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Mahala Preston 1811–1861 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1811

Birth Location: Floyd, Kentucky, USA

Death Date: Aug 1861

Death Location: Paintsville, Johnson, Kentucky, United States

Father: Moses Preston

Mother: Frances Arthur

Spouse(s): William Mankins, George Litteral

Children(s): Delia Mankins

Mahala Preston was born in 1811 in Floyd, Kentucky, USA, the child of Moses Preston And Frances Fanny Arthur. Mahala Preston married George Litteral, William Mankins, and had children including Delia Mankins. Mahala Preston passed away in 1861 in Paintsville, Johnson, Kentucky, United States.

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Biography

  • Mahala Preston was born in 1811 in Floyd, Kentucky, USA, the child of Moses Preston And Frances Fanny Arthur.
  • Mahala Preston married George Litteral, William Mankins, and had children including Delia Mankins.
  • Mahala Preston passed away in 1861 in Paintsville, Johnson, Kentucky, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Moses Preston
1762–1849
Birth Location: Bedford County, Virginia, USA
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Frances Arthur
1764–1844
Birth Location: Goose Creek, Bedford, Virginia, USA
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Spouses(s)

William Mankins
1806–1832
Birth Location: Orange Co., NC
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George Litteral
1815–1859
Birth Location: Virginia, United States
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Children(s)

Delia Mankins
1829–
Birth Location: Paintsville, Johnson, Kentucky, United States
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Mahala Preston's Ancestors

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Mahala Preston
1811–1861
Birth Place: Floyd, Kentucky, USA
Parents
Moses Preston
1762–1849
Bedford County, Virginia, USA
Frances ("Fanny") Arthur
1764–1844
Goose Creek, Bedford, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Isaac (David Preston) Sr
1741–1810
Bedford, Bedford, Virginia, United States
Margaret Schwartz
1750–1800
Virginia, United States
Captain (Thomas) Arthur
1730–1820
Goose Creek, Bedford, Virginia, United States
Rebecca (Lillian Jane) Jenny
1733–1788
Bedford County, Virginia, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
Philip Preston
1711–1774
Mary Doss
1715–1820
John Arthur
1710–1793
Rebecca Adams
1710–1793
John Jr
1705–
Mary Christener
1705–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Arthur
1660–1725
Anne Moore
1617–1694
John Adams
1690–1824
Sarah Snow
1755–1822

Mahala Preston's Descendants

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Mahala Preston (1811–Aug 1861) m. William Mankins (1806–1832) m. George Litteral (1815–22 Nov 1859)
  1. 1. Delia Mankins 1829– m. David Price 1827–1903
    1. 1. Lydia Price 1856–
    2. 2. Mahala ((Mahalia) Jane) Price 1859–1934 m. Josephus (Boone "Bud") Hampton 1842–1910
      1. 1. Maude (Grace) Hampton 1884–1971 m. John (Pershing (Hascal)) Phillips 1873–1938
        1. 1. John ("Johnny" Sherman) Phillips 1906–1986 m. Hazel (Mae) Tyner 1913–1993 m. Edna (Irene) Rude 1924–2002

Mahala Preston's Timeline

2 Records

1811
1811
Birth of Mahala Preston in Floyd, Kentucky, USA
Floyd, Kentucky, USA
1861
Aug 1861
Age 50
Death of Mahala Preston in Paintsville, Johnson, Kentucky, United States
Paintsville, Johnson, Kentucky, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1811
    Event Place: Floyd, Kentucky, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Aug 1861
    Event Place: Paintsville, Johnson, Kentucky, United States
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