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William Johnson Preston

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William Johnson Preston

Birth
Pearisburg, Giles County, Virginia, USA
Death
5 Jan 1987 (aged 85)
Lafayette, Montgomery County, Virginia, USA
Burial
Shawsville, Montgomery County, Virginia, USA Add to Map
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William was a minister. He was the son of Samuel W. and Bessie Lee (Caves) Preston.
and twin of John "Ed". He was also the older brother of Mary, Lee, Fred, Lucile, Agnes, Samuel, Bessie, Johnnie, Dorothy, and Robert.

He married Maude Greene. They were the parents of Dorcas Esther born in 1931. They were also the parents of Hugh Weldon Preston. He married again and was listed as divorced before his third marriage to Ethel Hawley on December 22, 1946 in Shawsville, VA. They were the parents of William Johnson Preston Jr. on September 1, 1954. After Ethel's death, he married Nell Audrey Johnson on August 10. 1976 in Christianburg, Virginia.

After Nell's death, he married Irene (Webb) Johnson on September 17, 1981 in Shenandoah County, Virginia. It was listed as his fifth marriage and her third. Irene was born Renia Webb on November 2, 1912 in Laurel Fork, Carroll Co., VA the daughter of Ellis and Frances (Largen) Webb. She was their eleventh child born. Her second husband, Hubert Johnson died March 9, 1964. In the 1940 census she was listed as a 25 year old widow living with her 28 year old divorced sister, Emma and Emma's 8 year old daughter, Pauline Bowman. Irene and her sister Emma were both listed as having a 7th grade education.

Family search #L44M-8PH
William was a minister. He was the son of Samuel W. and Bessie Lee (Caves) Preston.
and twin of John "Ed". He was also the older brother of Mary, Lee, Fred, Lucile, Agnes, Samuel, Bessie, Johnnie, Dorothy, and Robert.

He married Maude Greene. They were the parents of Dorcas Esther born in 1931. They were also the parents of Hugh Weldon Preston. He married again and was listed as divorced before his third marriage to Ethel Hawley on December 22, 1946 in Shawsville, VA. They were the parents of William Johnson Preston Jr. on September 1, 1954. After Ethel's death, he married Nell Audrey Johnson on August 10. 1976 in Christianburg, Virginia.

After Nell's death, he married Irene (Webb) Johnson on September 17, 1981 in Shenandoah County, Virginia. It was listed as his fifth marriage and her third. Irene was born Renia Webb on November 2, 1912 in Laurel Fork, Carroll Co., VA the daughter of Ellis and Frances (Largen) Webb. She was their eleventh child born. Her second husband, Hubert Johnson died March 9, 1964. In the 1940 census she was listed as a 25 year old widow living with her 28 year old divorced sister, Emma and Emma's 8 year old daughter, Pauline Bowman. Irene and her sister Emma were both listed as having a 7th grade education.

Family search #L44M-8PH

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