Greenville Preston

Birth Date

1822-06-17

Death Date

1902-07-15

Gender

Race Description

White

Entity Type

Person

Johnson County, Kentucky, farmer. Kentucky native. Son of Moses “Coby” Preston, Sr., and Elizabeth Haney Preston. Married to Exer Ward Preston. Father of Levina Preston, Araminta Preston, Moses Preston, Shadrach Preston, Greenville Preston, William R. Preston, and James B. Preston. Farmer in Johnson County in 1850. Farmer in Johnson County in 1860. Farmer in Johnson County in 1863.

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Johnson County, p. 110A.
Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Johnson County, p. 212.
Ninth Manuscript Census of the United States (1870), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Johnson County, Tom’s Creek, p. 203B.
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. 3 of 3, October 1863, p. 126 of 175 of microfilm), (Accessed via ancestry.com on August 4, 2020).
Kentucky, Wills and Probate Records, 1774-1989, Kentucky County, District, and Probate Courts, Johnson County Wills, Vol. B-F, 1869-1975, p. 137 of 1408 of microfilm (Accessed through ancestry.com on August 5, 2020.
Vital Statistics Original Death Certificates – Microfilm (1911-1965), KDLA, Film 7034578: All Counties, 1950, File #7850, p. 378 of 2588 of microfilm.
Find A Grave, “Greenville Preston Sr (1822-1902)," Memorial #136816759, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/136816759/greenville-preston (accessed August 4, 2020).

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