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Vera Emmeline Preston 1902 – 1986 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 5 December 1902

Birth Location: Weston, Franklin County, Idaho, United States of America

Death Date: 20 August 1986

Death Location: Logan, Cache County, Utah, United States of America

Father: Thomas Preston

Mother: Evelyn Clarke

Spouse(s): William Merrell

Children(s): Preston Merrell

Vera Emmeline Preston was born in 1902 in Weston, Franklin County, Idaho, United States of America, the child of Thomas Preston and Evelyn Heaver Clarke. In 1950, Vera Emmeline Preston resided in Brigham, Box Elder, Utah, USA. Vera Emmeline Preston married William Rees Merrell, and had children including Preston Rees Merrell. Vera Emmeline Preston passed away in 1986 in Logan, Cache County, Utah, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Vera Emmeline Preston was born in 1902 in Weston, Franklin County, Idaho, United States of America, the child of Thomas Preston and Evelyn Heaver Clarke.
  • In 1950, Vera Emmeline Preston resided in Brigham, Box Elder, Utah, USA.
  • Vera Emmeline Preston married William Rees Merrell, and had children including Preston Rees Merrell.
  • Vera Emmeline Preston passed away in 1986 in Logan, Cache County, Utah, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Vera Preston's Ancestors

Self
Vera Preston
1902 – 1986
Birth Place: Weston, Franklin County, Idaho, United States of America
Parents
Thomas Preston
1865 – 1946
Ontario, Canada
Evelyn (Heaver) Clarke
1869 – 1905
Idaho, USA
Grandparents
Samuel Preston
1825 – 1906
Trawden, Lancashire, England
Louisa Coe
1829 – 1910
Easton, Suffolk, England
Great-Grandparents
John Preston
Betty
John Coe
1790 – 1871
Mary Kemp
1796 – 1839
2nd-Great-Grandparents
George Coe
1754 – 1806
Esther Friend
1759 – 1844
Samuel Kemp
1771 – 1838
Elizabeth Bowers
1770 – 1836

Vera Preston's Descendants

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Vera (Emmeline) Preston (5 December 1902 – 20 August 1986) m. William (Rees) Merrell (22 Apr 1901 – 2 Aug 1970)
  1. 1. Preston (Rees) Merrell (7 Feb 1929 – 20 May 2016)

Vera Preston's Timeline

5 Records

1902
5 Dec 1902
Birth of Vera Emmeline Preston in Weston, Oneida, Idaho, USA
Weston, Oneida, Idaho, USA
1902
5 December 1902
Birth of Vera Emmeline Preston in Weston, Franklin County, Idaho, United States of America
Weston, Franklin County, Idaho, United States of America
1950
1950
Age 48
Vera Emmeline Preston resided here in Brigham, Box Elder, Utah, USA
Brigham, Box Elder, Utah, USA
1986
20 Aug 1986
Age 84
Death of Vera Emmeline Preston in Logan, Cache, Utah, USA
Logan, Cache, Utah, USA
1986
20 August 1986
Age 84
Death of Vera Emmeline Preston in Logan, Cache County, Utah, United States of America
Logan, Cache County, Utah, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 Dec 1902
    Event Place: Weston, Oneida, Idaho, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Idaho, U.S., Birth Records, 1861-1921, Stillbirth Index, 1905-1971, Idaho State Department of Health; Boise, Idaho; Idaho Birth Index, 1861-1919
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Brigham, Box Elder, Utah; Roll: 2745; Page: 72; Enumeration District: 2-15

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 December 1902
    Event Place: Weston, Franklin County, Idaho, United States of America

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Brigham, Box Elder, Utah, 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: Brigham, Box Elder, Utah; Roll: 2745; Page: 72; Enumeration District: 2-15

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 Aug 1986
    Event Place: Logan, Cache, Utah, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 August 1986
    Event Place: Logan, Cache County, Utah, United States of America

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Brigham City, Box Elder County, Utah, United States of America

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Brigham City, Box Elder, Utah, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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