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John Edward Preston 1922–1996 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 19 Oct 1922

Birth Location: Guilford, North Carolina

Death Date: 1 Feb 1996

Death Location: Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia, United States of America

Father: Roy Preston

Mother: Catherine Preston

Spouse(s): Jane Preston

Children(s):

John Edward Preston was born in 1922 in Guilford, North Carolina, the child of Roy Clermont Preston And Catherine Ester Preston. John Edward Preston married Jane Preston, and had children including Pam Preston Reed. John Edward Preston passed away in 1996 in Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia, United States of America.

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Biography

  • John Edward Preston was born in 1922 in Guilford, North Carolina, the child of Roy Clermont Preston And Catherine Ester Preston.
  • John Edward Preston married Jane Preston, and had children including Pam Preston Reed.
  • John Edward Preston passed away in 1996 in Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

John Preston's Ancestors

Self
John Preston
1922–1996
Birth Place: Guilford, North Carolina
Parents
Roy Clermont Preston
1892–1971
Governor's Harbour, Central Eleuthera, Bahamas
Catherine (Ester) Preston
1892–1945
Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States
Grandparents
George (A) Preston
1862–1914
Nassau, New Providence, Bahamas
Ella (R) Griffin
1868–1943
Governor's Harbour, Central Eleuthera, Bahamas
Edward Price
1856–1938
Pennsylvania
Kathryn (E) Price
1857–1925
Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
George Sr
1830–1890
Laura Drouet
1829–1897
John Griffin
1824–1897
Ann Bethel
1828–1904
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Preston
1787–1865
Mary Preston
1787–1871
Peter Drouet
1794–1862
Margaret Bode
1792–1865
Thomas Jr
1800–1870
Sarah Weverley
1800–1887
Thomas Bethel
1788–1846
Thomas Bethell
1788–1846

John Preston's Timeline

12 Records

1922
19 Oct 1922
Birth of John Edward Preston in Guilford County, North Carolina, United States of America
Guilford County, North Carolina, United States of America
1922
19 Oct 1922
Birth of John Edward Preston in Guilford, North Carolina
Guilford, North Carolina
1923
19 Oct 1923
Age 1
Birth of John Edward Preston in High Point, North Carolina, USA
High Point, North Carolina, USA
1930
1930
Age 8
John Edward Preston resided here in High Point, Guilford, North Carolina, USA
High Point, Guilford, North Carolina, USA
1935
1935
Age 13
John Edward Preston resided here in High Point, Guilford, North Carolina
High Point, Guilford, North Carolina
1940
1940
Age 18
John Edward Preston resided here in High Point, Guilford, North Carolina, USA
High Point, Guilford, North Carolina, USA
1942
1942
Age 20
John Edward Preston resided here in High Point, Guilford, North Carolina, USA
High Point, Guilford, North Carolina, USA
1947
1947
Age 25
John Edward Preston resided here in High Point, North Carolina, USA
High Point, North Carolina, USA
1950
1950
Age 28
John Edward Preston resided here in High Point, Guilford, North Carolina, USA
High Point, Guilford, North Carolina, USA
1951
Before 1951
Age 29
John Edward Preston resided here in North Carolina
North Carolina
1996
1 Feb 1996
Age 74
Death of John Edward Preston in Tennessee
Tennessee
1996
1 Feb 1996
Age 74
Death of John Edward Preston in Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, United States of America
Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 Oct 1923
    Event Place: High Point, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, The National Archives at Atlanta; Atlanta, Georgia; WWII Draft Registration Cards for North Carolina, 10161940-03311947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 298
    [2] U.S., Select Military Registers
    [3] U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010
    [4] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: High Point, Guilford, North Carolina; Roll: m-t0627-02921; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 41-70
    [5] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [6] 1930 United States Federal Census
    [7] North Carolina, U.S., Birth Indexes, 1800-2000
    [8] North Carolina, U.S., Death Indexes, 1908-2004
    [9] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [10] North Carolina, U.S., Marriage Records
    [11] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
    [12] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The News and Observer; Publication Date: 4 Feb 1996; Publication Place: Raleigh, North Carolina, USA; ,0.045235313,0.67318887,0.31163758&xid=3355
    [13] 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: High Point, Guilford

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 Oct 1922
    Event Place: Guilford County, North Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] North Carolina, U.S., Death Indexes, 1908-2004
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 Oct 1922
    Event Place: Guilford, North Carolina
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Select Military Registers
    [2] U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010
    [3] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: High Point, Guilford, North Carolina; Roll: m-t0627-02921; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 41-70
    [4] 1930 United States Federal Census
    [5] North Carolina, U.S., Birth Indexes, 1800-2000
    [6] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [7] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: High Point, Guilford, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: High Point, Guilford, North Carolina
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: High Point, Guilford, North Carolina; Roll: m-t0627-02921; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 41-70

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: High Point, Guilford, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: High Point, Guilford, North Carolina; Roll: m-t0627-02921; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 41-70

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1942
    Event Place: High Point, Guilford, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, The National Archives at Atlanta; Atlanta, Georgia; WWII Draft Registration Cards for North Carolina, 10161940-03311947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 298

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1947
    Event Place: High Point, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-2016, "U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012"; School Name: High Point College; Year: 1947

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: High Point, Guilford, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: High Point, Guilford

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Before 1951
    Event Place: North Carolina
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Carteret, North Carolina
    Record Source: North Carolina, U.S., Death Indexes, 1908-2004

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Emerald Isle
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The News and Observer; Publication Date: 4 Feb 1996; Publication Place: Raleigh, North Carolina, USA; ,0.045235313,0.67318887,0.31163758&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 Feb 1996
    Event Place: Tennessee
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010
    [2] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [3] North Carolina, U.S., Death Indexes, 1908-2004
    [4] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [5] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
    [6] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The News and Observer; Publication Date: 4 Feb 1996; Publication Place: Raleigh, North Carolina, USA; ,0.045235313,0.67318887,0.31163758&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 Feb 1996
    Event Place: Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010
    [2] North Carolina, U.S., Death Indexes, 1908-2004
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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