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Walter G Preston 1876–1930 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 9 Apr 1876

Birth Location: Rendville, Perry County, Ohio, USA

Death Date: 1930

Death Location: Rendville, Perry County, Ohio, USA

Father: Thomas Preston

Mother: Julia Sheperd

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In 1876, Walter G Preston entered the world in Rendville, Perry County, Ohio, USA, born to Thomas Mulatto Civil War Hero 5Th Massachusetts Colored Cavalry Coal Miner Preston And Julia E Sheperd. Walter G Preston passed away in 1930 in Rendville, Perry County, Ohio, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1876, Walter G Preston entered the world in Rendville, Perry County, Ohio, USA, born to Thomas Mulatto Civil War Hero 5Th Massachusetts Colored Cavalry Coal Miner Preston And Julia E Sheperd.
  • Walter G Preston passed away in 1930 in Rendville, Perry County, Ohio, USA.

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Walter Preston's Ancestors

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Walter Preston
1876–1930
Birth Place: Rendville, Perry County, Ohio, USA
Parents
Thomas "MULATTO" "CIVIL WAR HERO-5TH MASSACHUSETTS COLORED CAVALRY" "COAL MINER" Preston
1847–1917
Malden, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA
Julia (E) Sheperd
1848–1918
West Virginia
Grandparents
John (C.) Clemons
1801–1884
Rockingham County, Virginia, USA
Emeline (Agnes) Shepard
1818–1904
Buckingham, Buckingham, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Clemens
1780–1852
Nancy Burton
1787–1840
John Shepard
1794–1876
Mary Melton
1791–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Clement sr
1756–1851
Mary Lee
1764–1795
William Shepard\Sheppard
1735–1807
Mary Booker
1746–1799
Allen Melton
1766–1801
Elizabeth Melton
1768–1850

Walter Preston's Timeline

2 Records

1876
9 Apr 1876
Birth of Walter G Preston in Rendville, Perry County, Ohio, USA
Rendville, Perry County, Ohio, USA
1930
1930
Age 54
Death of Walter G Preston in Rendville, Perry County, Ohio, USA
Rendville, Perry County, Ohio, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 9 Apr 1876
    Event Place: Rendville, Perry County, Ohio, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Rendville, Perry County, Ohio, USA

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