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Nelson John Preston 1915–1968 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 Feb 1915

Birth Location: Henry, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 12 May 1968

Death Location: Martinsville, Henry, Virginia, USA

Father: James Watkins

Mother: Rosa Preston

Spouse(s): Alice Tinsley

Children(s): Joe Preston

Nelson John Preston was born in 1915 in Henry, Virginia, USA, the child of James Richard Watkins And Rosa Belle Preston. Nelson John Preston married Alice Lee Tinsley, and had children including Arlene Preston, Clarence Wayne Preston, James David Preston, Jenny Carolyn Preston, Joe Louis Preston, Leslie Mae Preston, Maxine Vanessa Preston, Sam Wilie Preston. Nelson John Preston passed away in 1968 in Martinsville, Henry, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • Nelson John Preston was born in 1915 in Henry, Virginia, USA, the child of James Richard Watkins And Rosa Belle Preston.
  • Nelson John Preston married Alice Lee Tinsley, and had children including Arlene Preston, Clarence Wayne Preston, James David Preston, Jenny Carolyn Preston, Joe Louis Preston, Leslie Mae Preston, Maxine Vanessa Preston, Sam Wilie Preston.
  • Nelson John Preston passed away in 1968 in Martinsville, Henry, Virginia, USA.

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Nelson Preston's Ancestors

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Nelson Preston
1915–1968
Birth Place: Henry, Virginia, USA
Parents
James Richard Watkins
1878–1936
Henry, Virginia, United States
Rosa (Belle) Preston
1895–1960
Virginia
Grandparents
Salem (William Watkins) Sr
1845–1931
Pittsylvania County, Virginia, USA
Lucinda (Fannie) Thomas
1850–1929
Pittsylvania County, Virginia, USA
Alexander Preston
1860–
Henry County, Va
Lucy Hairston
1868–
Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Abraham Thomas
1815–
Lucinda Parish
1826–1876
Emanuel Hairston
1810–
Easter Hairston
1817–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Abraham Thomas
1769–
Virginia Thomas
1800–1875
Hagar Parrish
1770–1872

Nelson Preston's Descendants

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Nelson (John) Preston (1 Feb 1915–12 May 1968) m. Alice (Lee) Tinsley (03 May 1924–05 Jan 1994)
  1. 1. Joe (Louis) Preston 1948–2003

Nelson Preston's Timeline

2 Records

1915
1 Feb 1915
Birth of Nelson John Preston in Henry, Virginia, USA
Henry, Virginia, USA
1968
12 May 1968
Age 53
Death of Nelson John Preston in Martinsville, Henry, Virginia, USA
Martinsville, Henry, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 Feb 1915
    Event Place: Henry, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 May 1968
    Event Place: Martinsville, Henry, Virginia, USA

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