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Robert Sqwares Preston 1913–1968 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 24 Nov 1913

Birth Location: Washington, Texas, USA

Death Date: 12 April 1968

Death Location: Brenham, Washington County, Texas, United States of America

Father: Richard Preston

Mother: Mattie Smith

Spouse(s): Edna Dailey-Preston

Children(s): George Preston, Baby Preston, Douglas Preston, Richard Preston, Odis (Hogan), Martha Preston-Nash

Robert Sqwares Preston was born in 1913 in Washington, Texas, USA, the child of Richard Preston And Mattie Smith. In 1920, Robert Sqwares Preston resided in Justice Precinct 5, Washington, Texas, USA. In 1935, Robert Sqwares Preston resided in Independence, Washington, Texas. Robert Sqwares Preston married Edna M Dailey Preston, and had children including Baby Preston, Dorothy N Preston, Douglas Preston, George Leslie Preston, Leona Sue Preston, Lillian Beatrice Preston Parker, Martha Dell Preston Nash, Mary Nell Preston Williams, Odis Mae Preston Hogan, Richard Preston, Robert Preston Jr, Rosie Marie Preston Decuir Creeks. Robert Sqwares Preston passed away in 1968 in Brenham, Washington County, Texas, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Robert Sqwares Preston was born in 1913 in Washington, Texas, USA, the child of Richard Preston And Mattie Smith.
  • In 1920, Robert Sqwares Preston resided in Justice Precinct 5, Washington, Texas, USA.
  • In 1935, Robert Sqwares Preston resided in Independence, Washington, Texas.
  • Robert Sqwares Preston married Edna M Dailey Preston, and had children including Baby Preston, Dorothy N Preston, Douglas Preston, George Leslie Preston, Leona Sue Preston, Lillian Beatrice Preston Parker, Martha Dell Preston Nash, Mary Nell Preston Williams, Odis Mae Preston Hogan, Richard Preston, Robert Preston Jr, Rosie Marie Preston Decuir Creeks.
  • Robert Sqwares Preston passed away in 1968 in Brenham, Washington County, Texas, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Robert Preston's Ancestors

Self
Robert Preston
1913–1968
Birth Place: Washington, Texas, USA
Parents
Richard Preston
1884–1941
Washington, Texas
Mattie Smith
1888–1974
Texas, USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Robert Preston's Descendants

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Robert (Sqwares) Preston (24 Nov 1913–12 April 1968) m. Edna (M) Dailey-Preston (28 Dec 1913–22 Dec 2005)
  1. 1. George (Leslie) Preston 1950–2006
  2. 2. Baby Preston 1940–1940
  3. 3. Douglas Preston 1943–2015 m. Patricia (Ann Jackson) (Preston) 1947–2022
  4. 4. Richard Preston 1934–2010 m. Doris (Marie) White-Preston 1938–2007
  5. 5. Odis (Mae Preston) (Hogan) 1932–2017 m. Lloyd Hogan 1930–2011
  6. 6. Martha (Dell) Preston-Nash 1940–2003 m. John (Willis) Nash 1932–2000

Robert Preston's Timeline

8 Records

1913
24 Nov 1913
Birth of Robert Sqwares Preston in Washington, Texas, USA
Washington, Texas, USA
1920
1920
Age 7
Robert Sqwares Preston resided here in Justice Precinct 5, Washington, Texas, USA
Justice Precinct 5, Washington, Texas, USA
1935
1935
Age 22
Robert Sqwares Preston resided here in Independence, Washington, Texas
Independence, Washington, Texas
1940
1940
Age 27
Robert Sqwares Preston resided here in Brenham, Washington, Texas, USA
Brenham, Washington, Texas, USA
1950
1950
Age 37
Robert Sqwares Preston resided here in Washington, Texas, USA
Washington, Texas, USA
1951
Before 1951
Age 38
Robert Sqwares Preston resided here in Texas
Texas
1968
Abt 1968
Age 55
Robert Sqwares Preston resided here in Rural, Galveston, Texas, USA
Rural, Galveston, Texas, USA
1968
12 April 1968
Age 55
Death of Robert Sqwares Preston in Galveston County, Texas, United States of America
Galveston County, Texas, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 Nov 1913
    Event Place: Washington, Texas, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947
    [2] Texas, U.S., Death Certificates, Texas Department of State Health Services; Austin Texas, USA; Texas Death Certificates, 1903–1982
    [3] 1940 United States Federal Census
    [4] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [5] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Justice Precinct 5, Washington, Texas; Roll: T625_1855; Page: 16B; Enumeration District: 144
    [6] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [7] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
    [8] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Washington, Texas; Roll: 319; Page: 19; Enumeration District: 239-32
    [9] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Justice Precinct 5, Washington, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Justice Precinct 5, Washington, Texas; Roll: T625_1855; Page: 16B; Enumeration District: 144

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Independence, Washington, Texas
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Brenham, Washington, Texas, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947
    [2] 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Washington, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Washington, Texas; Roll: 319; Page: 19; Enumeration District: 239-32

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Before 1951
    Event Place: Texas
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Abt 1968
    Event Place: Rural, Galveston, Texas, USA
    Record Source: Texas, U.S., Death Certificates, Texas Department of State Health Services; Austin Texas, USA; Texas Death Certificates, 1903–1982

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 April 1968
    Event Place: Galveston County, Texas, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] Texas, U.S., Death Certificates, Texas Department of State Health Services; Austin Texas, USA; Texas Death Certificates, 1903–1982
    [2] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
    [5] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Brenham, Washington County, Texas, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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