS; mother
b. English-speaking Canada), single, and not employed, who immigrated to the US
in 1862.
2. Wife: Claressa L. Morgan
Born November 1847 in English-speaking Canada; daughter of Cyprian (b. NYS) and Charlotte
Colver (Clark) Morgan (b.
English-speaking Canada)and granddaughter of Roswell and Sophia (Walbridge) Morgan, as well as Harvey and Charolette (Culver) Clark. Immigrated
to the US in 1862. Married Justin
Preston on 2 June 1868 in La Salle County, Illinois.
3. Children:
a. Sappha Morgan Preston: Born 19 March 1869 at
Marseilles, La Salle County, Illinois.
b. Alice Preston: Born 22 August
1872 at Chicago, Cook County, Illinois.
c. Carrie Luthar Preston: Born about 1877 at
Manlius, La Salle County, Illinois.
Married Allan Jackson, son of Areezi F. and Mary R. (Allan) Jackson, on
7 July 1897 at Marseilles, La Salle County, Illinois.
e. Justin Warner Preston: See generation 3,
below.
e. Cassius A. Preston: Born December 1882 in
Illinois. Married Georgina Smith,
daughter of George W. and Jane (Van Shoick) Smith, on 20 June 1906 at
Marseilles, La Salle County, Illinois.
3 Justin Warner Preston
1. Biographical notes:
Born 23 October 1881/80 at Marseilles, La Salle County, Illinois. Died September 1981 in Monroe County, New
York.
1910 US Census: J. W. Preston, age 29 (b. IL; father
b. VT; mother b. English-speaking Canada) and employed as a farmer, was heading
a household in Justice Precinct, Calhoun County, Texas. He had been married once. The household also included his wife of 1
year, Vera T. Preston, age 28 (b. IA; parents b. IA), who had been married once
and had had no children.
1918 WWI Draft Registration: Justin Warner Preston,
age 37 (b. 23 Oct 1880) and employed as a US Immigration Inspector, was heading
a household at 3418 Rt 2, Galveston, Texas.
The household also included his wife, Vera Preston.
1920 US Census: Juston Preston, age 39 (b. IL; father
b. VT; mother b. Canada) and employed as an immigration inspector for the US
Government, was heading a household at 3418 Avenue P. in the City of Galveston,
Galveston County, Texas. The household
also included his wife, Vera Preston, age 38 (b. IA; parents b. IA); daughter,
Ruth Preston, age 8 (b. IA); daughter, Justine Preston, age 3 years and 11
months (b. MI); and son, William Preston, age 3 years and 11 months (b. MI).
1930 US Census: Justin W. Preston, age 49 (b. IL;
father b. VT; mother b. Canada), married, and employed as a dairy farmer, was
heading a household on Main Street in the Village of Interlaken, Covert
Township, Seneca County, New York. He
married 1st at age 28. The household
also included his daughter, Justine C. Preston, age 15 (b. MI; father b. IL;
mother b. IA); and son, William T. Preston, age 13 (b. MI; father b. IL; mother
b. IA).
1935 FL Census: Justin W. Preston, age 54 (b. IL)
and employed as a surveyor, was heading a household at 626 NW 67th Street in
the City of Miami, Dade County, Florida.
He had completed some college education.
The household also included his daughter, Justine Preston, age 20 (b.
MI) and employed as a stenographer, who had a high school education; and son,
William Preston, age 18 (b. MI) and employed as a radio operator, who had a
high school education.
1940 US Census: Justin W. Preston, age 59 (b. IL)
and employed as a farmer, was heading a single-person household in Albion
Township, Oswego County, New York. He
had completed 3 years of college, and his residence was valued at $3,000. On 1 April 1935 he resided at Miami, Dade
County, Florida.
2. Wife: Vera Turner
Born Keokuk, Lee County, Iowa; daughter of Lewis
and Alice (?) Turner. Married
Justin Preston, Jr. on 29 December 1908 in Colfax Township, Jasper County,
Iowa.
3. Children:
a. Ruth Alice Preston: Born 13 July 1911 in Colfax
Township, Jasper County, Iowa. Married
William Oscar Eggleston (b. abt 1907), son of Joseph and Josephine (Savage)
Eggleston, on 4 March 1929 in Tompkins County, New York.
b. Justine C. Preston: Twin. Born 6 July 1916 at Sault Sainte Marie
Township, Chippewa County, Michigan.
c. William Turner Preston: See generation
2, below.
2 William Turner Preston
1. Biographical notes:
Twin. Born 6 July 1916 at Sault
Sainte Marie Township, Chippewa County, Michigan. Died 14 August 1997 at Columbia S. W.
Regional Medical Center, Fort Myers, Lee County, Florida; interred Sanford
Corners Cemetery, Calcium, Jefferson County, New York. Employed in the St. Regis Paper Mill,
Deferiet, Wilna Township, Jefferson County, New York, while residing in nearby
Philadelphia Township. Resided last in
Dade County, Florida.
1940 US Census: Thomas Stanley, age 52 (b. GA) and
employed as a car reprocessor, was heading a household at 45 NW 35th Street in
the City of Miami, Dade County, Florida.
He had completed 8th grade, and his residence was valued at $1,500. The household also included his wife, Mildred
Stanley, age 54 (b. NYS), who had completed 3 years of high school; daughter,
Alma F. Stanley, age 18 (b. FL) and single, who had completed 4 years of high
school; son-in-law, William Preston, age 24 (b. MI) and employed as a radio
operator in the merchant and miners industry, who had completed 4 years of high
school; daughter, Louise Preston, age 24 (b. GA), who had completed 4 years of
high school; and grandson, Stanley C. Preston, age 8 months (b. FL). They resided in the same house on 1 April
1935 [which wouldn't be correct for William and Stanley Preston].
1945 FL Census: William Preston, age 28 (b. MI) and
employed as an operator, was heading a household at 5515 NW 18th Avenue in the
City of Miami, Dade County, Florida. He
had completed 11th grade. The household
also included his wife, Louise Preston, age 29 (b. GA), who had completed 11th
grade; son, Stanley Preston, age 5 (b. FL); and daughter, Patricia, age 3 (b.
FL).
2. Wife: Mildred Louise Stanley
"Louise"
Born 1915 in Georgia; daughter of Thomas and Mildred (?) Stanley of Miami, Dade County, Florida. Died 1993; interred with her husband in
Sanford Corners Cemetery, Calcium.
Married William Turner Preston on 18 December 1938 at Miami, Dade
County, Florida.
3. Children: (perhaps others)
a. Stanley C. Preston. (more info) Born about September 1939 in Florida.
b. Patricia Preston: Born about 1942 in Florida.
c. Barbara Anne Preston: See generation 1,
below.
1 Barbara Anne Preston
Born 1957. Married Kevin Douglas Drake, descendant #4.2 of generation 13 of the Descendants of Almond Henry Drake in 1976.
See Kevin's Page
for More Info
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