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Willie Preston 1927–2015 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 3 August 1927

Birth Location: Alabama

Death Date: 10 January 2015

Death Location: Scottsboro, Jackson County, Alabama, United States of America

Father: William Preston

Mother: Zilphia Pendergrass

Spouse(s): Charles Thompson

Children(s):

Willie Preston was born in 1927 in Alabama, the child of William Mcmaples Preston And Zilphia A Pendergrass. In 1930, Willie Preston resided in Aspel, Aspel, Jackson, Alabama, USA. In 1935, Willie Preston resided in Rural, Jackson, Alabama. Willie Preston married Charles E Thompson, and had children including Janette R Thompson, Jessie Lee Thompson. Willie Preston passed away in 2015 in Scottsboro, Jackson County, Alabama, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Willie Preston was born in 1927 in Alabama, the child of William Mcmaples Preston And Zilphia A Pendergrass.
  • In 1930, Willie Preston resided in Aspel, Aspel, Jackson, Alabama, USA.
  • In 1935, Willie Preston resided in Rural, Jackson, Alabama.
  • Willie Preston married Charles E Thompson, and had children including Janette R Thompson, Jessie Lee Thompson.
  • Willie Preston passed away in 2015 in Scottsboro, Jackson County, Alabama, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Willie Preston's Ancestors

Self
Willie Preston
1927–2015
Birth Place: Alabama
Parents
William McMaples Preston
1885–1936
Scottsboro, Alabama
Zilphia (A) Pendergrass
1888–1964
Alabama, USA
Grandparents
Jesse (Newton) Preston
1850–1888
Lincoln, Tennessee, USA
Artemissa (Manily) Burgett
1849–
Blount, Alabama, USA
Great-Grandparents
Elisha *
1814–1870
Edy Hudson
1819–1860
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Henry Burget
1812–1840
Elizabeth Burget
1810–1854
James **
1796–1880
Nelly Herrington
1789–1844

Willie Preston's Timeline

6 Records

1927
3 August 1927
Birth of Willie Preston in Alabama
Alabama
1930
1930
Age 3
Willie Preston resided here in Aspel, Aspel, Jackson, Alabama, USA
Aspel, Aspel, Jackson, Alabama, USA
1935
1935
Age 8
Willie Preston resided here in Rural, Jackson, Alabama
Rural, Jackson, Alabama
1940
1940
Age 13
Willie Preston resided here in Precinct 32, Limrock, Jackson, Alabama, USA
Precinct 32, Limrock, Jackson, Alabama, USA
1950
1950
Age 23
Willie Preston resided here in Aspel, Jackson, Alabama, USA
Aspel, Jackson, Alabama, USA
2015
10 January 2015
Age 88
Death of Willie Preston in Huntsville, Madison County, Alabama, United States of America
Huntsville, Madison County, Alabama, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 August 1927
    Event Place: Alabama
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census
    [2] 1930 United States Federal Census
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] Alabama, County Marriages
    [5] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Aspel, Jackson, Alabama; Roll: 5137; Page: 2; Enumeration District: 36-52

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Aspel, Aspel, Jackson, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Rural, Jackson, Alabama
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Precinct 32, Limrock, Jackson, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Aspel, Jackson, Alabama, 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: Aspel, Jackson, Alabama; Roll: 5137; Page: 2; Enumeration District: 36-52

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Aspel, Jackson, Alabama
    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: Aspel, Jackson, Alabama; Roll: 5137; Page: 2; Enumeration District: 36-52

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 January 2015
    Event Place: Huntsville, Madison County, Alabama, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Scottsboro, Jackson County, Alabama, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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