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Sarah Jane Preston 1856–1929 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 Oct 1856

Birth Location: Mercer County, Kentucky, USA

Death Date: 25 November 1929

Death Location: Lincoln County, Kentucky, USA

Father: Albert Preston

Mother: Frances Brigg

Spouse(s): Willis Benedict

Children(s): Fannie Denton, Lou Benedict, Margaret Benedict, Nancy Benedict, William Benedict, Stella Benedict, Sarah Preston, George Benedict

The story of Sarah Jane Preston began in 1856 in Mercer County, Kentucky, USA. Sarah Jane Preston married Willis Benedict, and had children including Fannie Denton, George Albert Bud Benedict, Lou Ella Benedict, Margaret Maggie J Benedict, Nancy L Nannie Benedict, Sarah Margaret Maggie Preston, Stella Benedict, William C Willie Benedict. Sarah Jane Preston passed away in 1929 in Lincoln County, Kentucky, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Sarah Jane Preston began in 1856 in Mercer County, Kentucky, USA.
  • Sarah Jane Preston married Willis Benedict, and had children including Fannie Denton, George Albert Bud Benedict, Lou Ella Benedict, Margaret Maggie J Benedict, Nancy L Nannie Benedict, Sarah Margaret Maggie Preston, Stella Benedict, William C Willie Benedict.
  • Sarah Jane Preston passed away in 1929 in Lincoln County, Kentucky, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Albert Preston
1837–
Birth Location: Boyle County, Kentucky, USA
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Frances Brigg
1839–1913
Birth Location: Mercer, Kentucky, United States
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Spouses(s)

Willis Benedict
1855–1937
Birth Location: Lincoln County, Kentucky, USA
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Children(s)

Fannie Denton
1877–1935
Birth Location: Junction City, Boyle, Kentucky, USA
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Lou Benedict
1881–1947
Birth Location: Junction City, Boyle, Kentucky, USA
LB
Margaret Benedict
1885–
Birth Location: Boyle, Kentucky, United States
MB
Nancy Benedict
1888–1981
Birth Location: Boyle County, Kentucky, USA
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William Benedict
1890–1979
Birth Location: Junction City, Boyle, Kentucky, United States
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Stella Benedict
1899–1947
Birth Location: Junction City, Boyle, Kentucky, USA
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Sarah Preston
1885–1974
Birth Location: Junction City, Kentucky
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George Benedict
1878–1915
Birth Location: Junction City, Boyle County, Kentucky, USA
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Sarah Preston's Ancestors

Self
Sarah Preston
1856–1929
Birth Place: Mercer County, Kentucky, USA
Parents
Albert Preston
1837–
Boyle County, Kentucky, USA
Frances Brigg
1839–1913
Mercer, Kentucky, United States
Grandparents
James Preston
1795–1850
Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, United States
Susan
1796–
Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, USA
John (L) Bugg
1815–1871
Mecklenburg County, Virginia, USA
Sarah (Ann) Algood
1815–1874
Mercer County, Kentucky, USA
Great-Grandparents
Jehiel III
1761–1847
Anna TERRILL
1765–1851
Samuel Bugg
1775–1850
Nancy COX
1790–1879
John Allgood
1794–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Jehiel Preston
1727–1807
betterus mitchell
1727–1795
Timothy Terrill
1727–1802
Hope Lee
1728–1785
JESSE BUGG
1738–1791
Mary Sandefur
1744–1821
THOMAS COX
1759–1817
REBECCA JOHNSTON
1761–1837

