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Robert Wair Preston 1908 – 1971 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 22 Mar 1908

Birth Location: Plymouth, Marshall, Indiana, USA

Death Date: 17 Nov 1971

Death Location: Sarasota County, Florida, USA

Father: Paul Preston

Mother: Winifred Wair

Spouse(s): Virginia Myer

Children(s):

Robert Wair Preston was born in 1908 in Plymouth, Marshall, Indiana, USA, the child of Paul Howard Preston and Winifred F. Wair. Robert Wair Preston married Virginia M J Myer. Robert Wair Preston passed away in 1971 in Sarasota County, Florida, USA.

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Biography

  • Robert Wair Preston was born in 1908 in Plymouth, Marshall, Indiana, USA, the child of Paul Howard Preston and Winifred F. Wair.
  • Robert Wair Preston married Virginia M J Myer.
  • Robert Wair Preston passed away in 1971 in Sarasota County, Florida, USA.

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Robert Preston's Ancestors

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Robert Preston
1908 – 1971
Birth Place: Plymouth, Marshall, Indiana, USA
Parents
Paul Howard Preston
1874 – 1922
La Porte County, Indiana, USA
Winifred (F.) Wair
1873 – 1935
La Porte County, Indiana, USA
Grandparents
Andrew (J.) Wair
1820 – 1874
Indiana
Judith (Sabrina) Sweet
1835 – 1912
Milford, Otsego, New York, USA
Great-Grandparents
Hiram Sweet
1810 – 1888
Mary Moore
1811 – 1900
2nd-Great-Grandparents
George Sweet
1783 – 1843
Cornelia Mott
1785 – 1850

Robert Preston's Timeline

2 Records

1908
22 Mar 1908
Birth of Robert Wair Preston in Plymouth, Marshall, Indiana, USA
Plymouth, Marshall, Indiana, USA
1971
17 Nov 1971
Age 63
Death of Robert Wair Preston in Sarasota County, Florida, USA
Sarasota County, Florida, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 Mar 1908
    Event Place: Plymouth, Marshall, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: Indiana, U.S., Birth Certificates, 1907-1944

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 Nov 1971
    Event Place: Sarasota County, Florida, USA
    Record Source: Florida, U.S., Death Index, 1877-1998

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