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Jimmy Wayne Preston 1941–2011 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 28 Jun 1941

Birth Location: Priceville, Morgan, Alabama, USA

Death Date: 2 Aug 2011

Death Location: Delta County, Texas, USA

Father: Emmett Preston

Mother: Tommie Mefford

Spouse(s): Shirley Bright

Children(s):

Jimmy Wayne Preston was born in 1941 in Priceville, Morgan, Alabama, USA, the child of Emmett Riley Preston And Tommie Virginia Mefford. In 1950, Jimmy Wayne Preston resided in Shelby, Tennessee, USA. Jimmy Wayne Preston married Shirley Lanae Bright, and had children including Crystal Dawn Preston, Jimmie Sherri Preston, Rodney Wayne Preston. Jimmy Wayne Preston passed away in 2011 in Delta County, Texas, USA.

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Biography

  • Jimmy Wayne Preston was born in 1941 in Priceville, Morgan, Alabama, USA, the child of Emmett Riley Preston And Tommie Virginia Mefford.
  • In 1950, Jimmy Wayne Preston resided in Shelby, Tennessee, USA.
  • Jimmy Wayne Preston married Shirley Lanae Bright, and had children including Crystal Dawn Preston, Jimmie Sherri Preston, Rodney Wayne Preston.
  • Jimmy Wayne Preston passed away in 2011 in Delta County, Texas, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Jimmy Preston's Ancestors

Self
Jimmy Preston
1941–2011
Birth Place: Priceville, Morgan, Alabama, USA
Parents
Emmett Riley Preston
1907–1950
, Huntsville, Madison, Alabama, USA
Tommie (Virginia) Mefford
1914–2002
Huntsville, Madison, Alabama, USA
Grandparents
Arthur (L) Preston
1883–
Madison County, Alabama
Nancy Jane
1886–
Great-Grandparents
William Jr.
1845–1922
Louvina May
1848–1924
William Hill
1848–1897
Frances Hill
1840–1929
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Priscilla Meleroskey
1809–1880
John May
1805–1880
Martha Evans
1815–1881
Calvin Hill
1819–1884
Lucinda Moore
1820–1905
Michael Selvidge
1807–1868
Nancy Snow
1811–1867

Jimmy Preston's Timeline

3 Records

1941
28 Jun 1941
Birth of Jimmy Wayne Preston in Priceville, Morgan, Alabama, USA
Priceville, Morgan, Alabama, USA
1950
1950
Age 9
Jimmy Wayne Preston resided here in Shelby, Tennessee, USA
Shelby, Tennessee, USA
2011
2 Aug 2011
Age 70
Death of Jimmy Wayne Preston in Delta County, Texas, USA
Delta County, Texas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 Jun 1941
    Event Place: Priceville, Morgan, Alabama, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Tree, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Shelby, Tennessee; Roll: 3664; Page: 44; Enumeration District: 79-71

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Shelby, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Shelby, Tennessee; Roll: 3664; Page: 44; Enumeration District: 79-71

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 Aug 2011
    Event Place: Delta County, Texas, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Tree, Ancestry Family Tree

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