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Elmont Fletcher Preston 1884 – 1958 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 Aug 1884

Birth Location: Creston,Union,Iowa, USA

Death Date: 25 Jun 1958

Death Location: Weeping Water, Cass, Nebraska, USA

Father: William Preston

Mother: Isabelle Hester

Spouse(s): Myrtle Thacker, Mary Hays

Children(s): DeLoris Preston, Roy Preston, Connor Preston, Betty Preston, Jackson Preston, Guerney Preston

In 1884, Elmont Fletcher Preston entered the world in Creston,Union,Iowa, USA, born to William Jennings Preston and Isabelle Cecelia Hester. Elmont Fletcher Preston married Myrtle Florence Thacker, Mary Marjorie Hays, and had children including DeLoris Moeta Preston, Roy Clemend Preston, Connor Eugene Preston, Betty Laverne Preston, Jackson Dale Preston, Guerney Gordon Preston. Elmont Fletcher Preston passed away in 1958 in Weeping Water, Cass, Nebraska, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1884, Elmont Fletcher Preston entered the world in Creston,Union,Iowa, USA, born to William Jennings Preston and Isabelle Cecelia Hester.
  • Elmont Fletcher Preston married Myrtle Florence Thacker, Mary Marjorie Hays, and had children including DeLoris Moeta Preston, Roy Clemend Preston, Connor Eugene Preston, Betty Laverne Preston, Jackson Dale Preston, Guerney Gordon Preston.
  • Elmont Fletcher Preston passed away in 1958 in Weeping Water, Cass, Nebraska, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Preston
1855 – 1938
Birth Location: Washington, Franklin, Pennsylvania, USA
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Isabelle Hester
1863 – 1929
Birth Location: Tingley, Ringgold, Iowa, USA
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Spouses(s)

Myrtle Thacker
1885 – 1943
Birth Location: Union, Cass, Nebraska, USA
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Mary Hays
1903 – 1977
Birth Location: Creston,Union,Iowa, USA
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Children(s)

DeLoris Preston
1906 – 1991
Birth Location: Friend, Saline, Nebraska, USA
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Roy Preston
1921 – 1999
Birth Location: Imperial, Chase, Nebraska, USA
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Connor Preston
1924 – 1986
Birth Location: Imperial,Chase,Nebraska, USA
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Betty Preston
1923 –
Birth Location: Imperial, Chase, Nebraska, USA
BP
Jackson Preston
1926 – 1960
Birth Location: Nebraska, USA
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Guerney Preston
1930 – 1996
Birth Location: Nebraska, USA
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Elmont Preston's Ancestors

Self
Elmont Preston
1884 – 1958
Birth Place: Creston,Union,Iowa, USA
Parents
William Jennings Preston
1855 – 1938
Washington, Franklin, Pennsylvania, USA
Isabelle (Cecelia) Hester
1863 – 1929
Tingley, Ringgold, Iowa, USA
Grandparents
Nelson (Burgess) Hester
1829 – 1912
Wayne, Indiana, USA
Cornelia (Melissa) Hathaway
1841 – 1905
Mount Pleasant, Henry, Iowa, USA
Great-Grandparents
Henry Hester
1809 – 1837
Elizabeth Reynolds
1807 – 1888
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Benjamin Reynolds
1779 – 1856
Anna Cornell
1786 – 1870

Elmont Preston's Descendants

1.
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Elmont (Fletcher) Preston (4 Aug 1884 – 25 Jun 1958) m. Myrtle (Florence) Thacker (25 Nov 1885 – 29 Dec 1943) m. Mary (Marjorie) Hays (16 Feb 1903 – Feb 1977)
  1. 1. DeLoris (Moeta) Preston (25 May 1906 – 12 Nov 1991) m. Russell (Ernest) Bannister (24 Aug 1905 – 2 Aug 1955)
    1. 1. Paul (Arthur) Bannister (1936 – ) m. Virgina (Mae) Meyer
    2. 2. Evelyn (Jean) Bannister (1939 – ) m. Howard (William) Longee
  2. 2. Roy (Clemend) Preston (6 Jan 1921 – 8 Jun 1999)
  3. 3. Connor (Eugene) Preston (18 Sep 1924 – 15 Jan 1986)
  4. 4. Betty (Laverne) Preston (10 Feb 1923 – ) m. Harry Svanda (24 Aug 1915 – 23 Dec 1999)
  5. 5. Jackson (Dale) Preston (18 Jun 1926 – 1960)
  6. 6. Guerney (Gordon) Preston (8 Sep 1930 – 8 Nov 1996)

Elmont Preston's Timeline

2 Records

1884
4 Aug 1884
Birth of Elmont Fletcher Preston in Creston,Union,Iowa, USA
Creston,Union,Iowa, USA
1958
25 Jun 1958
Age 74
Death of Elmont Fletcher Preston in Weeping Water, Cass, Nebraska, USA
Weeping Water, Cass, Nebraska, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 Aug 1884
    Event Place: Creston,Union,Iowa, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 Jun 1958
    Event Place: Weeping Water, Cass, Nebraska, USA
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