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Dwight Gerald Preston 1929–2006 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 8 DEC 1929

Birth Location: Jacksonville, Morgan, Illinois

Death Date: 18 OCT 2006

Death Location: Van Orin Repose Cemetery, Van Orin, Bureau, Illinois

Father: Clyde Preston

Mother: Lena Benjamin

Spouse(s): Jacqualine Clark, Ruth Steele

Children(s):

Dwight Gerald Preston was born in 1929 in Jacksonville, Morgan, Illinois, the child of Clyde Leo Preston And Lena Leola Benjamin. Dwight Gerald Preston married Beverly Jean Johnson, Jacqualine Maxine Clark, Joan Pond, Ruth E Steele, and had children including David Lee Preston, Deborah Kay Preston, Gerald Dennis Preston, Sheryl Kay Preston. Dwight Gerald Preston passed away in 2006 in Van Orin Repose Cemetery, Van Orin, Bureau, Illinois.

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Biography

  • Dwight Gerald Preston was born in 1929 in Jacksonville, Morgan, Illinois, the child of Clyde Leo Preston And Lena Leola Benjamin.
  • Dwight Gerald Preston married Beverly Jean Johnson, Jacqualine Maxine Clark, Joan Pond, Ruth E Steele, and had children including David Lee Preston, Deborah Kay Preston, Gerald Dennis Preston, Sheryl Kay Preston.
  • Dwight Gerald Preston passed away in 2006 in Van Orin Repose Cemetery, Van Orin, Bureau, Illinois.

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Dwight Preston's Ancestors

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Dwight Preston
1929–2006
Birth Place: Jacksonville, Morgan, Illinois
Parents
Clyde Leo Preston
1905–1983
Morgan, Illinois
Lena (Leola) Benjamin
1913–1988
Pike, Illinois
Grandparents
James (Edwin) Preston
1872–1963
Athensville, Greene, Illinois
Jenettie (May) Worrall
1876–1942
Morgan, Illinois
Great-Grandparents
James 🧬
1850–1930
Isabella Whitlock
1853–1891
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Preston
1826–1901
Margaret 🧬
1832–1920

Dwight Preston's Timeline

2 Records

1929
8 DEC 1929
Birth of Dwight Gerald Preston in Jacksonville, Morgan, Illinois
Jacksonville, Morgan, Illinois
2006
18 OCT 2006
Age 77
Death of Dwight Gerald Preston in Chicago, Cook, Illinois
Chicago, Cook, Illinois

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 DEC 1929
    Event Place: Jacksonville, Morgan, Illinois

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 OCT 2006
    Event Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Van Orin Repose Cemetery, Van Orin, Bureau, Illinois

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