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Archie Franklin Preston 1898–1980 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 13 MAR 1898

Birth Location: Roodhouse, Greene, Illinois

Death Date: 22 APR 1980

Death Location: Richwoods North Cemetery, Athensville, Greene, Illinois

Father: John 🧬

Mother: Rachel 🧬

Spouse(s): Mary Lawson

Children(s):

Archie Franklin Preston was born in 1898 in Roodhouse, Greene, Illinois, the child of John Wesley Preston And Rachel Emaline Fanning. In 1900, Archie Franklin Preston resided in Athensville, Greene, Illinois, USA. Archie Franklin Preston married Mary Ann Lawson. Archie Franklin Preston passed away in 1980 in Richwoods North Cemetery, Athensville, Greene, Illinois.

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Biography

  • Archie Franklin Preston was born in 1898 in Roodhouse, Greene, Illinois, the child of John Wesley Preston And Rachel Emaline Fanning.
  • In 1900, Archie Franklin Preston resided in Athensville, Greene, Illinois, USA.
  • Archie Franklin Preston married Mary Ann Lawson.
  • Archie Franklin Preston passed away in 1980 in Richwoods North Cemetery, Athensville, Greene, Illinois.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Archie Preston's Ancestors

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Archie Preston
1898–1980
Birth Place: Roodhouse, Greene, Illinois
Parents
John Wesley Preston 🧬
1855–1898
Richwood Community, Greene, Illinois
Rachel (Emaline Fanning) 🧬
1858–1929
Morgan, Illinois
Grandparents
James (B.) Preston
1826–1901
New Mercer, Hunterdon, New Jersey
Margaret (Elizabeth* Ruyle) 🧬
1832–1920
Athensville, Greene, Illinois
John (Wesley* Fanning) #
1832–1862
Morgan, Illinois
Melvina (Melissa* McDonald) #
1835–1901
Mt Vernon, Jefferson, Illinois
Great-Grandparents
James 🌳
1796–1840
Silence Chamberlain
1800–1840
John #
1761–1842
Ann Gilpin
1805–1880
Abraham* #
1797–1859
Nancy Thompson
1799–1880
Thomas* #
1803–1870
Rachel* #
1809–1878
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Preston
1766–
Henry Ruyle
1715–1790
Catherine Claiborne
1735–1808
Eli* #
1777–1850
Rebecca #
1780–1839
Joseph #
1768–1848
Barbara* Davis
1766–1817
James 🧬
1768–1858
Priscilla Taylor
1777–1830
Pleasant Rev.
1771–1818
Keziah Davenport
1782–1820

Archie Preston's Timeline

3 Records

1898
13 MAR 1898
Birth of Archie Franklin Preston in Roodhouse, Greene, Illinois
Roodhouse, Greene, Illinois
1900
1900
Age 2
Archie Franklin Preston resided here in Athensville, Greene, Illinois, USA
Athensville, Greene, Illinois, USA
1980
22 APR 1980
Age 82
Death of Archie Franklin Preston in Morgan, Illinois
Morgan, Illinois

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 13 MAR 1898
    Event Place: Roodhouse, Greene, Illinois

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Athensville, Greene, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 APR 1980
    Event Place: Morgan, Illinois

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Richwoods North Cemetery, Athensville, Greene, Illinois

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