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Rebecca Virginia (Gennie) Preston 1867–1944 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 7 August 1867

Birth Location: Lynchburg, Moore County, Tennessee, United States of America

Death Date: 7 January 1944

Death Location: Lynchburg, Moore County, Tennessee, United States of America

Father: Robert Preston

Mother: Sarah Jean

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Rebecca Virginia (Gennie) Preston was born in 1867 in Lynchburg, Moore County, Tennessee, United States of America, the child of Robert William Bob Preston And Sarah Ann Jean. In 1880, Rebecca Virginia (Gennie) Preston resided in Spencer, Moore, Tennessee, USA. Rebecca Virginia (Gennie) Preston passed away in 1944 in Lynchburg, Moore County, Tennessee, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Rebecca Virginia (Gennie) Preston was born in 1867 in Lynchburg, Moore County, Tennessee, United States of America, the child of Robert William Bob Preston And Sarah Ann Jean.
  • In 1880, Rebecca Virginia (Gennie) Preston resided in Spencer, Moore, Tennessee, USA.
  • Rebecca Virginia (Gennie) Preston passed away in 1944 in Lynchburg, Moore County, Tennessee, United States of America.

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Rebecca Preston's Ancestors

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Rebecca Preston
1867–1944
Birth Place: Lynchburg, Moore County, Tennessee, United States of America
Parents
Robert William "Bob" Preston
1811–1872
Virginia, United States of America
Sarah (Ann) Jean
1842–1911
Pleasant Hill, Moore, Tennessee, United States
Grandparents
David (Elroy Jean) Sr.
1794–1878
Stokes, North Carolina, United States
Grisilla (Jane) White
1804–1878
Rowan Co, North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
Edmund Jean
1755–1802
Mrs. Jean
1759–1794
William III
1755–1833
Catharine Chapman
1760–1810
2nd-Great-Grandparents
(Rev) Jean
1735–1803
Hulda Brown
1739–1803
Richard Beasley
1736–1804
Martha Cook
1734–1810
William Sr
1730–1796
Ann Bailey
1735–1816
John Chapman
1740–1813
Sarah Abbott
1745–1816

Rebecca Preston's Timeline

3 Records

1867
7 August 1867
Birth of Rebecca Virginia (Gennie) Preston in Lynchburg, Moore County, Tennessee, United States of America
Lynchburg, Moore County, Tennessee, United States of America
1880
1880
Age 13
Rebecca Virginia (Gennie) Preston resided here in Spencer, Moore, Tennessee, USA
Spencer, Moore, Tennessee, USA
1944
7 January 1944
Age 77
Death of Rebecca Virginia (Gennie) Preston in Lynchburg, Moore, Tennessee, United States
Lynchburg, Moore, Tennessee, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7 August 1867
    Event Place: Lynchburg, Moore County, Tennessee, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] Tennessee, Death Records, Tennessee State Library and Archives; Nashville, Tennessee; Tennessee Death Records, 1908-1958; Roll Number: 1
    [2] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Spencer, Moore, Tennessee; Roll: 1273; Page: 503C; Enumeration District: 176
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Spencer, Moore, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Spencer, Moore, Tennessee; Roll: 1273; Page: 503C; Enumeration District: 176

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 January 1944
    Event Place: Lynchburg, Moore, Tennessee, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] Tennessee, Death Records, Tennessee State Library and Archives; Nashville, Tennessee; Tennessee Death Records, 1908-1958; Roll Number: 1
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Lynchburg, Moore County, Tennessee, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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