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Rosa Belle Preston 1895–1960 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 Aug 1895

Birth Location: Virginia

Death Date: 6 Apr 1960

Death Location: Martinsville, Henry, Virginia, USA

Father: Alexander Preston

Mother: Lucy Hairston

Spouse(s): James Watkins

Children(s): John Preston, Fannie Preston, Ernest Preston, Nelson Preston, Raish Sr.

Rosa Belle Preston was born in 1895 in Virginia, the child of Alexander Preston And Lucy Hairston. Rosa Belle Preston married James Richard Watkins, and had children including Ernest Preston, Fannie Mae Preston, John Preston, Joseph Henry Watkins, Louise Preston, Mildred Preston, Nelson John Preston, Raish Alexander Preston Sr. Rosa Belle Preston passed away in 1960 in Martinsville, Henry, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • Rosa Belle Preston was born in 1895 in Virginia, the child of Alexander Preston And Lucy Hairston.
  • Rosa Belle Preston married James Richard Watkins, and had children including Ernest Preston, Fannie Mae Preston, John Preston, Joseph Henry Watkins, Louise Preston, Mildred Preston, Nelson John Preston, Raish Alexander Preston Sr.
  • Rosa Belle Preston passed away in 1960 in Martinsville, Henry, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Rosa Preston's Ancestors

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Rosa Preston
1895–1960
Birth Place: Virginia
Parents
Alexander Preston
1860–
Henry County, Va
Lucy Hairston
1868–
Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Emanuel Hairston
1810–
Henry Co., VA.
Easter Hairston
1817–
Beat 4, Lowndes, Mississippi, USA
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Rosa Preston's Descendants

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Rosa (Belle) Preston (1 Aug 1895–6 Apr 1960) m. James (Richard) Watkins (Feb 1878–30 Jan 1936)
  1. 1. John Preston 1924–
    1. 1. Mildred Preston 1945–2011
  2. 2. Fannie (Mae) Preston 1910–1977 m. Samuel (Edward Jamison) Sr. 1904–1974
    1. 1. Samuel (Edward Jamison) Jr. 1942–2013
    2. 2. Curtis (Lee) Jamison 1927–2017
    3. 3. Mary (Belle) Jamison 1935–2017
    4. 4. George (Smith) Jamison 1931–2017
    5. 5. Rev. (Samuel Henry “henry”) Jamison 1928–2015
    6. 6. James (Stafford) Jamison 1944–2014
  3. 3. Ernest Preston 1927–1977
  4. 4. Nelson (John) Preston 1915–1968 m. Alice (Lee) Tinsley 1924–1994
    1. 1. Joe (Louis) Preston 1948–2003
  5. 5. Raish (Alexander Preston) Sr. 1918–1969

Rosa Preston's Timeline

6 Records

1891
1 Aug 1891
Birth of Rosa Belle Preston in Henry County, Virginia, USA
Henry County, Virginia, USA
1891
1891
Birth of Rosa Belle Preston
None
1895
1 Aug 1895
Birth of Rosa Belle Preston in Virginia
Virginia
1960
1960
Age 65
Death of Rosa Belle Preston
None
1960
6 Apr 1960
Age 65
Death of Rosa Belle Preston
None
1970
6 Apr 1970
Age 75
Death of Rosa Belle Preston in Martinsville, Henry, Virginia, USA
Martinsville, Henry, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 Aug 1891
    Event Place: Henry County, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1891

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 Aug 1895
    Event Place: Virginia

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 Apr 1970
    Event Place: Martinsville, Henry, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1960

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 Apr 1960

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