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Ralph W. Preston 1894–1972 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 23 May 1894

Birth Location: Flat Gap, Johnson, Kentucky, USA

Death Date: 25 Nov 1972

Death Location: Salyersville, Magoffin, Kentucky, USA

Father: Wallace Preston

Mother: Julia Prater

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In 1894, Ralph W. Preston entered the world in Flat Gap, Johnson, Kentucky, USA, born to Wallace Washington Preston And Julia Agnes Prater. Ralph W. Preston passed away in 1972 in Salyersville, Magoffin, Kentucky, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1894, Ralph W. Preston entered the world in Flat Gap, Johnson, Kentucky, USA, born to Wallace Washington Preston And Julia Agnes Prater.
  • Ralph W. Preston passed away in 1972 in Salyersville, Magoffin, Kentucky, USA.

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Ralph Preston's Ancestors

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Ralph Preston
1894–1972
Birth Place: Flat Gap, Johnson, Kentucky, USA
Parents
Wallace Washington Preston
1861–1941
Johnson County, Kentucky, USA
Julia (Agnes) Prater
1863–1950
Kentucky, USA
Grandparents
Thomas (L.) Prater
1825–1912
Floyd County, Kentucky
Rebecca Auxier
1827–
Floyd County, Kentucky
Great-Grandparents
John Prater
1785–1856
Mary Prater
1783–1866
Samuel Sr.
1791–1883
Rebecca Phillips
1795–1835
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Archibald *
1755–1831
Martha Fugate
1763–1832
Robert Brenton
1758–1833
Elizabeth Steele
1763–1846
Samuel Auxier
1759–1800
Sarah Brown
1763–1862

Ralph Preston's Timeline

2 Records

1894
23 May 1894
Birth of Ralph W. Preston in Flat Gap, Johnson, Kentucky, USA
Flat Gap, Johnson, Kentucky, USA
1972
25 Nov 1972
Age 78
Death of Ralph W. Preston in Fort Myers, Lee, Florida, USA
Fort Myers, Lee, Florida, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 May 1894
    Event Place: Flat Gap, Johnson, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 Nov 1972
    Event Place: Fort Myers, Lee, Florida, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Salyersville, Magoffin, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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