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William Eldridge Mathews Preston

Birth: 9 Nov 1844
Crawford County, Georgia, USA
Death: 30 Dec 1933 (aged 89)
Columbus, Muscogee County, Georgia, USA
Burial: Linwood Cemetery

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Plot: Section 1, Lot 210 (city) Section B, Lot 106 (Autry book)
Memorial ID: 5031472 View Source

Born William Eldridge Mathews. From his journal, in the Spring of 1892 legally changed his name to William Eldridge Preston. Court records from Muscogee County, Georgia, for that time period were destroyed when the courthouse burned.

Born William Eldridge Mathews. From his journal, in the Spring of 1892 legally changed his name to William Eldridge Preston. Court records from Muscogee County, Georgia, for that time period were destroyed when the courthouse burned.

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Nancy Ann Miller Preston

1847–1910 (m. 1870)

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Created by: Janet Dozier
Added: Aug 4, 2000
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Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/5031472/william_eldridge-preston: accessed ), memorial page for William Eldridge Mathews Preston (9 Nov 1844–30 Dec 1933), Find a Grave Memorial ID 5031472, citing Linwood Cemetery, Columbus, Muscogee County, Georgia, USA; Maintained by Janet Dozier (contributor 12179665).

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