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Russell Howard Preston 1908–1969 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1908

Birth Location: Morgan, Illinois

Death Date: 12 JUL 1969

Death Location: Murrayville Cemetery, Murrayville, Morgan, Illinois

Father: James Preston

Mother: Jenettie Worrall

Spouse(s): Eva Turner

Children(s): Marcella Preston

Russell Howard Preston was born in 1908 in Morgan, Illinois, the child of James Edwin Preston And Jenettie May Worrall. Russell Howard Preston married Eva Mae Turner, and had children including Marcella Thissle Preston. Russell Howard Preston passed away in 1969 in Murrayville Cemetery, Murrayville, Morgan, Illinois.

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Biography

  • Russell Howard Preston was born in 1908 in Morgan, Illinois, the child of James Edwin Preston And Jenettie May Worrall.
  • Russell Howard Preston married Eva Mae Turner, and had children including Marcella Thissle Preston.
  • Russell Howard Preston passed away in 1969 in Murrayville Cemetery, Murrayville, Morgan, Illinois.

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Russell Preston's Ancestors

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Russell Preston
1908–1969
Birth Place: Morgan, Illinois
Parents
James Edwin Preston
1872–1963
Athensville, Greene, Illinois
Jenettie (May) Worrall
1876–1942
Morgan, Illinois
Grandparents
James (Woodmancy Preston) 🧬
1850–1930
Richwood Community, Greene, Illinois
Isabella (Jane) Whitlock
1853–1891
Greene, Illinois
Great-Grandparents
James Preston
1826–1901
Margaret 🧬
1832–1920
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James 🌳
1796–1840
Silence Chamberlain
1800–1840
John #
1761–1842
Ann Gilpin
1805–1880

Russell Preston's Descendants

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Russell (Howard) Preston (1908–12 JUL 1969) m. Eva (Mae) Turner (8 SEP 1918–23 NOV 2010)
  1. 1. Marcella (Thissle) Preston 1941–2011

Russell Preston's Timeline

2 Records

1908
1908
Birth of Russell Howard Preston in Morgan, Illinois
Morgan, Illinois
1969
12 JUL 1969
Age 61
Death of Russell Howard Preston in Morgan, Illinois
Morgan, Illinois

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1908
    Event Place: Morgan, Illinois

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 JUL 1969
    Event Place: Morgan, Illinois

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Murrayville Cemetery, Murrayville, Morgan, Illinois

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