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Ruth Ophelia Preston 1905–1991 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 MAY 1905

Birth Location: Mattoon, Coles, Illinois

Death Date: 15 JUN 1991

Death Location: Dodge Grove Cemetery, Mattoon, Coles, Illinois

Father: Oscar Preston

Mother: Ida Preston

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In 1905, Ruth Ophelia Preston entered the world in Mattoon, Coles, Illinois, born to Oscar Melvon Preston And Ida Belle Preston. Ruth Ophelia Preston passed away in 1991 in Dodge Grove Cemetery, Mattoon, Coles, Illinois.

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Biography

  • In 1905, Ruth Ophelia Preston entered the world in Mattoon, Coles, Illinois, born to Oscar Melvon Preston And Ida Belle Preston.
  • Ruth Ophelia Preston passed away in 1991 in Dodge Grove Cemetery, Mattoon, Coles, Illinois.

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Ruth Preston's Ancestors

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Ruth Preston
1905–1991
Birth Place: Mattoon, Coles, Illinois
Parents
Oscar Melvon Preston
1880–1959
Roodhouse, Greene, Illinois
Ida (Belle) Preston
1883–1948
Illinois
Grandparents
John (Wesley Preston) 🧬
1855–1898
Richwood Community, Greene, Illinois
Rachel (Emaline Fanning) 🧬
1858–1929
Morgan, Illinois
Great-Grandparents
James Preston
1826–1901
Margaret 🧬
1832–1920
John #
1832–1862
Melvina #
1835–1901
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James 🌳
1796–1840
Silence Chamberlain
1800–1840
John #
1761–1842
Ann Gilpin
1805–1880
Abraham* #
1797–1859
Nancy Thompson
1799–1880
Thomas* #
1803–1870
Rachel* #
1809–1878

Ruth Preston's Timeline

2 Records

1905
10 MAY 1905
Birth of Ruth Ophelia Preston in Mattoon, Coles, Illinois
Mattoon, Coles, Illinois
1991
15 JUN 1991
Age 86
Death of Ruth Ophelia Preston
None

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 MAY 1905
    Event Place: Mattoon, Coles, Illinois

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 JUN 1991

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Dodge Grove Cemetery, Mattoon, Coles, Illinois

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