Sarah Preston's Descendants

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Sarah (Jane) Preston (12 Oct 1856–25 November 1929) m. Willis Benedict (abt 1855–13 Dec 1937)
  1. 1. Fannie Denton 1877–1935 m. John (W Denton) Col 1869–1957
    1. 1. John Denton 1905–1910
    2. 2. William (Albert) Denton 1898–1977
    3. 3. Clarence (L) Denton 1908–1975
    4. 4. Zona (Mae Denton) Gordon 1900–1941
    5. 5. Hattie (Myrtle) Denton 1895–1987
    6. 6. Nelly (Dorothy) Denton 1920–1999
    7. 7. Tressie Denton 1910–1998
    8. 8. Robert (Lee) Denton 1906–1981
    9. 9. Morris (Samuel Denton) Sr 1917–1983
    10. 10. Mollie (Bertha) Denton 1896–1995
    11. 11. Alice (S) Denton 1902–1986
    12. 12. Raymond (H) Denton 1915–1956
    13. 13. Margaret (F "Nonner") Denton 1912–1987 m. Rosco Hering 1908–1979
      1. 1. William (T) Herring 1931–2014 m. June Herring 1931–1996
      2. 2. Robert (L) Herring 1932–1997
      3. 3. Martin (Lather) Herring 1937–1968
      4. 4. Mary (F.) Whitecotton
      5. 5. Janet Bolton m. Royce Bolton 1949–2013
      6. 6. Homer (Ishmeal) Herring 1934–1989 m. Nancy Johnson 1937–2024
  2. 2. Lou (Ella) Benedict 1881–1947
  3. 3. Margaret ((Maggie) J.) Benedict 1885–
  4. 4. Nancy (L "Nannie") Benedict 1888–1981
  5. 5. William (C. "Willie") Benedict 1890–1979
  6. 6. Stella Benedict 1899–1947
  7. 7. Sarah (Margaret "Maggie") Preston 1885–1974
  8. 8. George (Albert "Bud") Benedict 1878–1915

Sarah Preston's Timeline

9 Records

1856
12 Oct 1856
Birth of Sarah Jane Preston in Mercer County, Kentucky, USA
Mercer County, Kentucky, USA
1856
12 Oct 1856
Birth of Sarah Jane Preston in Mercer County, Kentucky, USA
Mercer County, Kentucky, USA
1858
abt 1858
Age 2
Birth of Sarah Jane Preston in Mercer, Kentucky
Mercer, Kentucky
1870
1870
Age 14
Sarah Jane Preston resided here in Precinct 4, Danville, Boyle, Kentucky, USA
Precinct 4, Danville, Boyle, Kentucky, USA
1880
1880
Age 24
Sarah Jane Preston resided here in District 3, Boyle, Kentucky, USA
District 3, Boyle, Kentucky, USA
1900
1900
Age 44
Sarah Jane Preston resided here in Magisterial District 5, Boyle, Kentucky, USA
Magisterial District 5, Boyle, Kentucky, USA
1910
1910
Age 54
Sarah Jane Preston resided here in Junction City, Boyle, Kentucky, USA
Junction City, Boyle, Kentucky, USA
1920
1920
Age 64
Sarah Jane Preston resided here in Precinct 9, Boyle, Kentucky, USA
Precinct 9, Boyle, Kentucky, USA
1929
25 November 1929
Age 73
Death of Sarah Jane Preston in Junction City, Boyle County, Kentucky, USA
Junction City, Boyle County, Kentucky, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 Oct 1856
    Event Place: Mercer County, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] Kentucky, U.S., Death Records, 1852-1965
    [3] Kentucky Death Index
    [4] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Magisterial District 5, Boyle, Kentucky; Roll: 509; Page: 21B; Enumeration District: 0013; FHL microfilm: 1240509
    [5] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Junction City, Boyle, Kentucky; Roll: T624_465; Page: 11B; Enumeration District: 0021; FHL microfilm: 1374478
    [6] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [7] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1858
    Event Place: Mercer, Kentucky
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: District 3, Boyle, Kentucky; Roll: 404; Family History Film: 1254404; Page: 380A; Enumeration District: 011; Image: 0365

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 Oct 1856
    Event Place: Mercer County, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Precinct 4, Danville, Boyle, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Precinct 4, Boyle, Kentucky; Roll: M593_448; Page: 221A

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: District 3, Boyle, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: District 3, Boyle, Kentucky; Roll: 404; Family History Film: 1254404; Page: 380A; Enumeration District: 011; Image: 0365

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Magisterial District 5, Boyle, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Magisterial District 5, Boyle, Kentucky; Roll: 509; Page: 21B; Enumeration District: 0013; FHL microfilm: 1240509

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Junction City, Boyle, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Junction City, Boyle, Kentucky; Roll: T624_465; Page: 11B; Enumeration District: 0021; FHL microfilm: 1374478

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Precinct 9, Boyle, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Connecticut, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 November 1929
    Event Place: Junction City, Boyle County, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Kentucky, U.S., Death Records, 1852-1965
    [2] Kentucky Death Index
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Lincoln County, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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