Franklin Preston

Birth Date

1837-01-07

Death Date

1890-04-14

Gender

Race Description

White

Entity Type

Person

Johnson County, Kentucky, merchant. Kentucky native. Son of Moses Preston Sr., and Elizabeth Haney Preston. Married to Emily Elizabeth Hager Preston in Johnson County on January 28, 1857. Father of Cyrus M. Preston and Daniel L. Preston, Mary C. Preston, James H. Preston, and Virtrese Preston. Resident of Johnson County in 1850. Merchant in Johnson County in 1860. Merchant in Johnson County in 1863.

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Johnson County, p. 81A.
Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Johnson County, p. 150.
Ninth Manuscript Census of the United States (1870), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Johnson County, Paintsville, p. 171A.
Kentucky Marriage Records, Madison County Courthouse, Richmond, Kentucky, Johnson County Marriages, 1843-1875, Film #001912950, p.178 of 239 of microfilm.
Consolidated Lists of Civil War Draft Registration Records (Provost Marshal General's Bureau; Consolidated Enrollment Lists, 1863-1865), NARA RG 110, Kentucky, 9th Congressional District, Johnson County, Vol. 2 of 3, October 1863, p. 294.
Find A Grave, “Franklin Preston (1837-1890)," Memorial 41305895, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/41305895/franklin-preston (accessed August 5, 2020).

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